Medical studies | Pregnancy Safe Cosmetics

Personal care products use and phthalate exposure levels among pregnant women

Chia-Jung Hsieh et al. Sci Total Environ. 2019. Abstract Background : Fetuses are susceptible to phthalates, known endocrine disrupting...

Phthalates in Cosmetics: Why You Want to Avoid This Endocrine Disruptor

One of the remarkable things about skincare products is how shocking it is that certain ingredients, for example, formaldehyde, sulfates...

Maternal Reproductive Toxicity of Some Essential Oils and Their Constituents

Noura S Dosoky et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2021. For a complete list of essential oils (and other ingredients) that should be avoided, please...

Toxicity of Selected Monoterpenes and Essential Oils Rich in These Compounds

Karolina A Wojtunik-Kulesza. Molecules. 2022. *Note: Monoterpenes are found in many parts of different plants, such as barks, heartwood,...

The Developmental Toxicity of Thymus Schimperi Essential Oil in Rat Embryos and Fetuses

Fentahun Adane et al. J Toxicol. 2022. *Note: Thymus schimperi Belongs to the genus Thymus and the family Lamiaceae. Abstract Background...

Effects of selected plant essential oils on the growth of mouse pre-implantation embryos in vivo

M Domaracký et al. Physiol Res. 2007. Abstract Plant essential oils (EOs) have been reported to have health benefit properties and their...

Study of the embryotoxic effects of an extract of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)

I P Lemonica et al. Braz J Med Biol Res. 1996 Feb. Abstract Extracts of rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis L., have been used in folk...

Abortive and Teratogenic effect of Acanthospermum Hispidum DC. and Cajanus cajan (L.)

I P Lemonica et al. J Ethnopharmacol. 1994 Jun. Abstract (with conclusion) Extracts of Acanthospermum hispidum and Cajanus cajan have...

The Toxic Effects of Coleus barbatus B. on the Different Periods of Pregnancy in Rats

F C Almeida et al. J Ethnopharmacol. 2000 Nov. *Note: Certain Daily Use With SPF Products contain Coleus Barbatus (per EWG Skin Deep)...