Sources
Glow's safety scores draw on regulatory rulings, peer-reviewed research, and open ingredient data. Never on brands, marketing, or paid placements. The 20 organizations below are the primary authorities we cite.
Regulatory bodies
FDA Cosmetics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's official hub for cosmetic laws, ingredient guidance, and recalls in the United States.
Health Canada Cosmetics
Canada's federal health agency page covering cosmetic safety rules and the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist of prohibited and restricted substances.
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
The European Commission's expert panel that issues scientific opinions on the safety of cosmetic ingredients sold in the EU.
ECHA
The European Chemicals Agency manages EU chemical regulations including REACH and CLP, which classify hazards for many cosmetic ingredients.
MHRA
The United Kingdom's medicines and healthcare products regulator, responsible for cosmetic safety enforcement in Great Britain post-Brexit.
California Proposition 65 (OEHHA)
California's official list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, widely referenced for cosmetic ingredient warnings.
Ingredient databases
EU CosIng Database
The European Commission's official database of cosmetic substances, including INCI names, functions, and EU regulatory restrictions.
Open Beauty Facts
A free, open, community-built database of cosmetic products and their ingredient lists, available worldwide under an open data license.
PubChem
The U.S. National Institutes of Health's open chemistry database, providing safety, toxicology, and identity data for cosmetic ingredients.
Cosmetic Ingredient Review
An independent expert panel that publishes peer-reviewed safety assessments of individual ingredients used in cosmetic products.
EPA CompTox Chemicals Dashboard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's open chemistry dashboard with hazard, exposure, and toxicity data on over one million chemicals.
Independent watchdogs
EWG Skin Deep
The Environmental Working Group's consumer database rating personal care products and ingredients against toxicity and regulatory databases.
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
A nonprofit program of Breast Cancer Prevention Partners advocating for the removal of harmful chemicals from beauty products.
Research & medical
IARC Monographs
The International Agency for Research on Cancer's classification of substances by their carcinogenic risk to humans, part of the WHO.
World Health Organization
The United Nations agency setting global public health guidance, including chemical and consumer-product safety standards.
National Toxicology Program
A U.S. federal program within the NIH that tests environmental substances and publishes the Report on Carcinogens.
American Academy of Dermatology
The largest professional association of board-certified dermatologists, publishing patient guidance on skin, hair, and cosmetic ingredients.
American Contact Dermatitis Society
A medical society dedicated to research and patient care for contact allergies, including reactions to cosmetic ingredients.
Industry & standards
Personal Care Products Council
The U.S. trade association for the personal care industry and the authority that maintains the INCI ingredient naming system.
Cosmetics Europe
The European trade association for the cosmetics and personal care industry, publishing safety guidelines and regulatory positions.
A note on independence
Glow takes no advertising, no brand sponsorships, and no paid product placements. The sources above are publicly available and independent of us. We cite them, not the other way around. If a ranking changes, it's because the underlying science or regulation changed.
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