You Are Using 168 Chemicals On Your Body Daily
If you’re a human woman who regularly bathes and wears makeup, you are, as a result, slathering yourself in approximately 168 chemicals a day. Do you care? I’m not sure if I do. I mean, throw a couple more hundred chemicals in there and who knows? Maybe we’ll all become Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or whatever their…
What's Up With Plastic Microbeads?
"What's Up With...?" is a regular feature exploring fearsome ingredients in beauty products. If there's one you're curious about/scared of, leave us a comment and we'll try to suss it out.
Surprise! Almost None of Your Household Chemicals Have Been Tested for Safety
The New York Times featured a fairly horrifying report on Saturday about the supposedly rigorous testing household chemicals have to undergo before they’re deemed safe for public consumption, revealing that the testing isn’t actually all that rigorous. Even as we dally on the Internet, our homes could be stocked full…
Johnson & Johnson Gently Poisons Babies With Its Shampoo
Moms who buy special shampoo for their babies probably assume that they aren't rubbing carcinogens into their precious child's head during every bath. If they live in the U.S., there's a good chance they're wrong. Health and environmental groups have been pressuring Johnson & Johnson to remove two potentially…
Penises In Peril
New research shows that when mothers are exposed to some pesticides and chemicals during pregnancy, male offspring are born with smaller penises and feminized genitals. Chemicals used in some food wrapping, cosmetics, baby powders and flame retardants have been found to interfere with male hormones in vertebrate…

