# The ToxFree Blog

- [What “Fragrance” on a Label Can Hide: Phthalates and More](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/what-fragrance-hides): Why “fragrance” is the most common hormone flag in our scans, what it can hide, how phthalates fit in, and unscented versus fragrance-free.
- [What Is Clean Beauty? What the Label Doesn’t Tell You](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/what-is-clean-beauty): “Clean beauty” has no legal definition. Here’s what the term does and doesn’t mean, and what to check on a label instead, with data from 133 scans.
- [We scanned 133 beauty products. Half had a hormone flag.](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/we-scanned-133-beauty-products): Hormone disruptors in beauty products: what the ToxFree team found scanning 133 best-sellers for hormone-linked ingredients, broken down by product type.
- [Non-Toxic Sunscreen: Chemical vs. Mineral, Explained](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/non-toxic-sunscreen): How to choose a non-toxic sunscreen: what to know about homosalate, oxybenzone and FDA absorption studies, and mineral formulas. Keep wearing sunscreen.
- [Non-Toxic Nail Polish: What “3-Free” Really Leaves Out](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/non-toxic-nail-polish): What research says about TPHP in non-toxic nail polish, what “3-free” labels cover, and which label checks matter. We haven’t scanned polish.
- [Non-Toxic Makeup: What to Look for on the Label](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/non-toxic-makeup): How to find non-toxic makeup: read the label for hormone-linked ingredients, with ToxFree scan data on lip products and mascara and what to check first.
- [Non-Toxic Makeup Remover: What Matters (and What Doesn't)](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/non-toxic-makeup-remover): Our 11 cleansers and makeup removers averaged 6.3 and only 2 were flagged. Why rinse-off matters less, and what to look for in a non-toxic makeup remover.
- [Non-Toxic Makeup Brands: Why Product Beats Brand](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/non-toxic-makeup-brands): Why lists of the best non-toxic makeup brands mislead: one brand sells both clean and flagged products. What our scans show and how to judge each one.
- [Non-Toxic Dry Shampoo: Fragrance, Benzene and What to Do](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/non-toxic-dry-shampoo): All 10 dry shampoos we scanned contained fragrance, and 4 landed in Avoid. Here is what benzene recalls mean and how to choose a non-toxic dry shampoo.
- [Non-Toxic Deodorant: What Our 13 Scans Actually Showed](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/non-toxic-deodorant): Most deodorant flags in our scans came from fragrance, not aluminum. Here is what to look for in a non-toxic deodorant, and one that scored Clean.
- [Is Lavender a Hormone Disruptor? What the Research Shows](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/is-lavender-a-hormone-disruptor): Is lavender a hormone disruptor? A look at the 2007 case reports, the 2018 NIEHS lab findings, and what they can’t tell you about lavender products.
- [How to Check if a Product Is Non-Toxic (Step by Step)](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/how-to-check-if-a-product-is-non-toxic): How to check if a product is non-toxic: read the INCI list, spot the few flags that matter, use the EU lists, and know when a scanner app saves time.
- [EU Endocrine Disruptor Lists Explained: I, II and III](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/eu-endocrine-disruptor-lists-explained): What the EU endocrine disruptor lists (I, II, III) are, who runs them, which cosmetic ingredients appear on them, and how ToxFree uses each tier.
- [Are Parabens Bad? What EU Rules and Our Scans Show](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/are-parabens-bad): Are parabens bad? How the EU treats each paraben, why butylparaben is on List I, and what we found scanning 133 products, only 2 of which listed one.
- [A Non-Toxic Skincare Routine: Morning, Night, Priorities](https://gettoxfree.com/blog/non-toxic-skincare-routine): Build a non-toxic skincare routine in the right order, with ToxFree scan data on 33 face products and cleansers to show which steps to check first.