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Sustainable Minimalists

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Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

We all need to feel like we can make smart purchasing decisions, but it’s hard to know where to put our trust. Researchers have found dangerous levels of mercury in anti-aging creams; they’ve linked chemicals in hair dye to cancer; they’ve traced fragrances in soaps and shampoos to fertility issues.  And while it has become more confusing than ever to know whether our buying choices are putting our health at risk, America's laws often help manufacturers avoid accountability. Today's show is the first in a two part series about creating a marketplace that puts consumers — not mega corporations! — first.    Here's a preview: [1:30] Mascara and blindness [6:00] Antibiotics, antifreeze and over 100 deaths [11:00] The link between Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and ovarian cancer; plus: the mega-corp's attempts to protect itself at the expense of 34,000+ victims   Resources mentioned: Johnson & Johnson Reaches Deal for $8.9 Billion Talc Settlement (via NY Times) US Judge Halts Most Talc Lawsuits Against J&J, Stops Trials (via Reuters) Talcum Powder Lawsuit Update June 2023 (via Forbes) -- Join our (free!) community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0

It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the

0:06.4

sunscreen of course, you name it, I'm fitting it in before Labor Day. Wherever you're off to this summer, know that you're taking your microbiome with you. And seeds

0:17.3

D.S. 1 daily symbiotic benefits your gut, your skin, your heart in just two capsules a day. Now if you've been around here for a while you

0:27.0

know that I pay close attention to what I put in my body I do my d darndest, to avoid synthetic ingredients, and that's why I trust seed.

0:37.0

Support your gut this summer with seeds, DS01, daily symbiotic.

0:41.8

Go to seed.com

0:43.0

sustainable and use code 25 sustainable to get 25%

0:48.0

off your first month.

0:49.0

That's 25% off your first month of seeds, DS01, daily symbiotic at seed.com slash sustainable,

0:58.3

code 25 sustainable.

1:05.0

Well, hello there friends and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to episode 378 of sustainable minimalists,

1:10.0

a twice weekly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living.

1:14.7

On today's show we're taking a journey through the decades and I am highlighting three very

1:20.2

specific instances in which the products that we know we love and we trust do lasting damage.

1:28.8

Now today's show is the first in a two part series that we're covering this week so usually I do the

1:35.8

interview portion on Tuesday we're flipping things up a bit today is just me

1:40.0

and then on Thursday we're following up everything we learn and discuss in today's show with an interview.

1:47.0

I am interviewing an advocate for Clean Beauty who was instrumental in the passing of new legislation, and we'll talk more

1:56.3

about that a little bit later on the show.

1:59.2

But today I'm highlighting three instances in which products do significant harm and if you're listening

2:06.4

and if you find yourself angry Thursday's episode is meant to tell you what to do

2:12.4

with that anger where should you channel it and how should you channel it?

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