Personal Care and Household
The Topics (5)
Parabens
Common cosmetic and drug preservatives absorbed through skin that act as weak estrogen mimics, with cancer links still under investigation.
Read the deep dive →Household Chemicals
Cleaning sprays, laundry products, air fresheners and other home chemicals, examined for cumulative low-dose exposure through skin, lungs and diet.
Read the deep dive →Flame Retardants
Chemicals added to furniture foam and electronics that migrate into house dust, with health concerns centered on babies and toddlers.
Read the deep dive →Heavy Metals in Cosmetics
Lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium and other metals reported in makeup and skin creams, and the regulatory gaps between US and EU rules.
Read the deep dive →Triclosan
An antibacterial once common in soaps and toothpastes, largely removed after a 2016 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule amid hormone and resistance concerns.
Read the deep dive →What goes on the skin or is used around the house — preservatives, antibacterials, flame retardants, cleaning products. Exposure is small but daily and cumulative, which is the honest reason it is studied at all, and also why the evidence is harder to read than for a single large exposure.