Weave’s Director of Programs, Jayla Burton, joined Brittany Noble to discuss our Beautiful Hair Without the Scare Campaign. 

Earlier this week, Democratic representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Doris Matsui (CA 07) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), introduced the Safer Beauty Bill Package: a sweeping bill package made up of four federal bills aimed at getting the most toxic chemicals out of make-up and personal care products, increasing ingredient and supply chain transparency, and protecting the health of at risk populations including women of color and salon professionals.

The bill package has garnered widespread support and a powerful, unified call for change, with endorsements from over 150 health, environmental justice, consumer organizations, and safer beauty brands including Weaving Voices for Health & Justice. 

Lawmakers and NGOs continue pressing the US Food and Drug Administration to commence a rulemaking prohibiting the use of formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers in certain cosmetic products, as California finds many manufacturers are not complying with its prohibition on the substances.

A recent investigation has found toxic pesticide residues in several well-known tampon brands, raising serious questions about product safety and regulation. Published by The Guardian on 28 May 2025, the findings revealed chlorpyrifos levels up to 40 times higher than the legal limit for drinking water.

The test results come from laboratory analysis commissioned by the US-based non-profit Weaving Voices for Health & Justice (formerly known as Women’s Voices for The Earth). According to the report, tampons purchased from major US retailers tested positive for a number of pesticides, including organophosphates and halogenated compounds. Chlorpyrifos, in particular, is a pesticide banned in many countries due to its effects on brain development and the nervous system.

Weave’s Director of Science and Research, Alexandra Scranton, worked in collaboration with Healthy Babies Bright Futures on the ‘What’s in your family’s rice?’ study.

20 metropolitan areas were involved in this survey, and 100% of the 145 bags of rice purchased from both national and local grocery stores contained arsenic.