I didn’t notice the “No Animal Testing” logo on my Burt’s Bees Very Volumizing Shampoo until yesterday, when I was checking the bottle for any description stating that it is pH balanced. Except for the ingredients and those communicating use and saftey, I usually do not scrutinize the other symbols on the packaging and some of these labelings really mean nothing to me.

What do you do? Tear your hair out? Scream at the company? Gripe bitterly? Okay, I choose to gripe here. WHY? WHY? WHY?

I hadn’t realized that Marie Veronique Organics had changed the name of their sunscreens until I read a comment from Yings. She wanted to know if the new Moisturizing Face Screen Plus is the same as Creme de Soleil that I have been raving about. I knew they were revamping their website but I had no idea that they also revamped their product lines! And when I took a quick look at the ingredients, it looks like the formulation has changed slightly too as Moisturizing Face Screen Plus and Moisturizing Face Screen have 24% Zinc Oxide as opposed to 20% in the Creme de Soleil and Creme de Jour!

I was quite surprised to see the following comment from Betty Brock in one of my entries concerning the usage of body lotion. In the comment, she stated that body lotion shouldn’t be used as a hand cream as it isn’t rich enough. In addition, she wrote something about avoiding glycerin as a key ingredient in hand creams.