How to Write a Letter to the Editor
Often when supporters of Women’s Voices for the Earth ask me how to get involved I recommend they submit an LTE. It’s a quick, relatively easy way to raise your voice.
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Transparency in Cleaning Products: A Statement on the Ava Anderson and Branch Basics Issues
3.26.18 UPDATE: Branch Basics relaunched with a new formula in 2017, read more here. By now, some of you may have heard about the controversy facing companies like Ava Anderson and Branch Basics. I’m sure many of you, like us, were saddened and honestly quite frustrated by the news that... Read More
Is SC Johnson Really Committed to Transparency?
Is this limited full fragrance disclosure merely a distraction to push a new product or is this an honest example of SCJ’s commitment to transparency?
Moira’s Story: Fragrance & Formaldehyde
For 7 years, I had trusted that the chemicals I had been using in my career were safe. I never questioned it. In cosmetology school, we weren’t educated about the toxic chemicals we would be exposed to, so it became apparent that I needed to educate myself.
Non-Toxic Vibes for Valentine’s Day
Intimate products need greater scrutiny (and less stigma) to ensure their safety across the industry. Until then, here are a few tips on what to look for, where to shop, and what to avoid.
Tip of the Month: How to Avoid Microbeads (until the ban is fully in effect)
Great news – microbeads in cosmetics have been banned in the US! But products containing microbeads can still be on the shelves until 2018...
Ingredient Disclosure: Moving the Market to Safer Products
In 2007, when our Household Hazards report was released, virtually no cleaning product companies were disclosing any ingredients on a website or label — even if the ingredients were linked to cancer or reproductive harm like infertility and birth defects.
Toxic Chemicals Found in Fragrance
The fragrance industry's self-regulating chemical safety program is greenlighting chemicals that reputable authoritative bodies and government agencies have restricted, banned or deemed hazardous.
