![]() ![]() ![]() For example, with each sunscreen product we store SPF claims, water resistance, and other sun protection claims. Special product claimsįor some product types EWG compiles information about claims made by manufacturers. The demographic data are used to score ingredients with demographic restrictions (especially those which should be avoided by infants) and in specialized displays of product information. Form of the product: solid, cream, liquid, gel, mousse, packed powder, loose powder, spray, aerosol.ĮWG compiles demographic information on the product's intended users, recording if the product is intended primarily for women or men, or if the product is marketed for use by people of color, teenagers, children (2 to 12), or infants (0 to 2).Type of exposure: product left on after application, rinsed off, or wiped off.Body areas exposed: skin, face, lips, around the eyes, hair or scalp, in the mouth, on damaged or cracked skin, on nails or cuticles, or on areas for feminine hygiene.For instance, chemicals that are hazardous when they are inhaled would be a concern for products that are sprayed or that are in powder form. Many hazards or safety recommendations associated with chemicals depend on a product's use and/or composition. Product use/compositionĮWG records information on how each product is typically used. For ease of navigation, these product categories are organized into ten major product categories - sun protection, makeup, skin care, hair, eye care, nails, fragrance, babies & moms, oral care, and men's. ![]() Product typeĮWG categorizes each product into one or more of 130 product categories (e.g., shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant). Value-added product informationĮvery product added to Skin Deep is carefully reviewed by EWG staff to identify product type, product use and composition, target demographic, and special product claims. This will ensure that the most up-to-date products show up first on when consumers search the database. In order for Skin Deep users to easily find the most current products on the market, EWG will mark any products that have been in the database for longer than 3 years as "old formulation." Products that have not been verified in the last 6 years will be removed from the database. In most cases the information we obtain includes a brand name, product name, directions for use, warnings, ingredients, package/advertising text, and indications (cosmeceuticals). EWG obtained detailed information on these products from online retailers, manufacturers, product packaging, and, to a lesser extent, through other methods described below. The core of Skin Deep is an electronic product database that contains ingredients in 64,983 products. Then we give every product and ingredient in the database a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability.īelow we describe the data sources and methodology we used to construct Skin Deep's linked databases of ingredients, products, brands, companies, hazards, testing availability and regulatory status. We compare the ingredients on personal care product labels and websites to the information in nearly 60 toxicity and regulatory databases. Skin Deep® product and ingredient databases As science advances, Skin Deep will embrace new insights about the safety of chemicals in personal care products. ![]() Skin Deep makes it easier for shoppers to understand potential hazards and health concerns related to ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products.ĮWG's ratings represent the best available information about the safety of personal care product ingredients. This means that, without knowing it, you may be exposed to ingredients linked to serious human health concerns, such as endocrine disruption, development and reproductive toxicity and cancer.ĮWG launched Skin Deep, in 2004, to fill the gap by educating the public about the ingredients in their cosmetics and personal care products. government doesn't require health studies or premarket tests of the chemicals in personal care products, even though almost everyone is exposed to them. Our nation’s regulatory system for cosmetics and personal care products is woefully outdated. Most people believing the government oversees the safety of their cosmetics and other personal care items. Although some companies make products that are safe to use, others use dangerous ingredients, like coal tar and formaldehyde, both of which are human carcinogens, and lead acetate, a developmental toxin. Personal care products are manufactured with 10,500 unique chemical ingredients, some of which are known or suspected carcinogens, toxic to the reproductive system or known to disrupt the endocrine system. Before we get to the science behind Skin Deep®, let’s answer the why: Why did EWG create Skin Deep, and why is this database still needed almost two decades later? ![]()
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