Chemical Info

Toothpaste Toxins: Toothpaste Ingredients To Avoid
You brush your teeth twice a day, and spit out the toothpaste. And because you spit it out, it doesn’t matter whether there are bad

Synthetic Microfibers: Why You Should Avoid Them
If you care about the environment you’ve probably been trying to live a plastic free life as much as possible. You might take a reusable

Toxic Living: Baby Soap And Baby Wash
Bath soaps for adults often contain harsh synthetic ingredients. But that’s not true for children’s bath products, is it? Unfortunately, it is. You’d think companies

Shopping Guide: What To Look For In Natural Laundry Powders
Your favourite laundry detergent may get your whites white and your colours fast, but have you ever wondered how it affects everything else it touches?

Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) And Radiation: What You Need To Know And How To Minimise Exposure
Electromagnetic hypersensitivity isn’t a recognised medical diagnosis. But don’t we all know (or have heard of) at least one person who gets a headache every

How to Find the Best Natural Lip Balm
Why is it that some lip balms seem to leave your lips dry and flaky, no matter how many times you reapply? It’s because some

Shopping Guide: What To Look For In A Natural Toothpaste
We all use toothpaste twice a day. So it makes sense that our toothpaste should be one of the things that we look at first

Titanium Dioxide: Is It Safe? Or Should You Avoid It?
This is the next instalment in our ongoing series about chemicals often found in home and personal care products. Here, we make an assessment of

Toxic Living: Bubble Bath
Bubble bath isn’t an essential skincare product in the way that say, toothpaste is. But it makes bathtime fun for little ones, and feels luxurious

The Ultimate Guide to Toxic Sunscreen Ingredients
Isn’t it ironic that something created to protect us from life threatening illnesses may actually harm us? Take sunscreen, for example. You should use it

What Are PEGs? (And Why Should You Avoid Them?)
Updated September 12, 2017 This is the next instalment in our ongoing series about chemicals often found in home and personal care products. Here, we

How to Choose a Non Toxic Nappy Rash Cream
Some babies don’t need nappy rash creams at all. Some need them at every nappy change. No matter what your baby needs, here’s how to