Monthly Archives: April 2011

Choosing safe bath & shower products for kids!

While everyone deserves safe, chemical-free personal care products, kids really do! With still developing bodies and minds,  and a smaller body mass than adults, kids are more susceptible to chemical exposure. Plus, most kids do not have a choice about … Continue reading

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Is Autism connected to chemicals in commonly used products?

Several recent studies have connected the dramatic rise in Autism (now 1 in 100 children are diagnosed!) to an increase in chemicals used in common household products. We say, why risk it? If scientists suggest shampoo, laundry detergent, body lotion … Continue reading

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A Serenity Prayer for today

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. (No doubt, this is the hardest of the three. May we accept the still unstable Fukushima nuclear power plant and thousands of displaced Japanese; toxic metals in baby food, … Continue reading

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Babies R Us moms making organic choices

On the way home from the Natural Products Expo in Anaheim last month, I shared a cab to the airport with a national buyer for Babies R Us. If I were a childrens’ products retailer I would have pinched myself, … Continue reading

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$150,000 of EO hand sanitizer to depart for Japan

Today, the unbelievable news is that Japan suffered another major earthquake, magnitude 7.1. This report is overwhelming, given the huge devastation still remaining from the March 11 quake & tsunami. In an effort to help in some small way, EO … Continue reading

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Ooooh that smell / Can’t you smell that smell

When 85 emails and overwhelming to-do lists, leaves you filled with stress, S-T-O-P and smell something. Really! Like right now, pick up your arm and smell your wrist…slowly. Smelling forces us to slow down. Groups like Weight Watchers advise people … Continue reading

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