Comments on: 7 Sources for Cosmetic Ingredient Information

By: thebeautybrains

thebeautybrains — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:11:51 +0000

The EWG also arbitrarily labels things as dangerous. For example, all fragrances get a 7 rating (or something like that) even though all fragrances are not the same chemical.

By: Organic Robin

Organic Robin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:56:14 +0000

It is fabulous that such websites exist. People need to start becoming more knowlegable about the skin care and cosmetic ingredients that they use every single day. I am currently working on an ebook on this subject which will also give alternatives to everyday toxic products. Look for it!

By: Teri Dourmashkin

Teri Dourmashkin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:57:08 +0000

Yes, I would be interested in such a directory. EWG is great in terms of its concept, but sometimes it is difficult to navigate their rating system.. For example, a 0 rating does not necessarily mean a product is safe (they do explain this somewhere on their site). It could simply mean that there is a large data gap in terms of the information they have available. In other words, if very little info is available creating a large data gap, the ingredient could be rated as a 0. On their rating scale a 0 is rated as non-toxic.

By: PE

PE — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:45:35 +0000

Yes!! Please do make a Beauty Brains ingredient info directory. I try to make my own hair styling products because I’m allergic to almost all fragrances, and it’s really hard to find styling products with no fragrance, no masking fragrance, and no trendy botannical ingredients that I’m allergic to. Sometimes I look up ingredients to see if they might cause an allergy–for example, Meadowfoam Seed Oil keeps appearing in products, and I found out that it’s a non-fragrant plant oil, so it probably won’t give me an allergic reaction. I’ve gone to some of the sites you listed, and they are helpful. But the more scientific info on the web, the better. Thank you Beauty Brains!