After going through two kids, our cloth diapers are in pretty rough shape. So we are buying a new stash for baby #3. Shopping for cloth diapers in 2010 is so different than in 2005!! I love all the organic cotton options and many diapers are now one-size-fits-most. Unfortunately, prices have gone up too, but [...]
Filed under: Children, Personal Care Products on February 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
ALL of the lipsticks the FDA tested in the summer of 2009 contained lead. 100%. But the FDA says there’s no reason to be concerned. The upper safety limit for lead in candy set by the FDA is 0.1 ppm. They found lead in lipstick at levels of 0.09 ppm to 3.06 ppm. Apparently because [...]
Filed under: Lead, Personal Care Products on January 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
A year and a half ago, I tried to stop using antiperspirant. For about 3 months, I used a natural deodorant made with baking soda. Unfortunately, I developed some sort of allergic reaction to what I thought was the deodorant and stopped using it. However, I eventually discovered that my allergy was actually to the [...]
Filed under: Personal Care Products on January 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
I have tried recycled toilet paper over the years and found it uncomfortable. Try as I might, I couldn’t bring myself to switch to it permanently. But recently, I’ve felt more and more convicted. Most paper products are made from virgin wood pulp, much of which comes from North American forests. In fact, 98% of [...]
Filed under: Environment, Personal Care Products on December 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has published its list of 10 best beach and sport sunscreens. Of the 10 on that list, we’ve only personally used one–Badger SPF 30. Other than a slight white film it leaves on your skin, we’ve been happy with it. If you’d like to find a safe, stable sunscreen, check [...]
Filed under: Personal Care Products on July 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics sent Johnson&Johnson a letter last week asking them to remove toxic chemicals–such as 1,4-dioxane and formaldehyde–from its baby shampoo. You can read the letter here. Scroll down to the bottom and take a look at the people who signed that letter. Also read the addendum with the concerns about the [...]
Filed under: Personal Care Products on June 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
For my past several dental visits, I’ve been told that my upper gums are inflamed. The dentist thought it was due to either plaque or breathing with my mouth open, and was probably aggravated by hormone levels (which were up due to being pregnant and nursing). I am now flossing twice a day, brushing after [...]
Filed under: Personal Care Products on May 26th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last weekend, I got together with a bunch of my girlfriends. The subject of birth control came up and I was reminded of how unhealthy and unnatural most of our options are. I am completely against the birth control pill, philosophically (what could be more unnatural than taking hormones daily–hormones that affect every cell in [...]
Filed under: Personal Care Products on May 14th, 2009 | No Comments »
I have a bottle of shampoo that I bought at Wild Oats (which is now Whole Foods) a couple years ago. The brand is Nature’s Gate and it’s called Rainwater Clarifying Shampoo. The back of the bottle declares the shampoo is “as pure and gentle as if washing your hair in the rain!”
But then you [...]
Filed under: Personal Care Products on March 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
A friend of mine has stopped using shampoo and is trying this No Poo method instead. Very interesting. I think I could skip conditioner and use olive oil or apple cider vinegar, but I’m going to have to think about whether I could give up shampoo. Maybe I’ll try it out on the boys first…
Filed under: Personal Care Products on March 20th, 2009 | 4 Comments »