You may want to start quarantining shipments that come to your home or washing food packaging says a new study coming from the National Institutes of Health. Concerning news is surfacing as the Food Packaging Forum compiles all the scientific data from Europe & the United States on the effects of Coronavirus on different surfaces. This means …
Best & Worst Cookware & Bakeware 2020–Safest Nontoxic Brands
There are hundreds of options of cookware, so which do you choose? Every brand makes claims to be healthy, non-toxic and safe, but are they really? The answer to that question is NO, they are not. So which brands are really safe? You've trusted Mamavation to bring you topics like best & worst probiotics, best & worst organic mattresses, …
Thinx Period Panties Dig Deeper Hole By Using Tainted Scientists To Refute Toxic Claims
PFAS chemicals or Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are clearly becoming a national problem. Not only are they polluting groundwater all over the United States, but they are also showing up in everyday products like Thinx Period Panties. The problem is these chemicals are linked to a smorgasbord of hormone-disrupting ailments no one wants. And …
Organic Land Care–Movement to Ban Herbicide Use in Schools & Parks
The spraying of herbicides in parks, athletic fields, schools, sidewalks, public spaces, & HOAs is an environmental and public health nightmare. Glyphosate, the most common herbicide in the world, has been deemed a "probable human carcinogen" by the World Health Organization and added to California's Prop. 65 List of chemicals that cause …
Soap & Body Wash Investigation: Non-Toxic Brands
Getting clean is part of most of our days-- be it showering, taking a bath, washing our face, and (especially now) our hands. But which soap and body wash brands are the safest based on the use of hormone-disrupting ingredients? You've trusted Mamavation to bring you topics like best & worst lotions, best & worst shampoos, & best & …
Hair Relaxer Brands: When Racism & Toxins Collide
When it comes to toxic chemicals, women of color are getting the lion's share dose as Americans. Specifically, hair relaxer products can be incredibly toxic and only really used because of a history of systematic racism. These chemicals that women are exposed to daily are linked to hormone disruption and cancers. So what are the best & worst …
Decaffeinated Coffee & Methyl Chloride–Best & Worst Decaf Coffee Brands
When you find out you are pregnant or just get the jitters when you drink coffee, decaffeinated coffee may be what you reach for. But watch out! The Clean Label Project recently commissioned a lab study on all the most popular decaffeinated coffee brands and there are big differences when it comes to toxins appearing in the brew. You've trusted …
Nailing It: Best & Worst Non-Toxic Nail Polish Brands
When it comes to nail polish and nail art, women love to express themselves. But inhalation & dermal absorption of hormone-disrupting chemicals can also be a big problem. While conventional nail polish can leave your nails looking like pieces of hard candy, the contaminants you inhale are linked to chronic disease & cancers. You don't need …
Yoga Mats Investigation–Best & Worst Brands For Humans & The Environment
When you are doing a downward dog after recommitting your life to fitness, the last thing you want to smell is chemicals off-gassing from your yoga mat, right? What's the point of exercising and detoxing when you just inhale hormone-disrupting chemicals back into your body? Don't worry, Mamavation can help sift through yoga mats! You've trusted …
Thinx Period Panties Test Positive for Toxic PFAS, But There Are Safer Alternatives!
Do your period panties contain toxic chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)? Last week, Jessian Choy from the Sierra Club posted about how she sent Thinx underwear to a lab that frequently tests for PFAS to see if her menstrual underwear was problematic to public health. The results and aftermath were shocking, but Mamavation …
Best & Worst Non-Toxic Body Lotions
In just about every bathroom, bedroom, and car, people keep a tube of body lotion - generally to ward off dry skin or to smell nice. The beauty industry has turned into a well-oiled machine pushing out new products at an alarming rate. And they have every reason to because sales of body moisturizers have skyrocketed. You've trusted Mamavation to …
Best Non-Toxic Car Seats Free From Fire Retardants
When you have a baby, you have to have a car seat--that's the law. Everyone is concerned about getting the car seat correctly secured in the car, but have you ever bothered to look into the chemicals used to create these car seats? We've discovered a slew of toxic chemicals, like fire retardants and perfluorinated chemicals, that are off-gassing …
