Nanoparticles in cosmetics/personal care products may have adverse...
Using aquatic microbes as their "canary-in-a-cage," scientists from Ohio today reported that nanoparticles now being added to cosmetics, sunscreens, and hundreds of other personal care products may be...
View ArticleTiny bubbles clean oil from water
Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now, a University of Utah engineer has...
View ArticlePilot study relates phthalate exposure to less-masculine play by boys
A study of 145 preschool children reports, for the first time, that when the concentrations of two common phthalates in mothers' prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely to play with...
View ArticleStudy finds prenatal exposure to certain chemicals affects childhood...
A new study led by Mount Sinai researchers in collaboration with scientists from Cornell University and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has found higher prenatal exposure to...
View ArticleFats for health and beauty: Giving soybean oil a new role in serving society
Scientists today reported development of a new method for converting soybean oil into a highly effective bio-based sunscreen active ingredient that does not carry the potential health concerns of...
View ArticleRivers closest to Toronto have highest concentrations of PCBs, other...
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Toronto study of the concentrations of PCBs and other chemicals in the rivers running into Lake Ontario reveals significantly higher concentrations in areas closest to...
View ArticleNew book examines health and environmental impacts of common (and...
Chemicals pervade our lives. While the benefits to society from the development of these chemicals have been impressive, enabling safer, more efficient and more convenient consumer products and...
View ArticleNew woes for silicones in cosmetics and personal care products
At a time when cosmetics, shampoos, skin creams, and other personal care products already are going green with manufacturers switching to plant-derived extracts and other natural ingredients ...
View ArticleReport proposes strategies for reducing pollutants in drinking water systems
Researchers have known for more than 40 years that pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) such as hormones, prescription drugs and insecticides, can end up in drinking water systems. A...
View ArticleDetecting molecules on skin
NPL is developing a state-of-the-art technique called 'ambient surface mass spectrometry' that can quickly detect small molecules on the surface of the skin and could benefit the $250 billion a year...
View ArticleNanoparticles cause brain injury in fish
Scientists at the University of Plymouth have shown, for the first time in an animal, that nanoparticles have a detrimental effect on the brain and other parts of the central nervous system.
View Article'Emerging contaminants of concern' detected throughout Narragansett Bay...
A group of hazardous chemical compounds that are common in industrial processes and personal care products but which are not typically monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency have been...
View ArticleRapunzel, Leonardo and the physics of the ponytail
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research provides the first mathematical understanding of the shape of a ponytail and could have implications for the textile industry, computer animation and personal care products.
View ArticleThe environment and pharmaceuticals and personal care products: What are the...
Researchers at the University of York headed a major international review aimed at enhancing efforts to better understand the impacts of chemicals used in pharmaceuticals or in personal care products,...
View ArticleThe taste and fragrance of orange, vanilla, rose and more -- courtesy of...
Suppliers of the orange, vanilla and other flavor and fragrance ingredients used in hundreds of foods, beverages and personal care products are putting their faith in microbes as new sources for these...
View ArticleAntimicrobials from personal care products found in statewide survey of...
In our zest for cleanliness, have we permanently muddied our nation's waters?
View ArticleNew era in camouflage makeup: Shielding soldiers from searing heat of bomb...
Camouflage face makeup for warfare is undergoing one of the most fundamental changes in thousands of years, as scientists today described a new face paint that both hides soldiers from the enemy and...
View ArticleScientists show oil palm plantations are clearing carbon-rich tropical...
Expanding production of palm oil, a common ingredient in processed foods, soaps and personal care products, is driving rainforest destruction and massive carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new...
View ArticleNew twist on using biomass for perfume, cosmetic, personal care products
In a new approach for tapping biomass as a sustainable raw material, scientists are reporting use of a Nobel-Prize-winning technology to transform plant "essential oils"—substances with the...
View ArticleUnilever to phase out 'microplastics' by 2015
(AP)—Unilever, the maker of Vaseline, Axe deodorants and Dove soaps, among other cosmetic and hygiene products, says it will phase out the use of microplastics by 2015.
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