It’s October which is synonymous with National Breast Cancer Awareness. We’ve discussed Pinkwashing here before (Pinkwashing: A Growing Concern) and this time, chemist and industry expert, David Pollock, is releasing a warning regarding “pinkwashing” practices common in the beauty industry. The term pinkwashing refers to the sale of items that contain ingredients that are known… Read More
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6 P&G Products to Help You Create a Healthier Home
This post may come as a bombshell to those of you who’ve been accustomed to our focus on small- to mid-sized, natural and eco-friendly consumer brands as well as to our readers who may have preconceived notions about the integrity (or, lack thereof) of some corporate giants. Today, however, we’re thrilled to share six sustainably-centric,… Read More
The Healthy Hair. Beautiful You. Sweepstakes!
ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN! 5 Winners Will Receive the Following Valued Over $60.00/ea: 1 x Pure Harmony Shampoo 1 x Pure Inspiration Daily Conditioner 1 x Sweet Spirit Leave in Conditioner Total Value Over $300.00 in the… Healthy Hair. Beautiful You. Sweepstakes! Think Dirty Ladies – On average, women use a whopping 12… Read More
Dirty Laundry: Tackling the Truth on Tide®
by Ava Anderson Tide® announced that as of September 2013, they will be reducing the amount of 1,4 dioxane in two of their laundry detergents–Tide Original Scent® and Tide Free & Gentle®. Great news folks – or is it? Hold the spin cycle…reducing? Why not eliminating?! 1,4 dioxane is a byproduct of the manufacturing (ie: ethoxylation)… Read More
Johnson & Johnson Cleaning Up Their Act – SOMEwhat
By Ava Anderson A round of applause to Johnson & Johnson for publicly announcing they will remove some toxins, from some of their products, at some point…in the next 3 years! It’s a start – and a brilliant publicity campaign – but I, personally, don’t want ANY known toxins or endocrine disrupters in ANY products starting NOW! At… Read More
Safeguard Your Home for the Holidays Sweepstakes!
A 6 Month Supply of Earth Friendly Cleaning Products to… Safeguard Your Home for the Holidays Sweepstakes ENTER TO WIN! Four (4) Safeguard Your Home Cleaning Kits! Valued at $127.80!! Would you like to WIN a Six (6) Month Supply of Earth Friendly Cleaning Products to Safeguard Your Home? The holidays are right around the corner. We all want to… Read More
Short on Time? 5 Air Freshener Recipes on a Dime!
Chances are that the “Pine Scent” air freshener you just purchased for the fall season contains no pine and your prior summer selection with “Citrus Scent” contains no citrus. Instead, both probably contain a mix of air-polluting chemicals. These include xylene, which affects the nervous system; naphthalene, a suspected carcinogen; and phthalates, which work to… Read More
Dirty Secrets Revealed: We’re Dishing on Laundry! Part II
Did the dirty gossip get you hooked? If so, then you’ll be pleased to know in Dirty Secrets Revealed: We’re Dishing on Laundry! Part I, we didn’t reveal all of the secrets. There’s one more… and it’s juicy! Thanks to a gentleman by the name of David Steinman from the Green Patriot Working Group (GPWG)… Read More