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July 31, 2004
Paraben-Free Products From Botanical Skin Works
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Sharon Kinnier
Botanical Skin Works, Inc.
410.675.2006
410.675.5104 (fax)
sharon@botanicalworks.com
BALTIMORE, MD - July 31, 2004 - (SoapWire) -- Botanical Skin Works (BSW) (http://www.botanicalworks.com), a natural products company offers 100% paraben free products. Each product is handcrafted in small batches using floral extracts, cold pressed oils, butters and 100% Pure Essential Oils. Botanical Skin Works' products contain no synthetic fragrances or petrochemicals and are preserved naturally. The only animal by product used in our line is beeswax, with human only testing performed.
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Spray Bugs Health Canada
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Canada — A Charlottetown company has been told to change a label that claims its product made from natural ingredients keeps bugs away.
Health Canada says no one is allowed to claim a product can keep insects away unless they get it approved by the federal government, so "Bugs Away" will need to come off the shelves.
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July 30, 2004
Nano Sunblock Safety Under Scrutiny
Anna Salleh
ABC Science Online
We don't know enough about the safety of some nanoparticles, such as those already included in some cosmetics and sunscreens, a U.K. report has found.
The report, just released by the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering, calls for further studies on the safety of nanoparticles such as the ultrafine zinc oxide powders currently used in some Australian sunscreens.
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Health Canada Might Swat Citronella From Shelves
MONTREAL - Health Canada is considering a proposal to phase out citronella, the popular insect repellent.
It says the manufacturers have not provided the government agency with enough proof that the product is safe.
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July 26, 2004
Third Annual Georgia Soapmaker's/Candlemaker's Gathering!
Friday & Saturday, September 10th & 11th, from 9am - 6pm at Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site
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Report Entreats FDA to Assess Cosmetics Ingredients
Cape Cod Times> Ingredients in the most popular lotions, sprays, creams and cosmetics have never been tested by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization.
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July 23, 2004
'Be Cruelty-Free' at the Democratic National Convention; NEAVS Promotes Compassionate Living Among Delegates
Contact: Jennifer Campbell
New England Anti-Vivisection Society
Phone: 617-523-6020 or 617-413-0611 (cell)
BOSTON, July 23 - (SoapWire via U.S. Newswire) -- The New England Anti- Vivisection Society (NEAVS) will hand out Cruelty-Free Living Kits during the Democratic National Convention (Boston, MA, July 26-29) to educate and inspire delegates about humane lifestyle choices, such as eating vegetarian foods and buying household and personal care products not tested on animals.
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Monave Mineral Cosmetics announces their Bulk Mineral Cosmetics Line is now available online
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BALTIMORE, MD. - July 23, 2004 - (SoapWire) -- Monave Mineral Cosmetics (http://www.monave.com), the only source for carmine and dye free mineral makeup on the web, is proud to announce the availability of their online Bulk Mineral Cosmetics.
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Native Newfoundland Berry Turns Up in Soap
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Contact:
Anna Hellqvist
Tvål
709-739-7393
anna@rustic-handmade-soap.com
www.rustic-handmade-soap.com
St. John's, Newfoundland - July 2004 – (SoapWire) -- You usually find them in jam, but now these little red Newfoundland berries also appear in soap. At Tvål, a local soap shop, you'll find 5 pound soap cakes made with wild Newfoundland Partridgeberries.
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July 22, 2004
Meeting to Push Case for Cosmetics Industry
Europe Intelligence Wire> Accantia, the Birmingham-based health and beauty company, owner of the Simple Skincare brand, met with Dibgy Jones, director general of the CBI, on 7/9/2004 to push the case for the UK's cosmetics industry which, it claims, is being crippled by EU red tape.
CTPA, the UK trade association for the cosmetics and toiletries industry, won the latest battle over calls for greater legislation at the Fourth Ministerial Conference of Environment and Health just days ago.
Proposals to ban the use of fragrance in childcare products, despite there allegedly being no scientific evidence to prove this necessary, were revised following intervention by the CTPA on behalf of the UK industry.
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