Tag: chemicals

Life without the chemical BPA could prove a challenge
TORONTO -- When most Canadians open their kitchen cupboards, they're sure to find at least one product packaged in a container made with bisphenol A.

Earth Day tips for your home
Here are some of our favourite, easy suggestions from our Green Tips Guide to help your home get greener and healthier.

Toxic baby care products
When it comes to your baby’s lotions, shampoos or powders, you need to go green. Doctors and researchers have found many personal care products used on babies are laced with the harmful phthalates.

10 easy tips to detox your home and your children
Our children are more vulnerable to chemicals that adults. By the time the average North American child enters kindergarten, they’ve already been exposed to a veritable cocktail of chemicals. How do we protect our children from common toxic chemicals? We can start by greening our homes.

Green child-proofing for toxic tots
By the time the average North American child enters kindergarten, they’ve already been exposed to a veritable cocktail of chemicals. How do we protect our children from common toxic chemicals? We can start by greening our homes.

Paint your rooms enviro-friendly and safe
You’re not only adding colour to your home with most commercial paints. You’re also slapping on benzene, toluene, formaldehyde, xylene, and ethylene glycol. These neurotoxins are complex enough to vaporize (off gas) into the air, polluting what you breathe.

Tricky triclosan
In our daily war against germs, triclosan has become the weapon of choice. But has our obsession with cleanliness got us using dangerous antibacterial products that promise protection but deliver the opposite?

Household chemicals to avoid in your laundry detergent
Go cold with your laundry and go green with your detergent to save money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut back on harmful household chemicals.

12 protective steps for the dangers of BPA poisoning
Bisphenol A (BPA) has been in the news a lot these days. But is it really a health risk? According to leading scientists we should be worried.

Ban Toxics, Baby!
There is a growing protest around toxic chemicals found in plastic baby bottles, teething rings and children’s toys.

Clean & Green
Cleaning alternatives that really work. For most cleaning around the house, it’s not hard to add some green to your routine.

What you need to know about plastics and your food
There’s no denying that plastic containers and water bottles make life easier. But is it dangerous to combine plastic and food?

The healthy baby bottle
When feeding baby, it’s not just the formula that’s important. You need to choose the right bottle as well. Recent studies are showing that plastic bottles may not be a good choice after all.

The world of toothpaste
The world of toothpastes seems full of conflicting information, scary recalls and a hodgepodge of products. But information is power, so dig a little deeper to make the healthiest choice for your family.

Six makeup chemicals to avoid
Many consumers are under the impression that labels on cosmetics offer some kind of protection.

The big stink
No one wants to be smelly or sweaty. But in our quest to stay cool and dry we may be compromising our health using toxic deodorants.