The Green Beauty Guide

Is your mascara clumpy? Your foundation lumpy? Can’t remember what year you bought your half-used lipstick? Be sure I am guilty of at least one of these sins.

As I did my fall makeup bag’s makeover (no, I didn’t ditch makeup simply because I am trying to live green) I discovered so much toxic junk, [...]

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I am reconsidering my love for mineral makeup. I am now looking for mineral makeup in pressed or fluid form because many studies released in 2008 show that micronized titanium oxide and other minerals can penetrate into bloodstream and be carried around the body, accumulating in lungs, brain, and kidneys. If you use mineral powder makeup, avoid bismuth oxychloride and silica. Bare Escentuals has launched an anti-acne makeup with barium and silica. So far, scientific studies failed to show any benefits of using topical barium on inflamed skin, but both ingredients have a proven track record of toxicity.

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The Federal Food Drug and Cosmetics Act provides the Food and Drug Administration with virtually no power to perform even the most rudimentary functions needed to ensure the safety of an estimated $35 billion of personal care products purchased by consumers annually.

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High levels of cancer-causing chemical have been found in dozens of bestselling children’s bath products and adults’ personal care products.
In July 2007 laboratory tests revealed the presence of this petroleum-derived contaminant in popular baby products as Hello Kitty Bubble Bath, Huggies Baby Wash, Johnson’s Baby Wash, Scooby-Doo Bubble Bath and Sesame Street Bubble Bath. The [...]

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According to the current regulation, beauty products containing less than 70 percent organic ingredients cannot use the term “organic.” They may only list organic ingredients on the label. Sometimes it’s just one inexpensive ingredient, such as an organic aloe vera juice, but it’s often listed in large bold letters, right in the middle of the label.

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What is the point of eating organically and installing double-osmosis water filters if you are still slathering lotions and potions loaded with phthalates and parabens? The Green Beauty Guide shows that you can make your beauty routine toxin-free, and you will look better than ever.

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Every year hundreds of green beauty products claim to be the newest, the best, and the greenest, offering effective treatments for everything from acne to wrinkles and all in between. We constantly look for the magic green and perfectly organic lotion or potion that would turn our skin from bumpy and wrinkled to clear and taut overnight and give us that flawless look we see on covers and pages of glossy magazines.

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