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10 Common Mistakes When Applying Sunscreen
Summer is in full swing. Finding a safe and effective sunscreen for you and your family is one component of your sun safety toolbox. And right in time for the Fourth of July holiday, EWG just updated...
Protect Yourself From Bug Bites With an Effective Repellent
In Final Decision, EPA Fails to Protect Public From Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Consumer Products
This week the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule regulating the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in consumer products. True to form for the Trump administration, the rule...
On Juneteenth – and Every Day – Support Environmental Justice
How Trump’s Consumer Safety Nominee Weakened Regulation of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Consumer Products
There are many reasons for the Senate to oppose President Trump's nominee to chair the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Nancy Beck.
5 Sunscreen Myths Debunked
Since EWG released its first Guide to Sunscreens more than a decade ago, many things about the products have changed. But myths about sunscreens persist.
Everything You Need to Know About California’s Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act
Choosing the Best Sunscreen for Your Kids
After a long spring of being cooped up indoors, everyone is itching to get outside and spend as much time there as possible.
It’s Time To End the Use of Talc in Loose Powders
The news, announced Tuesday, that Johnson & Johnson will soon end the sale of baby powder with talc is long overdue. Because talc and asbestos can form in the same parent rock, cosmetics made with...
Hair Color With Less Harm: New In-Home Hair Dyes in Skin Deep®
As many hair salons remain closed months into the national shutdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, at-home hair dyes are flying off store shelves. But many of these products may contain...
Celebrating Mother’s Day With a Wish for Healthy Babies
Five Ways To Clean Up Your Beauty Routine During COVID-19 Lockdown
Protecting Your Hands During the Coronavirus Pandemic
How To Shop Safely and Eat Well During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Air Pollution, on the Rise Under Trump, Puts People at Risk of Severe Illness From Coronavirus
Hair Dye Is Flying Off Store Shelves
16 Effective and Safe Products To Guard Against Coronavirus
FDA Studies: ‘Short-chain’ PFAS Chemicals More Toxic Than Previously Thought
New studies by the Food and Drug Administration indicate that a common fluorinated chemical in food packaging and stain-resistant carpets and textiles is much more toxic than earlier studies by the...
Avoiding Coronavirus the Clean Way
Study: Frequent Use of Cleaning Products May Increase Risk of Childhood Asthma
Frequent use of cleaning products in the home may increase a baby's risk of developing asthma and chronic wheezing during early childhood, and could be an important area for respiratory health...