An alphabetical list of common ingredients that may carry some risk. Benzyl Benzoate May be synthetic or naturally occurring. Found in many different types of cosmetics, it can also occur naturally in some essential oils such as jasmine, ylang ylang, and cinnamon. Sources: EWG, Science Direct, EU CosIng (as Ingredient), EU CosIng (as Substance), SCCS Fragrance […]
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No Excuse For Heavy Metals In Makeup: A Call For Regulation The EU has specific laws outlining the safety testing required before a makeup product can be marketed. The US has no such laws – WHY? Want to skip to the good stuff? See my post on nontoxic lipstick brands I love! Want even more
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You deserve to know about potentially harmful ingredients in makeup Harm Reduction In Cosmetics: My Take On Clean Beauty & Why The U.S. Beauty Industry Needs To Change There is scientific evidence that some ingredients in cosmetics are hazardous to our health. Indeed, the European Union has banned or restricted the use of many of
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PEG Compounds, Siloxanes & Petrolatum Temporary surface moisture that can dry out your skin Part 1 of my series on the common cosmetics ingredients that carry the highest risk of potential harm to our health. PEG Compounds Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) and Polypropylene Glycol (PPG) are compounds derived from petroleum. They are commonly used in cosmetics
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Founded by the Personal Care Products Council during a rebrand, is CosmeticsInfo.Org an unbiased cosmetics ingredient resource? Formerly the Cosmetic Toiletry & Fragrance Association, the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) rebranded in 2007 and created an ingredient database called CosmeticsInfo.org. I have found this website helpful in gathering basic information about ingredients and an
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