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Lavender and Tea Tree Oils

New Evidence Confirms Lavender & Tea Tree Oils are Hormone Disruptors

Lavender and tea tree oils are part of the essential oils trend that has become popular in the United States. They are commonly used for medical treatments, personal hygiene products, cleaning products, and aromatherapy. We have previously questioned whether the use of lavender and tea tree oil around our children is safe (read our blog… Read more »

Toxic fragrance chemicals.

Exposing Unlabeled Toxic Fragrance Chemicals

Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP) released a report exposing toxic fragrance chemicals in beauty, personal care, and cleaning products as a part of their Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Major companies have been hiding unlabeled toxic chemicals in their products for years. For example, Unilever only gets fragrance disclosure from their suppliers at quantities greater than… Read more »

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Adolescent Girls

Why are There More Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Some Adolescent Girls?

Adolescent girls who use more personal care products have been found to have more endocrine disrupting chemicals in their urine. Many personal care products, including makeup, soaps, and sunscreen, may expose adolescent girls to potential endocrine disruptors, including phthalates, parabens, and other phenols, as reported in a study published January 9, 2019. Phthalates and parabens… Read more »

sunscreen chemicals banned to protect coral reef in Hawaii

Sunscreen Chemicals Banned in Hawaii are also Bad for our Bodies

Sunscreen Chemicals Banned in Hawaii Hawaiian lawmakers recently banned the sale and distribution of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate. These chemicals are believed to be harmful to the ocean’s coral reefs. It is reported that up to 14,000 tons of sunscreen end up in coral reefs every year and the ingredients in these chemicals increase… Read more »

Safer Cosmetics by Beautycounter

Safer Cosmetics with Beautycounter

Ever since I started Sprout, I’ve been concerned about toxins, not just in baby products, but in products for adults as well. Soon after we opened our first store, I watched The Story of Cosmetics and hoped that it would change consumer purchasing behavior. Everything it says is still true today, so watch it if… Read more »

Carcinogenic Flavors Additives Banned by FDA likely found in these foods

7 Carcinogenic Flavors Banned by the FDA

The FDA has withdrawn its approval of the following 7 chemicals from use in food flavorings because they were all found to induce cancer in laboratory animals. (see table below for places these flavorings are often found) Ethyl acrylate Eugenyl methyl Myrcene Pulegone Pyridine Styrene Benzophenone The FDA has also banned benzophenone for use as a plasticizer… Read more »

Food Packaging Additives

Food Packaging Additives & Child Health – Guidelines from the AAP

The American Academy of Pediatrics have started warning doctors about chemicals leaching into food from food packaging. In their policy statement Food Additives and Child Health (August 2018), they discuss both intentional food additives, as well as indirect food additives. Indirect food additives are “substances in food contact materials”. They include these because the substances that make up… Read more »

Parabens Test Results for Suzanne

Testing Myself for Parabens

By Suzanne Price What are Parabens? Parabens are a group of chemicals that are often used as preservatives in personal care products. Parabens have been shown to easily penetrate the skin when applied in lotions and soaps. The European Commission on Endocrine Disruption has listed parabens as Category 1 priority substances, based on evidence that… Read more »

Limit Flame Retardants Home Computers

Turn Off Computers to Limit Flame Retardants in Your Home

A recent study highlighted the prevalence of flame retardant chemicals coming off electronics in our homes—especially with devices that are always on. By law, electronic products must have chemicals added to them to protect against fires. The chemicals that are added to the plastic enclosures around electronics are not bound to the plastics. They can… Read more »