Several studies indicate that 15-30% of the general population report some sensitivity to chemicals, including fragrances, and 4-6% report that chemical intolerance has a major impact on their quality of life. Healthy House Institute reports on scents and sensitivity with a well-researched, detailed ...
What is it with our society that makes us believe that, for a place to seem clean, it has to smell like chemicals? Or some kind of synthetic fragrance? I used to be one of those people and felt like my house truly wasn’t CLEAN unless it smelled like Pine Sol or bleach. Yech. I’ve come to realize lat ...
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now If you've been looking for a fragrance that's true to nature's aromas and also free of toxic phthalates and preservatives and dyes, get ready for an April treat. Demeter Fragrance Library of New York is debuting a line of eau de parfums at Sephora this month called ...
I’ve used several of Mama Mio products in the past, and they all rock! That is why I knew I had to check out what they had for new moms, and Mama Mio did not disappoint. Now, in case you don’t know, Mama Mia products don’t contain any of these: colourant, paraben, petrolatum, phthalates, sodium laur ...
Everywhere I go…..I look at, smell and touch soap and sometimes actually buy it. Not that I’m short of soap…but I really like to know what’s going on in the World of Handmade Artisan Soap. Once, I found a black soap from Portugal….it was clay, and made with lots of olive oil. I loved it…and it helpe ...
95% of chemicals used in fragrances are synthetic compounds derived from petroleum. It is estimated that more than 3,000 odor chemmcials production. These figures shock you? Yes, very clever of the producers - the packaging and advertising with flowers and nature, and assume that (we believe that th ...