Greenwashing: Becoming an Educated Consumer

Companies have learned a new marketing trick: Greenwashing. Brands know that consumers are on the lookout for toxins like BPA and parabens now but unfortunately, that doesn't mean they have switched to healthier or safer ingredients. So it's up to us to learn how to read the labels and understand how these ingredients are affecting us. This episode is your first step to becoming an educated consumer!

In this episode, you will learn more about:

• What Greenwashing marketing and labeling can look like and how to recognize it
• How to look up products to see what ingredients are in it
• Tricks to finding ingredients you want to watch out for

Ingredients/chemicals mentioned in this episode

• Methylisothiazolinone
• Phenoxythanol
• phthalates

Additional Resources

• Yuka App
• Switch & Ditch Guide
• How to Choose Clean Makeup Brands

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