Tag Archives | phthalates

Don’t buy toxic perfume for your teenager this Christmas — go green and natural.

By on November 9, 2012 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients

I can only imagine the amount of chemical-laden toxic perfume currently being purchased as Christmas gifts for women this year, but the group I’m most concerned about is teenagers and [… Read More]

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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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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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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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‘Tis the Season to Avoid Phthalates

By on November 25, 2011 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing

Aaaah, Christmas. ‘Tis the season for food, friends, holidays, beach, snow (if you’re in the northern hemisphere), presents and… phthalates. Lots and lots and lots of PHTHALATES. I bought some [… Read More]

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