Formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers: how to avoid them
Avoiding formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives can be tricky. Here are some tips for keeping this biology class standby out of your body.
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News
Formaldehyde releasers found in common personal care products
New study focusing on Black and Latina women found cancer-causing preservatives in lotions, soaps, cosmetics.
12 tips for avoiding endocrine disrupting chemicals
People come into contact with endocrine disrupting chemicals in many different products—and these exposures add up. Scientists and health professionals recommend limiting your exposure as much as you can to reduce your risk of health problems.
How to decode labels on the products you use every day
Product labels are famously cryptic. Here's what to look for, and what different words or logos can say about a product’s safety.
Companies quietly switching out toxic product ingredients in response to California law
Interviews with major retailers and manufacturers show how Proposition 65 promotes greater transparency around harmful chemicals in products and shifts markets toward safer products.
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Featured Videos
Science Café: Creating Healthier Homes
A look at how our homes – from the materials used to build them to the furnishing and products we bring into them – impact our health and wellbeing.
Environmental chemicals and women's health: addressing early-onset breast cancer
How Silent Spring is advancing science through the use of innovative technologies to address increasing rates of breast cancer in young women.
The Taking Stock Study
This community-driven pilot study seeks to understand how product use patterns contribute to exposure and health inequities among Black and Latina women in California.
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