We spoke to Je’May Ward, a clean beauty blogger from North Carolina, about what clean beauty advocacy means for her. — At U.S. PIRG, we aim to shift the personal care product industry toward a toxic-free future. To do this, we’re calling on the big-name beauty and personal care companies to protect their customers through better ingredient disclosure and safer ingredients. We’re also working to win policy changes at the local…

A free Chrome extension and mobile app created by a passionate couple helps customers easily find non-toxic consumer products as they shop online. — Shopping for safe cosmetics is harder than it should be. Labels are full of confusing claims like “natural,” “organic” and “clean” and it’s not always clear what each one means or if it even means anything at all. Ingredient lists are printed in tiny font and full of unrecognizable chemicals…

Once again, product testing demonstrates that the risk of asbestos contamination in talc-based cosmetic products is simply too high to accept. — People shouldn’t have to worry that the beauty products they use every day may be contaminated with dangerous chemicals. Unfortunately, this fall, news came out (again) that talc-based makeup was contaminated with asbestos, which is known to cause cancer. This November, our partners at the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found…

It’s time we start a conversation about eliminating the many cancer-linked chemicals in our cosmetic and personal care products — Cancer devastates millions of American families every year. While not all cancer cases are preventable, February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and it’s time we start a conversation about eliminating the many cancer-linked chemicals in our cosmetic and personal care products.

A guide to purchasing safer beauty products — No one wants to accidentally give a gift full of toxic chemicals. Here’s how you can avoid doing that. Beauty products are common holiday gifts. But, unfortunately, beauty products can contain toxic chemicals and contaminants that are harmful for our health. …

The FDA allows cosmetic companies to hide toxic fragrance ingredients from consumers. But this fall, California passed a landmark bill to change this. — This fall, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill, the Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Right to Know Act, that will empower consumers to know what they’re putting on their bodies. Implemented in January 2021, the new law will force cosmetic and personal care companies to disclose potentially harmful ingredients…

Wild fires in the West have created some of the worst air quality of anywhere in the world right now. — Our Air Quality Index tip guide can be found here: Making Sense of the Air Quality Index The fire season this year has been undeniably horrible. In the last few weeks, millions of acres of land and hundreds of homes have burned in the West. As a result, smoke from…