Articles tagged “Cosmetics”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

How Many Chemicals Have You Put On Your Face Today? By Laurel House IN Fashion & Beauty May 1 2011 You eat organic food, plant trees, wear bamboo clothes and drive a hybrid. So why do you still choose to slather chemical-filled makeup and skincare products on your face? Have you ever even looked at the ingredients list on your face cream, blush, or nail polish? You probably can’t even pronounce them. + READ MORE

Formaldehyde In Your Body Wash? Yep, and 6 Other Surprising Places By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Apr 20 2011 Formaldehyde is a chemical that everyone knows exists, but does not know that they probably come into contact with it on a daily basis, if not several times a day. + READ MORE

Winter Fitness for Your Skin By Laurel House IN Fashion & Beauty Dec 17 2010 When working out, you can’t expect to see results in one day. Your body has to develop strength, in order to withstand tougher conditions. Same goes for the skin. And those "tougher conditions"- winter. Yes, the cold dry air can wreak havoc on both your skin and hair. But it doesn't have to. + READ MORE

The Safety of Personal Care Products By Care2.com IN Food & Health Aug 26 2010 According to the Environmental Working Group, the average American is exposed to more than a hundred different chemicals from personal-care products every day. We use multiple personal care products that contain chemical ingredients that are absorbed through the skin, inhaled or ingested. So it’s not surprising that potentially harmful chemicals get into our bodies, our breast milk and our children. + READ MORE

The Whole Story on Whole Foods' New Organic Beauty Standards By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 30 2010 How Whole Foods Whole Body is Changing the Personal Care Products Game with Stricter Organic Standards for Beauty Products. + READ MORE

Why You Should Put Oil on Your Face (and in Your Hair, too!) By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 26 2010 The co-authors of NO MORE DIRTY LOOKS explain why this counterintuitive (and completely green!) beauty tip actually works. + READ MORE

Chemical Reform Charges On! By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Food & Health Jul 23 2010 The House of Representatives introduces the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010, saying it's time for cancer-causing toxins to get out of our consumer goods. + READ MORE

What's the Story with Cosmetics? And How Will the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 Help? By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 21 2010 The Story of Stuff Project is back with a new video; and Congress has a shiny new bill on the table to match. + READ MORE

What's in Your Cosmetics Bag? By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 19 2010 Probably lots of toxic chemicals that you'd rather do without. Learn more in this Q&A with Siobhan O'Connor and Alexandra Spunt, co-authors of the new book NO MORE DIRTY LOOKS. + READ MORE

The Plastic Project Part 5: Three Natural Deodorant Alternatives That Work. By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 14 2010 How to solve the problem of antiperspirant? I've been test-running three less toxic, less plastic options for you. And so far, nobody's complained about the smell. + READ MORE

6 Alternatives to Gross Conventional Cosmetics and Beauty Products By Sara Novak IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 12 2010 Most of us are becoming more and more aware of eating local, organic goodness and choosing to put high quality foods into the amazing machines that are our bodies. But in the same way that our bodies absorb nutrients, the cells on our skin absorb what we feed them. What are you feeding your skin? + READ MORE

The Plastic Project Part 4: Safe Plastic Swaps For Your Hair By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 7 2010 Finding non-plastic haircare products is harder than you might think. Here's what's working for me, plus some DIY shampoo, conditioner and styling product ideas you can try at home. + READ MORE

The Plastic Project Part 2: The Plastic In My Bathroom By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 1 2010 I took an inventory of all the plastic products in my daily bathroom routine. Here's the tally of what I can keep and what I should ditch. What's in your bathroom cabinet? + READ MORE

Meet Laura Rudoe of Evolve Beauty By Leonora Oppenheim IN Work & Connect Jun 17 2010 Laura Rudoe believes that beauty isn't only skin deep, but that it involves ethical business, recycled packaging and local production too. Rudoe's evolve beauty products help keep both our bodies and the planet looking gorgeous without hurting our wallets. + READ MORE

Make Your Own All Natural Lip Gloss By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Fashion & Beauty Jun 17 2010 Here is a quick, easy recipe for making your own all-natural lip gloss. + READ MORE

Ditch the Chemicals: Make Your Own Perfume from Flowers in Your Garden By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Jun 10 2010 Learn how to make your own natural, chemical-free fragrances from the experts who already are. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Natural Skin Care By Team Planet Green IN Fashion & Beauty Jun 1 2010 The average person uses 10 different skin care products on his or her body every day - It turns out beauty is more than skin deep. Make your natural skin care green with this guide. + READ MORE

Is Your Sunscreen Giving You Skin Cancer? By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty May 28 2010 Data is preliminary, but Environmental Working Group's latest sunscreen report advises avoiding products containing vitamin A, just in case. + READ MORE

How To Avoid Secret Toxins in Your Perfume By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty May 12 2010 A new report by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics finds an average of 14 secret ingredients in major brands of perfume - most of which have never been tested for safety. Now that doesn't smell so great. + READ MORE

Eco-Mom-Approved Nail Polish for Kids: High on Fashion, Low on Chemicals By Team Planet Green IN Fashion & Beauty May 11 2010 EcoSalon tried out two child-friendly nail care lines that don't contain any of the nasty chemicals contained in regular nail polish brands. Check out what they had to say about Hopscotch Kids and Suncoat Girl. + READ MORE