Have you ever pondered the environmental impacts in your make-up bag? More and more products claim to be ‘natural’ but in many cases these products have the potential for significant impacts on both the environment and our health. Green Beings has been getting under the skin of the cosmetics business to find the true cost of ‘natural’ beauty.
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Natural Beauty Products and the Environment
April 11th, 2010Aveeno Trial Panel Feedback
March 19th, 2010
I was so excited to be chosen to take part in the Aveeno trial! This trial came at the perfect time for me, as I am currently going through the process “greening” my life and home, including my skincare routine, so I was keen to try the Aveeno Active Naturals range. Find out what else Amelia had to say about her experience on the product trial panel.
Aveeno Trial Results
March 4th, 2010
The Green Beings panel has just completed the two week trial of Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Moisturising Lotion and Positively Radiant. Being a beauty product aimed at moisturising and evening skin tone, it requires you to spend some time in front of the mirror to try to see if it has benefited your skin. It means getting acquainted with new wrinkles, or as I prefer to call them ‘life experience features’. Anyway, we had some fantastic feedback from our pampered panel. So find out how they got on.
Recycled Glasses of a Different Kind
February 3rd, 2010
My husband has just become a respectable spectacle wearer. And after spending the day looking at frames I was wondering whether there could be a more eco friendly way to do it. I’ve heard about recycling unwanted glasses by donating them to those in need. We have a collection box for old specs at work. But to find a company that uses recycled metal and plastic was a bit of an eye opener. Oh dear sorry about the pun…..