The Skin Deep Database

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php

Above is the link to the Skin Deep Database, run by the Environmental Working Group. Why should you care?

You can use this database to search the cosmetics and body products you use to see what all those inexplicable ingredients on the label really are, and whether the product itself could be toxic or harming your health.

Think the stuff you use is safe because the government allows it to be sold? Think again. Check out this video for a quick (~7 min) overview of what really goes on in the cosmetics industry. http://safecosmetics.live2.radicaldesigns.org/index

The Skin Deep Database lists the ingredients in your products and tells you which could be hazardous. It gives your product an overall Hazard score (10 is the highest hazard, 0 is the lowest), and provides a link to similar products that get lower hazard scores.

You can find a plethora of information and research on each cosmetic ingredient, as well as information on the Cosmetic Companies, including whether they signed the "Compact for Safe Cosmetics," and if they conduct animal testing (boo!)

I feel like this is a great personal tool for being aware of what I'm putting on my body. My personal goal is not to use any product that receives a score over 4.