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Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:59 am  |
| EWG stands for environmental working group. It has a database of over 22,000 cosmetic products. Each product is rated 0-10 on cancer,toxcicity etc. with 10 being the worst. You can access this database bywww.ewg.org and click on the cosmetic database then type in the product name such as deodorant in the search field, it will list all deodorants in its database with the rating. You can also type in specific brand names. If your product is not in the data base then you have an option to report information on that product such as the ingredients and they will add the product and rate it for you. I love using it for all cosmetics and personal care products. I was surprised about some of the products such as Obagi which is rated at 10 and Ban rollon unscented deodorant at 1 which helped me allot because I was looking for a low cancer rating deodorant. Just thought I would let you guys know since all of us are concerned about our long term health! |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:26 pm |
| Starlight, I went to the site and tried typing in deodorant because I want to check the rating of the type I use, but all that came up were news releases and articles. Where do you find the listings and ratings? |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:32 pm |
| Starlight. Thanks so much! The sunscreen ratings are an eye opener for sure (there are 75 pages of them). This is a good reference site. |
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62, dry skin prone to milia - why oh why can't I find skincare products I can rave about! |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:07 pm |
| Diana P wrote: |
| Starlight, I went to the site and tried typing in deodorant because I want to check the rating of the type I use, but all that came up were news releases and articles. Where do you find the listings and ratings? |
Never mind, I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was typing deodorant into the search bar on ewg.org. Here's the link that takes you right to the cosmetic database in case anyone else is blind like me and has problems finding it.  http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:15 pm |
| What a great, informative site. I may never get any work done today...hehe. |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:25 pm |
Wow this is very interesting! TFS.
Deb |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:40 pm |
| I love this site. And I get their newsletters. They help me to steer toward very simple and natural products. |
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late 30's, medium/olive tone, learned recently I'm oily, not dry and my pores clog if you just look at them, love natual products...in beautiful Seattle |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:06 pm |
Thanks for the link Starlight  It will sure be a good reference tool. All I need to do is remember to check it before making my next purchase |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:33 pm |
I found this site a while ago too. Its good information but sometimes a bit too much  |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:14 pm |
| iaimei wrote: |
| I found this site a while ago too. Its good information but sometimes a bit too much |
Yes, it does have some very useful and great info. and one has to use their own good judgement on whether to use a particular product or not! I try not to get too carried away. The sight has helped me choose products that are more suitable to my needs. A informed consumer makes better choices. I am very thankful for EWG and this site! |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:55 am |
| Starlight, Thank you very much! Great, helpful and important information and I will pass this on to others. |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:13 am |
| WOW! Interesting stuff but doubt it will really affect the products that i use-honestly.......... |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:32 pm |
| I've been using EWG since I discovered it a couple years ago, but I have expressed in some EDS posts that I think some of their skincare/ingredient info is a bit too "alarmist", and a few others on here have agreed with me. I'm VERY careful about ingredients, yet I find their warnings to be much too limiting. It's definitely a good reference to include so you have a well-rounded perspective though, as I find other "ingredient watchdog" sites like Paula's to be too lenient for my tastes. |
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32, fair hair/eyes/skin, always a mix of dry/oily/sensitive/acne/clogged pores. But I keep getting compliments on my skin, so something must be working! Beauty blog at http://heliotro.pe; online dating coaching at http://theheartographer.com |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:48 pm |
| Very interesting! I may have to check the site before I purchase more product. |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:43 pm |
| I love this site and always check out the ingredients before buying the cosmetics.. to make sure i'm using safe products on my skin. ^^ |
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:32 pm |
This site was a real eye-opener. I bookmarked it for future reference.
Thanks for posting the site. |
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34, oily acne-prone skin, Toronto, Canada |
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