PFAS in Activewear and Underwear: What the Thinx and Lululemon Testing Found

Georden Jones, Founder, The Peer Review · Last updated: September 2, 2026 The Short Answer Moisture-wicking, odor-resistant, and “stay-dry” claims…

Plastic by the Numbers: What Codes #1 Through #7 Mean for Your Health

Georden Jones, Founder, The Peer Review · Last updated: September 2, 2026 The Short Answer The little triangle stamped on…

Microplastics and Microbeads in Cosmetics: The US Banned the Exfoliating Beads in 2015, the EU Is Banning Almost Everything Else by 2035

Georden Jones, Founder, The Peer Review · Last updated: August 29, 2026 The Short Answer Microplastics in cosmetics come in…

Triclosan and Triclocarban: Why the US Banned It From Soap But Not Toothpaste

Georden Jones, Founder, The Peer Review · Last updated: August 29, 2026 The Short Answer Triclosan and its close chemical…

BHA and BHT in Cosmetics: The 1986 Cancer Classification, and Why the EU Just Set New Limits Anyway

Georden Jones, Founder, The Peer Review · Last updated: August 29, 2026 The Short Answer Butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydroxytoluene,…

Petrolatum and Mineral Oil in Cosmetics: The Same Substance, Two Different Cancer Classifications

Georden Jones, Founder, The Peer Review · Last updated: August 29, 2026 The Short Answer Petrolatum and mineral oil are…

Cyclosiloxanes (D4 and D5) in Cosmetics: The Environmental Case Is Settled, the Human Health Case Is Not

Georden Jones, Founder, The Peer Review · Last updated: August 29, 2026 The Short Answer Cyclosiloxanes, most commonly labeled cyclotetrasiloxane…

Ethanolamines (DEA, TEA, MEA) in Cosmetics: The Nitrosamine Risk, and Why the US Still Allows What Canada and the EU Don’t

Georden Jones, Founder, The Peer Review · Last updated: August 29, 2026 The Short Answer Diethanolamine, triethanolamine, and monoethanolamine, known…

Coal-Tar Hair Dyes and PPD: The Proven Allergy Risk, the Contested Cancer Question, and Where Regulators Split

Georden Jones, Founder, The Peer Review · Last updated: August 29, 2026 The Short Answer Permanent hair dye is still…

Talc and Asbestos in Cosmetics: What’s Proven, What’s Still Mixed, and Why the US Just Backed Off Testing

Georden Jones, Founder, The Peer Review · Last updated: August 28, 2026 The Short Answer Talc and asbestos are different…