Alexandra Scranton (@wvescience) profile picture

Director of Science and Research at Women's Voices for the Earth, a national organization working to eliminate toxic chemicals that impact women's health.

Joined February 2011
Our Beautiful Hair Without the Scare campaign is our response to the FDA’s inaction on formaldehyde hair straighteners. Our hair should be a source of pride and empowerment, not exposure to harmful chemicals. Take Action here: womensvoices.quorum.us/campa…
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Toxic chemical pollution & plastic waste go hand in hand! A new @defendourhealth report finds the chemical manufacturing & production processes used to make plastic bottles pose threats to health, environment & #climate at every step. #PlasticIsToxic defendourhealth.org/campaign…
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My latest blog for Women's Voices for the Earth! Toxic disinfectant chemicals make their way into breastmilk. Unacceptable!
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Presenting at #APHA2022 Tuesday 8:30am. Session 4069 - What’s in your period product? An investigation of newly disclosed ingredients in tampons, pads, cups and period underwear.
The phenomenal Loretta Ross at #APHA2022. “Love and respect needs to be our public health strategy….how we do the work is as important as the work we do!”
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Great @apoliticalco piece by @inga_winkler and @nayelhelou about how policymakers can end up reinforcing menstrual stigma by solely focusing on periods as something needing to be managed or controlled. #MenstrualHealth apolitical.co/solution-artic…
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Alexandra Scranton retweeted
Wouldn't it be nice to know which chemicals are actually hiding in the that infamous ingredient list term "Fragrance"? ☣️ Get automated alerts on toxic fragrance chemicals in many products with the Clearya app thx to our collab with @CAPublicHealth 😎 👉 clearya.com/blog/clearya-cdp…
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