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Why you should be worried about toxic chemicals in fragrance

Chances are you are exposed to at least a dozen products that contain fragrance on a daily basis. Unfortunately we are unknowingly being exposed to potentially hundreds of chemicals as a result, some of which are toxic to our health.

Filed Under: Mind the Store, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: air fresheners, benzophenone, California Prop 65, candles, carcinogens, cologne, compliance, detergent, fragrance, Galaxolide, hormone disruptors, IFRA, IFRA standards, industry, International Fragrance Research Association, methyl eugenol, perfume, personal care products, phthalates, pyridine, regulation, Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, REXPAN, RIFM database, RIFM Expert Panel, safety standards, scent, shampoo, styrene, synthetic musk, Tonalide, transparency, volutary, Women's Voices for the Earth

Minnesota Bill Signing

Minnesota’s Flame Retardant Victory and State Preemption

In May of 2015, the Minnesota Legislature quietly passed the nation’s most comprehensive flame retardant product ban to date. However, a current Senate proposal to reform regulation of chemicals at the federal level puts future state laws like this at risk.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: carcinogens, EPA, Firefighter and Children Health Protection Act of 2015, firefighters, flame retardants, Healthy Legacy, Minnesota, Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters, preemption, S.697, states, TSCA reform

Is that a toxic chemical in my deodorant?

Did you know that every day you’re exposed to thousands of toxins and chemicals? There are over 10,000 chemical ingredients, some of them known or suspected carcinogens, in soaps, shampoos, lotions, make-up and beauty products, and other personal care products.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Mind the Store Tagged With: action, aluminum, antiperspirant, artificial colors, beauty products, bill, bleach, cancer, carcinogens, chemicals, clean, DEA, deodorant, Detox, environmental, EPA, EWG, exposure, families, health, lotions, make-up, new, parabens, personal care products, phthalates, policy, products, propylene glycol, retailers, safer, saferchemicals, shampoo, skin, Skin Deep Database, soap, state, steareths, store, TEA, toxic, Triclosan

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