Archive for July, 2008
Cosmetics with plastics
Yahoo green reported a disturbing fact: some cosmetics companies are using plastics as exfoliants. These tiny particles of plastics clean your pores and end up in the middle of the ocean. The water treatment systems are not designed to eliminate micro plastic beads and the risks in the oceans are unknown although it [...]
Zara organic cotton tshirts
I am frequent visitor to Zara stores and an occasional shopper. The secret to buying there is to wait just a little bit. Yes, that means that what you like may not be there the next time you go there but almost every thing there goes on sale within weeks. Like H&M, [...]
Radiation from kitchen countertops
The New York Time has an article about granite countertops emitting radiation. Apparently some varieties of granite, specially the exotic version of granites from Brazil and Namibia can contain uranium, thorium and other radioactive materials.
According to the article, the emissions are very low compared to other radiation we are always exposed to, such as natural [...]