![]() ![]() ![]() al., Horticultural Plant Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2017, Pages 1-12. Scent (right) and flavor (left) chemicals (in the ovals) detected in 18 peach varieties (the capital letters to the right of the graph). Figure 1 (left) shows the scent chemicals across the top and also the flavor chemicals (right).įigure 1. And why not look these up in the Skin Deep ® database just to see what EWG might have to say about them?įirst, the chemicals that give peaches their delightful properties have been identified in an article in the January 2017 issue of the Horticultural Plant Journal. Ah, what a fantastic scent! Of course, the scent comes from a whole bunch of chemicals – something the EWG doesn't much like. So I thought it might be interesting to take a look at some of the chemicals that are responsible for the wonderful scent and flavor of peaches (2). With September right around the corner, I recently bought a bunch of peaches – one of the many delights of summer – and smelled them to determine ripeness. When it comes to chemistry acumen, EWG is right up there with Australian wombats (Quiz: What is the strangest fact about wombats?) (1) I suppose we can overlook the odd fact that an environmental group somehow got into the business of evaluating the safety of chemicals in cosmetics provided that they know what they're talking about. I wonder what does one have to do to get a product on the EWG Verified TM li$t? Personal care chemicals are given ratings by EWG. It's not like we have to protect whales from toxic eyeliner. If you're wondering what business an environmental group has rating the safety of 10,500 personal care products, so am I. The EWG can't tell a toxic chemical from a badminton shuttlecock Since 2004, EWG's Skin Deep® cosmetic database has helped people protect themselves from potentially toxic chemicals in personal care and beauty Imagine what cosmetic companies must do to get the "clean stamp" from the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a perennial target of ACSH because of its weak science (but robust finances - more on that later) ![]()
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