EWG does great work. And the fact that they take celebrities and politicians to bring points forward is an example of it, as shown in the article below. Senator Dianne Feinstein is telling us it’s time to get proactive. Women use 168 chemicals daily, according to the article below. Do we even realize that?
I have come to a complete standstill with coloring my hair. I’m just done with it. I’m good ‘as is’. And instead of using all kinds of moisturizers, wrinkle reducers and skin improvers here’s what I use: Grapeseed Oil. Every morning and every night I moisturize with it. And everyone says my skin looks great. Once or twice a year I clean my hair then slick it back, coating it with grapeseed oil and leaving it on for the entire day. Want shine on your hair? Want it conditioned? That’s the trick, not by adding conditioner to your shampoo ritual daily, or weekly.
I have talked with other people who swear by Coconut Oil. Let me tell you what I think about that: The jury is still out about ingesting coconut oil (and Dr. Andrew Weil agrees with me).
When you use Coconut Oil on your skin, it does goes right into your system, your bloodstream. So rather than be the guinea pig for that, where a decade later we find out it really isn’t good for you, I’m sticking with grapeseed oil. And again, that’s just me. You should do what works for you, what your own personal experts tell you is safe.
Here’s the article for you telling you to voice what you think.
Happy Eating & Happy Reading,
Consumers use dozens of personal care products, ranging from shampoo to lotion to makeup. On average, a woman puts 168 chemicals on her body each day.
We already know some of those chemicals are dangerous, such as endocrine disruptors that can damage reproductive organs and pose a number of other serious health concerns.
But for many other chemicals, we simply don’t have enough information to know if they are safe or not. That’s because federal rules designed to ensure products are safe haven’t been updated for more than 75 years.
To bridge this gap in oversight, Senator Susan Collins and I introduced the Personal Care Products Safety Act in an effort to modernize the regulatory process and make sure the products we use every day are safe.
EWG has been an important partner in the development of this legislation, and now I’m counting on your help to persuade Washington that passing it is the right thing to do.
I am asking you to reach out to your members of Congress and urge them to support the Personal Care Products Safety Act. Will you take a moment to do that now?
Click here to contact your senators and urge them to support this critical piece of legislation.
Our bill would establish a safety review process by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ingredients in personal care products and give the FDA additional tools they need to protect consumers.
Companies would register and be required to report when products cause harm to someone’s health. The FDA would also have the authority to recall dangerous products if companies won’t do it voluntarily. These are all straightforward, commonsense proposals — and they are long overdue.
Consumers deserve to know the products they use every day are safe. Will you tell your members of Congress to pass this important legislation?
Thank you,
Senator Dianne Feinstein