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2008 News Coverage |
| Products That May Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer by Nora Isaacs, Health.com December 23rd, 2008 Individual products contain only small amounts of hormone-disrupting chemicals, if they do at all. But there is growing concern about the ubiquity of such agents in cosmetics, household products, and certain plastics, which may cumulatively have an estrogenic effect. |
| Government Fails to Assess Potential Dangers of Nanotechnology by David Biello, Scientific American December 18th, 2008 Scientists charge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other government agencies are failing to assess the potential dangers of puny particles. |
| Poison perfume: Now less poisonous by Siel, green LA girl December 11th, 2008 Of course, that doesn’t mean Poison’s perfectly safe. Perfumes, in general, can contain lots of scary chemicals. |
| Fewer phthalates found in perfume, similar products by Liz Szabo, USA Today December 9th, 2008 Some manufacturers are removing or reducing their use of hormone-like ingredients called phthalates, commonly found in fragrances, according to a study released today by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. |
| Cosmetic companies using fewer plastics additives — report by Sara Goodman, Greenwire December 9th, 2008 Some beauty companies are using fewer controversial plastics additives in their products, according to a report released today by a coalition of advocacy groups. |
| Good phthalate news & top green lip balms by Alexandra Zissu , Plenty Magazine December 9th, 2008 Recently banned by Congress from children's toys, hormone-disrupting phthalates are now, according to a study released today by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, being quietly phased out of cosmetics, too. |
| Beauty Industry Removing Phthalates from Cosmetics by Dan Shapley, The Daily Green December 9th, 2008 While several brands continue to use chemicals that consumer and health advocates say are too risky, some leading beauty companies have are using fewer controversial chemicals, according to a new report by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. |
| GirlTalk podcast with Mia Davis of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics GirlTalk Radio December 1st, 2008 |
| Not Cosmetic Accusations by Russell Mokhiber, Multinational Monitor December 1st, 2008 If your director of regulatory affairs becomes a whistleblower, you have a problem. L’Oreal USA has a problem. |
| Personal care products might contain harmful chemicals by Edward M. Eveld, Kansas City Star November 28th, 2008 The health questions boil down to two. What happens to the body after the skin absorbs certain compounds day after day, year after year? What happens to the environment as chemicals from these products are washed down the drain? |
| Cosmetics and Breast Cancer: Should Teens Ditch the Makeup? by Michael Gollust, Health.com November 26th, 2008 A new report found teenage girls' bodies contained the same potentially hormone-altering chemicals found in many cosmetics. |
| Gidget Goes Green: How My Journey Started Green and Clean Mom October 14th, 2008 When my daughter was born, I bought and used the well-known products that most parents use, the common brands of lotions and soaps, the standard baby furniture and linens, the cute clothes that were given as gifts. I planned to make my own baby food, and maybe even buy organic foods, but I was totally unaware of the toxicity of everyday name brands and common personal care products, even the ones that claimed to be “natural.” |
| Spin Cycle by Tasha Green, Men's Vogue September 30th, 2008 The health risks of grooming products are finally bubbling to the surface. Can a $100 billion industry go green? |
 | "Toxins in Make-Up" Interview with Stacy Malkan by Sherry Beall, Healthy Planet, Healthy Me! on KPFA-FM September 25th, 2008 Join Sherry Beall on "Healthy Planet, Healthy Me!" as she talks with Stacy Malkan about the hidden toxic componets that the beauty industry is trying to keep out of the public eye. |
| A Greener Future, Part 2: Most industries remain dependent on hazardous substances by Marla Cone, Los Angeles Times September 19th, 2008 Many obstacles, including insufficient investment and lack of training, keep scientists from embracing green chemistry and designing safer substitutes for the vast majority of compounds in use today. |
| A Greener Future, Part 1: Products derived from natural, nontoxic ingredients – once seen as fringe – are now mainstream by Marla Cone, Los Angeles Times September 14th, 2008 Innovations in designing green chemicals are emerging in nearly every U.S. industry, from plastics and pesticides to toys and nail polish. |
| In beauty, or in health? by Tania Soussan, Albuquerque Journal September 7th, 2008 OK, looks can't really kill, but what if the stuff that makes you look good could make you really sick? |
| Chemical Reaction by Steve Herman, Global Cosmetic Industry September 1st, 2008 There is a significant group who take issue with the safety of many chemicals used in personal care products, and especially some specific components such as parabens, sulfates and phthalates. |
| Beauty Secrets by Jacqueline Houton, Bitch Magazine September 1st, 2008 These days, more and more personal care products are promising to harness the power of nature to beautify us from the inside out. Makeup doesn’t merely make us look good, we’re told — now it’s good for us, too. |
| Getting started with safe, organic cosmetics by Susan Chaityn Lebovits, Ecosalon.com September 1st, 2008 You’re pretty vigilant about what you put inside of your body — but how about what you put on it? |
