PFAS are forever. They may be in your shoes. You may be wearing them in your jacket or coat. Especially if water or stain resistance is desired. PFAS’s are in our food packaging, lubricants, carpeting, waxes, non-stick cookware. These polyfluoroalkyl substances make products water, stain and heat resistant.  Unfondly called ‘forever chemicals’, lasting for years. Decades. And they are found in our cosmetics too.PFAS accumulate. In animals, and humans. They are linked to cancer and birth defects, obesity, liver disease, thyroid disruption. They can also decrease our immunity. Hardly…

 A facial wipe is a quat.  A.k.a.  QAC (quarernary ammonium compound). And the possibility of the wipe being toxic is huge.Most of us have used wipes at one time or another. On our hands, removing eye makeup, cleaning, dusting, shining, disinfecting, freshening, removing grease, soothing babies. Trade names may pop to mind:  Sani- Wipes, Germs Be Gone, Oxivir TB, Ki-ose disinfectants, Clorox Disinfecting Wipes…and more.Covid expanded the wipe market. Like the masks, wipes were deemed necessities. Clorox responded to the demand by increasing production of…

Summer Go To’sNeem Body BarNori-Neem Soap Neem SalveSheamu and Shargan ButterMoisturizing lotionZinc Oxide Neem Body BarHiking in a provincial park?Golfing at dusk?Camping under the cedar trees?Fishing for pickerel at dawn? Vegging or toiling in the garden?Whenever the activity ventures outdoors, remember your Neem Body Bar, also containing citronella and lemon tea tree!! It is 100% natural and safe on the skin for all ages. Please do your own research on neem applications and discover the miracles of the neem tree. Please also read our testimonials.Neem SalveDarn it! A…

…how much they love to chew the leaves and meaty fruit of the gnarly argan tree, native to Morocco.  Climbing the tree is child’s play, they’ll say, and sometimes as many as 8 or 9 goats will challenge the swaying limbs. They do not seem to care if they damage or destroy the tree, or eat the fruit before it has ripened.  After all, they are goats. Ask the goats about the succulent argan oil hidden in the inner kernels, and they’ll look down at the Berbers anxiously waiting below.  They will tell you that they can’t digest everything so they poop out the small nuts. …

Raw honey or fake honey? A good question. Raw is good. Fake is not. Chances are, even if you buy a honey that says honey, pure honey, looks like honey, tastes like honey and the price is right, it may not be real honey. It may be the fake version that is crowding 22% of the Canadian market. The price is one good indicator.  Real honey costs more. How can you tell the difference? Fake honey is uniform, thin and completely clear. The raw honey, the legitimate one, can vary in texture and colour. This is typical of a natural substance.  It can be light, thick,…

Remember the shampoo you found hiding in the back of the bathroom cupboard, a gift from a boyfriend you wanted to forget?  Well, times change and memories fade and it’s been over 3 years, so you decide to give it a try.  “Wow, smells great, feels good. Thank you, Bad Buddy, wherever you may be! “ But who is the winner here? A shampoo, unopened, can have a shelf life up to 4 years.  That’s a long time for a product to sit.  But with formaldehyde* releasing chemical this makes it possible. Chemicals like diazolidinyl urea, hydantoin, methenamine and…

The picture on the box shows a little girl, smiling.  Her skin is brown and her hair dark. This product is an over-the-counter conditioner. It is a partner for 'Just for Me Shampoo' which has made the 10 TOP Dangerous list from the BCPP report (Breast Cancer Prevention).It means that it contains the highest number of hazardous chemicals that are linked to cancer, hormone disruption, developmental or reproductive toxicity and respiratory effects. And we buy this for our children. This 'Just for Me Shampoo' is toxic. It is marketed by Strength of Nature, owned by…

  You have a small jar of Earth to Body Tooth Cleanser sitting in front of you.  You wonder why it is not in a tube?  With the small black spatula you remove a pea size portion of the paste, as instructed on the label. You insert it into your mouth, allowing it to swooch around and acclimatize. Then you grab your toothbrush and go to town.True. It is a little gritty. True. It is green. True. It makes the sink messy. But the taste is OK.  You are not finished. Now you reach for the for the Manuka Mouth Freshner which just may…