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And now, your chemical of the day… June 18, 2009

Once in a while, you find a company that really goes out of their way to help you find a product that will work for you and provide you with information that leaves you feeling that you made the right choice. That’s Bubble & Bee, a company that makes personal care products with “no bad stuff” and never tests on animals. They also go above and beyond with their commitment to the environment.

A few months ago, I read about their deodorant. I wasn’t sure which one to get, though, and I was also interested in finding it locally. Stephanie Greenwood, owner and operator of Bubble & Bee, “chatted” online with me to give me all the answers I needed. I ended up choosing the Geranium Lime “Pit Putty”, which has the most amazing scent and only contains organic arrowroot powder, organic coconut oil, organic lime essential oil, and organic geranium essential oil. Deodorant won’t prevent you from sweating, which a natural process for the body. Instead, it prevents body odor.

Bubble & Bee now has a “Chemical of the Day” site where one chemical each day typically found in personal care products will be highlighted. We all love the Environmental Working Group’s site Skin Deep for rating the safety of ingredients in personal care products, but Bubble & Bee’s site will show you how some of their findings should be adjusted and why.

Educating ourselves on safer ingredients just got a whole lot easier!

I am not an employee of Bubble & Bee and the product mentioned in today’s post was purchased for my own personal use.

Bubble & Bee

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Product Review – Yes To Carrots Lip Butter October 28, 2008

Filed under: personal care products — Kirstin @ 9:52 am
Tags: paraben-free, phthalate-free, safe personal care products, yes to carrots

I recently heard about a line of personal care products with a very unusual name called, “Yes To Carrots“. When I saw that their Lip Butter was available at my local Walgreens, I decided to give it a try. I love lip balms and just can’t seem to live without them.

I think I’ve found my favorite, though, with this line of products. The Lip Butter really goes on smoothly and lasts, which are both very important key features. They come in five flavors – Carrot, Berry, Citrus, Mint, and Melon and are paraben, petroleum, phthalate, soy, and gluten-free. I plan on having one in my coat pocket all winter long!

Yes To Carrots also has products for your face, hands, body, and hair and they are all:

USDA certified organic
Not tested on animals
Bottled in plastic that can be recycled
Contributing a percentage of sales to Seed Fund, which helps under-served communities have a self-sustaining organic food source.

One of the other great features about this line is that they’re easily available and reasonably priced, which is often hard to come by when you’re looking for a “safer” line of personal care products. To see where you can purchase these items, click here.