Since the late 19th century, perfumes have enticed our senses. Yet even the most expensive perfumes are loaded with petrochemicals, many toxic to humans. A 1991 EPA study found many perfumes include potentially hazardous chemicals like acetone (used as a cleaning solvent), benzyl acetate (a solvent used in plastics), ethanol (grain alcohol), ethyl acetate (a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘chemicals’
Can we be BPA free?
February 26th, 2010
Posted by: victoria
Anyone strolling around a “gear” store (read: expensive clothing and equipment for outdoor activites… I admit I am an addict) will see an assortment of water bottles available for their nature excursions. “BPA Free!” read the plastic options. And in response to the growing number of consumers wishing avoid plastic altogether, popular metal brands like [...]
Categories: Uncategorized chemicals
Tags: bpa, chemicals, green lifestyle, plastic, policy, toxicity
Link Sunday
February 21st, 2010
Posted by: victoria
A roundup of our favorite links from the past week…
1. Houses warmed by compost?
2. Eco-conscious “Save-the-Dates”, Michel Gondry video-style
3. Water refugees in the Middle East
4. 17,000 chemicals in daily household products kept hidden by obscure law
5. Permafrost is receding– fast.
6. School House Rocks “Electricity”, contains conservation message
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Categories: Uncategorized Tags: chemicals, Climate Change, compost, electricity, green lifestyle, Green Wedding, Link Sunday, permafrost, Video, water
Dirty Dozen
February 10th, 2010
Posted by: greenproductsguide
According to the Green Guide, the average adult uses at least 9 skincare products a day (think: soap, lotion, sunscreen, fragrance, deodorant, etc) with over 120 chemicals between them, many of which have some degree of toxicity.
To help when you’re in the store trying to pick out what will not disrupt your hormones, here is [...]
Categories: Uncategorized dirty dozen Tags: chemicals, cosmetics, dirty dozen, green guide, Green Products, toxins
Advice From Tessa
February 10th, 2010
Posted by: greenproductsguide
I work with a wonderful woman who is thoroughly devoted to not using products that contain harmful chemicals or toxins.
Make-up, soaps, shampoos, lip balms, toothpaste– all products we use everyday of our lives, and for most of the world, all products that contain chemicals that we would never knowingly put on our bodies, let alone [...]
Categories: make up Tags: avalon, beauty products, chemicals, green guide, green lifestyle, Green Living, green makeup, Green Products, pollutants, Skin Care, tom's of maine, toxins
Chemicals; the Good, the Bad, and the Harmful
January 24th, 2010
Posted by: growgreenkids
In the early 1900’s scientists from different backgrounds, labs and companies were experimenting on their various products. One would pick up on the compounds of another and add or take away a chemical or two and by the 1950’s the fantastic product that we know today as plastics had evolved and was on earth to [...]
Categories: Green Living Nature Pollution control eco system environment Tags: bisphenol A, Center for Wildlife Information, chemicals, environment, good chemical compounds, greener alternatives, News National Geographic, ocean pollution, plastics, pollution, polystyrene, styrene trimer
Non Stick Cookware+ Thyroid Disease?
January 21st, 2010
Posted by: southernmaryland
Study Raises Questions About Non-Stick Chemical Known as PFOA
Jan. 21, 2010 — A chemical compound used to make non-stick cookware, food wrappers, and water-resistant coatings for carpets and fabrics has been linked to an increased risk for thyroid disease in an early study.
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) has previously been shown to influence thyroid hormone levels in animals.
But [...]
PVC FREE SCHOOLS
January 7th, 2010
Posted by: southernmaryland
Top Ten Reasons
Your School
Should Go PVC-Free
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC or vinyl) plastic poses serious environmental
and health threats at all stages of its lifecycle: from manufacturing to
use to disposal. Here are the top ten reasons schools should go
PVC-free and build or renovate with PVC-free building materials.
1. Children More At Risk from Toxic Chemicals
Children are not “little adults” [...]
Telll the SENATE: Ban BPA
December 16th, 2009
Posted by: southernmaryland
Recent research on Bisphenol-A (BPA) has linked this chemical to breast and prostate cancer, reproductive system abnormalities and a host of developmental problems in early childhood. Yet this toxic chemical can be found in a growing number of containers and products — including baby bottles and teething rings!
It’s time that we stop exposing our children [...]