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cosmetics
Lather, rinse, repeat?
Monday, 17 October 2011How natural are soapy shampoo suds and do we really need them for clean, healthy hair?
Botanical Babes
Thursday, 24 June 2010If you wouldn’t be happy to spread it on your toast, why stick it on your lips?
Your cosmetics challenge
Friday, 2 September 2011If you're a loyal customer of a cosmetics company that uses petroleum-based cosmetics, why not use that to persuade them to change their ways?
What would you do without shampoo?
Wednesday, 24 August 2011One way we can reduce our consumption of petrochemical-filled body care products is to use less of them in the first place. I'm not suggesting we stop bathing altogether, though!
What can we do with our un-green cosmetics?
Sunday, 14 August 2011I've got a stash of un-eco-friendly soaps and bath bubbles given to me as a gift. Should I use them or give them away? It's a sticky issue.
More tips for choosing eco-friendly cosmetics
Sunday, 14 August 2011As we work on our petroleum-based cosmetics challenge, it’s good to see if there’s any useful tips we can get from our previous challenges. Let's look at packaging, buying in bulk, and multi-purpose products.
Manly cosmetics
Sunday, 7 August 2011My last few posts have been on the girly side: makeup and body scrubs and essential oils. That doesn’t mean you fellas are off the hook though - I know you’re using a few bathroom products too!
Putting DIY bath products to the test
Friday, 5 August 2011Today I tried out a few homemade body care ideas. After a few false starts, it turned out pretty well. I’d love to hear more tried and true ideas from our readers - let us know if you’ve got a favourite DIY makeup or bath recipe.
Where to find eco-friendly cosmetics
Wednesday, 27 July 2011Did you find as many petroleum-based cosmetics in your bathroom as I did? If so, here's how to find some eco-friendly replacements.
