8:05 am in chemical sensitivity, chemical sesitivity, cosmetics, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger
Photo: courtesy Bella Floria
Zuii Organic has a bevy of eye shadow options for anyone needing a boost of color to their same old make-up routine.
Their entire line is
certified organic by the USDA, as well as the
Organic Food Chain in Australia, where the cosmetic brand is based, and thanks to
Bella Floria, I tried out their blush and eye shadow, which are now two trusty cosmetic items I use on a weekly basis. Read on for my review:...
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1:13 pm in chemical sensitivity, Food & Health, health by TreeHugger

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ES&T
A few years back there was a panic over teflon cookware; we recommended that readers
Dump those Teflon Pans, then
formulae and methods were changed, then our Chemist John wrote that
Consumer Reports Debunks the Teflon Pan/PFOA Exposure Myth. But perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) are in lots of stuff, including everything from microwave popcorn bags...
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10:07 am in chemical sensitivity, chemical sesitivity, cosmetics, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger
Lead in lipstick? May be old news. Photo: Jupiterimages
From the
toxic heavy metals found in popular cosmetic products to the
shocking amounts of formaldehyde found in Brazilian Blowout formula , finding harmful chemicals in cosmetics is no new story. In fact, the existing law hasn't been updated since 1938.
But there's a new bill in the House of Representatives, called the Safe C...
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9:34 am in chemical sensitivity, Food & Health, health by TreeHugger
Image credit Lloyd Alter
In our house the dust bunnies chase the dog. According to Chemist Christine in her Parentables post
Why Your Kids' First Pet Should be a Dust Bunny, this might be a good thing, because of the "hygiene hypothesis." But new research confirms that dust bunnies can expose people to PBDE flame retardants that
Environmental Health Perspectives says may cause " decreased IQ and neurodevelopmental impair...
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4:44 pm in chemical sensitivity, Food & Health, green building by TreeHugger

As noted this morning in our post about
formaldehyde, The Health And Human Services Report on Carcinogens lists two categories: agents, substances, mixtures, or exposures
known to be a human carcinogen and
reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen. Some are found in strange places, like the
Aristolochic Acids that are found in herbal medicines and are now known to be carcinogenic. Avoid them completely;
here is a list of everything from weig...
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