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Sunday, December 28, 2008 || Natural Skin Care
Why deep removal oil? Beautiful, healthy skin is produced by deep cleansing and toning. Environmental assault, like haze, air travel, climate changes, and hormonal changes – all combined to make skin dehydrated and stressed. It is important to use natural botanical facial products to minimize long-term exposure to chemicals that may be harmful to the skin as well as to the environment. 
Formulated from the most natural highest grade of amino acid surfactant, avita’s Purifying Cleanser is imbued with excellent cleansing properties that penetrate deep into the skin to thoroughly remove dirt from your pores and skin surface. Easy on your skin, it does not give you a sense of tightness after washing but rather lends a naturally smooth radiance. Your skin feels refreshed, cleansed, soft and supple like never before! 
The avita Toning Moisturizer has excellent hydrating properties and helps tighten pores and pamper your skin in a refreshing manner. After washing your face with avita Purifying Cleanser, the avita Toning Moisturizer helps restore your skin’s pH balance and enhances its resistance to stress. By giving your skin nutritious moisture, you will be blessed with that bright and dazzling look always! 
Avita understands that a porcelain complexion is a prized possession to Asian women and the researchers have created the Active Day Cream to promote a healthy, fair & flawless skin.
Many whitening skincare products contain lightening agents, which suppress melanin production or skin pigmentation. Unknown to many users, melanin production which is equivalent to skin pigmentation is an essential defense mechanism for Asian skin. Therefore, it would be disastrous to simply adopt whitening solutions.
Apart from the dual-whitening effect, the avita active Day Cream is developed to enhance your skin’s self-immunity and defence mechanism, making your skin tender, radiant and fair.
Functions:
1 Dual-whitening actions for tender, fair and moisturized skin.
2 Enhances skins immunity.
3 Protects against damage by UV rays.
Directions for Use
1 Dispense a suitable amount into the palm and apply evenly to the face.
2 Gently tap skin with fingertips to quicken absorption.
Contraction of muscles from facial expressions occurs up to 14000 times a day and is the cause of those annoying expression lines on the face. Botox injections are able to send a signal to the brain to stop muscular contractions, thus reducing the formation of wrinkles. However, this treatment is only effective for a short period of time may have harmful side-effects. Based on the recent developments in biotechnology, pentapeptide, which is a chemical compound containing five specific amino acids, can modulate nerve responses such that they can accept brain signals by up to 70 -80% for effectiveness. Pentapeptide has thus become the highly popular anti-aging skin in new-age beauty and skincare products. The precious pentapeptide is encapsulated in the avita Pentapeptide Luxury Night Cream which has the power to lift, firm and illuminate the appearance of your skin. This exclusively formulated product helps diminish wrinkles and age spots, making your skin luminous after application. Your skin will look rejuvenated and replenished. 
Functions
Avita’s Intensive Eye Cream has amazing effects and is able to penetrate quickly into the cellular tissues underneath your skins around the eyes to repair damaged and aged cells, revitalize and rejuvenate skin tissues around the eyes. With regular use, your skin around the eyes becomes softer yet firmer. Spots are visibly lightened as well. Avita’s Intensive Eye Cream effectively gets rid of eye bags, dark circles, wrinkles, fine lines and slows down aging of your skin around the eyes. Its strong moisturizing functions work to enhance the regeneration of protein cells and elastin cells in the skin around the eyes whilst its restorative formula yields an all-round effective solution to combat skin problems around the eyes, giving your eyes a brighter look and sparkling radiance. 
1 Lightens deep-seated wrinkles, fine lines and expression lines around the eyes.
Revival Element – Activate Cellular Renewal 
avita's Revival Element - works on the main principle of boosting the activity rate of our skin's stem cells. Using state-of-the-art biotechnology, valuable phytem sells are extracted from marine plants that possess strong survival skills at the depths of the ocean. These phyto stem cells fill our skin's stem cells with energy and vitality and enhanced the function of cellular division, giving our skin a dazzling radiance.
