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Health & Beauty Products Embrace Sustainable Packaging

Cosmetic companies have long been burdened with the reputation of using unethical and non-environmentally friendly business practices; rightfully so in some cases. Now they are working hard to reverse this notion, both in theory and practice. The health and beauty industry is jumping on the natural and organic bandwagon, and investing heavily in corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives.

Green is the new black. Cosmetic and personal care companies are increasing investment in order to reduce …

NPA Certifies 300 Natural Personal Care Products

The Natural Product Association (NPA) natural certification program is now 300 products strong and growing. NPA is now the leading third party certified natural seal of approval for personal care products in the United States.

The natural personal care market is full of brands misleading consumers to think their products are natural or organic when in fact only a small fraction of the ingredients used are of natural …

Misleading “Natural” Claims

More than 98% of supposedly “natural” products in the US are making potentially false or misleading claims, according to a study performed by TerraChoice, an environmental consulting firm.

The study of nearly 4,000 consumer products discovered unverifiable information and blatant lies regarding their claim to be 100% natural, all natural, organic, or otherwise environmental friendly.

The rise of the ‘green’ craze has not only driven manufacturers and brands to search for creative marketing strategies to appeal to the new green conscious consumer, but also the 300+ environmental certification programmes …

What Everyone Ought to Know About Crystal Deodorant Stones

When consumers buy crystal deodorant products that are labeled “natural” they are assuming that the products are actually natural.  But, that is not always the case. After countless hours of reading Blogs, chemistry forums, manufacturer websites, and speaking with industry know-it-alls, it was made very apparent that the crystal deodorant market is saturated with “natural” deodorant stones that are in fact synthetically manufactured to replicate the natural counterpart.

30 years ago no one even knew what a natural deodorant stone was.  But now that demand for crystal deodorant …

World’s Largest Natural & Organic Food Retailer to Require Third-Party Certification of “Organic” Personal Care Products & Cosmetics

Whole Foods Market, a retailer of natural and organic products with more than 270 stores worldwide, is now requiring third-party certification on all personal care products and cosmetics making “organic” claims sold in the U.S.

Whole Foods Market is implementing new companywide standards to ensure that claims on product labels are accurate. All suppliers must be fully compliant by June 1, 2011 or will not be sold in their stores.

The company’s new set of requirements apply to …

International Natural and Organic Cosmetic Standards Harmonize

Today, cosmetic companies around the world seek to describe their products as organic, yet there is no international certification standard to back their claims. But a big step in the right direction was taken last month with the creation of a not-for-profit international association. By the end of 2014 Cosmos, or the COSMetic Organic Standard, is set to create a common transnational label and certification for organic and natural cosmetics that is international and internationally recognized.

Cosmos is an alliance of five private organic and natural cosmetic organizations. …

Natural Deodorant Stone that Really Works

Lately, there has been a lot of discussion in the natural skin care and beauty products industry regarding natural deodorant stones, also know as crystal deodorant or rock deodorant.  I did a little research online, as well as talked to some industry reps and consumers alike, and everyone seemed to have a different opinion about crystal deodorants.  So lets get right to the point of what all of the discussion and debate is about:

• Is natural deodorant truly natural, whereby not containing any synthetic ingredients or

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Guide to Certified Organic Baby Care

When thinking about your family’s health, I’m sure you can’t forget about the youngest member of the family. Babys’  skin is very sensitive and gentle. you can’t use any product on their skin. So to help you our with finding organic certified products around the globe, here’s a short list of companies that offer them.
GAIA SKIN NATURALS …