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What’s In My Baby Shampoo? How to Shop Safe for Baby

Posted September 6, 2012
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Contrary to labels such as ‘gentle’ and ‘pure’, many top-selling baby bath products are contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals, according to independent lab tests conducted by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.

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My Clean Beauty Regime

Posted May 1, 2012
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During my internet travels last week, I came across the following infographic that I think all women need to see. Too many of us are complacent with what we put on our skin, because we aren’t aware that absorbing toxins through the skin actually does more damage to the body than if we were to… Read More

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How bad are microwaves really?

Posted October 25, 2011
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I didn’t want to believe it at first. I mean, how was I going to feed myself if I could no longer heat up frozen pies, frozen jam doughnuts, three-minute rice and Lean Cuisine meals in the microwave? This would mean that I would have to wait for the oven to pre-heat, scour through the… Read More

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The Dirty Thirty: Top 30 most toxic beauty ingredients

Posted August 11, 2011
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Go to your bathroom cupboards right now and have a look at your cosmetics and skin care stuff. Right now. Not at home? Not in the mood from getting up from your computer? Not a fan of the aggressive tone I came out swinging with? Fine, fine. You can do it later. Seeing as you’re… Read More

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The healthy shopper’s guide to buying non-organic food

Posted December 20, 2010
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It’s pretty safe to say that if it were a financially viable possibility, almost everyone would choose to eat organic food. Am I right? Thought so. You don’t count, Colonel Sanders. For some of us, stocking our fridge and pantries with organics is already a top priority; while others find it difficult to justify the… Read More

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Buying organic on a budget

Posted August 22, 2010
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So you still can’t justify buying organic, hey? Even after everything I’ve told you about why it is sooooo much better for you, your family and the planet? Okay, fair enough. I get it. Organic food can work out be pretty expensive, especially when you compare it to your regular ol’ chemically-grown and nutritionally-depleted supermarket… Read More

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