EWG Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database
www.ewg.org
EWG’s Skin Deep® database gives you practical solutions to protect yourself and your family from everyday exposures to chemicals in personal care products.

It’s pretty great for finding a soap or sunscreen that will be easy on your body and the planet. Thanks, Environmental Working Group!

  • MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world
    41·
    5 months ago

    Check out the app Yuka (I assume it’s also on iOS). You can scan the bar codes of food and body products to get the health score and warnings.

    • ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      A colleague of mine just pointed this app out. I love that this exists.

      But make sure to dig into the additional info and draw your own conclusions.

      For instance, it ranked Pure Life water (a typical bottle of water) at 65/100 because it contained sodium bicarbonate. This is something in the category of emulsifiers, a category that one study related to breast cancer, a preliminary study noted to have discrepancies. That’s a few leaps of correlation via a single one-time study with documented issues.

      Anyway, I’d say the app is still worthwhile then having no easy guidance on product health and safety.

      Here’s the iOS link: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/yuka-food-cosmetic-scanner/id1092799236