What you don’t know can hurt you: a “better safe than sorry”-reminder post about toxins – for parents, for pet owners, for Halloween fans. {30 Days of Halloween Series}
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Neurotoxin 13: These Make Us Dumb & Sick
Arsenic, Lead, Mercury and then some more: read why we’re exposed to them now more than ever, and what this exposure does to our brains & bodies.
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Welcome to the Toxic Wasteland!
“Life in plastic is fantastic”, sang a Danish pop band years ago. Let’s have a plastic-and-toxins quiz, shall we?
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“Drink Me!” – Summer Heat & Staying Hydrated
“Drink water”, they say. “It’s paramount for radiant skin”, they say. But on sizzling hot summer days it’s so easy to fall for diluted sugar on ice. Or not?
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Ökotest Nail Polish Test: “Chanel + Butter London Not Tradeable”
Bare nails have never looked so good: German consumer magazine finds forbidden substance – Phenol – in two of 19 tested nail polishes.
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What Your Mascara Really Says About You (Ingredient Alchemy Lab #9)
Today we talk about a basic every girl owns and some girls NEED. It’s worth reading for gentlemen as well: your panda-eyed sweetheart will l-o-v-e your new insights.
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September Sidequest: Why Green Fashion Matters | Critical Consumer Quest #3
BEAUTYCALYPSE is of course a clean beauty journey. Let me invite you to this Fashion Sidequest, for one simple reason: toxic doesn’t stop at the shampoo bottle.
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Self tanner: Why I don’t use it, stuff to avoid | Ingredient Alchemy Lab #5
Yellow eyebrows, stained pillows, streaky legs – life’s answer to our question “how to save summer tan through autumn?” But don’t fret. It’s not all bad.
Read MoreAvoid risky hormonal cocktails in everyday products | Critical Consumer Quest #2
Discover the results of a new study on the wide use of endocrine disruptors in cosmetics conducted by BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany) and learn what you can do.
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You’ve Got Makeup… In Your Lungs | Ingredient Alchemy Lab #4
A Chapter of the Quest in which BEAUTYCALYPTIQUE attempts to beat the dusty answers and the nasty truth out of her Mineral Makeup.
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