Category: Beauty and personal care
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Pure and Natural
I was looking for an alternative to Method products because Method never lists its ingredients. As far as hand soaps, I found Pure and Natural which comes in 100% recyclable packaging, is paraben-free and biodegradable. Their products are not tested on animals and use plant-based oils instead of animal tallow. The company also donates at…
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Not just skin-deep
For someone who never liked shopping, it has become an even longer process because I read labels more carefully now. I bought a Queen Helene Naturals body lotion recently. This line of products uses organic, Fair Trade Certified ingredients without parabens, sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates or petrolatum. So you won’t have to worry about carcinogenic chemicals…
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The Natural Dentist
One of the things that I’ve been trying out lately are different fluoride-free toothpaste and mouth rinse. I am pleased to report that my husband and I finally found one that we ended up liking. We like it enough that we bought them again after finishing them. Now that’s saying something because we tried some…
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Review: ShiKai shampoo and conditioner
ShiKai Natural Everyday Shampoo Ingredients: water, aloe vera gel (full strength, certified organic), ShiKai extract (acacia concinna – wildcrafted botanical, organically grown and sustainably harvested), olefin sulfonate, cocoamidopropyl hydroxy ShiKai Natural Everyday Conditioner Ingredients: Purified water, cetearyl alcohol (and) ceteareth-20, glycerin (vegetable), amla (amlica embilicus) seed oil, jojoba (simmondsia chinensis) seed oil, behentrimonium chloride, amodimethicone,…
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Ecco Bella
Yesterday, I went to our neighborhood natural/organic market and finally came across Ecco Bella! I’ve been hee-hawing on throwing out my old makeup stash, only because I didn’t know where to buy greener stuff. I mean, sure I can order online, but how on earth am I going to see whether or not the foundation…
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Kiss off
Can’t go out without at least lipstick on? Lead, a known neurotoxin, has been found in standard lipsticks. You can try the Peacekeeper Lip Paint (the company donates its profits to international women’s rights causes), Burt’s Bees, Ecco bella, Aubrey Organics, or Organic Wear. And say goodbye to parabens, synthetic fragrances, petrolatum, and of course…