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This @nytimes piece on formaldehyde in Brazilian Blowout is a great weekend read
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/health/brazilian-blowout-formaldehyde-fda.html @RoniNYTimes
Thanks to the FOIA from @MelanieBenesh
We have been working on this for over a decade and it is infuriating
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/health/brazilian-blowout-formaldehyde-fda.html @RoniNYTimes
Thanks to the FOIA from @MelanieBenesh
We have been working on this for over a decade and it is infuriating
Back in 2010 I started digging because the owner of @brazilianblowout made a few statements about their products having almost no formaldehyde
“Let them know that an apple has twice as much. Broccoli has like 4 times as much. Just broccoli.”
I love good chemistry problems
“Let them know that an apple has twice as much. Broccoli has like 4 times as much. Just broccoli.”
I love good chemistry problems
This one was easy. It is total BS.
and I spent months researching hair chemistry and products on the market.
That research is in the report I wrote @ewg in 2011 https://www.ewg.org/hair-straighteners/our-report/executive-summary/
and I spent months researching hair chemistry and products on the market.
That research is in the report I wrote @ewg in 2011 https://www.ewg.org/hair-straighteners/our-report/executive-summary/
The products were(are?) about 1/3rd formaldehyde+water or formalin
I even bought an empty bottle with the totally false "formaldehyde free" claims on it
I even bought an empty bottle with the totally false "formaldehyde free" claims on it
Hell, even the @AmChemistry chemical trade association put out a press release that this was total BS.
https://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Issues-Position-on-the-Formaldehyde-Content-of-Some-Popular-Hair-Smoothing-Products.html
It took a few years for the cosmetics industry funded @CIRonline to get there but they did
https://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Issues-Position-on-the-Formaldehyde-Content-of-Some-Popular-Hair-Smoothing-Products.html
It took a few years for the cosmetics industry funded @CIRonline to get there but they did
We wrote a section header
FDA overlooking slam-dunk chance to champion cosmetics safety
https://www.ewg.org/hair-straighteners/our-report/who-dropped-the-ball-policy-gaps-and-unsafe-products/
FDA overlooking slam-dunk chance to champion cosmetics safety
https://www.ewg.org/hair-straighteners/our-report/who-dropped-the-ball-policy-gaps-and-unsafe-products/
What makes me extra angry is that I had to work on this at all.
This awesome piece in @Allure_magazine tested products and alerted @US_FDA in 2008.
The new NYTimes piece and internal FDA emails sheds some light on why nothing ever seems to happen
This awesome piece in @Allure_magazine tested products and alerted @US_FDA in 2008.
The new NYTimes piece and internal FDA emails sheds some light on why nothing ever seems to happen
In 2012 the chief executive of Brazilian Blowout told the @nytimes "We get to sell the product forever without reformulation"
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/business/brazilian-blowout-agrees-to-a-4-5-million-settlement.html
It is generally true that regulation never happens but forever is a long time ... and @ewg doesn't forget ..
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/business/brazilian-blowout-agrees-to-a-4-5-million-settlement.html
It is generally true that regulation never happens but forever is a long time ... and @ewg doesn't forget ..
This year @LittleEWG led the effort to pass legislation in CA to ensure toxic ingredients could not be used in cosmetics. That includes some pfas and
no more formaldehyde https://www.ewg.org/release/california-first-state-ban-24-toxic-chemicals-personal-care-products-and-cosmetics
no more formaldehyde https://www.ewg.org/release/california-first-state-ban-24-toxic-chemicals-personal-care-products-and-cosmetics
I wish that was the end of the story, but probably not.
There are alternative chemicals that can be used that release formaldehyde on heating.
There are alternative chemicals that can be used that release formaldehyde on heating.
Our 2011 report referenced testing from an Australian company that reformulated to be nearly formaldehyde free yet on heating it was as bad
https://www.ewg.org/hair-straighteners/our-report/how-to-get-straight-hair-whats-the-best-option/
https://www.ewg.org/hair-straighteners/our-report/how-to-get-straight-hair-whats-the-best-option/
