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Entries from September 2009

Lead in Lipsticks: FDA Study Found even Higher Levels of Toxic Metal

September 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Popular lipsticks contain massive levels of lead, found the new study by FDA - and these levels are even higher than those reported in 2007 by the consumer advocacy group Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
This new analysis, conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, used a technology called “inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry” to assess lead [...]

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Tags: Green Health · Green Living · Synthetic Ingredients

Acne Serum Recipe: Tested on Myself, Works Great

September 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments

My pre-pregnancy nightmare is coming back. It’s not a really full-blown acne, but it’s bad enough to peek from underneath the mineral makeup and it’s inflamed enough to make me reach for the old time-tested acne fighters: the Skinsaver Wash (I was too proud to reach for the Petite Marie Organics products, so I made [...]

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Tags: Face · Green Beauty Recipes · Green Beauty Tips · Skincare