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Thousands of Adults and Children Lost Their Hair. Will Anything Change?
FDA: Vomiting, Burning and Pain From Using Baby Wipes, Other Kids’ Cosmetics
Vomiting. Burning sensation. Pain. These are some of the effects children as young as 5 months experienced after using cosmetics and other personal care products, according to data collected by the...
Hundreds of Kids' Cosmetics Products May Contain Hidden Carcinogen
More than 200 personal care products marketed to children and babies may contain 1,4-dioxane, a common contaminant that is a likely carcinogen.
Study: Banned Since 2004, Toxic Flame Retardants Persist in U.S. Newborns
Brominated flame retardant chemicals, banned in the U.S. since 2004, still pollute the bodies of newborn American babies, according to a new study from Indiana University scientists.
EWG News Roundup (7/7): How Tanning Products Put You at Risk, Monsanto’s Glyphosate Added to California Carcinogen List and More
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
Why We Don’t Rate Tanning Products in the Guide to Sunscreens
In EWG's 2017 Guide to Sunscreens you may have noticed that our scientists did not evaluate tanning products. We rate a number of sunscreens with bronzers that can give you the appearance of a tan...
Busting Cosmetic Safety Myths
Cosmetics Safety Bill Gains Support from Industry and Advocates
July 2017: Sarcoma Awareness Month
Congressional Budget Office: Farm Subsidies Costing Taxpayers $7.5 Billion More Than Expected
While many Americans were anxiously awaiting the Congressional Budget Office's analysis of the Senate health care bill, this week the CBO released another important analysis: that the price tag on...
EWG News Roundup (6/30): Tap Water Endangered for 117M, Trump’s Pay-to-Spray and Best Budget Sunscreens
Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.
6 Steps Toward the Greenest Farm Bill Ever
What would it take to make the 2018 federal Farm Bill the best ever for public health and the environment?
Dow Courts White House With Donations and Secret Meetings, Brain-Damaging Pesticide Stays on Shelves
Chemical Companies’ ‘Voluntary’ Clean Ups Are Little More Than Corporate Spin
Last week Chemours – a DuPont spinoff company that inherited liability for some of its parent's nastiest toxic messes – announced "voluntary actions" to clean up and eliminate pollution from a highly...
Doctors Agree: It’s Time for Tighter Regulation of Personal Care Products
Last week the prestigious Journal of American Medical Association, or JAMA, published two important articles online about personal care products – one finding higher than average reports of adverse...
Trump’s EPA Ignores Hidden Carcinogen Lurking in Cosmetics
The Trump administration's proposal to study 1,4-dioxane excludes exposures from personal care products – even though an EWG analysis found that thousands of shampoos, soaps, lotions, sunscreens...
Trump’s Toxic Turn on Chemical Safety
President Trump has already methodically weakened efforts to protect Americans from toxic chemicals, but things are about to get much worse.
19 Best-Scoring Sunscreens for Babies and Kids
Triclosan: Not Safe, Not Effective
DIY Sunscreen? Bad Idea.
For the avid do-it-yourselfer looking for a natural source of skin protection, trying to make your own sunscreen might seem like a great idea. Sunscreen-grade zinc oxide is available for purchase on...
