The Eco Well Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

There is so much misinformation about animal testing in the beauty sector, and a lot of opportunistic, probably predatory, marketing to take advantage. As far back as 2014, this hasn’t been true. Many of these practices stemmed from ignorance - we had no idea the safety risks when these products were placed on the market.

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Aesthetics Advisor

AUGUST 16, 2024

The number of chemicals restricted by the FDA is even more ridiculous when you consider there are over 84,000 different chemicals in use in your personal care products and only 1% of those have been evaluated for safety in humans. (1) 1) The difference between chemical use in the EU and the U.S. Congress (2015 to 2016), Sen.

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Aesthetics Advisor

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Antioxidants are often marketed in products from foods to skin creams as a way to ward off aging and cancer. As of 2014, 422 million adults worldwide have either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Let's dive into the realm of science and research. Researchers note that this highlights antioxidants’ potential to fuel the spread of cancer.

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Aesthetics Advisor

JULY 25, 2024

Let's start with safety first. Although this is a relatively old case (2002), it is a good safety reminder on the potential danger of slimming products like slimming pills. It might not be easy for you to differentiate which product is based on science and which is based on pure marketing hype. In 2015, the U.S.

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Aesthetics Advisor

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Iowa Has Legalized Raw Milk Sales The video above is from 2014 and, sadly, not much has changed since then, at least not on the federal level. The reason they’re so against legalizing the sale of raw milk is because by preventing farmers from selling directly to consumers, processors can (and do) price fix the market.

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Aesthetics Advisor

MARCH 10, 2024

The narrative systematic review suggests that, by motivating people to pursue healthier lifestyles and providing a “constant stream of health care data,” “[W]earable medical devices have the potential to become a mainstay of the future mobile medical market.” 2014 Nov;46(11):2053-61. 2023 Mar; 6(3): e235174 6 Front Neurosci.

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The Beauty Brains

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Drug actives require a lot more safety and efficacy data than cosmetic ingredients. President Obama signed the Sunscreen Innovation Act, in November 2014 to help get these things approved more quickly. The reason they are not approved is because the FDA looks at sunscreens as drugs while in the EU sunscreens are considered cosmetics.

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