Product categories: Body & personal care
Body washes, lotions, deodorants and other everyday personal care, where label words like "sensitive" and "natural" do a lot of work.
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B Supported, with caveats
‘Bye bye bumps’? Keratosis pilaris creams graded on what lactic acid, urea and salicylic acid can actually do
No cream makes keratosis pilaris go away for good. The American Academy of Dermatology says so plainly. But the right active, used every day,…
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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…