Antiquated Law Allows Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics and Puts Health At Risk
Jamie McConnell Deputy Director Before I got into this line of work I assumed, like most of us do, that any product I buy in the store in the United States is safe. Surely, I told myself, the...
View ArticleYour Top Blog Posts of 2021
Beth Conway Communications Director Voices Blog readers – the results are in! Recapping WVE’s most popular blog posts of 2021! From period health policies happening across the nation, to holding...
View ArticleConcerned about Olaplex? What is that banned ingredient called Lilial anyway?
Alex Scranton Director of Science and Research Olaplex has been in the news recently as it is a popular hair product that (until recently) contained a harmful fragrance ingredient called Lilial (also...
View ArticleWhat New Fragrance Disclosure Law Reveals About Product Safety and Hidden...
Jamie McConnell Deputy Director We all should have the right to know what chemicals make up the fragranced products we may use, but companies have long kept this information secret. Recent legislation...
View ArticleAre We Seeing the End of Scented Tampons?
Jamie McConnell Deputy Director Announcing a big win for menstrual equity! Menstrual product manufacturers have mostly stopped manufacturing scented tampons for the U.S. market – including the world’s...
View ArticleRecapping Your Most Popular Blog Posts on Toxic Chemicals and Ingredient...
Beth Conway Communications Director Voices Blog readers – the results are in! Recapping WVE’s most popular blog posts of 2022! From questions on the safety of ingredients like titanium dioxide and...
View ArticleModernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022: MOCRA Explained
Jamie McConnell Deputy Director At the end of 2022 President Biden signed into law the Omnibus Spending bill, which included (on page 3576) the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MOCRA...
View ArticleBanning Lilial from use in products in the United States is way overdue!
Alex Scranton Director of Science & Research at WVE Banning Lilial from use in products in the United States is way overdue! The California Legislature is considering a bill, AB 496, which would...
View ArticlePeriod Product 101: 90-min Webinar
We want to give a special thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our first webinar of the year! In the first FREE webinar, “Period Products 101,” we talked about period products and learned...
View ArticleIntimate Care Products 90-min Webinar
We want to give a special thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our second webinar! During the “Intimate Care Products 101” 90-min webinar, we learned more about the toxic ingredients found...
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