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2023 Update on PFAS: The Forever Chemical
If you have been following the controversy surrounding Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAS) found within cosmetics, you’re likely eager for an update. Since Think Dirty’s blog article on PFAS in 2021, there...
Ingredient Breakdown: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHS)
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), a group of several hundred chemically related hydrophobic compounds, can be derived from natural or anthropogenic sources like forest fires, volcanoes erupt...
Ingredient Breakdown: ETHYLENE OXIDE
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Ethylene oxide is a colorless, flammable, cyclic compound of two carbon atoms and one oxygen atom, commonly used to make supplies for commercial manufacturing. It is also a key component in the pro...
Ingredient Breakdown: Vinyl Chloride
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Unfortunately, in today’s cosmetics, dangerous ingredients can be found lurking inside some of our favourite products. Tiny hidden particles that are harmful to us and you’d never know it — until now.
In this article, we’ll break down, Vinyl Chloride, one of these dirty ingredients, to uncover: what it is, where it’s found, and what the risks of exposure are.
What is Vinyl Chloride?
Vinyl Chloride,...