Posted in Beauty, Cancer, Chemicals, Cosmetics, Health, Makeup, Organic, Parabens, Skin care, Toxic Chemicals, organic skin care on July 12, 2008 | No Comments »
The main purpose of any cream is to keep the skin moist. Many conventional creams form a suffocating film on the skin to prevent moisture loss.
Even a natural humectant, glycerin, actually attracts water from the air and surrounding tissue. It keeps the skin moist as long as there is sufficient moisture in the air. [...]
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Posted in Beauty, Cancer, Chemicals, Children, Cosmetics, Health, Makeup, Organic, Parabens, Skin care, Toxic Chemicals, organic skin care on June 17, 2008 | No Comments »
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 [...]
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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: [...]
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Posted in Beauty, Cancer, Chemicals, Cosmetics, Health, Makeup, Organic, Parabens, Skin care, Toxic Chemicals, organic skin care on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Fortunately, there is a very simple way to differentiate between hype and truth in cosmetics - and that is to read the ingredient list on the label. It is a legal requirement that all skin care products must be labelled with the ingredients in descending order of their quantity in the product. A good rule [...]
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Posted in Beauty, Cancer, Chemicals, Cosmetics, Health, Organic, Parabens, Skin care, Toxic Chemicals, organic skin care on May 11, 2008 | No Comments »
When chemicals such as Cocamide DEA or Sodium Hydroxysultaine are followed by the term “derived from coconut oil” the consumer is led to believe that these synthetic chemicals must be natural.
While this may be true in some cases; it is ultimately irrelevant because what you end up with after the chemical processing is [...]
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Posted in Beauty, Cancer, Chemicals, Cosmetics, Health, Makeup, Organic, Parabens, Skin care, Toxic Chemicals, organic skin care on May 5, 2008 | No Comments »
As promised an article by Narelle Chenery - Director of Research and Development at One Group.
As the number of people who are concerned about toxins in our environment grows, more and more cosmetic companies are seen to be jumping on the natural and organic bandwagon.
Our skin is the largest eliminatory organ in the [...]
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So what it the big deal about using organic products? Over the next few days I will be posting excerpts from an article written by Narelle Chenery - Director of Research and Development of OneGroup. The article focusses on why it is important to know what we are buying is really natural.
In the meanwhile [...]
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NaturalNews.com done an interview with Ronnie Cummins of the Organic Consumers Association. This interview reveals the lab results that show 47 out of 100 so called “natural” or “organic” personal care products to be contaminated with a cancer causing chemical 1,4-dioxane.
This proves that not everything in the market labelled “natural” or “organic” is actually [...]
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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 [...]
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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), hair dyes and other chemicals place hairdressers at an increased risk for cancer.
WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) based in Lyon, France, says being a hairdresser or barber exposes people to materials and chemicals which are likely to be carcinogenic.
In study which conducted a review of [...]
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