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Toward the end of February, when it feels as though there are no other seasons but winter, an odd never-ending cold arrives in most family households. A few weeks back, my daughter experienced it as sniffles, her father was totally stuffed up, her close friend had a cough that sounded like a…
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Towards the end of February, when it feels as though there are no other seasons but winter, an odd never ending cold arrives in most family households. A few weeks back, my daughter experienced it as sniffles, her father was totally stuffed up, her close friend had a cough that sounded like a…
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I am in fervent support of the new natural standards that a group of beauty companies agreed to last week. It is a relief to have a logo that means NO: parabens, phthalates, glycols, or anything else with potential suspected human health risks, instead of trying to decipher tiny and often inscrutable labels. ("Fragrance" listed as an ingredient can, for example, mean "with added phthalates.")
To those who argue that some of these ingredients may in fact prove to be safe, I say, while the subject is under debate, I'll wait it out and not use them. Call me crazy—but by all means, let us know what you think!
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I switched over to REN Skincare after editing the story "Toxic Shock"
for the February issue, when I learned that most of the skin products I
was I using had parabens, PEG-13, and phthalates in them (all of which
can be toxic). I found REN, a Scandinavian line that uses no... Read More »
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