Why the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) is Failing the Public and Failing Manufacturers
Our new report exposes why the CIR cannot be trusted to protect our health and our environment from harmful ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products.
Report Exposes Industry-Funded Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Panel’s Failure to Protect the Public and Manufacturers
An exclusive report exposes the dangers both the public and manufacturers face in relying on the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel to provide adequate safety assessments of ingredients used in cosmetics. The CIR is a program of the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), a trade organization representing manufacturers of the $62 billion cosmetics industry. The CIR’s stated purpose is to assess the safety of ingredients used in cosmetics. But as the report points out, the CIR is green-lighting chemicals as “safe for use in cosmetics” that are linked to adverse health effects including allergies, hormone disruption and cancer.
Congressional Appropriators Press FDA For Feminine Cleanser Guidance
Rose Sheet by Lauren Nardella Colorants approved exclusively for external use are central to concerns raised about feminine wash products by NGO Women’s Voices for... Read More
6 Myths About Toxic Chemicals To Quash Today!
Knocking down myths that allow toxic chemicals into our food and products, and stand in the way of changes we can make in our homes. It’s time to quash them for good!
Bothered by fragrances? This story will be a breath of fresh air.
The Washington Post - Article addresses growing concern from consumers bothered by fragrance. Recommends Women's Voices for the Earth fragrance-free DIY products and our work for safer cleaning products.
Spring Clean the Cleaning Industry!
Spring has sprung and we have spring cleaning on the brain. We’re thinking about the fact that many conventional product brands contain ingredients that are bad for our health, and bad for the planet. But with your help, we're changing that...
A Guide to Menstrual Products: What You Put in Your Vagina Matters
Article from Mothering Magazine - Many of us limit the number of potentially hazardous products in our lives, but our vaginas don’t always get the same consideration.
After a slow start, South Korea’s #MeToo movement has exploded
Article in Quartz - featuring feminism in South Korea, including breaking down cultural taboos associated with vaginal health and menstruation.
NGOs call on US firm to reveal chemicals in feminine products
Chemical Watch article - NGOs join Women's Voices for the Earth (WVE) to ask makers of Summer's Eve to address toxic chemicals and lack of ingredient disclosure in their wipes, sprays, washes and more.
Open Letter Urges Makers of Summer’s Eve to Remove Harmful Chemicals from Feminine Products
Today, 25 environmental, health, and justice organizations released an open letter urging New York-based consumer product goods manufacturer Prestige Brands, makers of Summer’s Eve, to eliminate toxic chemicals and disclose all ingredients in the iconic feminine care brand. Circulated by national women’s health non-profit, Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE), the letter calls into question the ingredients found in Summer’s Eve products, including wipes, washes and sprays, to which women are exposed without their knowledge or consent.
