City Hall’s Largest Target: Mani-Pedis.
San Francisco Chronicle October 4, 2010 Talk at City Hall today was all about “the toxic trio” – and no, that wasn’t in reference to... Read More
Nail salons urged to cut chemicals.
The City is putting pressure on San Francisco’s 200 nail salons to discontinue use of products containing three toxins to protect the industry’s estimated 1,800 workers, along with customers.
Searching for breast cancer culprits in chemicals.
Many cancer survivors wonder if their disease was caused by chemicals in the environment. To some extent, scientists will never have "definitive" answers. Scientists sometimes disagree about how to interpret the results. Even more crucially, though, experts disagree about how to act in the face of uncertainty.
Hair-straightening product at Portland salons found to have high levels of formaldehyde.
Customer complaints led to an investigation and an alert issued Thursday, warning that samples of Brazilian Blowout and Acai Professional Smoothing Solution tested in a state lab contained high levels of formaldehyde, even those labeled "formaldehyde-free."
False Claims, Hidden Toxin in Brazilian Blowout Solution
National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance September 29, 2010 Popular hair product, Brazilian Blowout Solution, contains dangerous levels of formaldehyde. LOS ANGELES — Recently-released results from... Read More
Top 5 Non-Toxic Back to School Tips
From disinfectants to hand sanitizers, these tips will help to reduce your child's exposure to toxic chemicals.
Study: Human Exposure to BPA ‘Grossly Underestimated’
New York Times Gayathri Vaidyanthan September 21, 2010 Americans are likely to be exposed at higher levels than previously thought to bisphenol A, a compound... Read More
Dissonance on Green Detergents
New York Times Mireya Navarro September 19, 2010 As I note in a Sunday article about the new, low-phosphate dishwasher detergents, consumers are not always... Read More
Tell the American Cleaning Institute You Want SAFE Cleaning Product Ingredients!
Dallas Moms Leigh Attaway Wilcox September 15 Did you know that many cleaning product manufacturers do not disclose ingredients (some of which are highly toxic)... Read More
Is “Safety” A Dirty Word for Procter & Gamble?
The Green Mamas Cassidy Randall September 15, 2010 Moms know that the ads we see are often the front lines for whether a product gets... Read More