Comments on: Goodguide Ranks Triclosan Containing Antimicrobial Q-Tips As Top Baby Product

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:10:00 +0000

I’ve had some exchanges with GoodGuide but no willingness to change this listing.

By: probiotic

probiotic — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:49:00 +0000

surprised and dismayed that goodguide has not yet rectified this listing– it’s still listed as 10/10 for health after 8 months. did they ever get back to you?

By: thesmartmama

thesmartmama — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:10:35 +0000

I've had some exchanges with GoodGuide but no willingness to change this listing.

By: probiotic

probiotic — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:49:20 +0000

surprised and dismayed that goodguide has not yet rectified this listing– it's still listed as 10/10 for health after 8 months. did they ever get back to you?

By: jhoff

jhoff — Mon, 24 May 2010 03:55:20 +0000

Intriguing. Wouldn’t it be the most practical for Good Guide to address issues that affect (effect?) the most people, that being the “mass produced” stuff. It’s neat that they can tell me about some small company product in Maine but I NEED to know about Old Spice because that’s what I, and millions of others, happen to use.

as for the bias…hmm…this all sounds rather suspicious in it’s lack of any concrete data. Lot of gut reactions going on here. Post more when you hear back from them.

By: Doriorio

Doriorio — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:40:23 +0000

I’ve also noticed that the range of products GoodGuide chooses to review is suspect. Maybe it’s because they haven’t gotten around to doing more in a category, but in the areas I looked at, they seemed to favor mass consumer brands without evaluating some of the smaller, healthier/safer brands. I, like, Erin, definitely question their bias, whether from ad or investor dollars. Is this public information anywhere?

By: Erin Ely

Erin Ely — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:13:56 +0000

I had the same experience on Good Guide… makes me wonder where they get their funding…

difference between Good Guide and EWG’s skin deep … Good Guide is a for-profit and EWG is a non-profit, whether this makes a difference or not, I’m not sure…

You cannot pay to get a listing in EWG’s skin deep but you can pay to get your products in Good Guide

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:19:21 +0000

Nanoparticle silver is now starting to be linked to a host of negative health effects, so I would recommend just plain (untreated) Q-tips if you need them. Better yet, pick up some of the “green” cotton swabs. But keep in mind always proper use of cotton swabs.

By: Nava

Nava — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:07:47 +0000

Count my vote as a ‘yuck!’ too. Thank you for posting this! Anytime I see the word antimicrobial or antibacterial..red flags pop up immediately!

Hmm..wondering if the tips has been treated with silver..would that be any safer?

By: Sommer

Sommer — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:13:21 +0000

I cannot really trust the Good Guide after seeing this. Yuck, I’m with Sian Wu on this one.