Think you can’t tell a Fortune 500 company what to do? Think again. When Women’s Voices for the Earth released a report noting that Tide detergent contained chemicals that could actually be harmful to kids, millions of consumers were outraged. They were buying the Procter & Gamble (P&G) product to keep their children clean and safe. […]
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Tell Tide to Come Clean and Ditch the 1,4-Dioxane
Would you knowingly wash your clothes in detergent that contained cancer-causing chemicals? I sure wouldn’t, and I bet you wouldn’t either. No wonder many cleaning product companies don’t tell you that they use ingredients that are known to cause not just cancer, but various reproductive problems and allergies, too. Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE), […]
Should Soap Bubbles Make Your Baby Sick? Tell J&J No!
Nothing should give you greater peace of mind than to give your baby a bath and know she’s come out squeaky clean. But a new report by Environmental Working Group and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has made me wonder whether that simple bath actually poses a serious risk. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics commissioned an […]