FDA Claims Popular Eyelash Growth Product is a Drug, Not a Cosmetic
The FDA sent a letter to Allergan expressing concerns that the eyelash growth drug Latisse is being incorrectly promoted as a cosmetic product. The active ingredient, bimatoprost, clearly affects the...
View ArticleNational Organic Standards Board Powerless to Enforce Organic Standards on...
At the NOSB semi-annual meeting in November it was “recommended” that the Secretary of Agriculture enact a regulation extending the NOP to personal-care products. To date the law has not changed: for...
View ArticleCancer Rates Continue to Fall in the US
Cancer diagnosis and deaths continued to decline in the US according to the latest available data States a recent report from the National Cancer Institute. New diagnosis for all types of cancers has...
View ArticleUSDA has No Plans to Crackdown on Use of the Term “Organic”
In a recent press release, the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) erroneously claimed that the USDA is about to crackdown on the misuse of the word “organic” for personal-care and cosmetic products....
View ArticleParaben Free Claims Could Backfire on the Personal Care/Cosmetic Industry
Many companies have been quick to jump on the “free from” bandwagon, especially where arabens are concerned, fueling irrational fears that such ingredients should be avoided. Large companies such as...
View ArticleNewest Data on Parabens Suggest No Adverse Hormonal Effect on the Body
A new study performed at the request of the EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) show that parabens are only partially absorbed after dermal exposure and also strongly suggests they are...
View ArticleColorado Says “No Way” to Silly Cosmetic Regulation
In February, following the urging of irresponsible fear-based advocacy groups such as the EWG, two naive and uninformed democratic legislators from Colorado were duped into proposing an amazingly silly...
View ArticleUSDA and FDA both Confirm that Cosmetics Made with “Organic” Ingredients are...
Since the beginning of the United States “National Organic Program” the agency heading up this program, the United States Department Of Agriculture (USDA), has stated that “organic” is a lifestyle...
View ArticleFDA Comments on Triclosan Concerns
Responding to an inquiry by Rep. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has commented on the concerns related to the use of “triclosan” in antibacterial soaps,...
View ArticleFDA Cracks Down on False Medicinal Claims Regarding Bee Byproducts
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a raid on Wisconsin-based Beehive Botanicals, Inc., confiscating creams, capsules, tablets, gums, throat sprays and shampoos. The FDA stated that...
View ArticleConsumer Product Safety Information Database
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) proposes to establish a publicly available database where consumers can find product safety information. The proposed database would allow product users to...
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Do UV Nail Lamps Emit Unsafe Levels of Ultraviolet Light?
A recent report incorrectly concluded that UV nail lamps are a source of “high-dose UV-A” and also inaccurately compared UV tanning beds with UV nail lamps. Worked with two of the leading scientists in...
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Fear-Based Advocacy Groups in Canada Release Report Filled with Junk Science
A highly conservative environmental group based in Vancouver, David Suzuki Foundation, continues to parrot misinformation disseminated by other fear-based advocacy groups such as, EWG and the Campaign...
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The Hair Smoothing Controversy: 15 Things the Public Should Know!
You may have heard about recent Hair Smoothing Controversy and had difficulty separating the Facts from the Misinformation. To address the many misconceptions, Doug Schoon has created a list of the 15...
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Doug Schoon responds to misleading claims by Oregon OSHA that “Methylene...
Oregon OSHA is attempting to justify why they claim to measure for “Formaldehyde” in water-based cosmetics, when in fact they are measuring and reporting concentrations of completely different...
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Doug Schoon Responds to Formaldehyde Air-Monitoring by Oregon OSHA
Oregon OSHA recently conducted salon air monitoring studies came to essentially the same conclusion reached by Schoon Scientific and described in an October Press Release (see article below). Even so,...
View ArticleLED and Proper Curing
Proper UV Curing is Important! There is a lot of confusion about LED Lamps; can they be used to properly cure any type of UV curing nail product? The answer is NO! It is true that all LED lamps...
View ArticleLearn from Scientific Expert Doug Schoon
Nail Structure and Product Chemistry Second Edition, Doug Schoon Want to learn more about the science behind the natural and artificial nail? This easy-to-read and understand book begins by telling...
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What to Do About Unhealthy Nail Conditions?
The picture below was recently sent to me by Becky J., a nail technician in the UK. When a new client walked into her salon with this condition, she wasn’t sure what to do or say, so she asked for my...
View ArticleGood rule to follow is, “use the utmost care for 60 minutes after immersing...
When small white spots appear on the nail plate after removal of the UV nail color coatings, a likely reason is improper removal. Fortunately, the vast majority of this type of nail damage is...
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