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Green Girl Takes to Teens Turning Green
After my findings about endocrine disruptors in teens, I have been extra careful about what products I use. I’ve had an eagle eye out for chemicals, trying to find brands to suggest that my friends switch to from their paraben-full products. Well, only a few days after writing my blog, what do I find in my inbox but a forwarded message that one of my mom’s friends sent to her entitled, “Lily might be interested in this.”
And, indeed, I was. What I found in this intriguing e-mail was a promotion for a new body product line called “Teens Turning Green.” Well, I mean, come on. How could that not interest me? I clicked the link with great anticipation. What I came upon was possibly the most “green” line I have seen in a long time.
Teens Turning Green is a collective of teens and young women and men dedicated to providing pure, green, chemical-free body care products that really work. They collaborate with seven of the greenest companies out there to create products by these companies for teens, and distribute these products under their umbrella, through Whole Foods. The line premiered in Whole Foods stores throughout the country at the end of September–I have yet to be to a Whole Foods since then, but I am certainly planning on looking when I go on Friday.
Their Web site, www.teensturninggreen.org, provides much more information about their exciting line than I could ever give you here. I say, check it out! I am SO excited by this, it’s not even funny. I think it’s so amazing that a group of teens would take the initiative to create safe products for their peers. A quick overview: The Web site gives their mission statement, their research, their products and their ingredients. It also has a page with the names of the “greenest” brands out there.
Having taken some time to look at their new line–which is made up of nine products from seven companies, so far–I must say I am quite impressed. They really put the information you want to know out there, as opposed to hiding it from the public (does anyone else have a hard time finding product ingredients online???).
My only suggestion would be to stay away from the Sanitizing Spray (it has ethanol, which even if natural is listed as a suspected carcinogen, developmental toxicant, endocrine toxicant, neurotoxicant, and reproductive toxicant in Scorecard’s ratings,
and the Pomega5 Pomegranate Blemish Cleansing Bar (which contains Cocoamidopropyl Beltain, a known immune system toxicant–not terrible, but not great, either.
Overall though, I say yay for Teens Turning Green! I can’t wait to go buy their Alaffia Mango Body Butter! It sounds simply splendid.
Note to self: This Green Girl is proud of her peers!
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My 15 year old daughter and I looked at these products(Teens Turning Green) at Whole Foods last week. Why does anything healthy in skin care have to be soooo expensive?? Is it demand? Companies don't have to be reasonably priced because they are targeting consumers with high income?? We do well enough financially to afford most things we need but my single mom sister could never buy these products for her kids so they don't have the opportunity to be chemical free. I have still not found ANY healthy skincare line that stays under the $10.00 price range which I think would be reasonable and still allow for a nice profit margin. I may just start to make my own products and sell them at farmers markets, although the last market I went to, I bought a bottle of goats milk natural lotion for $12.00. The gal makes it herself. It smells wonderful but makes me mad to pay that much. I know I would pay more for supplies as a single producer, but large companies that buy in bulk should be ashamed for not offering a lower priced line to go along with their "boutique" lines!! If anyone knows of a online site that sells products that line up with Lily= chemical free, etc.... Let me know!! pixiedustgal@msn.com
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We have an another corporation who has been in business for 10 years and does not use fragrance oils, animal fats, cheap oils and chemical fragrances. No parabens, ureas, petroleums ect.
We have a patent and proudly present our lines.
There is an amazing line of products invented by Trisha Springstead in Florida
100% natural, Muscavado Sugar Scrubs, Soaps and a 3 step patented system. The kits last for at least 3 months and everything is condensed. Go to www.espbotanicals.com and read the ingredients, Adults all should follow suit. I have US patents on the only organic preservation system in the US.
The scents have no fragrance oils, in the New perfections line, read the ingredients in Islands, Carolinas Flower and Orchard they are yummy and packaged in all organic, non leeching packaging. You never need any perfume or fragrance ois when using these products. We have also invented a insect repellant, serum ect. We use no plastics as they are also leeching endocrine disruptors www.certichem.com we are 100% ORGANIC and so proud of our inventor who is an RN, Wound Care Specialist, works with Skin Deep and is a Consultant to Doctors on getting their patients off all the garbage in prescription topicals. She uses the most expensive oils and healing oils on the market.
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sorry---I should have listed their e-mail address just in case you wanted to check them out.
www.whitepearshop.com I really love the products...
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It is hard to find great natural bath and body products they all seem to have something not good added to it - but my aunt gave me a gift from White Pear, their essential oil line is amaaaazing...my favorite is lavender vanilla, soap, scrub and the souffle which are 100% natural- my skin has never felt so soft, and I smell dreamy...the best part is that they list all the ingredients on the website so you know exactly what you are getting--they are great!
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