According to a report by The Environmental Working Group, only 8% of the beach and sport sunscreens (39 out of 500) offer sufficient protection AND ingredients safe enough to earn their "green" rating. In my safer sunscreens post I have highlighted some of the ones that received top honors on their list. It is becoming clearer to more and more people that the sunscreen industry is actually less about protecting our skin and more about marketing. How else can they continue to peddle the … [Read more...]
Ask NatureMom – Infant Formula & Toxic Cloth Diapers?
This is a new feature I have added to organize reader questions. Some days I spend quite a bit of time writing out answers to questions that readers send only to have someone ask the same question 2-3 months later and I can't find what I previously wrote. Well, it was about time I smarten up here...I will be answering them on the blog so I can just send a link...easy peasy. Q: I think you may be past the point of needing infant formula, but do you have any strong feelings towards any of … [Read more...]
Go Green & Put Some Green Back In Your Pocket
The economy is bad, gas prices are high, food prices are rising and many green families may be wondering how they can afford organics, costlier natural items, and some of those green gadgets that cost more now and end up helping you save later. I have gotten several emails this week from moms asking about how to make this process more affordable. I DO understand that it is cheaper to buy that 99 cent sunscreen tube from Walgreen's instead of the safer but more expensive brand the EWG … [Read more...]
Eco Wrap – Tutorials and Cool Blogs
TGIF! Have an awesome weekend everyone! I spent the morning visiting yard sales and toted home some very good finds. Since we are trying to green our birthdays and Christmas this year by doing second hand gifts I am off to a good start! My finds this morning all for under $20: 20 children's books, 5 NEW homeschool workbooks, a never used Chemistry set, a box of modeling clay, 3 unopened kites, two electronic ABCs toys, a Barbie on a Jet Ski, an unopened costume for Barbie dolls, and a rug for … [Read more...]
Childrens Drinks Contain Benzene
CHILDREN'S DRINKS CONTAIN INGREDIENTS THAT CAN FORM BENZENE FDA silent despite knowledge of the problem Agency Trusted Industry to Change Formulas in 1990, Yet Still Finds Sodas with Benzene By Abid Aslam WASHINGTON - February 28 - Today the Environmental Working Group (EWG) sent a letter to the FDA requesting that the Agency notify the public about the presence of two ingredients in many popular children's drinks that can mix together to form the cancer-causing chemical benzene. The FDA … [Read more...]
Recent Comments