SuChin battles parabens, phthalates w/salt, peppermint soap by Kirsten Dirksen on August 8, 2009 We spend about $43 billion on skincare products every year, but many of these products contain toxic chemicals- to the …
American cosmetics: a dumping ground for chemicals by Kirsten Dirksen on July 3, 2009 Personal care and cosmetic products in the U.S. are a dumping ground for mostly untested chemicals. “Under federal law, companies …
Chemicals in the U.S.: “innocent until proven guilty” by Kirsten Dirksen on July 2, 2009 The system for regulating chemicals in the United States is broken. “Chemicals in the United States are too frequently, almost …
Eminem's pesticide toothpaste; shampooing with floor cleaner by Kirsten Dirksen on June 4, 2009 When I read in the gossip columns that “Eminem brushes his teeth with pest spray“, I thought for a moment …
How to shampoo with baking soda and vinegar by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 We’ve cleaned everything with it- the sink, toilet, bathtub, refrigerator-, but we haven’t really dared to try baking soda as …
Green cleaning with baking soda, vinegar & lemon by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Indoor air pollution is a problem for every home. It’s not just paints that offgas VOCs (volatile organic compounds), but …
SuChin cleans with vinegar and baking soda by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 faircompanies collaborator SuChin Pak cleans the faircompanies bathroom without chemicals, phthalates nor VOCs: just vinegar and baking soda. We also …
Green cleaning in a bottle (no phosphates nor phthalates) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 The campaign against conventional cleaning products has gone mainstream. The U.S. National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has even issued a …
Googling the chemicals in our “green cleaning” by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2009 Now that green cleaning has gone mainstream, it seems every month there’s a new product to try out. Even supermarkets …
Body Time: the original Body Shop keeps it small by Kirsten Dirksen on August 6, 2007 Body Time opened their doors in 1970 as a small shop where soaps were hand-cut and customers brought back their …
