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Startling new study links phthalates found in cosmetics to early menopause

By on October 26, 2012 in Harmful Cosmetics Ingredients, Health and Wellbeing

If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you’ll know we’ve been waging a war against the widespread use of the chemical group phthalates for some time now, blogging about [… 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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Exfoliating the gentle, eco-friendly way

By on August 9, 2011 in Beauty

Hands up who wants more youthful-looking skin? (Wow — that’s a lot of hands!) Hands up again if you don’t want to damage your skin or endanger marine life in [… Read More]

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