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Spotlight on Phenoxyethanol
What is Phenoxyethanol? Also known as Ethylene Glycol Monophenyl Ether, phenoxyethanol is a synthetic preservative used in consumer products and pharmaceutical drugs. Where You’ll Find Phenoxyethanol & Why It’s Sneaky You’ll find phenoxyethanol in personal care products including makeup (e.g. eye shadow, foundation, and mascara) and moisturizers as well as skin- and hair-care products for […]
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Updated Bubble Bath/Baby Wash & Soap Guide
Summertime means no more skipping nightly baths here and there for my boys–they are covered in sand, playground grime, and sunscreen by midday. When your skin hits warm water, pores open and the ingredients in your bubble bath or body wash are more readily absorbed. Since kids will often hang in a bubble bath for […]
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Introducing Paleo Skincare!
I don’t eat red meat, so it’s weird for me to be writing a post about beef fat in your skincare products. I’ve actually never even really tried red meat as a food, being grossed out by it even as a child. However, my personal and professional mission is to find the safest, purest, most […]
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What Does “Organic” Skincare Mean? And Other Questions I Recently Answered
I was recently interviewed by the natural beauty company Biconi as part of their Expert Interview program. Click here to read the interview, where I answer questions about why I started Gimme the Good Stuff, what sunscreens are safest, why kids are more affected by environmental toxins, and more. Stay sane,
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Green Goo Heals Sore, Raw Noses from Spring Colds
Sorry for the lack of new blog posts this and last week! Our family business has been suffering from a multi-generational cold from hell. It started with our shipping manager’s grandson, and quickly spread to my mom, then onto my children and then me. From there, I infected nearly everyone I came into contact with–it […]
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Updated Nipple Cream Guide & a Lanolin Horror Story
My big project for the next few weeks is going through all our Safe Product Guides and updating each one with additional information I have learned since their original publication, plus of course adding new products that have entered the market (or changed their formulas) and are Good, Bad, or Sneaky. A recent email I […]
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Scary Stuff: Oxybenzone
In this installment of Scary Stuff, guest blogger Rebecca Stern shines a spotlight on a chemical called oxybenzone, examines why it’s scary, and provides easy tips on how to avoid it. What is Oxybenzone? Oxybenzone is a chemical that is able to absorb ultraviolet (UV) light. It is the active ingredient in many sunscreens, and […]
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Why Beef Tallow Soaps Aren’t Gross
My friend L. wrote to me the other day, and told me she was boiling beef tallow to use on her newborn’s dry patches, and that her husband, “as usual, thinks I’m insane.” While L. did have a natural birth and encapsulated her plancenta, she also lives in Manhattan and wears high heels and is […]
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Win Summer Essentials Kit from Poofy Organics!
This may be our best giveway yet! We love Poofy’s super safe , natural skincare products, and were psyched when they offered this bundle as a giveaway. The winner will receive: Non-nano sunscreen lotion Zinc sunscreen sport stick Pest Protection Spray Clean Clappers Hand Sanitizer
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The Honest Company by Jessica Alba: Good, Bad, or Sneaky?
We get multiple emails a day asking about Jessica Alba’s line of baby and household products, The Honest Company, whose mission is “to reduce the ubiquitous presence of toxic chemicals in our our natural environment, man-made environments, and our personal environments.” It seems that Gimme the Good Stuff readers are all dying to know: Is […]