A recent review published in Current Environmental Health Reports found that two types of chemical hair straighteners - relaxers and keratin treatments - each contain multiple classes of known toxic chemicals. In short: Across 21 studies and reports, hair straightening treatments were found to contain multiple chemicals of concern, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), carcinogenic che…
In a recent trial published in Nature Medicine , researchers replaced the diet and personal care products of 60 Australians with low-plastic alternatives and found that participants’ levels of plastic chemicals dropped after only seven days. In short: In addition to replacing personal care products and plastic kitchenware, participants were swapped to a diet of food that had minimal contact with …