Functions
3 Stimulate the revitalization of aged skin.
Directions for Use
avita’s AA (Anti-Aging) formula
Specially formulated to fight free radicals and restore your skin. The AA Formula helps to smooth away fine lines and restore resilience, firmness and radiance to your skin. The AA Formula stimulates fibroblast to produce Collagen and Elastin, coupled with moisturizing Hyaluronic acid to make your skin healthier and refreshingly young.
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Joey |7:10 AM
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Saturday, October 11, 2008 || Why ‘Green’ & SLS / SLES-Free Shampoo & Shower Gel
Children, especially are vulnerable. We should take actions to protect them from any potential health hazard.
SLS/SLES-free shower gel and shampoo are enriched with allergy free, moisturizing essential oils to keep your baby’s skin clean and soft, and free from irritation, dryness and itchiness. Our products are made from botanical plant extracts that are able to reduce oil molecules for gentle cleansing of your skin / hair / scalp and deep cleansing under the surface to remove embedded dirt. Yet it does not strip your baby’s natural protective oils. Our products are also suitable for people with dry and sensitive skin.
Read more about the effects of SLS / SLES below.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) & Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) Health Hazards
SLS and SLES are the acronyms for Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate respectively. These chemicals are also known by 150 different names such as sulfuric acid monododecyl ester sodium salt. SLS is used around the world in clinical studies as a skin irritant and SLES commonly said to be contaminated with dioxane - a known carcinogen. BreastCancer.org defines carcinogen as any substance that causes cancer. In addition, it is stated that these chemicals cannot be metabolized by our livers and our body will need time to purge them, hence they have long lasting effects within our body. Thus, SLS and SLES could be considered as dangerous and highly irritating chemicals.
Nonetheless, these chemicals are inexpensive and effective foamers that are found in many of our personal care and household products. In fact, it is suggested that 98% of our personal care products, including those used by babies, contain SLS/SLES. These could include shower gel, shampoo, toothpaste, soap, detergent, and skin care products
- Skin damage (skin irritation / skin corrosion) * Eats away skin protection
- Hormone imbalance * Absorbed through skin * SLS attaches to oestrogen (hormone) receptors * Hormonal chaos - body cannot recognize * Loses control of many endocrine functions
- Eye irritation / permanent eye damage in children * Can cause acute corneal damage * May lead to cataract in adults * American College of Toxicology # "tests show permanent eye damage in young animals from skin contact in non-eye areas"
- Protein De-Naturing * Existing proteins are damaged - leading to increased amount of healing needed * New proteins disruption whilst under construction * These are activities leading to early stages of skin cancer
- Carcenogenicity (potential to cause cancer)
With these potential health hazards, why use SLS/SLES in our common personal care and household products? The answer is simple - it is cheap. Products free from SLS/SLES are typically more costly. In fact, the American College of Toxicology has reported that it is safe for discontinuous and brief use followed by thorough rinsing from surface of skin. However, for prolonged contact with the skin, the concentration should not exceed 1%.
In that case, is it really safe? Though there is no concrete evidence that usage of products with these chemicals is indeed harmful, how often can we and our family really experience "brief" and "discontinuous" with overall exposure "not exceed 1%"? In addition, how "thorough" could the rinsing be especially in young children?
Consider the following as you think about its cumulative over prolong period of use:
- 98% of personal care products contain SLS / SLES such as shampoo, soap, shower gel, and toothpaste
- SLS / SLES usually one of the first ingredient listed, ie high concentration (6)- Easily penetrates the skin - enters and maintains residual levels in heart, liver, lungs, and even brains- Cannot be metabolized by our body system, ie once absorbed, stays within our body for a long time
SINGAPORE GREEN LABEL is a governmental certification scheme that awards environment-friendly products that have been designed to have less undesirable effects on our environment. It requires detergents to exclude ingredients like those mentioned above that are carcinogenic, allergenic and hazardous to environment.
