Keep your perfume away from our period products
“Walk down the infuriatingly-named ‘feminine hygiene’ aisle in your local supermarket and you’ll find period products boasting a ‘fresh scent’ or ‘floral fragrance’. But deodorised... Read More
Everything You Need to Know About Ecofeminism
Ecofeminism examples Ecofeminist action is taking place around the world, improving conditions across continents. One example is the Green Belt Movement. This was established in... Read More
What the Thinx Class Action Settlement Means for All of Us
Sierra Club Magazine By Jessian Choy “Thinx consumers united to launch a class action lawsuit in response to the news, and in January 2023, the... Read More
Poison in bottle: Is your perfume killing you?
“Giorgia Green, a 14-year-old girl from Derby in UK, passed away last year after inhaling aerosol deodorant fumes in her bedroom. Like other teenagers her... Read More
US Modernized Cosmetics Law’s ‘Weak’ Safety Substantiation Standard Leaves NGOs Wanting
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners and its Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, along with the Environmental Working Group and Women’s Voices for the Earth, see the US... Read More
Compliance Clock Starts Ticking Under Historic Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act
Companies have one year to comply with US FDA registration and product listing requirements under the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act of 2022, part of... Read More
Is Your Hair Giving You Cancer?
Newsweek By Pandora Dewan “Billions of dollars are spent on hair care products and services every year in the U.S. alone. But, while glossy, blow-dried... Read More
‘The vagina is self-cleaning’ – so why do companies push hygiene products on Black women?
The Guardian By Paige Curtis “Racist advertising practices marketed vaginal cleansing products to Black women. Years later, they deal with the fallout … ‘Vaginal cleansers... Read More
First US approval of indoor air disinfectant draws NGO criticism
Chemical Watch By Vanessa Zainzinger “NGOs have slammed the US EPA’s approval of an airborne disinfectant for indoor use as pointless “hygiene theater” with potential... Read More
What is in period products?
C&EN News by Cheryl Hogue A recent New York right-to-know law has led to ingredient disclosures across much of the US. But health advocates say... Read More