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 | Earliest Exposures by Washington Toxics Coalition, Commonweal and the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition November 17th, 2009 Nine pregnant women were found to have a range of chemicals in their bodies, including DEP, a phthalate common in cosmetics. |
 | Pretty Scary: Heavy Metals in Face Paints by Campaign for Safe Cosmetics October 27th, 2009 Ghosts and goblins are not the only scary things lurking around this Halloween. We unearthed lead, chromium, nickel and cobalt in children's face paints. |
 | Hazardous Chemicals in Health Care by Physicians for Social Responsibility October 8th, 2009 This study of chemical pollutants in doctors and nurses found toxic chemicals linked to healthcare work in all of the participants. What does it all mean? Chemicals we're exposed to on the job can get into our bodies. |
 | Puget Sound - Down the Drain by Washington Toxics Coalition and People for Puget Sound September 29th, 2009 Phthalates - chemicals found in cosmetics, plastics and cleaning products - are contaminating Puget Sound, as well as killer whales, salmon and other wildlife. |
 | Nano-Sunscreens: Not Worth the Risk by Friends of the Earth, Consumers Union and the International Center for Technology Assessment August 19th, 2009 While nanomaterials in sunscreens dont improve sun protection, they do raise health concerns, according to the latest information presented in this report. |
 | Find Safe Sunscreen by Environmental Working Group July 28th, 2009 Three out of 5 sunscreens either don't protect skin or contain hazardous chemicals. Check out Environmental Working Group's 2009 sunscreen report for the scorching truth. |
 | Nano and Biocidal Silver by Friends of the Earth June 12th, 2009 Nano silver is showing up in a wide array of consumer products, including cosmetics, because of its antimicrobial properties. But it's untested and could be harmful to health and the environment. |
 | Phasing Out the "Toxic Trio" by the National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance May 15th, 2009 Want to avoid chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive problems? Taking a closer look at your nail polish is a good place to start. |
| Pure and Gentle? Children's Products Can Be Deceptive March 12th, 2009 The well-known claim that Johnson's Baby Shampoo is "as gentle to the eyes as pure water" just doesn't measure up. Unfortunately, there are no legal standards that require products with such marketing claims to contain the safest ingredients available. |
| Toxic Tub: Product Test Results March 12th, 2009 All products tested for the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report, "No More Toxic Tub," are listed with the amounts of formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane found in each sample. |
 | No More Toxic Tub by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics March 12th, 2009 Despite marketing claims like "gentle" and "pure," top-selling children's bath products are contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals, according to our product tests. |
 | A Little Prettier by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics December 18th, 2008 Cosmetic companies deny health problems related to phthalates, but are they secretly reformulating? |
| Infertility and Spontaneous Abortion Among Female Hairdressers by Baste V, Moen BE, Riise T, Hollund BE, Oyen N, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine December 1st, 2008 Female hairdressers have an increased risk of infertility and spontaneous abortions that might be due to their occupational chemical exposure, according to this 2008 Norwegian study. |
 | Teen Girls' Body Burden of Hormone-Altering Cosmetics Chemicals by Environmental Working Group September 24th, 2008 Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products. |
 | Skin Deep by Environmental Working Group (EWG) This searchable cosmetic safety database matches the ingredients in 60,000 products with 50 respected toxicity and regulatory databases. The site also includes EWG's special investigations into product-specific health and safety concerns. |
 | A Poison Kiss: The Problem of Lead in Lipstick by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics October 11th, 2007 Independent laboratory testing initiated by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics in 2007 found that lipsticks from top brands contain lead. Two-thirds of the 33 samples we tested contained detectable levels of lead; of those, half were above the lead limit for lead in candy. Lead is a potent neurotoxin and linked to numerous other health and reproductive problems and it doesn't belong in lipstick. |
| Glossed Over by Women's Voices for the Earth February 1st, 2007 A look at the health hazards associated with toxic exposure in nail salons and recommendations for improving conditions for nail salon employees and customers. |
 | Phthalates Linked to Feminization of Boys by Dr. Shanna Swan, University of Rochester August 1st, 2005 A government-funded study by Dr. Shanna Swan, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Rochester, correlated prenatal phthalate exposure with shortened anogenital distance (AGD) in male babies. The higher the levels of phthalates in the mother during pregnancy, the more likely the researchers were to find the shortened AGD. When this occurred, the boys were more likely to have incomplete testicular descent and smaller penises. The changes occurred at phthalate levels that have been measured in about one quarter of women in the United States. |
| Pretty Nasty by Health Care Without Harm November 1st, 2002 This 2002 report documents product tests in Europe that like U.S. tests found phthalates in the majority of products tested. |
 | Not Too Pretty by Environmental Working Group, Health Care Without Harm and Women's Voices for the Earth July 8th, 2002 Independent laboratory tests found phthalates in more than 70 percent of health and beauty products tested including popular brands of shampoo, deodorant, hair mousse, face lotion and every single fragrance tested. This is the alarming 2002 report that launched the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. |