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Joey |7:24 PM
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Thursday, June 5, 2008 || Concerns Over Deodorant Chemicals
Are parabens safe when used on the skin? BBC News Item 11/01/04
While there is no evidence parabens cause cancer, the scientists have called for the use of parabens to be reviewed. (Pic: The chemicals were found in breast cancer tumours)
The cosmetics industry insists that parabens, which are used as preservatives and are approved for use by regulators, are safe.
Dr Philippa Darbre and colleagues at the University of Reading carried out tests on samples of 20 different human breast tumours.
Writing in the Journal of Applied Toxicology, they say they found traces of parabens in every sample.
Their tests suggested the chemicals had seeped into the tissue after being applied to the skin.
"This is the first study to show their accumulation in human tissues," said Dr Darbre.
"It demonstrates that if people are exposed to these chemicals (parabens), then the chemicals will accumulate in their bodies."
'Drive tumours'
Dr Darbre said there may be reason for people to be concerned about the findings.
"Their detection in human breast tumours is of concern since parabens have been shown to be able to mimic the action of the female hormone oestrogen," she said.
"Oestrogen can drive the growth of human breast tumours. It would therefore seem especially prudent to consider whether parabens should continue to be used in such a wide range of cosmetics applied to the breast area including deodorants."
Dr Philip Harvey, European editor of the journal, said the findings should be interpreted cautiously.
"Further work is required to examine any association between oestrogenic and other chemicals in underarm cosmetics and breast cancer."
Chris Flower, director general of the UK's Cosmetic Toiletry & Perfumery Association, welcomed the study.
"It is welcome additional information and we will want to examine the findings in detail," he told BBC News Online.
"However, parabens have a very, very good safety profile. We have an enormous amount of information which supports the safety of these chemicals and their use in cosmetics."
Caution
Delyth Morgan of Breakthrough Breast Cancer said: "This extremely small study does not demonstrate a direct causal link between deodorant or antiperspirant use and developing breast cancer.
"Further research is needed to establish the source of the chemicals found in the breast tumour samples and what, if any, the relationship is to breast cancer."
A spokesman for the UK's Department of Trade and Industry said government scientists would examine the findings.
"Parabens are approved for use in the UK and in Europe and all the information we have suggests they are safe to use.
"However, British scientists will examine this study."
Dr Richard Sullivan, head of clinical programmes at Cancer Research UK, said there was no evidence that deodorants were linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.
He said the latest study was very small, and had by no means produced conclusive results.
"The increased incidence we are seeing of breast cancer can be explained by many other factors," he said
There have been many warnings about the potential toxic effects of parabens and how the increase in breast cancer and all cancers could be directly attributed to chemicals in the body. (This includes of course the shocking revelations that HRT was directly responsible for another 20,000 women to contract cancer recently.) Not just from using underarm deodorants either. Virtually all so-called "skin Care" products have dangerous chemicals in them. Parabens are just one of a large bunch of toxic chemicals that no-one has any idea of what the long term effects are if you use them every day on your skin.
The hollow platitudes of reassurance from the chemical industry are starting to sound like a stuck record as more and more damning evidence is mounting against them and their toxic assault on the human species. Despite what they say, the studies have never been done on the long-term effects of any of these chemicals let alone the effects of perhaps ten or twenty or 100 chemicals interacting in the body.
Botanical essential oil used in aromatherapy can be likened to the hormones of plants and is made up of up to 250 different types of molecules which exist together in the most perfect combination proportion. These molecules are extremely fine and highly permeable so they can enter and leave the body effectively without leaving behind any toxins.
Different botanical scents can stimulate the human potential and trigger different feelings and reactions in our mind and body. It is about harnessing different energy forces to support the balance within our body, improve air quality and strengthen our health.
