Is Your Green Beauty Brand Fooling You About PFAS?

Have you asked your favorite green beauty brand about PFAS “forever chemicals” and gotten a confusing answer?

It might be because they’re using testing methods that don’t tell the full story. In fact some are doing so despite all the science -- why well maybe because they don't want to know the truth... maybe their afraid the truth will cut into their bottom line .... it sure did ours. 

The difference is that we are willting to sacrifice to do our very best to get the right information. 

At SAPPHO we rely on the methods that mamavation.com relies upon which is , we  organic fluorine testing. Why? Because this method checks for all types of PFAS, including hidden ones like Teflon®. 

Explained by a mamavation scientist advisor - 

“The analysis of total organic fluorine accounts for all PFAS contaminants in consumer products, including PTFE. This method serves as a good ‘spot-check’ of consumer products.”

This type of testing is also being recognized by laws like California’s, which restrict PFAS in food packaging and other consumer products.

Don’t be misled by those using incomplete tests. What is the point of not testing for PFTE _ the reality is that much of the equipment - tubing etc used in manufacturing personal care products are run through tubes still made with PFTE's  and that is how some of the leaching happens.. and these are the real bad boys !

Protect yourself by learning the facts about PFAS and how to identify trustworthy brands.