ewg.org/... EWG Skin Deep is one of the most thorough databases currently available for verifying or finding clean personal care products. From skin care products to make -up to sunscreen -- companies are not held to a standardized regulation requiring transparency of ingredients or manufacturing processes. Our skin is our largest organ, and one of the ways toxins can enter our body from regular exposure. We often think about eating, drinking or breathing in toxins, but the clothes we wear and the products we use on our body every day can be one of the largest sources. Directly from their site: Personal care products are manufactured with 10,500 unique chemical ingredients, some of which are known or suspected carcinogens, toxic to the reproductive system or known to disrupt the endocrine system. Although some companies make products that are safe to use, others use dangerous ingredients, like coal tar and formaldehyde, both of which are human carcinogens, and lead acetate, a developmental toxin. Many people believe the government oversees the safety of their cosmetics and other personal care items. Not so. Our nation’s regulatory system for cosmetics and personal care products is woefully outdated. The U.S. government doesn't require health studies or premarket tests of the chemicals in personal care products, even though almost everyone is exposed to them. This means that, without knowing it, you may be exposed to ingredients linked to serious human health concerns, such as endocrine disruption, development and reproductive toxicity and cancer. EWG launched Skin Deep, in 2004, to fill the gap by educating the public about the ingredients in their cosmetics and personal care products. Skin Deep makes it easier for shoppers to understand potential hazards and health concerns related to ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products. EWG's ratings represent the best available information about the safety of personal care product ingredients. As science advances, Skin Deep will embrace new insights about the safety of chemicals in personal care products.