Sugar and spice and toxins: teen girls exposed to chemicals in beauty products
By Barbara Kessler Some not so pretty news out about cosmetics this week shows that teen girls tested for chemical exposure from beauty products had become human repositories of parabens, phthalates,...
View ArticleFor teens, this smells like trouble
By Barbara Kessler My tweener daughter has often patiently explained to me that there are “girly girls” and “Tom Boys” and variations in between. I guess she figures that in the century when I grew up...
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Consider natural beauty products and avoid hidden toxins
By Barbara Kessler After the Environmental Working Group released research on toxins in beauty products showing that teen girls could be especially vulnerable (see our blog), we took a closer look at...
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Help contain plastics by knowing your plastic containers
By Kelly Rondeau Green Right Now It’s the holiday season, and along with the many joys that are associated with this fun time of year – cooking, baking, parties with friends and family – comes a...
View ArticlePhthalates in toys are gone, but replaced by what?
By John DeFore Green Right Now Last week was the start date of a ban, signed last summer by President George Bush, that targets the use of six phthalates in products made for children. Three of the...
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Beauty at what cost?
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now That old saw “Beauty at all costs” got flipped on its perfectly coiffed head at a salon convention in Chicago where some 60,000 beauty professionals gathered over...
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A rose by another name — would be called ‘rosebush’ by Vintage Naturals
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now If you’ve been looking for a fragrance that’s true to nature’s aromas and also free of toxic phthalates and preservatives and dyes, get ready for an April treat....
View ArticleMaking good scents
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Today we’re all about fragrances. I’ve sampled some lovely new perfumes from the Demeter Fragrance Library, a homegrown company that has long been making mostly...
View ArticleToxicologists say media, activists overstate chemical threats
From Green Right Now Reports: As toxicologists see it, our chemical world is neither as dangerous as portrayed by the mainstream media and environmental groups, nor as safe as the American Chemistry...
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Green Goods: Desert Essence Organics debuts new hand washes
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now The last time I picked up some “natural” hand soap, I got burned. It turned out to be natural in only the most nominal way. It had a couple herbal ingredients, but...
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An interview with ‘Slow Death by Rubber Duck’ co-author Rick Smith
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Having just read and reviewed Slow Death By Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things, I had a few questions for co-author Rick Smith, head of Environmental...
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‘Slow Death by Rubber Duck,’ a tale about the chemicals within us
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Concerned about all those dangerous household chemicals you keep hearing about: BPA, phthalates and pesticides with cryptic names like 2,4-Dioxane? We’ve found just...
View ArticlePhthalates may be creating more health problems for newborns
From Green Right Now Reports Phthalates, the substance used to make plastic pliable, has again been linked to health problems in infants. The most fragile newborns, those in neonatal intensive care,...
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Give eco-friendly beauty gifts for babies, green teens and mom
From Green Right Now Reports Ready to abandon all those preservatives, petroleum byproducts, antibacterials and mystery chemicals in so many synthetically scented lotions and beauty products? We are...
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Pregnant women are carrying more than just baby
(Dr. Sarah Janssen, who has a doctorate in reproductive health and a masters in public health, is a scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council who studies the effects of chemicals on...
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Study shows how plastic additives from food packaging accumulate in humans
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now You are what you eat. But according to a new study, you also are what your food was wrapped or packed in, at least to a degree. And if that food was enclosed in...
View ArticleStudy shows a correlation between phthalate exposure and childhood obesity
From Green Right Now Reports Phthalates, chemicals commonly found in synthetic fragrances, body lotions and pliable plastic products, have been viewed with suspicion in recent years because they’ve...
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Healthy Stuff.org (and your mom) says don’t drink from the garden hose
From Green Right Now Reports We all watch for snakes in the garden. You don’t want to be caught unaware. Garden hoses made of PVC may contain unsafe chemicals or lead. When it comes to chemical...
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11 ways to avoid BPA and phthalates and why you should
GRN Reports Look for “no phthalates” on cosmetic goods. If the label doesn’t say, watch for unidentified “fragrance.” Phthalates, BPA and other plastic additives have been shown to interfere with the...
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