You can dap essential oil on any parts of your body. Besides giving you a natural scented smell, more importantly, it also provides different therapeutic effects, depending on the types of oils used.
Basilic
Enhances metabolism, aids digestive functions, facilitates smooth breathing, helps prevent sickness 
According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, besides offering the main functions of eliminating bad temper and promoting good appetite, basilic is also an excellent remedy in treating external and internal injuries, injuries from sports and ailments relating to the physique. Women may find basilic useful as it mimics natural estrogens. Modern medical science has also proved that basilic is endowed with multiple functions such as calming nerves, alleviating migrane, treating cough, removing phlegm, enhancing disgestion, strengthening stomach functions, eliminating germs, purging perspiration and aiding urination.
Green Bamboo
Regulates the body, enhances stamina, helps in growth 
From the joints of bamboo stems, a beneficial essence known as bamboo sil is extracted. It contains abundant amounts of silice, which is a rich store of calcium. when green bamboo essential oil is absorbed by the body through aromatherapy, calcium would be replenished and bones would be strengthened. Green bamboo essential oil can be expected to alleviate old age problems such as backache and rheumatism, as well as enhance calcium absorption in children and teenagers, hance boosting their growth.
Green Tea
Regulates physiological functions, enhances immunity, maintains health, reduces fatigue, invigorates the senses
Green tea is becoming increasingly popular in recent years and its healthcare benefits have also been widely acknowledged. Catechin, carotene and vitamins C and E are among some of its many nutritious ingredients that bring innumerable benefits to our health.
Mint
Aids the digestive system, relieves respiratory illness, alleviates flu symptoms 
Mint essential oil can relax the smooth muscles in the stomach and intestines and thus aids in various ailments related to the digestive system. At the same time, mint essential oil has regulatory and stabilising functions for the nervous system. It can release warming and stimulatory properties to relieve respiratory illness, in addition to its abilities to invigorate emotions, warm the physique and improve conditions of running nose, sneezing, fever and flu.
Rose
Regulates physiological functions, evokes passion, romanticism and joy
Symbolising love since ancient times, the rose, which is also reputed to be the Queen of Flowers, awakens our perceptions, heightens our senses and easily invokes the energy of romance and love. Rose essential oil also has very good effects in regulating hormonal balance, rebuilding confidence and bringing solace to a broken heart.
Joey |8:55 AM
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Saturday, April 19, 2008 || Why "Green" Clean - In Living Room & Bedroom
Why ‘Green’ Clean - In Living Room & Bedroom
Many chemicals in our normal households cleaning products used each day can harm you and your children. Indoor air carries a higher risk for personal exposure to toxic chemicals than outdoor air. Many of the chemicals in household cleaners and pesticides are not adequately tested, regulated or controlled.
The EPA, Environment Protection Agency, of the USA, estimated 2 to 5 million exposures to household poisons occur every year, and a significant number of them involve household cleaners.
In my previous entry, I highlighted the various pollutants found in the kitchen. In this blog, may I share with you the dangers found in our living room and bedroom.
The furnishings of our typical home can be harmful. Fabrics, synthetic leather and full leather that are labelled "wrinkle-resistant" are usually treated with a formaldehyde resin. These include no-iron sheets and bedding, curtains and sleep wears - any woven fabric, but especially polyester / cotton blends, marketed as "permanent press" or "easy care".
Many of our furniture is made of pressed woods products which emits formaldehyde and other chemicals. Carpeting is usually made of synthetic fibres that have been treated with pesticides and fungicides. Many office carpets emit a chemical called 4-phenylcyclohexene, an inadvertent additive to the latex backing used in more commercial carpets, which is thought to be one of the chemicals responsible for "sick" office buildings.
