Campaign for Safe Cosmetics reports on “who’s naughty and who’s nice”…
Posted December 13th, 2012
Cosmetics design.com
December 12, 2012
Michelle Yeomans
The lobby group has compiled a report based on its’ ranking of retailers that it believes to be doing well, and not so well in terms of their commitment to cosmetics safety.
Women’s Voices for the Earth Champions Healthy, Safer, Non-Toxic Cleansers for Moms and Kids.
Posted November 13th, 2012
Big Green Purse
November 12, 2012
Diane McEachern
Women’s Voices for the Earth is among the most effective organizations in the country when it comes to protecting women and children from exposure to toxic chemicals. I sat down with Cassidy Randall, the Outreach and Campaign Manager for WVE to find out more about how Women’s Voices makes a difference – and what you can do to help.
How disclosing fragrance ingredients can pass the sniff test.
Posted November 13th, 2012
GreenBiz.com
November 9, 2012
Erin Switalski
The prevalence of allergic diseases has continued to rise in the industrialized world in the last 50 years. Allergic reactions can vary in severity from being a simple nuisance, to having a significant impact on one’s quality of life and ability to work. Fragrance allergens are one source of these reactions.
Fortunately, there is a solution — one that will yield positive health outcomes for the general population and could mean competitive advantage for more transparent companies.
Home Chemical Hazards.
Posted November 13th, 2012
One Cell One Light Radio
November 7, 2012
Dr. Hildy interview with Alexandra Scranton
This week on One Cell One Light Radio, Dr. Hildy welcomes in the first hour Alexandra Scranton, Director of Science and Research of Women’s Voices of the Earth, a national organization that works to eliminate toxic chemicals that impact women’s health. Oftentimes, we don’t give a second thought to the safety of common chemical products we use in our household. Save for the very basic warning not to ingest them, we consider most household cleaners and other products safe to use in our homes.
Toxicity All Around – FDA’s Problematic System Needs Correction.
Posted September 20th, 2012
Huffington Post
September 20, 2012
The drugs you take get a thorough look by the FDA, but not ‘personal care products.’ Consumers should take their own action, if the government isn’t going to. Alyona discusses with Margaret Katch, Roxanne Saffale, Jaime Silberberger and Donna Maria.
To Procter & Gamble: Stop Gambling with Our Health.
Posted September 13th, 2012
Moms Rising
September 10, 2012
Cassidy Randall
An open letter from Women’s Voices for the Earth to one of the biggest consumer product companies on the planet: make the obvious moral decision to remove a cancer-causing chemical from Tide® and Tide Free & Gentle®.
Dear Mr. McDonald,
We’d like to point out some serious discrepancies between P&G’s stated principles and its toxic products.
How Safe Are Your Cosmetics?
Posted August 1st, 2012
U.S. News
July 31, 2012
Rachel Pomerance
Most of us probably don’t give much thought to our morning rituals, to the extent that we’re even awake during them. But the parade of personal care products Americans use each day—from toothpaste and shampoo to lipstick and aftershave—can affect us more than we realize. At issue are the chemical ingredients they contain and the extent to which they pose any risk to consumers. Just as Americans have developed an appetite for pesticide-free foods and all things organic, so too have they turned their attention to the make up of makeup.
Salon workers rally on Hill for ban on Brazilian Blowout.
Posted July 31st, 2012
E&E News
July 26, 2012
Jeremy P. Jacobs
More than a dozen salon workers from across the country descended on Washington, D.C., yesterday calling on lawmakers and regulators to ban the controversial hair straightening product Brazilian Blowout.
The effort was spearheaded by the National Healthy Nail and Beauty Salon Alliance and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and included visits with members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee as well as a lengthy meeting with high-level administration officials.
Salon Workers Will Expose Ugly Side of Beauty Industry During Day of Action.
Posted July 24th, 2012
EcoWatch
July 23, 2012
This week, dozens of salon workers and advocates from all over the country will be descending upon Washington, D.C. for a day of action to raise awareness about toxic chemical exposure in the workplace.
Workers will meet with lawmakers and share personal stories of the negative health impacts they have suffered as a result of working with salon products that contain toxic chemicals, including the still popular hair treatment Brazilian Blowout that was found last year to contain very high levels of the carcinogen formaldehyde.
Product Labeling: Examining The Push For Ingredient Disclosure Laws.
Posted July 24th, 2012
Clean Link
July 19, 2012
Ronnie Garrett
Protecting janitorial workers is a priority for environmental groups lobbying for full ingredient disclosure mandates.
New Yorkers from 21 different environmental groups recently demanded enforcement of the state’s 40-year-old — and nation’s only — ingredient disclosure law for cleaning products.
The state conceded and will soon publish regulations requiring and enforcing ingredient disclosure.
