Posted by MamaWendy on Aug 03 2011 | Tagged as: Green Living, Health
As I mentioned in my recent article on the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011, there is an act in Congress to update the outdated laws regarding safe cosmetics. Until our cosmetics get “cleaned up”, I wanted to share a few ideas I have for replacing two common cosmetics products with simple items you probably already [...]
Posted by MamaWendy on Jul 27 2011 | Tagged as: Green Living, Health, My Two Cents, Natural Living
Would you be surprised to learn that women who use make-up on a daily basis can absorb almost 5 pounds of chemicals into their bodies each year? The average woman uses 12 personal care products a day; men use about 6. That can mean applying more than 100 different ingredients each day. Some of the compounds [...]
Posted by MamaWendy on Jul 20 2011 | Tagged as: Green Living, Health, Natural Living, Product Reviews
If you’ve read my article about the dangers of common ingredients in sunscreens, you know that finding a sunscreen with top-notch ingredients is important to me. But when faced with a list of “great sunscreens” it can seem daunting to pick the one that will work best for you. Since some of these better sunscreens are [...]
