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Synthetic colors like red no. 40 and yellow no. 5 are under pressure to be replaced by natural food colors:
https://cendigitalmagazine.acs.org/2025/05/07/is-now-the-time-for-natural-food-colors-2/content.html

About a third of personal care ingredients are poorly characterized, according to a report published by ChemFORWARD, a collaboration between makers of personal care products, ingredient suppliers including Dow and Inolex, and the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund. Read below.

Time to start using the Ingredio app! ❤️

Data missing for many personal care ingredients Industry-led report identifies high-priority chemicals to eliminate or characterize

Your hair care routine might carry health risks: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/12/03/hair-straightening-emissions-health/
(The Washington Post – Dec. 3, 2023)

The hair care products that produce shiny, frizz-free hair emit high levels of substances that could endanger human health, research published last month concludes — and heated styling tools may make the problem worse.
Published in Environmental Science & Technology, the analysis focused on compounds known as siloxanes. These substances smooth, straighten and add shine to hair and are "ubiquitous" in hair care products, the authors write.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c05156

Siloxane Emissions and Exposures during the Use of Hair Care Products in Buildings Cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes (cVMS) are ubiquitous in hair care products (HCPs). cVMS emissions from HCPs are of concern, given the potential adverse impact of siloxanes on the environment and human health. To characterize cVMS emissions and exposures during the use of HCPs, realistic hair care....

In this edition of by Compound Interest, learn about the chemicals of concern used in cosmetics and why some manufacturers are looking for alternatives: https://fal.cn/3yEBV

The European Chemicals Agency - ECHA has unveiled a proposal that would ban the production, use, and sale of about 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the European Union. The proposed ban, which includes time-limited exemptions for some PFAS uses, aims to keep the persistent chemicals out of the environment and reduce human health risks.

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