As a sort of addendum to my previous post, the listserv in question took the discussion somewhere else that's worthy of note. What about what's IN the products that are using social justice rhetoric to sell them? Here are a few of the links:
the household toxic tour
The "Guide to Less Toxic Products" provided by the Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia on Cosmetics and Personal Care
What's interesting to note is that, after spending some time comparison shopping in the local health food shop (which, admittedly, I hadn't stepped foot in before today), the "less toxic," safer products are EXPENSIVE as all hell.
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