Minnesota has become the first state in the U.S. to ban triclosan, effective January 1, 2017. The bill prohibits the sale of personal care and hygiene products that contain it, which according to the FDA, an estimated 75% of soaps and body washes boasting antibacterial properties do contain. Triclosan, a known endocrine-disruptor, can also be […]
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Reduce Chemicals in your Home Clean Formulas and Clean Conscience: Learn how you can help yourself and others reduce chemicals in your homes as well as the environment. Chief Marketing Officer Amy Cadora shares about the “dirty” chemicals lurking in everyday products and how we can all have a cleaner conscience when we use fewer […]
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Less Toxic Living Happy New Year! With the New Year comes a new set of resolutions to make either our lives or the lives of those around us better. At Norwex, our resolution is to continue creating a better quality of life for everyone, and what better time than now to help you start the […]
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Don’t Equate Cotton to Chemicals? You may not typically give much thought to how the cotton that’s blended into your clothes, bed sheets, mattresses and personal products is grown. You may never have wondered what the cotton shrubs are fed, what is used to protect them from insects or how much water it takes to […]
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and in the spirit of spreading awareness, we wanted to share information and research on breast cancer and potential environmental causes—particularly studies that show a link between chemicals and the rise of breast cancer. Age, genetic factors, diet, obesity, alcohol consumption and exercise are all known factors for breast […]
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Let’s Ride This past weekend marked the first annual Norwex R.A.C.E event. Around the globe, Norwex Consultants, friends and Home Office staff biked and walked in support of reducing chemicals in our homes and environment. Here in the Dallas area, we dedicated our R.A.C.E. to the Coppell Nature Park, just around the corner from our […]
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Ten U.S. Foods Banned in Other Countries As a follow-up to last week’s blog about 10 tips for not eating chemicals, we wanted to discuss specific foods that are legally sold in the U.S. but banned in other countries. Why the U.S. allows them when other countries have banned them may be debatable, but the […]
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Ten Ways to Make Sure You’re Not Eating Chemicals Chemicals come into our lives—and into our bodies—in a lot of different ways. And while we can certainly benefit from healthy, nutritious foods, they can harm us when they contain chemicals. Just a quick online search turns up study after study linking the prevalence of chemicals […]
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Walking the Walk: Sustainable Living and Norwex At Norwex, our Mission is to improve quality of life by radically reducing the use of chemicals in personal care and cleaning. Part of our ideology is the belief that our environment’s health is just as important as the health of our bodies. In fact, the two are […]
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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Hi readers, and welcome to our first Green Blog post! We’re in the midst of our annual Norwex Conference, and I’m even more pumped than ever about the great strides we’re making and all the exciting ways I see Norwex Consultants embracing our Mission, which is to improve quality of life by […]
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