The Green Beauty Guide

I’ve never been a fan of writing my posts off the cuff. Maybe years of glossy magazines journalism make me extra-attentive to each word I say, and there’s a tiny (and nasty) fact-checker inside my writing center that works 24/7.
Anyway. Today my daughter (the one who granted her name to Petite Marie Organics) started nursery, [...]

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A few days ago a customer complained that SKINSAVER Original Cream contains plant oils which she believes is bad for acne. She admitted she’s a fan of “not-so-green” (can I assume conventional, chemical?) acne products and advised that we made SKINSAVER oil-free, that is, made with synthetic emollients and silicones.
Sorry. Not going to happen. [...]

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It’s never a good idea to leave home without a lip gloss. Usually I end up buying the gaudiest albeit least toxic lip goo available in a local drugstore.
This day, I stepped into a heavily scented The Body Shop haven - and yes, I managed to find a lip balm without parabens (that’s a [...]

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A few days ago I’ve been experimenting with a few essential and base oils that I have in abundance in my office that also serves as a lab. This fragrant blend captivated my senses and I was in fact sniffing on my elbow (where I patch tested the blend to make sure it’s non-irritating). Feel [...]

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Most synthetic chemicals used in conventional products have never been tested on humans for safety. Science is only beginning to reveal the long-term damage linked to the continuous use of such chemicals as toluene, phthalates, liquid paraffin, paraben and formaldehyde preservatives. Sadly, list of potentially toxic, carcinogenic chemicals can go on and on.
A few [...]

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