Tag Archives | parabens

Parabens, phthalates & PEGs: the 3 Ps of cosmetics chemicals

By on July 13, 2012 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing

Parabens As we wrote in this post, parabens are the most widely used synthetic preservatives in cosmetics and skincare products. They are found in most of the nearly 25,000 cosmetics [… Read More]

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The 2 highly toxic cosmetics ingredients that cause most skin allergies

By on June 22, 2012 in Beauty, Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing

Skin allergies to cosmetics and skincare products are extremely common and are about as much fun as going camping in a hail storm. If you’ve ever experienced sore, red, itchy, [… Read More]

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Hip hip hooray, paraben-free cosmetics are on the rise!

By on May 7, 2012 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing

We’ve done a couple of posts on parabens now, (here and here), because they are such a prevalent preservative in cosmetics and we believe they are NOT safe. Evidence shows [… Read More]

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2 good reasons to stop using aluminium-based antiperspirants

By on March 30, 2012 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing, Mukti TV, Our Products

What’s the one personal hygiene product you wouldn’t be caught dead without? Deodorant or antiperspirant, right? No one wants smelly, wet underarms, so we spray, spritz or roll our choice [… 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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Why you should avoid cosmetics containing parabens like the plague

By on January 23, 2012 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing

There’s quite a heated debate going on over at Natural News about research that suggests parabens could cause breast cancer. While there is still no direct evidence of a causal [… Read More]

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Why Homemade Skincare Products Are Cool

By on November 7, 2011 in General

I began Mukti Organics 11 years ago in my own kitchen. I couldn’t find any organic skincare products I liked back then and I wanted to make products for my [… Read More]

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Why you should use tooth powder for natural teeth whitening

By on September 15, 2011 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing

Do you really love that sweet, stripey, foaming toothpaste that makes your teeth look and feel clean and white? Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but your favourite toothpaste could [… 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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