Dr. Yvonne Burkart

Most companies are not going to do this because it's not mandated anywhere for them to do this, except in Europe. Europe has much stricter regulations when it comes to cosmetic ingredients in particular, and just ingredients in general, simply because of how their healthcare system is set up. So they're more of a socialistic setting. So it does not...

Most companies are not going to do this because it's not mandated anywhere for them to do this, except in Europe. Europe has much stricter regulations when it comes to cosmetic ingredients in particular, and just ingredients in general, simply because of how their healthcare system is set up. So they're more of a socialistic setting. So it does not...

Most companies are not going to do this because it's not mandated anywhere for them to do this, except in Europe. Europe has much stricter regulations when it comes to cosmetic ingredients in particular, and just ingredients in general, simply because of how their healthcare system is set up. So they're more of a socialistic setting. So it does not...

benefit the government for people to get sick, right? Whereas in our country, we live in a more capitalistic society. Things are different here. So it's more focused on profits as opposed to people's health, unfortunately. And so when it comes to understanding the complexity of chemicals that we're exposed to, there is no way to apply that into a laboratory setting. There's just no way.

benefit the government for people to get sick, right? Whereas in our country, we live in a more capitalistic society. Things are different here. So it's more focused on profits as opposed to people's health, unfortunately. And so when it comes to understanding the complexity of chemicals that we're exposed to, there is no way to apply that into a laboratory setting. There's just no way.

benefit the government for people to get sick, right? Whereas in our country, we live in a more capitalistic society. Things are different here. So it's more focused on profits as opposed to people's health, unfortunately. And so when it comes to understanding the complexity of chemicals that we're exposed to, there is no way to apply that into a laboratory setting. There's just no way.

Everybody's using different types of products. People eat different types of food. We have different genetic backgrounds. It's really difficult to make any meaningful conclusions with the complexity. There's hundreds of thousands of chemicals that are being registered and released into the commercial space every single year. There's no way to keep up with that. There's no way to study all of that.

Everybody's using different types of products. People eat different types of food. We have different genetic backgrounds. It's really difficult to make any meaningful conclusions with the complexity. There's hundreds of thousands of chemicals that are being registered and released into the commercial space every single year. There's no way to keep up with that. There's no way to study all of that.

Everybody's using different types of products. People eat different types of food. We have different genetic backgrounds. It's really difficult to make any meaningful conclusions with the complexity. There's hundreds of thousands of chemicals that are being registered and released into the commercial space every single year. There's no way to keep up with that. There's no way to study all of that.

Nobody knows. So the framework is, innocent until proven guilty, which is exactly what we see with this study on parabens and phthalates.

Nobody knows. So the framework is, innocent until proven guilty, which is exactly what we see with this study on parabens and phthalates.

Nobody knows. So the framework is, innocent until proven guilty, which is exactly what we see with this study on parabens and phthalates.

Fragrances are generally not coming from the source that you think. So a lot of people think they see the word natural fragrance on their label. Oh, it's natural. It must be fine. Well, that just means that it wasn't synthesized from an unnatural source, but it doesn't come necessarily from a rose. If you have a rose scent, it doesn't have to come from rose.

Fragrances are generally not coming from the source that you think. So a lot of people think they see the word natural fragrance on their label. Oh, it's natural. It must be fine. Well, that just means that it wasn't synthesized from an unnatural source, but it doesn't come necessarily from a rose. If you have a rose scent, it doesn't have to come from rose.

Fragrances are generally not coming from the source that you think. So a lot of people think they see the word natural fragrance on their label. Oh, it's natural. It must be fine. Well, that just means that it wasn't synthesized from an unnatural source, but it doesn't come necessarily from a rose. If you have a rose scent, it doesn't have to come from rose.

So it can come from any other quote unquote natural source. A certain percentage has to be natural. And a certain percentage can still be unnatural. It's very ambiguous. There's a lot of gray area and there aren't strict regulations on it because the industry regulates itself. That's a whole other issue.

So it can come from any other quote unquote natural source. A certain percentage has to be natural. And a certain percentage can still be unnatural. It's very ambiguous. There's a lot of gray area and there aren't strict regulations on it because the industry regulates itself. That's a whole other issue.

So it can come from any other quote unquote natural source. A certain percentage has to be natural. And a certain percentage can still be unnatural. It's very ambiguous. There's a lot of gray area and there aren't strict regulations on it because the industry regulates itself. That's a whole other issue.

But some of the hidden toxins and the issues that we have with fragrance are number one, you mentioned how pervasive they are. They are literally in everything. Lip products don't need fragrance, in my opinion. A face lotion doesn't need fragrance, but people like them, people enjoy them because of the sensory stimulation that we receive.

But some of the hidden toxins and the issues that we have with fragrance are number one, you mentioned how pervasive they are. They are literally in everything. Lip products don't need fragrance, in my opinion. A face lotion doesn't need fragrance, but people like them, people enjoy them because of the sensory stimulation that we receive.