Incredible Skin Healing Properties of Active Manuka HoneyWe are entering another age of enlightenment. We are enjoying a rebirth of natural remedies and ingredients in response to the risks presented by questionable chemical ingredients in products that include the food we eat, the containers we use to package our food, and most recently the cosmetics and skin care we regularly slather on our bodies. And we are re-discovering one of the most ancient and
Take Action For Safe CosmeticsThe Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is working to convince cosmetics companies to phase out toxic chemicals and make cleaner, greener, healthier products for all of us. Vashon Organics has signed the Safe Cosmetics Pact and is working to ensure our children will not face (pun intended) the same list of risky ingredients that most of us face today. The list of harmful ingredients included in major cosm
Skin Deep: Educate Yourself About What You Are Putting On Your BodyWhen I first started looking at ingredient names I couldn't spell or pronounce, much less understand, it took a lot of work to look them all up. Now you can check what you put on your body much more easily - by simply visiting the website 'Skin Deep'. At Skin Deep, you can type in your product name and simply hit return - all the ingredients are listed for you with their respective rating as to r
Phthalates - What?The latest and maybe the greatest concern on the personal care product market - maybe in every market today - is phthalates. Huh? It's confusing to spell and appears impossible to pronounce - and who has ever heard of these chemicals before and why are we hearing about them now?
Defense Soaps: Wrestling With A New Product That's Not Just For WrestlersGuy Sako likes a good defense. After all, he's a father and a wrestling coach, as well as a Cleveland Police Officer. A good defense is critical in all three of those occupations. Yet after many years of coaching, Sako became increasingly alarmed at the lack of defense his wrestlers' bodies had against some of the smallest opponents they would ever face - bacteria and fungi.
