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Breast Cancer Month Winds Down, But Will Pinkwashing Continue ...
Posted by Danika Carter @Your Organic Life
Thu, Oct 27
The following article is a guest post by Mia Davis of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Breast cancer awareness month is winding down, and some of the bright, pastel "awareness pink" on NFL players, cosmetics packaging, and even on the Whi...
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Is Your Laundry Detergent Toxic?
Posted by ecomation
Sun, Sep 18
http://www.laundry-alternative.com/detergentsinfo.htm Consumers have become much more concerned about how the products they use impact the environment in recent years. Unfortunately, it can be difficult for even highly educated c...
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Dutch Artists put a Year's worth of Makeup on a Model in 1 day
Posted by Danika Carter @Your Organic Life
Fri, Jul 08
Earlier this week the Daily Mail Online in the UK reported about a Dutch artist that made a film as they applied a year's worth of makeup on a model. This doesn't appear to be a political statement, but rather an artis...
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Despite Recent Concerns, LED's Are Still A Great Light Source
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Mon, Mar 07
A new study suggests that LED's could possibly kill you. That study, however, pertains more to the LED lights used in strings of Christmas or holiday lights. MetaEfficient says, Although a recent study from two University of California r...
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Reduce Pesticides by Avoiding These Three Crops
Posted by Alexandra Gnoske
Mon, Feb 14
The easiest way to reduce the overwhelming amount of pesticides in the environment is to avoid buying the crops that use them, or buy their organic counter part. When you think of Pesticides you probably don't think of health food, and yo...
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7 Helpful Resources for Evaluating Personal Care Ingredients
Posted by Danika Carter @Your Organic Life
Fri, Jan 14
More and more people are become aware of the plethora of toxic synthetic chemicals in their personal care products and are looking for safer alternatives. Consumers are also becoming more and more frustrated with finding out that t...
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Using sunscreens daily? Think twice...
Posted by DivaGoesGreen
Tue, Oct 12
I wanted to talk about the use of sunscreens and the actual dangers of using it! Did you know that the sunscreens that are being used right now by millions of people daily may actually be increasing their possibility to get skin cancer? Yes...
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What You Should Know about Bug Repellents...
Posted by Jessica St. Clair
Wed, Jul 28
One thing I love about city-living is the absence (or at least minimal presence) of mosquitos especially having grown up in the great outdoors of the US, where they are plentiful. But bugs can pose problems for many summer nights' plans n...
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VIDEO: The Story of Cosmetics
Posted by Joyce Kushner
Wed, Jul 21
"The Story of Cosmetics, released on July 21st, 2010, examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. Produced with Free Range Studios and hosted by Annie Leonard, the s...
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Thanks To A Voluntary Ban, All Dishwasher Detergents Will Soon...
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Thu, Jul 08
In a time where companies are attempting to squeak past guidelines and regulations by the narrowest of margins, an entire industry has voluntarily banned a dangerous ingredient – phosphates. Treehugger says, "The American Cleaning...
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