We all know that smell - lemon with a touch of engine oil - that we identify as furniture polish. What we may not identify with the smell is the irritability, depression, and other bad moods that can be the response to its use. How many people polish their furniture before a dinner party, only to wonder why they are so cranky before their guests arrive? Even worse, the smell of furniture polish can linger on furniture for weeks and months after use, causing a low level of air pollution that puts a strain on the central nervous system of everyone living there.
The petroleum distillates and solvents in commercial furniture polish are highly neurotoxic.
Call to Action – If you do care about your family's health and the environment, please wisely use only Green Label Products
SINGAPORE GREEN LABEL is a governmental certification scheme that awards environment-friendly products that have been designed to have less undesirable effects on our environment. It requires detergents to exclude ingredients like those mentioned above that are carcinogenic, allergenic and hazardous to environment.
SLES-Free Shower Gel and Shampoo
The Shower Gel is enriched with allergy free, moisturising essential oils to keep your baby’s skin clean and soft, and free from irritation, dryness and itchiness. The Shampoo has a special formulation to soften the hair.
Floor Radiance
Cleanse floor, car and furniture with this multi-purpose wash with a complete peace of mind. Its pine essential oil ingredient offer anti-insect property and its Green Labeling assures mothers to let babies crawl on the floor with confidence.
Laundry 4-in-1 
The only Green Label laundry detergent with eco-friendly fabric softening benefit. Its zero residual property ensures that no detergent ingredients are left on the laundry after rinsing. So, wear your cleaned cloths with complete confidence.
Vege-Fruit Detox
A highly effective and the only Green Label certified vege-fruit wash to rid harmful pesticide and chemicals off vegetables and fruits. You can observe the rapid cleansing action and you’ll feel the vegetables or fruits to be crunchier and fresher after that.
Dish Spa
Another Green Label must-have in your kitchen that provides anti-bacterial and ultra high cleansing of oil and grease for plates and bowls. More importantly, it leaves zero residues and is friendly to hands.
Genie
A gentle spray of Genie will provide the much-needed safeguard to turn our home into a safe environment. Genie is Green Label certified and uses plant essential oils to powerfully disinfect, cleanse and repel insects.
Call +65 9478 8937 or email joeytan@essentiallymeridian.com to be included in our mailing list. Green Living Newsletter is FREE!
Joey |8:17 PM
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 || Why Should You Care About Pesticides?
Why Should You Care About Pesticides?
There is growing consensus in the scientific community that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can adversely affect people, especially during vulnerable periods of fetal development and childhood when exposures can have long lasting effects. Because the toxic effects of pesticides are worrisome, not well understood, or in some cases completely unstudied, shoppers are wise to minimize exposure to pesticides whenever possible.
Nearly all of the data used to create these lists already considers how people typically wash and prepare produce (for example, apples are washed before testing, bananas are peeled). While washing and rinsing fresh produce may reduce levels of some pesticides, it does not eliminate them. Peeling also reduces exposures, but valuable nutrients often go down the drain with the peel. The best option is to eat a varied diet, wash all produce, and choose organic when possible to reduce exposure to potentially harmful chemicals.
RANK FRUIT OR VEGGIE SCORE
1 (worst) Peaches 100 (highest pesticide load)
2 Apples 96
3 Sweet Bell Peppers 86
4 Celery 85
5 Nectarines 84
6 Strawberries 83
7 Cherries 75
8 Lettuce 69
9 Grapes - Imported 68
10 Pears 65
11 Spinach 60
12 Potatoes 58
13 Carrots 57
14 Green Beans 55
15 Hot Peppers 53
16 Cucumbers 52
17 Raspberries 47
18 Plums 46
19 Oranges 46
20 Grapes-Domestic 46
21 Cauliflower 39
22 Tangerine 38
23 Mushrooms 37
24 Cantaloupe 34
25 Lemon 31
26 Honeydew Melon 31
27 Grapefruit 31
28 Winter Squash 31
29 Tomatoes 30
30 Sweet Potatoes 30
31 Watermelon 25
32 Blueberries 24
33 Papaya 21
34 Eggplant 19
35 Broccoli 18
36 Cabbage 17
37 Bananas 16
38 Kiwi 14
39 Asparagus 11
40 Sweet Peas-Frozen 11
41 Mango 9
42 Pineapples 7
43 Sweet Corn-Frozen 2
44 Avocado 1
45 (best) Onions 1 (lowest pesticide load)
Note: We ranked a total of 44 different fruits and vegetables but grapes are listed twice because we looked at both domestic and imported samples.
