The truth about face paints
Did you know that many children are being exposed to potentially dangerous levels of heavy metals from face paints and other traditionally used party/Halloween products, some of which claim to be “safe,” “non-toxic” or “hypoallergenic.” The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics sent 10 popular children’s face paints to an independent lab to be tested for a range of [...]
Do you speak INCI? If you work in the field of cosmetics, maybe. INCI is the language of cosmetics; it’s actually an acronym that stands for International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients. A few years back The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics came out with the slogan, “if you can’t pronounce it, don’t use it” at Expo [...]
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Here are a few things that we can do to send them back to school in a greener and healthier way! 1. Tote Bags and Backpacks - Many conventional backpacks are made with materials that can have harmful effects on our children, including learning disabilities, . Some of these materials include vinyl, lead, phthalates (banned in our kids [...]
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