Skin Deep

[annuin]

Skin Deep

http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep/

How safe are your personal care products?

I'd already heard about the fact that there is basically nothing stopping companies slapping "natural" and even "organic" labels on personal care products, being that they aren't governed like the foodstuffs bearing the USDA Organic label. In fact, they're not really governed at all, so it can be a bit of a chemical free-for-all in the ingredients list.

Kind of scary if you think about it, especially when you consider that many products contain known carcinogens and other toxins... and we rub this on our bodies or in our hair or stick it in our eyes without thinking about it.

Comments

[catdraco.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, I'll have to ask my Mum. She'll be happy enough to remind me, I've asked her before on behalf of other friends! *grin* I think Mum knows the specific thing to look for... I'll ask. I do know the thing about hair conditioner is not when you use it on your hair, it's that most people use it in the shower and it runs all over the rest of you when you rinse. The last friend who found that advice useful still uses conditioner, but she rinses her hair over the tub instead of in the shower - hasn't had a problem since.

[abigailvr.livejournal.com]

That is a good point about not letting it run over your whole body. And all this time I thought shampoo was not so good for you, but conditioner was okay. Guess not!