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Sunscreen
Sunscreen

With the summer around the corner, I thought it would be a good idea to look at what sunscreens actually are and do. We are supposed to apply it over our whole body and multiple times a day, so the ingredients in sunscreen should not be irritating or cause skin allergies. 

First let's look at the two kinds of sun blockers. The first one is the physical kind, like zinc and titanium dioxide, and the second is the chemical kind, like oxybenzone, avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, homosalate and octinoxate.

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Tampons
Tampons

There is growing concern about the safety of all the personal care products that we put on our skin on a daily basis. Scientists are paying particular attention to endocrine disruptors,  chemicals that mess with the hormones your body’s endocrine system regulates, and the diseases that are linked to these, like brain disorders, reproductive issues, obesity and cancer. But what about tampons and other feminine hygiene products? It seems that these should be on the growing list of potentially hazardous personal care products.

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Arlette DiederiksTampons, Feminie hygiene producs, Pads, Hormones, Medical device, Vagina, Period, BPA, BPS, Phthalates, Chemicals, Bacterial growth, Pesticides, Chlorine, Dioxin, Bleaching, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Product Safety Ac, Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Product Safety Act, Carolyn Maloney, National Institutes of Health, FDA, Diva Cup, Moon Cup, ThinxComment