Image via Wikipedia From the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics website: The Food and Drug Administration said recent research raises “valid concerns” about the possible health effects of triclosan, an antibacterial chemical found in 76% of hand soaps. Two years ago, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics supporters sent Walmart thousands of e-mails asking the retail giant to [...]

Study: Chemicals, pollutants found in newborns by Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle December 3rd, 2009 Chemicals from cosmetics, perfumes and other fragrances were detected along with dozens of other industrial compounds in the umbilical cords of African American, Asian and Latino infants in the United States, according to a national study released Wednesday. Laboratory tests [...]