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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

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Protecting men’s health from toxic chemicals

Father’s day is right around the corner and a great time to talk about issues related to men’s health and toxic chemicals. A lot of our members are women, moms, moms-to-be, but that doesn’t dismiss the fact that toxic chemicals are compromising men’s health too.

Filed Under: Health Science, Mind the Store Tagged With: action, animal studies, bill, cancer, chemicals, cologne, developing brain, development, dust, environmental, EPA, exposure, exposure to toxic chemicals, families, fathers day, filter water, formaldehyde, health, heavy metals, hormonal changes, low sperm count, male infertility, men's health, new, pesticides, phthalates, policy, products, prostate cancer, puberty, PVC, remove shoes, reproductive health, retailers, safer, saferchemicals, state, steps to better health, store, testicular cancer, toxic, wrinkle free

Secret Scents

Uncovering hidden allergies from fragrances By Alexandra Scranton Director of Science and Research Women’s Voices for the Earth Okay…so I’m a geek. I love data. And for the last year or so I’ve been digging into dermatological studies, only to find crazy statistics on skin allergies in women and kids.  Millions (yes millions) of people are […]

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