For three decades, EWG has worked tirelessly to empower people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment. From what we drink to the products we use, we’re exposed to thousands of chemicals that haven’t been tested for safety. EWG has compiled information on our top resources – consumer guides, tip sheets and videos – to make it easy for you to activate your clean future.




EWG Guides

We built our consumer guides to help you learn about the hidden health dangers in your food, water and everyday products, so you can make better decisions.



EWG's Skin Deep® Guide to Cosmetics

Search more than 93,533 cosmetic and personal care products, which we’ve rated based on ingredient safety and disclosure, and reduce your exposure to harmful ingredients.

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EWG VERIFIED®

EWG VERIFIED® recognizes products that meet EWG's strictest standards for your health. They include none of EWG's chemicals of concern and are made with full transparency.

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EWG's Food Scores

Food Scores will help you choose more nutritious options and alert you to foods with ingredients of concern you should avoid to reduce your risk of exposure.

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EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning

EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning reviews and rates more than 2,000 popular household cleaning products with grades A through F.

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EWG’s Tap Water Database

EWG’s Tap Water Database details contaminants in nearly 50,000 water utilities in every state. The free, user-friendly resource allows you to look up your water utility, find out about contaminants in your water and learn how to filter your water.

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Healthy Living Tips

Navigating store aisles can be difficult. EWG has taken some of our most popular research and formatted it into downloadable tip sheets to use on the go or keep next to your shopping list.


NEWLY UPDATED: EWG’s Meat Eaters Guide

The way we eat has a direct impact on the climate crisis, and there are steps everyone can take to rethink their diets in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Eating less meat – especially beef – can significantly reduce how much you contribute to the climate crisis.

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EWG's Guide To Avoiding PFAS Chemicals

The highly toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS are a family of chemicals that are widely used to make water-, grease- and stain-repellent coatings. They’re also used in myriad consumer goods and industrial applications. These chemicals are notoriously persistent in the environment and the human body, and some have been linked to serious health effects.

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Quick Tips for Choosing Safer Personal Care Products

EWG created our Skin Deep® database as a way to combat the serious deficiencies in cosmetics regulation. Our researchers have evaluated thousands of safety studies and ingredient labels to bring you our top recommendations to use when shopping for personal care products.

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EWG’s Tips for Healthy Cleaning

The federal government does not require cleaning product manufacturers to disclose their ingredients to the public. Some of the ingredients in cleaning products can be toxic, even when used according to the directions.

There are a number of cleaning products to avoid, but there are also healthy alternatives. Use our tip sheet to make better choices when shopping, or visit EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning.

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EWG’s Guide To Decoding Meat and Dairy Product Labels

Some meat and dairy companies have committed to more responsible practices. Yet shoppers can find it difficult to tell which product claims represent truly responsible practices. For example, so-called free range chickens may have very little access to the outdoors, and “natural” meat products may come from animals fed antibiotics critical to human health. To help you find the most reliable labels and avoid deceptive claims, EWG reviewed and ranked common label claims for meat, dairy and eggs.

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EWG’s Tips for Safer Sunscreens

EWG’s Guide to Sunscreens rates the safety and efficacy of sunscreens and other products with SPF. Our researchers compiled simple tips to help you choose safer sunscreens.

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EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™

EWG's Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™, updated every year since 2004, ranks the pesticide contamination of 47 popular fruits and vegetables.

Every day, consumers rely on EWG's Shopper's Guide to help them make the best choices for their families and reduce their exposure to toxic pesticides.

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EWG's Guide to Safe Drinking Water

Drinking plenty of good, clean water is important for a healthy body. Read EWG researchers’ top tips to learn how to stay hydrated while reducing your exposure to common drinking water pollutants.

For more EWG resources on drinking water, check out EWG’s national Tap Water Database.

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