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3,163 reasons to mistrust a label reading "fragrance"

We're all aware that certain seemingly innocent-sounding words on product labels hide some not-so-innocent ingredients (phthalates, parabens ...). What we may not all have realized… | Read the full article ›

By Lisa Poisso (13 days ago) 0 comments

Companies: Environmental Working Group

Definitions: Toxicity, Parabens, Phthalate, Fragrance

American Apparel gets disposal done right

While other retailers are scrambling to do the right thing with unsold inventory, American Apparel is doing the right thing by a good product gone bad. AA employees were concerned… | Read the full article ›

By Lisa Poisso (47 days ago) 0 comments

Definitions: Eco-friendly, Phthalate, Formaldehyde

Web News: jezebel.com (6 comments)

Misleading "organic" labels blow bubbles for confused consumers

Excuse me, ma'am—that "organic" shampoo you just dropped into your basket? It's not really organic. Yes, I know, it does say so right there on the label, you're absolutely… | Read the full article ›

By Lisa Poisso (125 days ago) 0 comments

Definitions: Organic, Conservation

Polishing off a non-toxic manicure

If you pine for the polish of polished fingernails but balk at soaking and painting your hands in toxic chemicals, we've got alternatives for you. Alternatives to what? To… | Read the full article ›

By Lisa Poisso (140 days ago) 0 comments

Definitions: Toxicity, Formaldehyde

Feature Nidhi nailed it: the country's first LEED nail salon

I couldn’t be bothered with nail polish remover as a tween in the 80s. Instead, I'd lazily nibble off my fluorescent glow-in-the-dark nail polish, then chase the flecks with… | Read the full article ›

By Kim Lachance Shandrow (147 days ago) 0 comments

Definitions: LEED certification, Organic, VOC, Vegan, Renewable energy, Methylparaben, Fair trade

Web News: dailycandy.com

3 eco-fashion magazines worth reading

I'm addicted to magazines. I savor curling up in bed at night with cup of hot tea and a huge stack of print (which I resell, share or recycle, of course). Among my favorites are… | Read the full article ›

By Lisa Poisso (185 days ago) 0 comments

Definitions: Eco-friendly, Sustainable, Organic, Recycling, Environmental footprint

12 natural beauty and body care resources

It used to be that if you wanted pure cosmetics and body care products, you had to make them yourself. When my kids were small, stirring and mashing bowls of organic vegetable… | Read the full article ›

By Lisa Poisso (217 days ago) 0 comments

Definitions: Organic, Carcinogens, Phthalate, Parabens, Toxicity, Synthetics, Greenwashing

Black henna: a black eye for natural products

When I'm not warning friends and family away from dangerous, toxic mainstream products (BPA, we've danced for so long!), I'm steering them away from dodgy, greenwashed "natural"… | Read the full article ›

By Lisa Poisso (231 days ago) 0 comments

Companies: Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration

Definitions: Greenwashing, Toxicity, Bisphenol-A (BPA), Allergens, Carcinogens

Sunblock may block the view, not the burn

Are sunblock manufacturers blowing sunshine up your wallet? A snippet of a report at Mother Jones making the rounds on the internet this week points to a shady effect of the… | Read the full article ›

By Lisa Poisso (252 days ago) 1 comment

Definitions: Parabens, Methylparaben, Toxicity

The greenwashing of Sephora

What's in a name? At cosmetics megastore Sephora, suspiciously little. Despite a high-profile Natural & Organic initiative featuring more than 1,400 products and 30-plus… | Read the full article ›

By Lisa Poisso (259 days ago) 4 comments