Saturday July 12, 2008

shea butter wonder

I am an avid label reader. I peruse labels on clothing to determine their origin and content, on food to be sure there are no offensive additives, and on beauty products to avoid harmful or polluting

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Wednesday July 9, 2008

what’s going down your shower drain?

Petrochemicals, parabens, chemical surfactants, these are just a few of the things that are washed out of our hair and down the drain when we use conventional shampoo. Most of us don’t think twice about it,

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Sunday July 6, 2008

the dr is in

Dr. Hauschka makes some really great stuff. One of the key ingredients that makes their products so great is not really an ingredient at all: quality packaging. According to Dr. Hauschka,

Our Eco-conscious packaging and natural botanical

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Thursday June 26, 2008

the dirt on cleanliness

I’m not a germaphobe, but I know plenty of people who are. And producers of antibacterial soaps and chlorine bleach like to perpetuate the fears that these people have about dirtiness. Unfortunately, the chemicals that make

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Tuesday June 10, 2008

survive the summer swelter: part 1

It’s not even summer yet and it’s in the high 90s along the Eastern Seaboard. What does one need to do to get by in this heat?

block the sun

Keep your skin protected without nasty chemicals or

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Tuesday June 3, 2008

what’s that smell?

Oh, it’s me. I switched to deodorant that doesn’t contain all the baddies (chiefly: aluminum, a heavy metal that’s absorbed through the skin and has been linked to Alzheimer’s, though this is a controversial point). And

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Friday May 30, 2008

brush-a-brush-a, then recycle

The American Dental Association recommends we use a toothbrush for about 3 to 4 months and then replace it. Instead of amassing a collection of used toothbrushes to reuse for cleaning the crevices around the toilet,

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Thursday May 29, 2008

on beauty: kiss my face obsessively organic

on the quest to find a daily beauty regimen without all of the nasty crap in it, i came across the kiss my face obsessively organic product line. they have a whole mess of products to

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