Latest Stories in Organic Beauty - Page 2
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More Than Lip Service - Elemental Herbs Garner Green Award
Using herbs for preventative or curative health is as old as humankind. But these days before we put some lotion or other on our skin it seems we need a PHD in chemistry to understand the product's ingredients. Elemental Herbs
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Olive Oil Instead of Conditioner and Lotion? Give It a Try!
I enjoy cooking with olive oil, and I have heard the rumors that it is the secret to the ageless beauty of Italian women, but come on! Could you imaging rubbing oil from the bottle on your skin and hair?
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Lee Doren of How the World Works Slams Annie Leonard's Story of Cosmetics
Lee Doren, at How the World Works, has produced a critique of Annie Leonard's The Story of Cosmetics. Always wanting to hear both sides of the story, we took a look.
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Annie Leonard Looks at Cosmetics Industry: Simple, Serious, Scary (with Video)
Let me start out by saying there are a lot of good people in the chemicals industry and in the cosmetics industry. But, as Annie Leonard points out in her newest eye-opener The Story of Cosmetics: the "system is
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Seventh Generation CIP Jeffrey Hollender Speaks Out on Chemical Reform
Bills have been introduced in the U.S. House and Senate to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Although it is barely on the radar of most news media and public awareness, this may be bigger than the gulf
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HealthyStuff Tests for Toxins
The Ecology Center, a nonprofit environmental research organization, has announced the results of product testing and the creation of a website HealthyStuff.org to help
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Obama Administration Suspends CHAMP Chemical Assessment Program
Only a few months ago, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration would pick up the pace of the Chemicals Assessment and Management Program (CHAMP),
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Peau Ethique Makes Fair Trade Baby Toys With Color Grown Cotton
Lions. Giraffes. Elephants. Oh My! These cute new baby toys from Peau Ethique are made with natural, organic cotton, therefore using no dyes in the process. FanFan the Elephant, the GiGi Giraffe family (mom, dad, baby) and Lili
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No Safe Amount: The Handshake Theory of Chemical Toxicity
The medieval physician Paracelsus said: "Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a remedy." Often quoted in paraphrase as the dose makes the poison, this truism has dominated
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McEvoy Ranch Introduces 80 Acres Body Care Line
Olive oil has long been known to be a natural moisturizer, so it's no stretch of the imagination that it would be a welcomed addition to a body care line. Recently McEvoy Ranch, an organic producer of some truly yummy artisan olive
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Victoria's Secret Launches an Organic Line of Beauty Products
We've written about mega-retailer Victoria's Secret before on TreeHugger. Sites like Victoria's Dirty Little Secret ousted the company for producing its catalog with paper made by clearcutting Canada's boreal forests. The
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Videsante Launches CTRL, a Paraben-Free Acne Treatment
Acne products, like many personal care products can be full of parabens. Parabens, while designed to prevent the growth of bacteria within a container, have received increasing scrutiny from consumer advocacy groups and scientists alike in
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High Formaldehyde Levels Found In Baby Furniture
Back in the day, cribs were made of metal and babies got lots of fresh air and sunshine. Now, most kids get put in shiny new cribs from Wal-Mart or Babies R Us, and guess what; they are made from particle board and are full of formaldehyde. Environment
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Found at One of a Kind: Skin Care by NÃ darra
We love the One of a Kind Show, which started in Toronto but has expanded into the cities of Vancouver, Chicago and New York; it shows thousands of one-of-a-kind handmade items but is carefully curated so that there is not much
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Arm & Hammer Dye and Fragrance-Free Detergent
Arm & Hammer has developed a dye- and fragrance-free version of its Essentials Liquid Laundry detergent for people with sensitive skin. Made from naturally derived surfactants and biodegradable plant-based soaps, the dermatologist-tested detergent also
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yes Yes YES Organic Lube: For Your Pleasure
TreeHugger tries to remain vigilant in our efforts to turn our readers on to greener sex tips, and we've found more than a few ways to get down without dirtying the planet (and yourself, for that matter), from buying green sex toys to recycling them
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Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products
It is called the 'precautionary principle'. If a mountain lion is stalking outside your home and looks hungry, the best thing to do is not go outside and act like a nice juicy meal. No, you stay away, and try to think of how to get it to leave. This
