What's in Your Shampoo?
July 26th, 2007 by Andrea Kissack
How safe is your makeup, perfume or lotion? Surprisingly, no one really knows. Two years ago, California passed groundbreaking legislation requiring cosmetic companies to report if their products contained toxic or carcinogenic ingredients. This year, the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005 goes into effect and other states are closely watching California as they consider similar proposals. QUEST explores cosmetic safety and the challenges of making this law a reality.
You may listen to the “What’s in Your Shampoo?” Radio report online.
Andrea Kissack is Senior Editor for QUEST at KQED Public Radio.
Tags: KQED, kqedquest, QUEST, Science
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I’ve been using Skin Deep to see what’s in my products. Is there another site with information to other household products and maybe a more comprehensive list of cosmetic and personal care products?
Andrea says a list of banned substances from the EU is here: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/consleg/1976/L/01976L0768-20060809-en.pdf
The state has not developed a list yet.