Call to Action – If you do care about your family's health and the environment, please wisely use only Green Label Products
SINGAPORE GREEN LABEL is a governmental certification scheme that awards environment-friendly products that have been designed to have less undesirable effects on our environment. It requires detergents to exclude ingredients that are carcinogenic, allergenic and hazardous to environment. 
Subscribe to GREEN LIVING NEWSLETTER for helpful information on the Green Movement, innovative ideas on how you can make a positive impact on saving Mother Earth, and news on R&D of Green technology and products.
Call 9478 8937 or email joeytan@essentiallymeridian.com to be included in our mailing list. Green Living Newsletter is FREE!
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A highly effective and the only Green Label certified vege-fruit wash to rid harmful pesticide and chemicals off vegetables and fruits. You can observe the rapid cleansing action and you’ll feel the vegetables or fruits to be crunchier and fresher after that. 
Vege Fruit Detox
avita Vege Fruit has the ability to get rid of germs and mould, you can savour fruits and vegetables in their purest and most natural state again. The patented formulation also works to decompose and neutralise agrichemical toxins remaining on the surface of fruits and vegetables. With a thoroughly clean slate, you can enjoy a healthy and safe diet.
Joey |12:53 AM
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Thursday, December 27, 2007 || Why 'Green' Clean
Many chemicals in the cleaning products used each day can harm you and your children. Indoor air carries a higher risk for personal exposure to toxic chemicals than outdoor air. Many of the chemicals in household cleaners and pesticides are not adequately tested, regulated or controlled. An estimated 2 to 5 million exposures to household poisons occur every year, and a significant number of them involve household cleaners.
Many household cleaning products, such as furniture polish, oven cleaners, drain cleaners and even air fresheners contained chemicals that are classed as hazardous waste. Almost all commercially available floor and furniture waxes contain neurotoxic petroleum-based solvents. Neurotoxic chemicals can cause headaches, lack of concentration, irritability and more, and are best avoided and substitutes used. Toxic chemicals in the home can be eliminated simply by making thoughtful choices in the market after educating oneself about where the hazards are in common consumer products.
Common toxics in the kitchen
All-purpose cleaner: ammonia-based cleaners, breach, brass or other metal polishes, dishwasher detergent, disinfectant, floor wax or polish, glass cleaner, dishwashing detergent, etc contain dangerous chemicals. Some examples are:
Sodium hypochlorite (in chlorine breach) – if mixed with ammonia, releases toxic chloramines gas. Short-term exposure may cause mild asthmatic symptoms or more serious respiratory problems.
Petroleum distillates (in metal polishes) – short-term exposure can cause temporary eye clouding: longer exposure can damage the nervous system, skin, kidneys and eyes;
Ammonia (in glass cleaner) – eye irritant, can cause headaches and lung irritation;
Phenol and cresol (in disinfectants) – corrosive; can cause diarrhea, fainting, dizziness, and kidney and liver damage;
Nitrobenzene (in furniture and floor polishes) – can cause skin discoloration, shallow breathing, vomiting, and death; associated with cancer and birth defects;
Formaldehyde (a preservative in many products) – suspected human carcinogen; strong irritant to eyes, throat, skin and lungs.
Call to Action – If you do care about your family's health and the environment, please wisely use only Green Label Products
Floor Radiance
Cleanse floor, car and furniture with this multi-purpose wash with a complete peace of mind. Its pine essential oil ingredient offer anti-insect property and its Green Labeling assures mothers to let babies crawl on the floor with confidence.
