What Are They?
Polyethylene glycol compounds are widespread in household products from skin care and cosmetics, to baby wipes and cleaners. They are used as thickeners, softeners, moisture-carrying agents, penetration enhancers, and surfactants.
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#ChemicalCallout: Mineral Oil and Petroleum Jelly
What is it?
It’s easiest to think of these two substances as chemical cousins. Both are by-products of the refining process used to create gasoline and other petroleum products. If you want to get technical: petroleum jelly contains mineral oil, among other substances. Mineral oil consists mainly of saturated hydrocarbons (aka paraffins) and aromatic hydrocarbons.
Announcing The Good from Caldera + Lab
The First MADE SAFE Certified Skin Care for Men!
Caldera + Lab’s The Good, a multi-functional serum, is a complete post-cleanse regimen for men formulated with sustainably wild-harvested and organic ingredients. This do-it-all product is clinically backed to reveal brighter, smoother, and tighter skin in one step. (more…)
#ChemicalCallout: Fire Retardants
As part of our #ChemicalCallout series to expose some of the worst toxic offenders in everyday products, we’re regularly highlighting a chemical from our Hazard List. Each month we’re profiling one chemical on our blog so you can learn more about it and how to avoid it with MADE SAFE certified alternatives and tips. (more…)
14 Nontoxic Gifts for a MADE SAFE Valentine’s Day
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Fail-Proof Healthy Living Tips for 2019
The New Year inspires us to reflect on the past year and imagine the new year to come. In this process, we often imagine a better version of ourselves – the version that will join the gym, or finally eat healthy, or quit junk food completely, or… insert your big goal here. At Made Safe, we’re dreamers too, but let’s be real: all of us usually set huge New Year’s resolutions for ourselves that we just can’t keep. So for 2019, we’re keeping it simple. (more…)
Made Safe Announces Our 1000th Certified Product
A Message from Made Safe Founder, Amy Ziff
Break out the organic champagne! Made Safe is proud to announce that we’ve hit a major milestone: We’ve certified our 1000th product!
MADE SAFE Certified Personal Care from Soapwalla
Soapwalla products were created in founder Rachel Winard’s kitchen for her own sensitive skin caused by lupus. Today, Soapwalla’s products are still made by hand in small batches in Brooklyn!
Using sustainable, organically grown, and edible ingredients, all of Soapwalla’s products are vegan. And they’re unisex – so you can share with the whole family!
New MADE SAFE Certified BODY STONES from Kate McLeod
Made Safe is thrilled to announce new certified BODY STONES from Kate McLeod! Kate McLeod’s innovative moisturizers come in the shape of a stone within their very own gorgeous reusable bamboo canisters. When the time comes, order a refill only, which cuts back on packaging. Each BODY STONE is comprised of five core ingredients and melt on contact with the skin, transforming applying your moisturizer into a self-care ritual.
New MADE SAFE Certified Skin Care from Freegirl
Freegirl Skin Care is three years in the making; founder Jamie Hedman and her team relentlessly researched and pursued nontoxic ingredients until the skin care line was launched just a short month ago. The Made Safe team is excited to announce that, to date, the entire line is MADE SAFE certified!