Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
We’ve all heard the rumors that the average woman eats something like 6 lbs of lipstick in her lifetime, something which has never swayed anyone I know from buying their favorite shade. But this is just that, a rumor. Snopes.com managed to bust this legend by calculating exactly how may tubes of lipstick a person would have to go through to ingest 6 lbs of the stuff, and it was a staggering 454 to 1,512 tubes a year, and that each tube would have to be consumed in it’s entirety. No lipstick blotting, no lipstick kisses, no coffee cup smudges. So, okay, we don’t eat nearly as much lipstick as we’ve thought, but does that mean it’s still safe for us to use? (more…)
Tags: chemicals, personal care
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
I’m excited to kick of my monthly Q&A with a great question about the safety of sunscreens. In my comings and goings I’m often asked a lot of questions about what to eat, what to buy, or what not to buy. Instead of being able to only answer the one person who asked it, I’m turning those questions, and new ones that you submit, into monthly Q&A. If there’s something on your mind that you’re not sure of, ask me! Since I’m posting first names only, you have no reason to hold back, even from those potentially embarrassing questions, so ask away.
My favorite question that I received from my June newsletter came from Stacey who asked:
“Which sunscreen is the safest for me and my kids? I just don’t trust what the packages say anymore!”
Stacy is right to be suspicious, (more…)
Tags: chemicals, Q&A, summer, sunscreen
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