Mom Detective takes a deep dive into arts and crafts supplies, looking at ingredients and finding the safest options for kids.
Mom Detective: Beauty Products
Worried about the ingredients in trendy beauty products marketed to teens, like makeup, skincare, and scented body washes? Many of these products contain potentially unsafe ingredients like hormone-disrupting chemicals. Since federal regulations are loose at best, it’s up to consumers to know …
Toxic Chemicals in Kids’ Floss? Tell Congress: No PFAS in My Stuff!
Pennsylvania Mom Rachel Meyer was shocked to find out that her child’s dental floss was tainted with dangerous PFAS forever chemicals. It shouldn’t be hard to find floss that safe for our kids to put in their mouths, but sadly, that’s not …
Congress Wants Beauty Products Marketed to Black Women to Be More Dangerous
Earlier this year, Congress released a plan to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), our nation’s bedrock chemical safety law. The bill would strip away oversight of harmful chemicals that end up on—and ultimately in—Black women’s bodies every day.
Ask Mom Detective: What Are the Safest Skin Care Products for Teens?
Mom Detective investigates the safety of skincare for your teens and tweens and shares how to make the best choices for their young bodies.
Harmful Synthetic Chemicals Shouldn’t Be In Our Products
The products we use every day shouldn’t put our health at risk. Right now, Congress is considering changes that could weaken protections against toxic chemicals. If you agree these decisions should be based on science and health—not politics or industry influence—raise your …
Mom Detective: Dental Hygiene
Is it time to ditch your toothbrush? Mom Detective shares tips for getting plastic and toxic chemicals out of your dental routine. Read Mom Detective’s full response.
One Family’s 8-Year PFAS Fight Exposes the Cost of Weaker Chemical Safety Laws
The Toxic Substances Control Act is currently under attack in Congress. The cruelty of this effort is not lost on Emily Marpe, who spent eight years fighting to protect her New York family from forever chemicals.
We Should All Be Talking About TSCA
🚨 Did you know that Congress is currently considering changes that could weaken protections from dangerous, toxic chemicals in our everyday products? Every day, families come into contact with countless chemicals—through our toys, cleaning products, furniture, food packaging, and even our workout …
Ask Mom Detective: Is Nontoxic and Plastic-Free Dental Hygiene Possible?
Is it time to ditch your toothbrush? Mom Detective shares tips for getting plastic and toxic chemicals out of your dental routine.
Mom Detective: Fidget Toys
Squishies are EVERYWHERE! If you’ve been around a kid, tween, or even teen lately, you’ve likely seen their busy hands fidgeting with any number of plastic handheld toys, popularly known as fidgets. From spinners to pop-its, squishies to slime, fidget toys can …
Protecting Health From Toxic Chemicals: Part 3
No parent should have to wonder whether everyday products could quietly affect their child’s health. That’s why strong chemical safety protections—and the science behind them—matter. In this final video of our three-part series, Protecting Health From Toxic Chemicals, Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar talks to …