Low-Toxic Product of the Week No. 2

It was a long day for Elsa.  

First, there was the flower arranging.

Then studying in the library.

It's no wonder she couldn't keep her eyes open to recommend the 2nd low-toxic beauty product, (generic) Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser.   

Scores a "2" on the cosmetics database.  Shown is the Target version, but practically every drugstore has its own generic version of the Cetaphil original with identical ingredients.

The generic version rates a "3" on my "1 to 10" scale of cheap to expensive.  

This is a great versatile product that can be used as a face wash and/or body wash.  Check out some lox-toxic essential oils that you could probably add to the cleanser for a scented effect.

And without hope for an economic bailout, it's a savvy way to save money and save face (ha, ha).

I'm planning a side-blog to discuss my coupon mania and report on wild and crazy grocery deals.  I'm obsessed with saving at the supermarket.  Stay tuned.

Low-Toxic Product of the Week

In a previous post I mentioned that one of my goals is to develop a low-toxic skincare regime based largely on information compiled in the Environmental Working Group's cosmetics database. Our government does not regulate the ingredients that go into your daily skincare products (shampoos, lotions, makeup, etc.) ~ in other words, nobody's making sure that ingredients known to be carcinogenic or known to cause birth defects stay out of your products.

Instead, it seems like everyone is making sure that we want to use more and more products.   If I embraced my feminist instincts, I might think it's the man trying to keep women strapped in debt from purchasing too many things we don't need ~ in fact, purchasing things that are downright bad for us.

On a lighter note, I thought I would highlight a product each week I have found that ranks low on the toxic scale.  And, if you know my miserly ways, it probably ranks low on the cost scale, too.  

My cat Elsa also cares about using healthy products.  Our first recommendation is Burt's Bees Rosewater & Glycerin Toner.

It scored a "1" (low hazard) on a scale of 1 to 10 in the Cosmetics Database (10 being the most hazardous).

At about $12.00 per bottle (8 fl. oz.), on my 1 to 10 scale of cost 

(1 being a steal, 10 being outrageous), I would score this a "6."