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Why do you avoid ingredients such as DEA, TEA and Padimate-O in your products?
These ingredients are amongst those which are known to be allergenic and irritating.
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Does Titanium dioxide have potentially carcinogenic effects?
Research has shown that Titanium dioxide could have potentially carcinogenic effects in animal studies. However, as the research states, this only applies when the powdered mineral is inhaled, i.e. breathed in.
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Are the essential oils in your products photo toxic?
In general the levels of essential oils used in our leave-on products should not cause photo-sensitivity. Bergamot oil (Citrus bergamia) is the most notable essential oil that has the potential to be photo-toxic due to the presence of one specific molecule called Bergaptene.
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Is Formalin used in any Green People products?
Formalin is a solution of formaldehyde in water. All Green People products are completely free from formaldehyde and formaldehyde donors, and are thereby also free from formalin.
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What are MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)?
The information contained in MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) is intended for people who are handling the related material as part of their work.
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Why does the Organic Babies Baby Salve feel runny?
Baby Salve is designed to melt (become like liquid oil) at just below skin temperature (at around 30° Celsius).
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What are hives?
Hives is another name for Nettle Rash, more properly called Urticaria. The symptoms are a raised red rash in the form of patches, welts or wheals often across large areas of skin, which are often accompanied by feelings of heat and itching.
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How does your make-up provide UV protection?
Green People’s Pressed Mineral Powders avoid the use of chemical sun filters, and instead contain the naturally occurring minerals Titanium dioxide and Zinc oxide.
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Are your products certified by Organic Standards?
At present we have 90% of our range certified under three different certification bodies - the Soil Association, EcoCert and the Organic Food Federation (under their Non-Food Certification Company logo).
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How can I get the most foam from the Neutral/Scent Free Shampoo?
To maximize the amount of foam we suggest washing the hair twice, each time with a small amount of the shampoo.
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Does your mineral make-up contain mineral oil?
Mineral oil, otherwise known as Paraffin wax or Liquid Paraffin, is a petrochemical material derived from crude oil or other fossil fuels.
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What is rosacea?
Rosacea is a chronic condition that can occur in middle-aged men and women. Rosacea is often referred to as ‘adult acne’. The face becomes flushed and red due to dilation of the small blood vessels close to the skin surface.
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What is Polymorphic Light Eruption and how can I control it?
Polymorphic Light Eruption can be triggered by either UVA or UVB light and is thought to be a form of allergic reaction.
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Are we ill-equipped to metabolically deal with synthetic fragrance chemicals?
Whilst some synthesized fragrance materials are chemically identical to those found in nature (eg. Linalool), many if not most synthetic fragrance materials are novel molecules that do not occur in nature, or are found in nature in such small amounts as to be insignificant.
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Are all Green People products SLES free?
SLES is short for Sodium laureth sulfate which is similar to Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) but which has been through an additional process called ethoxylation. This process involves treating...