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Just in time for Memorial Day – over 77 percent of reviewed sunscreens rate poorly for skin protection or concerning ingredients
With Memorial Day weekend kicking off the summer season, the Environmental Working Group is releasing its 19th annual Guide to Sunscreens. This trusted, science-based guide reveals that almost four in...
Rutgers-Columbia study finds racial, economic disparities in personal care product safety
A new study from researchers at Rutgers and Columbia universities finds that Black women, middle-age adults and consumers with lower incomes are more likely to use personal care products that have...
EWG report: Hazardous chemicals in cosmetics disproportionately impact Black women
Black women still face disproportionately higher health risks with the toxicity of personal care products marketed to them, a new Environmental Working Group analysis finds, almost a decade after EWG...
Delayed FDA ban on formaldehyde in hair straighteners imperils salon workers, consumers
Despite more than a decade of warnings and mounting evidence about the health risks posed by formaldehyde in hair-straightening products, the Food and Drug Administration is once again delaying a...
Only 1 in 4 sunscreens deemed safe by EWG, offering balanced UVA and UVB protection
Today the Environmental Working Group released its 2024 Guide to Sunscreens, revealing that a staggering three-quarters of almost 1,700 SPF products evaluated fall short of adequate sun protection...
Cancer-causing benzene found in some popular acne products
Valisure, an independent laboratory, has detected cancer-causing benzene in tests of acne treatments made with benzoyl peroxide. As a result, the company petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to...
Cosmetics safety milestone: California Gov. Newsom approves ban on 26 more toxic chemicals linked to health harms
In another victory for the safer cosmetics movement, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning the sale of cosmetics that contain any of 26 toxic chemicals.
California Legislature sends bill to Gov. Newsom that would ban cosmetics with chemicals linked to cancer, reproductive harm
On Wednesday, California’s legislature passed a bill banning the sale of cosmetic products that contain 26 toxic chemicals known to affect human health. The bill advances to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is...
Men’s use of personal care products has doubled since 2004, according to new consumer survey
The average adult man in the U.S. uses 11 different personal care products each day – nearly twice as many as 20 years ago – according to a survey by Morning Consult. And some of these products use...
California bill would ban cosmetics with chemicals linked to cancer, reproductive harm
Today California Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) introduced Assembly Bill 496 to ban the sale of cosmetic products that contain 26 toxic chemicals known to have an effect on human health.
EWG welcomes cosmetics law reforms in end-of-year spending bill
Congress today passed the first update since 1938 to the federal law regulating personal care products, with key cosmetics reform provisions included in must-pass end-of-year spending legislation...
Unilever spray shampoo tainted with cancer-causing benzene
Unilever is the latest company to issue a voluntary recall of aerosol personal care products because of elevated levels of benzene. Benzene contamination has led to similar product recalls by other...
Newsom signs law banning toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics in California
On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that bans intentionally added toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from cosmetics sold in California.
California legislature sends to Gov. Newsom bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics
Today, the California Legislature passed a bill to ban intentionally added toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from cosmetics sold in California.
Leading industry consumer health expert joins EWG to head Healthy Living Science team
Homer Swei, Ph.D., a leading private sector research and development expert who most recently led Johnson & Johnson’s product stewardship program, has joined EWG as Senior Vice President of the...
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National Academies urges EPA to evaluate ecological risks of sunscreen UV filters
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in a new report is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to assess the aquatic ecological risks from ultraviolet, or UV, filters and...
California Assembly approves bill to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from cosmetics
Today, a bill to ban intentionally added toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS from cosmetics sold in California passed the state Assembly.
About 75 percent of sunscreens have inferior sun protection or worrisome ingredients
Today the Environmental Working Group released its 16th annual Guide to Sunscreens, finding that about 75 percent of more than 1,850 products evaluated rate poorly for skin protection from the sun, or...
Dangerous levels of mercury found in skin creams sold on Amazon, eBay and other online retailers
A new report from the Zero Mercury Working Group finds almost half of skin lightening creams tested contained dangerously high levels of mercury but continue to be sold by online retailers like Amazon...
New Amazon Aware line of beauty products are EWG VERIFIED®
This week, Amazon announced its new line of Amazon Aware consumer products, including a number of beauty products that have earned the Environmental Working Group's highly sought EWG VERIFIED® mark.
