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Look for the Climate Neutral Certified Label

Apr 20, 2021Austin Whitman

This Earth Day, conscientious consumers will certainly notice a plethora of different certification labels related to the environmental, social, and ethical practices of the brands producing everything you buy. In 2019, we launched Climate Neutral Certified–a new...

How Do You Protect Consumers from Harmful Products? Just Ask Mind the Store

Feb 8, 2021Because Health

The Mind the Store campaign knows that retailers often need a little push to phase out specific chemicals and products. That’s why they’re spearheading the fight against harmful consumer products. Mind the Store works with retailers, governments, and...

Our Non-Toxic Household Item Picks at Target

Feb 5, 2021Because Health

Who can resist Target? It’s our one stop shop for all things home, beauty, baby, snacks… basically everything! But Target is a huge store that carries thousands of different items; how do you know what are the best non-toxic picks? That’s where we...

Non-Toxic and Sustainable 2020 Gift Guide for the Home

Nov 25, 2020Because Health

The holidays are right around the corner, which means we’re on the hunt for cool and unique gifts! That’s why we’ve put together gift guides for everyone on your list. Looking for non-toxic, sustainable, eco-friendly, and fun gifts for...

Non-Toxic and Sustainable 2020 Gift Guide for the Home Chef

Nov 24, 2020Because Health

The holidays are right around the corner, which means we’re on the hunt for cool and unique gifts! That’s why we’ve put together gift guides for everyone on your list. Looking for non-toxic, sustainable, and fun gifts for your home chef? Look no...

Non-Toxic and Sustainable 2020 Gift Guide for Him

Nov 24, 2020Because Health

The holidays are right around the corner, which means we’re on the hunt for cool and unique gifts! That’s why we’ve put together gift guides for everyone on your list. Looking for non-toxic, sustainable, eco-friendly, and fun gifts for him? Look no...

Non-Toxic and Sustainable 2020 Gift Guide for Her

Nov 24, 2020Because Health

The holidays are right around the corner, which means we’re on the hunt for cool and unique gifts! That’s why we’ve put together gift guides for everyone on your list. Looking for non-toxic, sustainable, eco-friendly, and fun gifts for her? Look no...

Non-Toxic and Sustainable 2020 Gift Guide for Kids

Nov 24, 2020Because Health

The holidays are right around the corner, which means we’re on the hunt for cool and unique gifts! That’s why we’ve put together gift guides for everyone on your list. Looking for non-toxic, sustainable, eco-friendly, and fun gifts for kids? Look no...

Going Organic: Why it’s Worth it for Your Neighbors, Animals, and the Planet As a Whole.

Nov 11, 2020Valerie Gallardo-Buenrostro

You may already know buying organic is good for your health, but did you know it also benefits workers, the environment and climate change? It’s true! Organic foods are grown without the use of artificial chemicals, synthetic fertilizer, hormones, pesticides or...

On the market for a new couch ?

Jul 22, 2019Karen Wang, PhD

This is a friendly reminder to look for a couch that doesn’t contain flame retardants. Once upon a time, couches were required to have flame retardant chemicals in them because they were thought to help stop/slow fires (spoiler: they don’t). But they DO have a lot of...