I had a lot of trouble doing this eye opener. I looked at my shampoo, body wash, deodorant, shaving cream, and after shave, and the
database reported for each one that they only had limited data on those products. It is really hard to write about something without good data. But then, my last option, toothpaste had good data. It appears that my toothpaste (Colgate) poses a relatively low hazard risk. What I find odd is the category that it had the worst score in, that is the flavor, just because they don't list all of they ingredients. That is good, but now I wonder about all the other things I use. The other products showed a moderate to low hazard, but that was with limited data. I wonder what the database would show if they knew everything about the product. I think that if this database had a little more data, it would be a little more helpful.
It's kinda scary when you actually look into the products that you use and what is in them. I was a little overwhelmed when I saw all the ingredient in my makeup...and the majority of them I can't even begin to pronounce. I think you're right on the data thing though. I ran into that same problem as well.
ReplyDeleteTHat would be hard if you couldnt find good information, but I like that you found colgate! I also use colgate toothpaste, and it is good to know that it poses a low health risk.
ReplyDeleteThat limited data happened to me, too, when I tried to look up my makeup. I use Bare Minerals, which is apparently supposed to be so good for you, you can sleep in it.. so I thought that would be a good one to research.
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