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Do 'Natural' And 'Botanical' Mean Safer?

Los Angeles Times | Rosie Mestel | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Soap, Green-Deodorant, Parabens, Shampoo, Natural, Carcinogens, Deodorant, Breast Cancer, Organic Cosmetics, Natural-Ingredients, Cosmetics Chemicals, Green Soap, Clean-Ingredients, Health, Living News

Containing substances such as neem tree oil and leaf or bark extract, cinnamon oil, chamomile and calendula, these products may indeed send Johnny or ...

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Reselling Things That Already Exist

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 09.27.2009 | Comedy

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Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

For a hot minute, I couldn't decide if this strategy is the dumbest thing since "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" or if it's pure genius. I was stuck with an uncomfortable in-between feeling.

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Deodorant Ads Help Us Learn About an Important Word: Incitement

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 09.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Colonialism, Poor Richard, Calories, Advertising, Henry David Thoreau, Incitement, Deodorant, New York Times, Ben Franklin, Arm Pits, Conversion, Cabeza De Vaca, Comedy News
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

It's how a culture gets you to read yourself, so that you think you are just expressing and reacting to your natural, real self. But hello, culture invented your self. It's not entirely natural.

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10 Natural Deodorants To Keep You Fresh This Summer (SLIDESHOW) (POLL)

Posted 08.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Deodorant, Perspiration, Sweat, Healthy Living, Armpits, Slidepoll, Deodorant, Natural Deodorant, Smelly, Wellness, Smelly Armpits, Sweating, Health, Anti-Perspirant, Living News

Are you worried about harmful chemicals in your deodorant? Check out these 10 natural alternatives to freshen up in the summer heat. Let us know which...

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Common Scents: Why Brides Carry Bouquets

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 07.02.2009 | Style

Read More: Marriage, Groom, Wedding, Room Scent, Bride, Deodorant, Cologne, Bouquet, Smell, June Wedding, Scent, Style News
Maggie Van Ostrand

Back in the 15th Century, most people got married in the month of June because they took their yearly baths in May and didn't smell too bad a mere month later.

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Life Cycle: Will You Soap My Back?

Simran Sethi | Posted 07.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Tub, Antiperspirant, Soap, Disposable Razors, Hygiene, Shower, Water, Environment, Green, Packaging, Environmental Impacts, Deodorant, Solar-Powered Razors, Low-Flow Showerhead, Personal Care, Simran Sethi, Sarah Smarsh, Green News
Simran Sethi

While the production of soap--or anything, really--has environmental repercussions all its own, the pretty smells in our personal care products have been linked to not-so-fine human ailments.

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