Do your makeup products contain toxic ingredients that even the manufacturers don’t know about?
They are out to scare you. Don’t worry – I am on the case.
Scaremongers
What Do All These Labels Mean?
We now live in a world where information is freely available in quantities much greater than we can possibly need. But information is not knowledge. …
Is There Asbestos In Claire’s Accessories?
People often assume that I spend most of my time in the lab formulating products. If only! There are people who can manage to do …
Are Personal Care Products Making Men Bald?
This was a question posed to me by a journalist on the Daily Telegraph. The answer is of course no, but I’ll get onto that …
New FDA Guidance On Lead In Lipstick
This feels like the end of a chapter. December 21, 2016 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance recommending a limit …
The Epidemic of Methylisothiazolinone
There’s a new paper out with some numbers from dermatology clinics about reactions to methylisothiazolinone (MI). Dermatologists regularly patch test people to discover what they …
Does MI Cause Developmental Problems?
There are an interesting couple of points in the comments thread on my blog post asking for MI not to become a scare story, from …
Who Does The Research On Cosmetic Safety?
I get a steady stream of enquiries from journalists. Their questions are usually fairly similar. They ask about the safety of cosmetics, and lose interest …
Another Big Talc Payout
Another blow for Johnson and Johnson: an American jury has awarded a big talc payout to one of its customers. I haven’t looked at the …
Bad Advice For Kitchen Cosmetic Chemists
I am great supporter of people making their own cosmetics at home. It’s a fun thing to do and for me life is all about …