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The Honest Company by Jessica Alba: Good, Bad, or Sneaky?

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 The…

Safe Baby Clothing Guide

Safe Baby Clothing Guide

1. Under the Nile / 2. MilkBarn / 3. Hanna Andersson / 4. Kate Quinn Organics If you’re a Gimme the Good Stuff reader, you likely to try to eat organically grown food and are taking steps to eliminate toxins in your home. So it probably seems like a no-brainer to insist on organic cotton…

How to Avoid Phthalates (Even Though You Can’t Avoid Phthalates)

How to Avoid Phthalates (Even Though You Can’t Avoid Phthalates)

I recently wrote this article for my Huffington Post blog. If you’re like me, you’re already failing at most of your New Year’s resolutions (I’m still not making my bed every day, and I haven’t been to a yoga class yet in January). One goal that I am tackling in earnest? Banishing phthalates from my home once and for all….

What’s Wrong With Dreft?

What’s Wrong With Dreft?

This blog entry is part of our “What’s Wrong With” series, each installment of which profiles a different product and gives you the bottom line on its safety. Think of these as cheat sheets for our more comprehensive Safety Reviews (which we publish less frequently). Any laundry detergent you use will leave a residue on…

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Shopping for Non Toxic Rugs

Non-Toxic Area Rug Guide 1. Lorena Canals / 2. Hook & Loom / 3. Earth Weave / 4. Peace Industry / 5. Rawganique Written by Maia James You may already know that rugs can bring a lot of unwanted toxins into your home. Even if you don’t have pets or little kids who are face-down…

Five Ways to Clean Up Your Cleaning Products

Five Ways to Clean Up Your Cleaning Products

This January, instead of making the usual resolutions that we’ve given up on by the end of the month, we decided to break it up by dividing some big goals into manageable chunks. Each month, we invite you to overhaul one aspect of your life to reduce toxins, improve health, and increase your peace of mind. Our…