Concerns: Sensitive skin
Products sold for sensitive or reactive skin, read for the ingredients sensitive skin most often reacts to.
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B Supported, with caveats
‘Reef safe’ sunscreen, decoded: what Hawaii’s law covers, what the FDA says, and four labels graded
‘Reef safe’ isn’t defined anywhere in US law. Hawaii’s statute bans two filters, the FDA calls only two filters safe and effective so far,…
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C Plausible, thin evidence
Aluminum-free deodorant: the cancer worry, the ’72-hour’ promises, and four sticks read to the last ingredient
Going aluminum-free is a fine choice, but not for the reason most people are told. We read the cancer evidence, the FDA’s antiperspirant rules…
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D Weak or undercut by formula
Unscented isn’t fragrance-free: six ‘sensitive’ labels, read to the last ingredient
“Unscented” means no noticeable smell, not no fragrance. We read six “sensitive” labels to the last ingredient, against what the FDA and Health Canada…