Organic Hair Care Good for You & the Environment

If you're wondering what organic hair care is or why you should consider using it, you've come to the right place.

First, it's important to know that the cosmetic industry in the United States is largely unregulated. What that means is that the chemicals that are used in personal care products are most likely not tested for safety.

Unlike traditional hair care products, organic hair care products don't use any synthetic chemicals - which are known for their toxic effect.

Sadly, some of the chemicals that are used in traditional hair care products have been linked to cancer, arthritis, and liver & kidney damage.

It's important to pay attention to the products that you are putting in your hair since our bodies have the ability to absorb chemicals and then pass them to the insides of our bodies.

Think these 8 foods are healthy? Wrong!

Skip the diet soda and potato chips and have seltzer and popcorn instead


By Nicole Ferring, MS, RD
Prevention Magazine
updated 9:55 a.m. ET, Wed., Dec. 31, 2008

Even if you haven't bought full-fat mayo or sugary soda since blue eye shadow was in style (the first time), you may be getting duped into less-than-stellar food choices at the supermarket. The culprit? The "health halo." "From a distance, some foods seem like healthful choices because of the way they're packaged or labeled," says Janel Ovrut, MS, RD, a Boston-based dietitian. "But just because a product's marketing gives it an aura of health doesn't necessarily mean it's good for you." Here, eight notorious health food impostors, plus smarter swaps that up the nutritional ante and still give you the flavor you crave.