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Posts Tagged ‘cosmetics’
Health, Videos & Documentaries, Oct 3rd, 2010,
Toxics in, toxics out. Once again, Annie Leonard asks important questions about things that most people may not even consider, but are nonetheless important to the safety and wellbeing of every single one of us. Leonard, who brought us the informative films The Story of Stuff, The Story of Bottled Water and The Story of Cap and Trade, also explores the issue of toxic chemicals present in many common personal care products in her latest work, entitled The Story of Cosmetics. If you’ve ever wondered what those chemicals with long names in your shampoo, lipstick or deodorant, are and what…
Tags: Annie, chemicals, cosmetics, Leonard, personal care, products, story of stuff, TOXIC
Green living, Sep 8th, 2010,
A: Organic cosmetics are made from natural, plant-based ingredients from certified organic plantations. If they aren’t vegan, they still don’t contain any substances that come from dead animals, but ingredients such as honey and milk protein may be used in their composition. The amount of harsh substances like parabens and SLS that non-organic cosmetics often contain, is approved as safe, but things aren’t that simple. If you use many cosmetics one after the other, like a cleansing gel, mask, toner and then cream, the combined amount will often exceed approved, safe levels. Also, producers are not obliged to inform consumers about…
Tags: animals, certified, cosmetics, cruelty free, dioxins, mercury, natural, organic, packaging, parabens, petrochemicals, SLS, testing
Climate Change, Green living, Nature, Jun 5th, 2010,
Palm oil has made its way into countless processed foods, soaps and cosmetics. It is also used to make ‘biofuel’ and even napalm – the gelled gasoline used to horrifying effect during the Vietnam War. Now palm oil is engaged in another war – a war of the environment. Palm oil cultivation often destroys vital natural resources via the utilization of slash and burn agriculture and rainforest clearing in Indonesia and Malaysia. This type of cultivation not only results in the loss of habitats for many species including vulnerable Sumatran tigers and orangutans, but the burning of the forests releases…
Tags: co2, cosmetics, environment, forests, Lush, oil, palm, palm oil, plantations, rainforest, soap, UK, war
Politics, Sep 10th, 2009,
“A few years back all the animals went away.” That is the opening line to Neil Gaiman’s story “Babycakes”. His story discusses, in brief, the consequences of using all the animals for testing, food, and decorations, until there are none left; and the drastic steps taken to replace them with another species: humans. Hopefully, with new approaches to animal testing being developed, it won’t come to that. Recently, The European Commission revealed information on a new research program that will develop a modern approach to repeat-dose toxicity testing. Due to conflicting legislative demands for more thorough safety testing of chemicals…
Tags: animal testing, cosmetics, lab rats, tox 21, Wildlife & Flora
