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Zuii Organic’s Colorful Summer Cosmetics Are Packed with Flower Petals

8:05 am in chemical sensitivity, chemical sesitivity, cosmetics, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger

beautylab zuii organic photo 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:...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Sigg’s American Water Bottle Distributor Bankrupt

7:55 am in chemical sensitivity, corporate responsibility, switzerland, united states by TreeHugger

Sigg bottle photo Sigg Bottle photo by StromBer (Wikipedia Commons) Two years ago we asked TreeHugger readers, if, in light of revelations that Sigg aluminum water bottled had actually contained Bisphenol-A (BPA) linings, would they be returning their bottles. 200 said they would. But they were just the tip of a huge iceberg of US customer dissatisfaction for in the end 306,371 bottles were returned to Sigg for replacement with newer non-BPA bottles. A couple of months ago Sigg's US distributor filed for C...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Shop Vegan Cosmetics at New Online Beauty Market

8:08 am in chemical sensitivity, cosmetics, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger

vegan beauty market photo Photo: screenshot via Vegan Beauty Market There's a new beauty shop on the virtual block: Called Vegan Beauty Market, it's a one-stop for cosmetics and personal skin care and body products. From Pangea Organics to Aubrey Organics, they've got great green beauty finds and offer free shopping on orders over $49 -- in the United States only. Plus, you'll receive free samples with every order. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Petrofluorinated Chemicals Linked To ADHD

1:13 pm in chemical sensitivity, Food & Health, health by TreeHugger

perfluorinated testing kids Image credit 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...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 Could Clean Up Chemical-Laden Beauty Industry

10:07 am in chemical sensitivity, chemical sesitivity, cosmetics, Fashion & Beauty by TreeHugger

2011 safe cosmetics act photo 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...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Green Buildings are Hazardous to Your Health, Says Fair and Balanced Fox News

9:50 am in air pollution, chemical sensitivity, Design & Architecture, green building by TreeHugger

air leakage from report From report: how houses have got tighter. Joe Romm's Climate Progress is all hot and bothered about Fox News' coverage of a new report Climate Change, the Indoor Environment, and Health, and its headline, Green Buildings Hazardous to Health? Report Cites Risks of Weatherization.. Climate Progress titles their post Fox ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

More Evidence of A Correlation Between Dust Bunnies and Flame Retardants

9:34 am in chemical sensitivity, Food & Health, health by TreeHugger

dust bunny photo 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...Read the full story on TreeHugger

More Chemicals Added To HHS List Of Known or Suspected Carcinogens

4:44 pm in chemical sensitivity, Food & Health, green building by TreeHugger

arista.jpgAs 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...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Holistic Remedies for Relieving Sunburn Pain

12:00 pm in chemical sensitivity, health, natural health by TreeHugger

sunburn photo Photo: blmurch It's that time of year again. The sun is shining and it's hot, hot, hot. The sun is warming, welcoming, and a great contributor to getting your RDA of Vitamin D, but just like everything else, you can overdo it. Sunburns are not only bad for your health, they're incredibly irritating and uncomfortable. But instead of going out and buying a prepackaged aloe formula with mysterious ingredients, why not make your own sunburn relief remedy at home?...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Is Sprayed Polyurethane Insulation Safe?

10:50 am in chemical sensitivity, materials by TreeHugger

polyurethane spray Image Credit Lloyd Alter It's getting harder and harder to know what to use in green building. Sprayed polyurethane foam is a favourite among green builders because of its high R value and tight seal, but the Environmental Protection Agency is raising some questions about its safety. Tristan Roberts at BuildingGreen explains that the issue is "Isocyanates, such as MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate), that are chemicals that react with polyols to form polyurethane." It is evidently not a problem when it is cured, but mor...Read the full story on TreeHugger