It’s been a busy week or two for the California legislature. The Golden State recently moved to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 and passed a law that will allow the state to fight rising prescription drug prices by producing its own cheap, generic drugs. Now, … [Read more...] about California moves to ban toxic chemicals from cosmetics
Cosmetics
The Organic Top 20
Ode’s annual pick of products that are good for the body, the mind and the planet. Marco Visscher, Dan Schank, EmilyAviles and Gene Ruda | April/May 2010 issue { 1 } ECOlunchbox: Reusable lunch kits Many of us fill our lunches—or our children’s lunches—with individually packaged … [Read more...] about The Organic Top 20
Harmful chemicals we can do without
Companies need to start caring as much about human health as they do about profits. Amy Domini | April/May 2010 issue When I was a child, my parents gave me a “science kit” that contained samples of rocks, minerals and metals. It was wonderful. I’d pull out a sample of quartz … [Read more...] about Harmful chemicals we can do without
Because you're worth it
Consumer power and legislation have spurred cosmetics firms to devise new ways to assess their products for safety. Welcome to the end of animal testing. Ursula Sautter | March 2008 issue In the laboratories of Skinethic, a research-and-development subsidiary of French cosmetics … [Read more...] about Because you're worth it