Personal Care Products

Products I use:

Aveeno Active Naturals Moisturizing Lotion-
I am a bit shocked by the description of some of the ingredients. Some of the ingredients can have great affects on internal organs and the endocrine system. This is shocking considering the overall toxicity is rather low.

Aussie Cleanse & Mend Shampoo-
Not as shocked with this product because it does have use restrictions. Normally I would ignore the use instructions/restrictions but after looking at the ingredients and understanding the toxicity, it makes a lot more sense as to why these products are supposed to be used in such a specific way.


  • Were you surprised to find out the toxicity rating of your personal care products? I was a little shocked to see the ratings for the products I use the most often. The good thing is neither of the products I examined are super dangerous.
  • Did you decide to change any of your consumer behaviors based on your findings? I may not change the way I purchase the items, but I will definitely change the way I use the products. In regards to my shampoo I will use the guidelines and use instructions instead of ignoring it. 
  • Should everyone know about this risks and why don’t they? I think everyone should know about the risks but I think people dont because we trust that certain organizations have done the checking for us. I also think that we are lazy to scrutinize every little thing we use/ engage with. 

Ken Cook/Environmental Working Group Presentation: 

The presentation by Ken Cook from the Environmental Working Group reiterated the importance of knowing what chemicals you are brining into your home. A main point of the presentation was to emphasize the effects these health hazards have on developing children. This information is particularly important because a lot of the information we receive from these large corporations make us feel like we are not being exposed or we are being exposed to such low doses that it shouldnt even matter. The scary part is even an exposure to a low dose of something toxic still has the same toxic effects. Especially with continued used and prolonged exposure. And when you consider all of these pieces in terms of exposure to children it just makes it that much worse.  

Comments

  1. Chris DeatrasSeptember 10, 2018 at 10:02 PM

    Hi, Emebet!
    I agree that we should be more attentive to how we use certain products. While they may not be dangerous, there is a right way to use them as to avoid problems and accidents. I also resonate with your comments on Ken Cook's Presentation, especially on the health hazards on developing children and the importance of low doses. He made a good point how some medication, even in low doses, can be both beneficial and problematic.

    Thank you for your post!

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  2. UnknownNovember 19, 2018 at 9:19 AM

    Hi Emebet, I really enjoyed reading your post. I had no idea that Aveeno had so many toxic chemicals. It is scary to think that we can be exposed to so many chemicals yet the product have a "low rating" in overall toxicity. I really liked Ken Cook's Presentation because it discussed children, which are often ignored. Low doses of toxicity can have a huge impact on their development as well as the safety of adults.

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