The Smart Mama

Non Toxic Homemade Halloween Makeup

Unfortunately, Halloween makeup can contain lots of not so nice chemicals. As you may know, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the federal government agency responsible for overseeing cosmetics, does NOT conduct itself or require any pre-market testing of cosmetics or cosmetic ingredients. In fact, as clearly stated on the FDA's website, cosmetic ...

Are your bath and beauty products causing dermatitis? Quaternium 15 & Formaldehyde

Did you know Johnson's Head-to-Toe Baby Wash contains a preservative that releases formaldehyde - a carcinogen and a leading cause of dermatitis? Yep, that's right. That staple in many homes contains some not so nice chemicals. I've posted before about the problems with the ingredients in Johnson's Head-to-Toe baby wash. The ...

Mama Got Her Gun on Fox & Friends

I can't believe I never blogged about this. Really can't believe it. So, just a little bit late, I'm excited to announce that I appeared on Fox & Friends on July 18, 2009. I was supposed to talk about chemicals in common household products and simple steps to reduce exposure, ...

5 Ways to Do Good While Online

We all want to support those causes near and dear to our heart, but we don't always take the time to do so or feel like we don't have the time. And sometimes we just don't have the funds to donate. But there are other ways to do good. I got ...

SIGG does leach bisphenol A & Big Bottle Swap

A curious note in the SIGG saga involving its liners and bisphenol A (BPA) is that SIGG's pre-August 2008 epoxy liners apparently leach BPA. According to a news article, Frederick Vom Saal, a professor of biology at the University of Missouri, found that hormone disruptor BPA does leach from the old SIGG liners, just ...

How To: Homemade Baby or Dusting Powder

Times are tough. No doubt about it. So saving green may be just as important as being green. And if you can use what you got to do both, fantastic! Baby or dusting powder is super easy to make at home, and may reduce exposure to a toxic chemical IF you ...

New Study Links Long Banned DDT to Diabetes

A recently published study suggests that exposure to environmental contaminants - namely, DDT - may increase risk of diabetes. Most of the wisdom on diabetes has focused on diet, exercise, weight, etc. Environmental contaminants haven't been a big focus, although recent studies have started to show that a correlation may ...

Massachusetts Issues Public Health Advisory to Parents About Bisphenol A (BPA)

Today the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued an advisory for bisphenol A. The DPH specifically advises parents of childrens up to 2 years old to avoid baby products containing bisphenol A (BPA) for making or storing infant food or formula. And the statement also warns pregnant women to steer ...

Health Canada Reports BPA Free Baby Bottles Leach Bisphenol A?

Last week, it was reported that Health Canada had found some allegedly bisphenol A (BPA) free baby bottles nonetheless leached BPA. Well, upon further digging, it appears that very low levels of BPA were found in fluid held in some BPA free baby bottles, but that the source may simply be BPA ...

Twitter was a-twitter last week during an #ecowed party (see 3 Green Angels for details on #ecowed) about SIGG and its announcement that the linings of older SIGG bottles (those manufactured before August of 2008) contained bisphenol A (BPA). (And just so you know, as documented by Z Recommends, those older ...