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…

Allez-vous bien? Vos lèvres sont sèches et craquées. Votre nez est un rouge vif et un mauvais rhume de cerveau aggrave le problème. Une oreille est bloquée. L'autre en compétition. Votre tête est pleine de barbe à papa. Vous êtes fatigués. Vous priez pour que Kleenex soit en vente cette semaine. Vous avez été examiné pour une pneumonie et heureusement vous ne n’êtes pas affligés par celle -ci, mais les maux persistent toujours. Pendant des semaines, semble-t-il. Réconfortez-vous du fait que vous n'êtes pas seul.e! J'ai récemment fait une belle découverte, notamment pour le nez: Dans une…

Spoil MeOil meCream meClean me Skin Care WorldDo it naturallyPleaseMake it toxin freeA simple plea Skin is skin. We may differ in colour, tone and texture. But we all need the same thing. Healthy skin. And sometimes the skin care world is not doing its job. Skin care ads remind us constantly to hydrate and moisturize. The scene is ripe for competition. We are inundated with special creams, lotions, gels, salves, balms, sprays, cleansers with catchy phrases to capture our attention. Promises. Promises. There is a lot of trouble out there.  For our skin, our bodies, our…

A query on Earth to Body’s  ‘Tooth Cleanser’: “How do you clean the residue of the product out of a toothbrush? “ A customer recently asked.“I don't mind that it stains the bristles, but it's hard to get the deeper part of the toothbrush clean.  I don't know if it's OK to have residue left behind.  Any tips?”  LC, Dartmouth, NS Our Answer:I use a standard nail brush, now designated a ‘tooth scrubber’. I simply rub the nail brush onto my soap bar and then proceed to scrub the tooth bristles.  Then I rinse the brush well under hot water.  …

Maybe you need emu in your ear.  Maybe you do not.  But if you have ever had an earwax imbalance, or possibly may have one in the future, you should know about emu when earwax is a concern. Earwax is normal. It is not really wax, per se, but the dead skin cells from the ear canal. The ear cleans or revitalizes itself, sloughing off dead cells, called cerumen or earwax. This cleaning job should happen naturally, normally, and we should not have to do anything about it. The job of the earwax is to clean out the ear canal. The hair lined canal moves the earwax, in a grinding-…

You have scalp psoriasis.  Your health care professional advises: ‘A Coal tar shampoo will help ease the symptoms of your psoriasis. But do have regular cancer screening tests.’ You are now caught  between a rock and a hard place. Do you take the risk? You buy the coal tar shampoo. The warning on the label reads: For external use only. Ask a doctor before use if condition covers a large area of the body. Avoid contact with the eyes. If contact occurs, rinse eyes thoroughly with water. May increase tendency to sunburn for up to 24 hours after application. Avoid other…

If you have nail fungus, you are not a happy camper. With all the ads of damaged looking toe nails up front and center, in your face, announcing some miracle cure for nail fungus, we can assume it is a fairly common aliment. The media ads can be quite graphic, some serious, some humorous, all offerings prescriptions and/or over the counter cures.  Google research offers some natural do it yourself home remedies. If you have the nail in the ad, it is more than concerning. Nothing is funny about nail fungus.   Who gets nail fungus?  If you are diabetic or have a…