Joey |6:48 AM
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Friday, December 14, 2007 || Reusable Cloth vs Disposable Diapers
The reusable cloth and disposable diapers debate
An apparently thorough study carried out by an advisory board to the UK Environment Agency a couple of years ago drew this conclusion - cloth diapers had equal the impact of disposable nappies. I was quite taken aback - how could this be?
When both types of diapers were studied, the *whole* lifecycle of the product was scrutinized - materials, chemicals and energy consumed during production, usage and disposal. The environmental impact categories the diapers were assessed against were climate change, ozone depletion, human toxicity, acidification, fresh-water aquatic toxicity, terrestrial toxicity, photochemical oxidant formation and eutrophication.
Disposable nappies are made from petroleum byproducts and tree products such as fluff pulp. Cloth diapers are usually made from cotton - a pesticide, herbicide, synthetic fertilizer and water intensive crop.
While the study doesn't see too much difference between the two in terms of environmental impact at first glance, I most certainly do when you take into account several observations made. Disposable diapers will most always likely be very unfriendly to the planet, but there are opportunities for minimizing the impact of reusable cloth diaper usage.
The report notes:
"For the home laundered nappy system, the main source of environmental impact is the generation of the electricity used in washing and drying the nappies"
So this presents quite a few opportunities to lessen impact by:
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DO YOU KNOW THAT…
SLES (sodium lauryl ether sulfate) is an ingredient found in the majority of soaps, shower gels and shampoo that we use daily and it is considered a probable carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. When why is it still being used in so many major brands? The answer is simple – it’s cheap!
SURFACTANTS are compounds that create bubbles and suds in household detergents but they are such potential harm that many European countries have already banned them. Many commonly used surfactants have adverse health effects that include decreased sperm counts and increased risk of testicular cancer.
PHOSPHATE is used in floor and laundry detergents to reduce the water hardness so as to allow the soap to clean more effectively. However, when phosphate-laden detergents are released into the household wastewater, they become an environmental hazard that can lead to algae bloom.
CHLORINE is found in most laundry bleach and detergents but it can trigger respiratory disorders, asthma attacks, and even neurological and behavioral effects.
SINGAPORE GREEN LABEL is a governmental certification scheme that awards environment-friendly products that have been designed to have less undesirable effects on our environment. It requires detergents to exclude ingredients like those mentioned above that are carcinogenic, allergenic and hazardous to environment. 
The Shower Gel is enriched with allergy free, moisturising essential oils to keep your baby’s skin clean and soft, and free from irritation, dryness and itchiness. The Shampoo has a special formulation to soften the hair.
F A M I L Y C A R E
Floor Radiance
Cleanse floor, car and furniture with this multi-purpose wash with a complete peace of mind. Its pine essential oil ingredient offer anti-insect property and its Green Labeling assures mothers to let babies crawl on the floor with confidence.
Laundry 4-in-1
The only Green Label laundry detergent with eco-friendly fabric softening benefit. Its zero residual property ensures that no detergent ingredients are left on the laundry after rinsing. So, wear your cleaned cloths with complete confidence.
Vege-Fruit Detox
A highly effective and the only Green Label certified vege-fruit wash to rid harmful pesticide and chemicals off vegetables and fruits. You can observe the rapid cleansing action and you’ll feel the vegetables or fruits to be crunchier and fresher after that.
Dish Spa
Another Green Label must-have in your kitchen that provides anti-bacterial and ultra high cleansing of oil and grease for plates and bowls. More importantly, it leaves zero residues and is friendly to hands.
Genie
A gentle spray of Genie will provide the much-needed safeguard to turn our home into a safe environment. Genie is Green Label certified and uses plant essential oils to powerfully disinfect, cleanse and repel insects. 
Joey |4:48 PM
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