Lead on Shine

Lipstick Gets The Lead Out

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As those of you who clicked through our Statement Lips feature gleaned a few weeks back, lead has been a popular ingredient for creating the reddest red…

Applied Lipstick Lately? You Could Be Eating Nine Pounds of Lead.

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Apply. Lick. Repeat. That’s my mantra when it comes to lips. Before meeting, after eating and, dangerously, while driving, I spend a lot of time applying lipstick or lip gloss to my lips. And according to the Environmental Working Group, all that licking means that I, an average woman,…

Safe Toys Part Two: Why Did Green Toys Fail On HealthyToys.org?

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Since my last post about green toys getting bad ratings on HealthyToys.org, the project of The Ecology Center, a Michigan based nonprofit, I've been in a funk. It's not enough for me - as a journalist or as a mom -- to just report that organic toys are...

"Safe" Toys Not So Safe

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I lost my toy tossing virginity last week. And I'm not happy about it.

Last year, I talked many parents through their anger, frustration, and anxiety as lead-tainted toy after lead-tainted toy was recalled. I calmly explained the issues...

Newly Pregnant? Here's an 8-step crash course in going green

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A friend of mind just called to tell me that she happily, but unexpectedly, just found out she s nearly three months pregnant. She wanted advice on how to get organic immediately, because even if she hasn t been all that organic up until now, she d prefer to hedge the bets of her unborn child. In...

Babble: How do I even start babyproofing this deathtrap?

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Ever wonder how to babyproof an ancient Victorian house? Babble.com's advice columnists, Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris,