Posted in Beauty, Cancer, Chemicals, Children, Cosmetics, Health, Makeup, Organic, Parabens, Skin care, Toxic Chemicals, organic skin care on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
All skin care products, both synthetic and natural, contain items from the following categories in some combination or other:
EMOLLIENTS
Emollients serve two functions; they prevent dryness and protect the skin, acting as a barrier and healing agent. Water is the best emollient, but because it evaporates quickly it is ineffective. It needs to be held [...]
Posted in Beauty, Cancer, Chemicals, Children, Cosmetics, Health, Makeup, Organic, Parabens, Skin care, Toxic Chemicals, organic skin care on May 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Buying organic is the ‘in thing’ nowadays, however there are loads of products out there that are jumping on the organic bandwagon. How can you distinguish between the buzz words?
Here are a few terms and meanings to help you.
100 per cent organic: contains 100 per cent organically produced ingredients (excluding water and salt).
Eco-cert: [...]
Posted in Cancer, Chemicals, Children, Environment, Health, Organic, Toxic Chemicals on April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What now?? Well, our mattresses could be killing us.
Ok, well maybe it’s a little bit of an overstatement but most mattresses have been made from a petroleum-based material called polyurethane foam that emits volatile compounds that can cause respiratory problems and skin irritation. In addition, the adhesives used to hold the mattresses together [...]
Posted in Children, Cosmetics, Organic, TV Programs, Toxic Chemicals on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How toxic are you? and How toxic are your kids? were one of the first programmes on UK television (Channel 4) to highlight the truth of the beauty industry and what is really in our products.
In How toxic are you? Sarah Beeny meets with two beauty fanatic sisters who spend over £1000 per month on [...]
