Understanding Labels: PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil & Greenwashing

PEG 40 hydrogenated castor oil may sound natural, but it isn’t. It has been processed with petroleum derived ethylene oxide and can be contaminated with the carcinogen 1,4 dioxane.

Greenwashing: Beaute de Maman not so beautiful. Or particularly natural.

I just don’t get the popularity of Beaute de Maman. Or why the line won an Editor’s Choice Award from Pregnancy Magazine in December of last year. I really don’t get it. The line is expensive. But people like it because it is natural. I’ve found it in very upscale boutiques, with sales people touting [...]

What’s wrong with natural deodorants? You may be surprised to find aluminium.

Well, the real answer may be that many people find that natural deodorants just don’t work as well. But that isn’t what I was going to talk about in this post. Instead, I wanted to talk about what is in what many consider to be the most natural of all the natural deodorants – the [...]

Suave Kids #WashThemGrow Twitter Party Illustrates Ingredients Are Not Mild Or Gentle

The Suave Kids #washthemgrow twitter party resulted in concerns over ingredients, but didn’t go far enough to discuss all the problemmatic ingredients in this allegedly mild product.

What Is Natural? Lucky Magazine Misses It on Kiss My Face Liquid Rock

Greenwashing is rampant in the beauty industry and this post looks at how Lucky’s beauty editor may have fallen from the natural claims of Kiss My Face’s Liquid Rock.

Goodguide Ranks Triclosan Containing Antimicrobial Q-Tips As Top Baby Product

GoodGuide rates q-tips cotton swabs antimicrobila high, yet the q-tips contain triclosan, which has been shown to be harmful to frogs.

Why is 1,4 dioxane found in “organic” shampoos?

1,4 dioxane is found in so called organic and natural shampoos even though it isn’t listed on the ingredient list. Learn why and what to look for to avoid this carcinogen.

Non Toxic Homemade Halloween Makeup

Unfortunately, Halloween makeup can contain lots of not so nice chemicals. As you may know, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the federal government agency responsible for overseeing cosmetics, does NOT conduct itself any pre-market testing, or require any pre-market testing, of cosmetics or cosmetic ingredients. In fact, as clearly stated on the FDA’s website, cosmetic manufacturers are [...]

Are your bath and beauty products causing dermatitis? Quaternium 15 & Formaldehyde

Did you know Johnson’s Head-to-Toe Baby Wash contains a preservative that releases formaldehyde – a carcinogen and a leading cause of dermatitis? Yep, that’s right. That staple in many homes contains some not so nice chemicals. I’ve posted before about the problems with the ingredients in Johnson’s Head-to-Toe baby wash. The No More Toxic Tub [...]

False Advertising & Blatant Greenwashing: Cargo’s PlantLove Botanical Lipstick at Sephora

I am completely amazed at the blatant FALSE advertising for Cargo’s PlantLove Botanical Lipstick at the Sephora website. This lipstick has been recommended to me by several people, so I thought I’d check it out. But I haven’t done that, in part because I just haven’t been ready to sample new lipsticks. But also because [...]

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