Just imagine eating chocolate that prevents acne and doesn’t make your hips spread…now that’s what I’m talking about! Well, the good news is there is an emerging trend of edible cosmetics in the beauty industry that allows you to eat your way to clearer skin, healthier hair, and brighter eyes. While women have long ingested pills [...]
Thinking Pink Year Round
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, when everything from NFL armbands to soup cans turn pink. Here are 4 tips to keep in mind all year, not just over the next few weeks, to reduce your exposure to potentially harmful, cancer-causing chemicals: 1.) Pay special attention to the household cleaners and air fresheners you use. A [...]
Hair Dye or Hair Die
Whether you can tell it’s a natural color or not, plenty of people (men, women, and children) dye their hair. Some people do it every two weeks, some once a month, and some people do it just once and instantly regret it. There’s actually a good chance that you dye your hair, but do you [...]
Paraben: To be or not to be?
Parabens are chemicals that are used as preservatives in cosmetics. They are most often found shampoos, moisturizers, shaving gels, toothpaste and even some pharmaceutical creams. Parabens are used to help eliminate and keep out bacteria and fungi out of products.Some of these chemicals have been found in plant sources, such as blueberries. However, all parabens [...]
The Battle of Natural vs. Organic
“Natural” and “organic” are words most commonly thrown around when dealing with food and cosmetics. So which one is better? Marketing studies have shown that consumers most often prefer natural products over the organic ones. As similar as they may seem, the word “organic” seems to have a negative connotation in the mind of the [...]
Stem cells provide help on eliminating animal testing
While the beauty and personal care industry is continually taking steps in the right direction when it comes to eco-friendly, natural products, there is still one HUGE issue that needs to be addressed – animal testing! In Europe, animal testing is a big no no - and in Germany alternative testing solutions are already at [...]
Recession proof – nail polish or lipstick?
In recessions, depressions and just bad economic times, lipstick has always been the number one beauty product and almost always maintained its sales. Women have pinched pennies for almost a century to keep their lips primped. Well move over ruby red, nail polish is the new lipstick. In 2009, nail polish surpassed lipstick sales for [...]
Buyer beware, there is lead everywhere
In December I was shocked to learn about the lead concentration in lipsticks, My lisptick has what???, and that was just the start. In a study, released by the National Capital Poison Center in DC, the leading cause of exposure to poison for children under the age of six is from cosmetics and personal care [...]
New bill in Colorado threatens beauty businesses
There is a new bill set before Colorado’s legislature that could cause some serious harm to beauty and all it encompasses. On paper, the Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act, is aimed at punishing businesses that use unsafe ingredients in their products or during their manufacturing process. The Act, “which prohibits a manufacturer from knowingly [...]
My lipstick has what???
Recently, the FDA conducted a study on the levels of lead in lipsticks. In 2007, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC) conducted one as well. The new FDA study found lead levels in all 20 lipsticks they tested and the lead levels were 4 times higher than the CSC test. Lead in your lipstick is [...]
