June Junk Claim #3 – Mrs. Meyers Clean Day Dish Soap Not So Clean As It Contains 1,4-Dioxane

June Junk Claim #3 is Mrs. Meyers clean day dish soap is not so clean or earth friendly as it contains the carcinogen 1,4 dioxane.

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 [...]

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.

Guess I’m not just a hysterical mommy blogger-Johnson & Johnson asked to clean up baby shampoo

Hysterical mommy blogger? I think not. Well, if I am, I am at least in good company.   Last week, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics delivered a letter to asking J&J to eliminate the carcinogens 1,4 dioxane and formaldehyde, and hormone disrupting phthalates, from its personal care products. The letter was signed by almost 50 organizations, from [...]

Oh, don’t worry, you’re just a mommy blogger & just a little bit of a carcinogen is okay

Yes, I’m a “mommy blogger.” Yes, I try to practice a green lifestyle.  Yes, I choose to buy products without certain ingredients in an effort to provide a safer lifestyle for my kids.  I choose the alternatives.  I sort of think that it makes sense to be safe instead of sorry, especially when alternatives are available [...]

Hey, Angie Harmon, You Can’t Kinda Go Green: Faulting Johnson’s Social Media Baby Product Campaign

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Toxic Tub: Carcinogens 1,4 Dioxane and Formaldehyde Found in Baby Bath & Beauty Products

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released a new report showing that many conventional baby bath products include cancer-causing 1,4-dioxane and formaldehyde.  The information really isn’t new – we’ve known for many years that the ethoxylation process can create 1,4 dioxane as a contaminant (see, for example, my post on 1,4-dioxane in so called natural products) - and [...]

A Label Reading Lesson: Johnson & Johnson’s Head to Toe Baby Wash

I’m always harping on about reading labels.  I know it is difficult to read labels while shopping with kids.  Who has time to read the label on each product with 2 kids tugging on you, demanding to go to the toy section right now! At least, that is what happens to me if I am [...]