Johnson & Johnson Plans To Remove Carcinogens From Products
Last week the New York Times reported that Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to remove a host of questionable ingredients and contaminants from their products—notably formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane—by 2015. According to the article they also intend to phase out parabens, phthlates, triclosan and other chemicals we’ve long had on our X list, though it was a little bit unclear from the piece whether this was all going to be on the same... Read More
Your Three-Free Nail Polish Probably Isn’t
Oh, bother. We can’t say we’re terribly surprised about this, and we know that even when nail polish is free of toluene, DBP and formaldehyde, it’s still usually as far as you can get from natural, but yup: A new report from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control found levels of these harmful chemicals in 10 of the 12 “nontoxic” nail polishes it tested. From the Washington Post: Investigators found that... Read More
Brazilian Blowout Will Have to Bear Warnings About Formaldehyde. Are You Satisfied?
For those new to the site, one of our kind-of claims to fame is for being early to sound the alarm, if you will, on the dangers of the Brazilian Blowout. Our book opens with a scene of us sitting in a fancy West Hollywood salon, choking on the formaldehyde fumes of this now infamous hair treatment. It marked the beginning of our journey into clean beauty—without the BB, there would be no book and no site. Behind closed doors, we were later told... Read More
From the Archives: Six Dangerous Products Men Use Daily—And What To Use Instead
Some of you may recall this popular GOOD post from my darling cowriter Siobhan. But because we have so many new readers (welcome!), and some of you are indeed men (yay! welcome!), and also because a few of you specifically requested a repost, voila: the original post for the boys (and the women who love them). Have you (or your boyfriends, besties, husbands) tried these recommends? Coming soon: A real-live guy will review his favorite boysturizers. Gentlemen,... Read More
What Do You Use to Shave?
Here, I’ll go first: I use simple bar soap from Leap Organics, coconut oil, Soapwalla body oil, or whatever is left on my hands after I apply conditioner. We are of the mind that for girls shaving their legs especially—guys, we get that you might not want to put conditioner on your mugs—shaving cream is one of many things you think you need to buy, but don’t. When I have bothered to buy an actual product, I’ve tried Weleda’s... Read More
