Paul Penders

Skin Care Ingredients Linked to CancerAccording to the Environmental Working Group, one in five cosmetic products may be contaminated with carcinogens. Those are impurities that raise the risk of cancer.Many of these carcinogens are hiding on the...

With a rising number of products now labeled “organic”, there is more confusion than ever about what this term actually means and how it applies to skin care products.At its most basic level, the word “organic” refers to products...

Using just a few skin care products each day can cause potentially dangerous levels of chemical build up if those products aren’t made with natural ingredients.According to a study conducted in 2006 by Chemical Safe Skincare Research, the...

Many consumers don’t realize the hidden dangers lurking in product fragrances. This is because, in the U.S. as in many other countries, manufacturers don’t have to specify on product labels exactly what ingredients a fragrance contains.

In June 2007, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a study showing that over 650 sunscreen products used in the United States are either ineffective or cause harmful side effects.

Stress isn’t just an unpleasant emotion: it’s the cause of a complex set of physiological changes in the body that can result in everything from dull, lifeless skin to acne flares, premature wrinkling, dandruff and an increased risk of...

In June 2007, the controversial new REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) law came into effect in the European Union. Taking seven years and 1,000 pages to pass, REACH is the most complex law in EU history.

Stress isn’t just an unpleasant emotion: it’s the cause of a complex set of physiological changes in the body that can result in everything from dull, lifeless skin to acne flares, premature wrinkling, dandruff and an increased risk of...

Essential oils, also known as volatile or ethereal oils, have been used to improve skin quality for thousands of years. Indian Ayurvedic medicine has advocated aromatherapy skincare for more than three millennia, and essential oils have been...

In early 2007, a cancer-causing petrochemical was found in dozens of children’s bath products and adults’ personal care products, in some cases at levels more than twice the U.S.