DORÉ

this sounds like such a great idea! :)

http://littleaesthete.com

Trop bien ça! et tout à fait d’accord sur le principe des produits bio, qui rentrent dans notre peau.. mieux vaut ne pas attendre d’être bourrés de produit chimiques pour le regretter quand c’est trop tard!
aemi

I also LIVE by these two resource websites:

I first copy and paste my ingredients list here: COSDNA: http://www.cosdna.com/eng/ingredients.php
Then anything that comes up red or yellow, I learn about it more here: EWG: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

Beauty Counter’s The Never List is also really helpful
http://www.ourwonderlust.com/ourwonderlust/give-a-hoot-and-join-the-movement-beauty-counter.html

All of these resources helped me make smart decisions about what to chuck and what to keep!

hope that helps!

Tina
In pursuit of wonder.

Bonjour,

En tant qu utilisatrice récente de Noteo je confirme; c est super et tres instructif ( des marques étiquetées ” nature” ne le sont en fait pas tant que ça.
Je vais aussi tester cette nouvelle app.
Merci pour ce post sur un sujet qui a l air de toucher pas mal d entre nous .
En tout cas je ne me vois plus revenir en arrière et acheter toutes les nouveautés sans réfléchir,
Lea

This app seems like it has the potential to be amazing … once it’s fully functional.

I wasn’t able to find any of my beauty products in its database (including common items like Dove deodorant and Burt’s Bees cleanser), and each time I tried to type a product name into the search bar, the app crashed.

I also wasn’t able to sign up because it kept asking me to fill in my first and last name, but there wasn’t a place to do so.

I hope they can fix it soon, because it’s truly an amazing mission and would be so helpful for conscientious shoppers!

That’s a bit strong. This isn’t a newspaper that claims to receive and relay information before others, or a blog that speaks only about the latest and greatest.

Think Dirty is a very good idea for consumers who want to make informed decisions. Best of luck to them!

What a great app!

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Lysine, I agree on many points with you. EWG started out with good intentions, but how they rate ingredients is based on scanning research citing often industrial level usage that has not real correlation to actual, human usage. And their scoring is inconsistent. In terms of usage, water and salt can be fatal in a high enough dosage, oxalic acid in spinach is toxic at large doees, and ethyl alcohol can be used medically, and safely, topically, but shouldn’t be ingested. Toxicity, if any, depends on the organism being exposed to a chemical, level of exposure, length of exposure, and potential contaminants and reactions among ingredients. The EU is doing a very good job evaluating individual ingredients, and is now looking to do studies on long-term exposure. I rely on the EU and peer-reviewed research to decide what products I will/won’t use. That’s why I don’t use products with arnica for everyday, but I will use it for bruises; I love sunflower, grapeseed or almond oil for my body, but I use a La Roche Posay moisturizer and sunscreen for my face.

What disturbs me most is the aura of self-righteousness that sometimes infects the conversation of those who disdain “toxic” “chemicals” but don’t both to understand what a “chemical” is in the fist place.

Amazing app!!

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Hi Alex, for the French, there is Noteo…The same in French for the French products ! That’s it …

Pour les Françaises, il y a aussi ce lien : http://www.laveritesurlescosmetiques.com/incisuche.php

Oh…dear. I know so many germaphobes already! This might turn me into one, too. :)

Shani x
http://shedreamsinperfectfrench.com