Articles by Tina Sigurdson

FDA Investigating Hair Care Products Linked to Balding But Can't Stop Sales

EWG first reported last December that more than 17,000 users of WEN cleansing conditioners had complained to the manufacturer about losing some or all of their hair after using the products.

Can We Really Count on the Cosmetics Industry to Keep Us Safe?

Right now, you can go online and buy GK Hair Taming System with Juvexin® “Curly” or “Resistant” products. You can do this although these products are only intended for use by salon professionals. Even...

Busting Cosmetic Safety Myths

Chemicals in cosmetics are largely unregulated, so it's no surprise that some irresponsible companies and their hired-gun lobbyists are fighting the Personal Care Products Safety Act, bipartisan...

Maker of Product Linked to Hair Loss Kept Safety Studies Secret

As more than 17,000 customers complained to Guthy-Renker about severe hair loss and baldness after using its WEN by Chaz Dean cleansing conditioner, the company was quietly conducting numerous safety...

Products Alleged to Cause Hair Loss Full of Synthetic Chemicals, Not Just Herbs

You've probably heard by now that thousands of women have complained to infomercial mega-marketer Guthy-Renker that they suffered hair loss after using the popular hair care line WEN by Hollywood...

WEN Hair Care Products Linked to Hair Loss

Thousands of Americans, mostly women, have suffered major hair loss after using WEN hair products marketed by one of the nation's largest direct marketing firms Guthy-Renker and its Hollywood...

Brazilian-style Blowouts: Still Poisonous, Still in Salons

Hair straightening sessions are injuring clients and making stylists sick, so why are they still offered in salons across the country?

New Cosmetics Framework Provides a Path Forward

Moving to address a gaping void in the nation's system of consumer protections, Senators Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today (April 16) filed a bill – the “Personal Care...

Reality Check: The Real Facts You Should Know About the FACT Act

Fact: Asbestos companies knew the dangers of asbestos for decades, but they put profits before people and continued to sell it.

Shouldn’t chemical safety law overhaul prioritize an asbestos ban?

In 1989, the federal Environmental Protection Agency tried to ban asbestos.

Products that Contain Asbestos Should be Regulated and Labeled

If a product you were thinking of buying contained asbestos, chances are you'd want to know while you were in the store, say, by reading a warning on the item's label.

At Stake in the Senate TSCA Fight: The Fate of Asbestos

Many Americans probably believe asbestos was banned years ago, consigned to the trash bin of history, never to be seen again. Not so. This notorious human carcinogen is still legal for use in the U.S.

Expert Panel Confirms that Fragrance Ingredient Can Cause Cancer

Last month (July 28) a committee convened by the National Academy of Sciences confirmed a federal interagency group's conclusion that styrene, a chemical building block used to produce a wide variety...

EWG’s in-depth analysis of the Shimkus proposal’s critical flaws.

Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) recently authored the Chemicals in Commerce Act, a discussion draft of legislation purporting to reform our nation’s weak and outdated chemicals management law, the Toxic...

Study Finds Risky Gas Leaks in Nation’s Capital

A team of scientists using portable methane detectors reported last week that it has detected 5,893 leaks of methane, the main component of natural gas, from gas utility lines in Washington D.C.