Wednesday, February 14, 2018

The Environment

There is a lot of talk about the environment in the news. Melting ice polar ice caps, too much carbon in the atmosphere, and so much more. It is easy to feel horrible about it and that there is very little impact one person can have. But knowledge is power and collective knowledge can have an enormous impact.

Check out this site:
https://www.ewg.org/

It is a highly respected site that rates the quality of the products we commonly use for healh and environmental safety.

For this post I want you to research THREE common products you use or find at home and report what you finding. Is the product good/bad and did it change your opinion of it. 

For example: Search here for common skin care or cosmetic products: https://www.ewg.org/skindeep#.WoGyc7ynGUk and report what you use and what you found out.

Or search here for common household cleaning products and report what you use and what you found out:
https://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners#.WoGy77ynGUk

Or search the food you eat and report the findings: https://www.ewg.org/foodscores#.WoG1cLynHRY

Sample post: 

I like to use L'Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Designer Eyebrow Pencil, Brunette. After researching the product I found it contains some ingredients that cause me concern. For example: The product uses Castor Oil for enhanced skin absorption with can lead to developmental or reproductive toxicity.

2 comments:

  1. I use Windex Advanced Glass and Multi-Surface Cleaner to clean my mirror but it can be a respiratory and nervous system hazard and hexoxyethanol which has organ effects. I use Tresemme shampoo which is good for your hair but bad for your skin and is a moderate hazard. I love to eat Skippy Peanut Butter because it is high in protein and fills me up. Even though there are fats and sugars, peanut butter is very nutritious.

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  2. I use OGX Anti-breakage keratin oil shampoo and conditioner for my hair. the overall hazard for it is a 4 which is pretty low. The only high hazards are allergies. I also use dove gentle exfoliating bar which has the same hazards as the shampoo and conditioner.

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