How You Can Support Fragrance Free Public Spaces
Helpful fragrance-free policies and other resources to help make your case for why everyone’s health is better off without unnecessary and uncontrollable fragrance exposures.
What Happens at a Green Cleaning Party?
A WVE Green Cleaning Party is a fabulously fun and informative house party where you and your friends make non-toxic homemade cleaners. You can adopt... Read More
Protecting Your Right to Vote!
On this national holiday set aside to celebrate MLK’s life and legacy — we have reached another pivotal moment in our country’s long, complicated history with voting rights and representation in our democracy.
Tide Reformulates Detergents to Reduce Cancer-Causing Chemical
Advocacy group Women’s Voices for the Earth and Consumers Claim a Public Health Victory For Immediate Release Friday, January 25, 2013 Contact: Sian Wu, 206-701-4734,... Read More
What’s Really Shocking About Phthalates in Feminine Douches
The study found that black women have 48% higher levels of phthalates in their bodies than white women. This hit me like a ton of bricks...
Who is WVE? A Quick Look at 2020 Survey Results
While these results capture a just a snapshot of WVE’s members, we value any opportunity to learn more about you and the powerful network of advocates across the nation.
Resolutions
The beginning of the new year is traditionally a time where we make resolutions; commitments and actions that are often focused on healing. So I can think of no better time then now to reflect on WVE’s commitments to you.
Antiquated Law Allows Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics and Puts Health At Risk
The law that currently oversees cosmetics and personal care products is more than 80 years old and is under 3 pages long. There are currently around 10,000 ingredients used in cosmetics. Yet, this 84 billion dollar industry is not required to meet any sort of safety standard for ingredients.
5 Ways to Take on Fragrance in Period Products
Scented menstrual products not only increase exposure to harmful chemicals found in fragrance ingredients, they also perpetuate
the myth that menstruation and vaginas are dirty.
Report Exposes Failures of Fragrance Industry’s Self-Regulated Safety Policies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11.5.2015 – An exclusive report by national women’s health non-profit, Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE), is a first of its kind... Read More