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Exposing the Cosmetics Cover-up

At EWG, we know how much you care about the safety of personal care products. Over the next several weeks we will delve deeper into some of the crucial issues surrounding these products. EWG's investigative series, "Exposing the Cosmetics Cover-Up," will take on a wide range of topics that should be on the minds of everyone who uses a personal care product. As EWG has long known — and as leading
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Energy
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food & Water

EWG Fans More Than One Million Strong

Since 2006, Environmental Working Group has been building an email list of engaged consumers who sign up to get regular alerts about our latest research and practical tips to help them keep their...
Food & Water
Food
Toxic Chemicals
Food Chemicals

5 New Year’s Resolutions for Healthier Living

Are you looking to make a clean start to 2021? If you're ready to start living cleaner and healthier, EWG is here to help. Take a look at some of our top resolutions, with resources to help you stick...

Family Health
Reproductive Health
Toxic Chemicals

Teen Body Burden – Where Are They Now?

Six years ago, EWG tested the blood and urine of 20 young adults. We wanted to know whether teens would show higher levels of chemicals associated with cosmetics and other personal care products...

EWG News Roundup (2/7): California Bans Neurotoxic Pesticide, Endocrine Disruptors in Menstrual Products and More

EWG News Roundup (2/7): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Toxic Chemicals
Food & Water
Food & Water

EWG’s News Roundup (8/25): Monsanto Takes Swipes at Science, EPA Chief Nuzzles Up to Big Ag

Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products

EWG News Roundup (12/7): EWG Analyzes Korean Beauty Trends, Coal Consumption Plummets and More

EWG News Roundup (12/7): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Toxic Chemicals
Lead
Household & Consumer Products
Cosmetics

Pucker Up for a Dose of Lead

On Valentine's Day, sweethearts bestow millions of lipstick-stained kisses. But those smooches could include a dose of lead.

EWG news roundup (1/27): FDA announces standards for toxic metals in baby food, NRC rejects PG&E’s request to revive license for unsafe Diablo Canyon nuclear plant and more

EWG news roundup (1/27): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG News Roundup
Research

What Scientists Say About Vitamin A in Sunscreen

New sunscreen rules will do away with the worst hype in sunscreen marketing. But they don't address concerns about ingredient safety, particularly a form of vitamin A which has become common in sunscreen and other skin products.

EWG News Roundup (8/20): 10 Ways the Trump Administration Has Made Life More Toxic, Racial Disparities Fueling COVID-19’s Force and More

EWG News Roundup (8/20): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG news roundup (8/6): Bipartisan infrastructure deal includes $10 billion to target ‘forever chemicals,’ FDA falls short of banning PFAS in food packaging and more

EWG news roundup (8/6): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

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Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products

In Game-Changing Move, Unilever Will Disclose Fragrance Ingredients to Consumers

For decades, federal regulations have let companies use the word “fragrance” on soap, shampoo, skincare and other personal care product labels to hide the identity of multiple chemicals, many of them...

Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Food & Water

Preventing Cancer: 9 Practical Tips for Consumers

By Jane Houlihan, EWG Senior V-P for Research Four of every 10 Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes, and two of every 10 will die of it. But there are some things you can do to...

EWG News Roundup (8/27): Costly Algae Blooms, California Senate Spikes Lead Faucet Protection Bill and More

EWG News Roundup (8/27): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Cosmetics

Not in my cosmetics: The Series

If you love EWG's Skin Deep database, then this series is for you. If you've never even heard of our Skin Deep database, this series is also for you. And for pretty much anyone else on the planet who...

EWG news roundup (1/21): USDA releases pesticide residue tests, CDC finds high levels of ‘forever chemical’ in W.Va. community’s blood and more

EWG news roundup (1/21): Here’s some news you can use going into the weekend.

EWG weekly news roundup

EWG News Roundup (1/22): Toxic Pesticides That President Biden Should Target, EPA Takes Initial Steps To Regulate PFAS and More

EWG News Roundup (1/22): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Sunscreen
Cosmetics
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (6/9): Two Maps – Protecting Our Land and Finding Toxic Nonstick Chemicals in Drinking Water

This week, EWG released two reports.

Toxic Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Energy
Farming & Agriculture
Food & Water
Food & Water

EWG News Roundup (8/2): Rich Farmers Get Bailed Out by Trump, Steps To Combat the PFAS Contamination Crisis and More

EWG News Roundup (8/2): Here's some news you can use going into the weekend.

Toxic Chemicals
PFAS Chemicals
Household & Consumer Products
Cosmetics

Tests Find PFAS Chemicals in Cosmetics at ‘Elevated Levels’

A new study from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency found toxic fluorinated, or PFAS, chemicals at high levels in nearly one-third of the cosmetics products it tested.

Personal Care Products
Cosmetics
Family Health
Reproductive Health
Toxic Chemicals

How ‘multitasking’ preservatives might help to make cosmetics safer

The lack of preservation in cosmetics has a notorious history – in just one instance, four women were almost permanently blinded in 1977 because the chemicals failed to keep their mascara clean and...
Cosmetics

EU, U.S. will share safety data on cosmetics

Ever wonder about the safety of your imported cosmetics? Last week, the United States and the European Union agreed to trade information on safety of cosmetics. The agreement is planned in hopes of...
Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Policy
Household & Consumer Products
Cosmetics
Children’s Health

Chemicals that should disappear from cosmetics

EWG's New Year's resolution for cosmetic manufacturers: shed bad actor ingredients that disrupt the hormone system, cause allergies and may accelerate skin cancer.