Comments on: I’m toxic! http://greenlagirl.com/2006/03/17/im-toxic/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:10:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/2006/03/17/im-toxic/#comment-2106 Siel Tue, 21 Mar 2006 03:24:22 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/03/26/im-toxic/#comment-2106 My skin's been feeling a lil funny lately, but I'm not sure if that's cuz of The Body Shop stuff, or cuz I drink too much and sometimes go to sleep with makeup on... Anyway -- With The Body Shop being bought up and all, I'm gonna be looking for greener stuff -- Recommendations appreciated :) My skin’s been feeling a lil funny lately, but I’m not sure if that’s cuz of The Body Shop stuff, or cuz I drink too much and sometimes go to sleep with makeup on…

Anyway — With The Body Shop being bought up and all, I’m gonna be looking for greener stuff — Recommendations appreciated :)

]]> By: avs http://greenlagirl.com/2006/03/17/im-toxic/#comment-2090 avs Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:59:08 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/03/26/im-toxic/#comment-2090 I also noticed that your low score for Grapeseed Glossing Serum is wrong, because whoever submitted that data only included 2 of the 6 ingredients, leaving out e.g. INCI "parfum" which is an undisclosed coctail of fragrances. The reality is probably much worse. Try to add your own data at http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep2/add_product.php I also noticed that your low score for Grapeseed Glossing Serum is wrong, because whoever submitted that data only included 2 of the 6 ingredients, leaving out e.g. INCI “parfum” which is an undisclosed coctail of fragrances. The reality is probably much worse.

Try to add your own data at http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep2/add_product.php

]]> By: avs http://greenlagirl.com/2006/03/17/im-toxic/#comment-2087 avs Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:12:19 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/03/26/im-toxic/#comment-2087 I became disillusioned with The Body Shop when I saw them selling bath colouring. Yes, concentrated artificial colour in a bottle that you can pour into your relaxing hot bath. Even if the stuff wasn't tested on animals, I couldn't figure out any justification why that product existed (apart from the freedom in market economy to make whatever product people buy). I didn't see that on the shelves any more, though. Probably most customers thought the same as me. Thanks for the link to the toxicity assessment database. Unfortunately the brands I typically use - Dr. Hauschka (http://www.drhauschka.com/), Urtekram (http://www.urtekram.dk/) and L'Occitane (http://www.loccitane.com/) - have no entries in the database. I became disillusioned with The Body Shop when I saw them selling bath colouring. Yes, concentrated artificial colour in a bottle that you can pour into your relaxing hot bath.

Even if the stuff wasn’t tested on animals, I couldn’t figure out any justification why that product existed (apart from the freedom in market economy to make whatever product people buy).

I didn’t see that on the shelves any more, though. Probably most customers thought the same as me.

Thanks for the link to the toxicity assessment database. Unfortunately the brands I typically use - Dr. Hauschka (http://www.drhauschka.com/), Urtekram (http://www.urtekram.dk/) and L’Occitane (http://www.loccitane.com/) - have no entries in the database.

]]> By: Declan http://greenlagirl.com/2006/03/17/im-toxic/#comment-2072 Declan Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:49:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/03/26/im-toxic/#comment-2072 And everyone in the British media seems to view it as just another in a long line of ethical/healthy companies being bought out by their mega-corp competitors. Few people are actually saying its a bad thing but there is concern. http://csr-news.net/main/body-shop%E2%80%99s-shares-rise-as-its-ethical-rating-plummets/2006/03/17/ And everyone in the British media seems to view it as just another in a long line of ethical/healthy companies being bought out by their mega-corp competitors. Few people are actually saying its a bad thing but there is concern.

http://csr-news.net/main/body-shop%E2%80%99s-shares-rise-as-its-ethical-rating-plummets/2006/03/17/

]]> By: Jasmin http://greenlagirl.com/2006/03/17/im-toxic/#comment-2066 Jasmin Sat, 18 Mar 2006 02:23:43 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/03/26/im-toxic/#comment-2066 Heh heh...the picture of the bride on your sidebar couldn't be more appropriate :) Hey, didja know that L'oreal is buying The Body Shop? http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=ay4WmH4jgdT0&refer=uk Not the best of news, IMHO. Heh heh…the picture of the bride on your sidebar couldn’t be more appropriate :)

Hey, didja know that L’oreal is buying The Body Shop?

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=ay4WmH4jgdT0&refer=uk

Not the best of news, IMHO.

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