A friend of mine, after reading Z Recs BPA report, sent me an email wondering about the dangers of parabens, talc, and other cancer-causing agents in products and make-up. Growing up, she was my make-up guru, spending many, many hours at her house steaming our faces over bowls of just-boiled water with big towels over our heads. It got me wondering about what teenage girls are buying these days (although one trip to Sephora speaks volumes), and if the word is getting out to them about chemicals in product they buy all the time.
Lucky for me, the wonderfully green site ecofabulous has led me to Teens for Safe Cosmetics, an amazing offshoot of the cancer education and charity program “Search for the Cause”. Teens for Safe Cosmetics is getting the word out about their “Dirty Dozen” chemicals found within popular products with teen-inspired programs and events nationwide. On April 4th, TFSC is hosting Turning Green, an eco-fashion show and spa event at the Broad Street Ballroom in New York City. TFSC will present a show and have many samples on hand for green beauty. With sponsors such as EO organic hair and skin care, Jane Iredale mineral cosmetics, and Elephant Pharm herbal pharmacy, you may even find some new products make their way into your home! And you don’t want to miss their top picks on ecofabulous - a great starter to helping your teens build a healthy beauty regimen.
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Hi —
I am a senior at a SF high school. A friend of mine showed me some samples of a product line called POMEGA5, what do you think of this line?
She is a green frick, I am just a beginner.
I loved the bar and the healing cream samples, could be a great teen line.
It might be awsome..
Rikki.
Hi Rikki:
I have been using my mom’s pomega5 products and I adore them.
I use the oil for acne.
SP
Hey thanks for the great blog, I love this stuff. I don’t usually do much for Earth Day but with everyone going green these days, I thought I’d try to do my part.
I am trying to find easy, simple things I can do to help stop global warming (I don’t plan on buying a hybrid). Has anyone seen that www.EarthLab.com is promoting their Earth Day (month) challenge, with the goal to get 1 million people to take their carbon footprint test in April? I took the test, it was easy and only took me about 2 minutes and I am planning on lowering my score with some of their tips.
I am looking for more easy fun stuff to do. If you know of any other sites worth my time let me know.
What a great group of teens!
Hop on over and win a CamelBak Water Bottle
http://greenandcleanmom.blogspot.com/2008/03/win-bpa-free-camelbak-water-bottle-no.html
I think these blogs are amazing. What a great resource for teens! I wish we had this kind of information available when I was growing up.
Dagny McKinley
www.onnotextiles.com
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