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Vegan Cosmetics: Look Better, Feel Better, Do Better

Georgina Guiney Andalou, bath, beauty, cosmetics, Cup O’ Coffee, exfoliator, health, healthy, Lush, Makeup, Ocean Salt, Pure Pore, Rosy Cheeks, vegan, vegetarian

Vegan cosmetics are typically made from organic, all-natural ingredients, use earth-friendly packaging and don’t contribute to the harm of any animals…

Synthetic compounds called parabens are added to toothpastes, deodorants, shampoos and other products to stop the growth of fungus, bacteria and other potentially damaging microbes. Individual products contain limited amounts within safe limits, but cumulative exposure could be overloading our bodies and contributing to a wide range of health problems, including breast cancer and reproductive toxicity. Credit: Joe Shlabotnik

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Paraben Paranoia?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer butylparaben, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, cosmetics, CSC, Environmental Working Group, ethylparaben, FDA, isobutylparaben, methylparaben, parabens, propylparaben, Skin Deep

Dear EarthTalk: A friend of mine recently stopped using skin and beauty products with parabens in them. What are parabens and should we all be avoiding them? — Betsy Johnson, Port Chester, NY First commercialized in the 1950s, parabens are a group of synthetic compounds commonly used as preservatives in a wide range of health, beauty […]

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Spring Forward with Eco-Friendly Products

E The Environmental Magazine Anti-bottle, Cate McNabb, cosmetics, Sunology, sunscreen, Vapur, water bottles, Zinc

Vapur Anti-Bottles California-based Vapur launched in 2009 with the mission to make hydration incomparably portable and disposable bottles obsolete. Vapur’s line of flexible, light-weight, easy-to-pack Anti-Bottles (various models/sizes, all under $12/each) are made in the U.S. and use less energy to produce and transport than their rigid competitors. Greener Cosmetics Debuting in 2014, Cate McNabb Cosmetics is an exclusively e-commerce […]