Natural Solutions Magazine Beauty With a Conscience Award Winners
Did you know that the average woman applies about 150 different chemicals to her body every day through her skincare and cosmetics? The Beauty With a Conscience Awards in the October issue of Natural Solutions: Vibrant Health Balanced Living (on newsstands now) recognizes the top 101 natural beauty products and uncovers the not-so-pretty truth that carcinogens, hormone disruptors, and heavy metals lurk in shampoos, lotions, perfumes, and makeup - and that these ingredients have been linked to breast cancer and other health problems.
To eliminate confusion over which products are nontoxic as well as easier on the environment, the editors at Natural Solutions chose 101 personal care products that contain the purest, healthiest ingredients for the magazine’s second annual Beauty With a Conscience Awards.
“We worked closely with the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, the Environmental Working Group, and Whole Foods Market to create our own standards - the strictest of any health magazine,” says Lauren Piscopo, editor-in-chief of Natural Solutions. “Then we scrutinized roughly 1,500 natural body care products for potentially hazardous ingredients and found that only about 800 were eligible for testing.”
To find this year’s Beauty With a Conscience Award winners, and for a wallet-sized shopping guide that lists the “Toxic 10 Ingredients to Avoid in Skincare,” visit naturalsolutionsmag.com/go/beauty.
Natural Solutions also investigated claims from cosmetic companies that slap “natural,” “pure,” and “plant-derived” on products filled with toxic chemicals. Manufacturers aren’t required to list all ingredients on labels, even if they include allergens, phthalates (reproductive toxins), or neurotoxins. The magazine provides resources, such as an iPhone app that can help debunk misleading label claims and determine which ones are merely greenwashing.
Natural Solutions presents its Beauty Awards to coincide with October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “We want women to understand that there’s a connection between what they slather on their bodies and possibly serious health concerns,” Piscopo says.
About Natural Solutions
Natural Solutions, formerly Alternative Medicine magazine, has been the trusted voice in the natural health arena for more than 15 years. Natural Solutions guides and inspires its readers to make informed decisions about their health and well-being in all aspects of their lives. Visit naturalsolutionsmag.com to view a free digital edition of the magazine.
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