Archive for May, 2010

Top 12 ingredients to avoid in cosmetics (continued)

OK, let’s resume this list. In my last post, I left off after 6 ingredients: fragrance, triclosan, formaldehyde releasers, parabens, FD&C colours, and PTFE + PFOA. So on with the list: 7. polyethylene glycols (PEG): PEGs are used as penetration-enhancers, dispersants and texture-modifiers in cosmetics, lotions, toothpastes, etc. Usually listed as PEG-100, PEG-20, etc. on […]

Top 12 ingredients in cosmetics to avoid

Every day, most of us slather on multiple “products” for our bodies: shampoo, conditioner, soap, shaving cream, lotion, lip balm, perfume, deodorant, multiple makeup products, etc., etc., etc.. What we don’t always think about however, is what’s in all those things. Today’s mainstream body care products are nothing like what our grandparents used. They are […]

so what’s the deal with organic food?

This is a great place to start. In recent years, organic food has been popping up everywhere, from Farmers’ Markets to grocery stores to WalMart, the king of “cheap at whatever the cost”. So is this just in fashion right now? Something urban preppies do to look upscale and trendy? The answer: absolutely not. To […]

well, well…

After talking about it for years, this blog is finally going live! As I mention in the About section, environmental health is an emerging field of scientific research. Ten or fifteen years ago, very little was known about the health effects of everyday items and products around us. Things we apply to our bodies, put […]