The "GREEN" thread

FoothillsRealtor wrote: BOYCOTT THESE FAKE "ORGANIC" BRANDS
* Earth's Best "Organic"

Do you mean Earth's Best Shampoo, etc? Because Earth's Best Baby Food is Certified USDA Organic.

BUY THESE CERTIFIED USDA ORGANIC BRANDS:

* Alteya Organics
* Baby Bear Shop
* Badger
* Brittanie's Thyme
* Bubble and Bee Organic
* Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps
* Earth Mama Angel Baby
* Indian Meadow Herbals
* Intelligent Nutrients
* Kimberly Parry Organics
* Little Angel
* Mercola
* Miessence Certified Organics
* Nature's Paradise
* OGmama and OGbaby
* Organicare
* Organic Essence
* Origins Organics
* Purely Shea
* Rose Tattoo Aftercare
* SoCal Cleanse
* Sensibility Soaps/Nourish
* Terressentials
* Trillium Organics
* Vermont Soap

in my personal opinion Burt's Bees would go into the safe category as well
source: www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/index.cfm#wholefoods from the website * Click on the links below to be taken to each brand's entry in the Environmental Working Group's Cosmetics Safety Review Database where you'll find a hazard score for each product and ingredient.

Here's a list with 21 additional products certified USDA organic:
www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/links.cfm

A great source of info explaining more about certified organic versus natural:
www.totalbeauty.com/content/flash/c_natural_products
Many of the products listed in the "fake" organics list are verified by other certifying agencies:

To research the organic standards and definitions for other certifying agencies like EcoCert and Australian Certified Organic (ACO), see each agency's official Web site.

EcoCert - www.ecocert.com/?lang=en
ACO - www.australianorganic.com.au/

What it boils down to is each individual needs to read the label of every product and see if there is one (or more) ingredient(s) that specifically causes them problems. It doesn't necessarily mean that the products aren't all natural or organic, because we each have different tolerances for naturally occurring substances and no one product will work for all people without someone having a reaction to some ingredient.

Burt's Bees likely is safe, but they are not USDA Certified Organic and if you make an exception for them, you should make an exception for others on a case-by-case basis then too (because any company can claim their products are all natural). And keep checking labels because a product can improve or lose its status, especially if the original company has been bought out by a huge conglomerate looking to improve its image and cash in on the growing "green revolution".
www.natural-skincare-authority.com/burts...tural-body-wash.html
www.futurederm.com/2008/03/23/quick-ques...nic-beauty-products/
www.burtsbees.com/c/committment/well-being/read-your-labels/
www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_17306.cfm
www.naturalnews.com/023002_Clorox_natural_products.html