Tag Archives | chemicals

The toxic dangers of PVC shower curtains

By on August 17, 2012 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing

The shower. Some of us get our best singing done here. We’re supposed to be relaxing at the end of a long day, cleansing our skin with pure organic skincare products, [… Read More]

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Why organic skincare is the new black

By on July 16, 2012 in Organics

Rewind ten years and you would have been hard-pressed to find any certified organic skincare at all. But today, there’s a virtual revolution happening in the cosmetics industry and everywhere [… Read More]

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If you eat organic food then cover your skin in chemicals it’s self-sabotage!

By on March 2, 2012 in Health and Wellbeing

I’m amazed at how many people buy predominantly organic food for themselves and their families, but when it comes to choosing skincare and haircare products, it’s open slather. Why do [… Read More]

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Pregnancy Skincare: 1 in 5 skincare ingredients could harm your baby

By on February 24, 2012 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing

Lots of women start using certified organic skincare products when they become pregnant, as they don’t want the chemicals from their skincare products affecting their growing baby. Sorry, but I [… Read More]

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You won’t believe the toxins contained in this ‘natural’ skincare product!

By on February 18, 2012 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing

Here at Mukti Organic Skincare we’re always going on about reading ingredients lists on cosmetics packaging. But a) who has time? and b) what the hell are all those ingredients, [… Read More]

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New study links phthalates to childhood obesity

By on January 27, 2012 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing

  Just before Christmas, I wrote this post to warn people against buying children plastic toys for Christmas or using excessive amounts of plastic-coated wrapping paper due to the presence [… Read More]

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Review — “Not Just A Pretty Face” by Stacy Malkan

By on August 2, 2011 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients

Anyone who knows me, knows I’m an insatiable reader of both fiction and non-fiction books. I have a bookshelf in my office at Mukti Botanicals that’s bulging with books on [… Read More]

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