Posts tagged Toxins
Tires
Tires

Tires have a huge environmental impact, from production, to use to discarding them. Tires are made from natural rubber and synthetic rubber, produced from the polymers found in crude oil. The other primary ingredient in tire rubber is carbon black. Carbon black is a fine, soft powder created when crude oil or natural gas is burned with a limited amount of oxygen.

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My Green Goodie InfoArlette DiederiksTires, Abrasion tires, Environmental impact tires, microplastcs, Carbon black, Chemicals, Toxins, Natural rubber, Synthetic rubber, Plastics Strategy, Eunomia, Simon Hann, European Commission, Tire particles, Friction, Roads, Bridgestone, Firestone, Michelin, Goodyear, Continental, Plant-derived materials, Recycling, Recycling tires, University of Minnesota, IsopreneComment
Nail polish
Nail polish

Not only can your body absorb ingredients through your skin, these ingredients can also enter your body through your nails. Many mainstream nail polishes contain chemicals that are toxic and even though the amount of nail polish you use is probably not big, you might not want to put any chemicals on your body, right?

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Arlette DiederiksDBP, Nail polish, Xylene, Dibutyl Phthalate, Zoya, Ella + Mila, 100% Pure, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, Camphor, Toluene, Toxins, Formaldehyde resin, TPHP, Priti NYC, Pacifica Beauty, Triphenyl phosphate, Formaldehyde, LVX, LondontownComment