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Summer Essentials: Safe sunless tanners and bronzers

June 12, 2009 | posted by ecomodish | 0 Comments

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Sunless Tanner & Bronzer

Looking for a healthy way to get a sun-kissed glow this summer? There is no need to bathe in the sun's harmful rays or harsh chemicals. For a safe, instant tan; sunless tanners and bronzers are a great alternative. But not all sunless tan and bronzer products are healthy for your skin. Check out these self tanners and bronzers rated low to moderate hazard by the Environmental Working Group:


Sunless Tanners:

Boots No7 Quick Dry Tinted Lotion - Medium/ Dark
EWG safety rating: 2 low hazard [?]

Physicians Formula Organic Wear 100% Natural Liquid Bronzer, Fair Skin
EWG safety rating: 3 moderate hazard [?]

Loreal Sublime Bronze Tinted Self Tanning Lotion, Medium Natural Tan
EGW safety rating: 5 moderate hazard [?]

Neutrogena Sun Fresh Sunless Foam Fair And Medium
EGW safety rating: 5 moderate hazard [?]

SkinCeuticals Sans Soleil Moisturizing Sunless Tanner
EGW safety rating: 5 moderate hazard [?]


Bronzers:

Ada Cosmetics Mineral Bronzers
EWG safety rating: 1 low hazard [?]

Everyday Minerals Everyday Bronzer
EWG safety rating: 1 low hazard [?]

Colorescience Bronzer SPF 20 w/Brush - Kissed By The Sun
EWG safety rating: 3 moderate hazard [?]

Afterglow Cosmetics Organic Glow Bronzer
EWG safety rating: 3 moderate hazard [?]




Summer Essentials: Candy-colored natural nail polish

Zoya Nail Polish

Warm weather means trading in your stuffy, winter footwear for something more breezy and revealing. So now is the perfect time to pretty up your toes with some natural, green nail polish. Treat yourself to a natural manicure or pedicure with these vibrant, summer-inspired nail color collections from Zoya.


Zoya La-Di-Da Collection (Cream Finish) - America: Bright orange-y red, Dita: Classic cherry red, Renee: Ultra bright cherry, Paz: Ultra bright neon orange, Ali: Ultra bright neon pink and Pippa: Ultra bright neon yellow.


Zoya Ooh-La-La Collection (Metallic/Frost Finish) - Katy: Pink purple with multi-color metallic highlights, Tallulah: Vibrant metallic medium blue, Midori: Unexpected metallic apple green, Goldie: Multi dimensional metallic yellow gold, Emme: Shimmering soft pink and Ginessa: Multi dimensional metallic frosty white.


Zoya Chit Chat Collection (Metallic Finish) - Gaia: hip white metallic, Erika: soft pink metallic, Bekka: cool chartreuse metallic, Lianne: ultra tangerine metallic, Annie: bold berry metallic and Elke: hot rose metallic.


Zoya Gossip Collection (Cream Finish) - Audrina: red-purple cream, Whitney: hot fuchsia cream, LO: electric cerise cream, Elodie: bold poppy cream, Heidi: hi-beam orange cream and LC: Summer red cream.


Zoya Candy Collection (Metallic & Cream Finishes) - Tart: Blue metallic, Yummy: Robin egg blue cream, Sweet: Bubble gum pinic cream, Creamy: Yellow cream and Tangy: Lime green metallic.


Zoya Smitten Collection (Metallic Finish) - Ariel: shimmering magenta pink metallic, Shiloh: shimmering summer red metallic, Sylvie: shimmering mellon red metallic, Pia: shimmering tangerine metallic, Hayden: shimmering pale hot pink metallic and Vivi: shimmering bold pink metallic.




Summer Essentials: green beach wear

Looking for earth-friendly accessories for a day at the beach? With Summer nearly here, we'll all be looking for ways to stay cool while having some fun in the sun. Check out these must-have eco beach accessories...

Eco Sunglasses

Chic shades made from bamboo and sustainable wood.

eco friendly sunglasses
1. Kayu Bamboo   2. iWood Style 314   3. iWood Boxy

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Eco Swimwear

Flirty swimsuits made from organic cotton and bamboo.

eco friendly swimwear
1. Tizi cut out swimsuit   2. Ruffled wrap bikini   3. Nadia ring bikini

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Eco Sandals

Airy sandals made from biodegradable rubber, organic cotton; and recycled P.E.T., EVA & tires.

eco friendly sandals
1. Rafters Cloudbreak   2. Roxy Eden   3. Simple Stop Global Warming

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Eco Beach Bags

Roomy tote bags made from magazine pages, eco leather and sails.

eco friendly beach bags
1. Urth Bags Devon   2. Amy Kathryn Tuberose   3. Ella Vickers Green Grocery

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The truth about sunscreens: Make sure you're covered

With warm weather around the corner, I decided to look into some new sunscreen and turned to the Skin Deep Database for some guidance. I found some unsettling information in a study done by the Environmental Working Group (EWG): 4 out of 5 sunscreens don't adequately protect skin from the sun's damaging rays and/or contain chemicals that may pose health hazards. There are no mandatory sunscreen standards in place, so products vary in safety and effectiveness; and companies are free to claim but not provide broad spectrum, all-day or instant protection. Many sunscreens even lack UVA protection altogether (the sun rays linked to skin damage, aging, immune system problems, and potentially skin cancer). So how do you know which sunscreen to buy? Here are a few effective and safe sunscreens that pose a low health hazard and provide very good UVB and UVA protection*:

Keys Soap Solar RX Sunblock, SPF 30
safety: 0 low hazard, UVB strength: strong, UVA strength: strong view data

Soleo Organics Sunscreen SPF 30+
safety: 0 low hazard, UVB strength: strong, UVA strength: strong view data

Sun Science Organic Daily Wear SPF 30
safety: 1 low hazard, UVB strength: strong, UVA strength: strong view data

Dermalogica Super Sensitive Faceblock SPF 30
safety: 2 low hazard, UVB strength: strong, UVA strength: strong view data

California Baby Everyday/Year-Round Suncreen Lotion SPF 30+
safety: 1 low hazard, UVB strength: medium-strong, UVA strength: medium-strong view data

Lavera Sun Block Neutral SPF 40 icon
safety: 1 low hazard, UVB strength: strong, UVA strength: medium view data

* Provided by the Skin Deep Database. Safety ratings scale: 0-2 low, 3-6 moderate, 7-10 high hazard.