This is the next instalment in our ongoing series about chemicals often found in home and personal care products. Here, we make an assessment of ingredients, so you can make informed choices about the products you buy. Today, we're looking...
We know that fluoride can be controversial. But if you want fluoride in toothpaste, does that mean that you have to have all the other toxic ingredients as well? No, it doesn't! By choosing a natural fluoride toothpaste, you get...
You brush your teeth twice a day, and spit out the toothpaste. And because you spit it out, it doesn’t matter whether there are bad ingredients in toothpaste, right? Sorry to disappoint you, but it does matter. Now, I’m not...
When you’re researching how to have a healthy pregnancy you’ll probably see a lot of scary stuff. Unfortunately there can be a lot out there to worry about. We're exposed to a lot of chemicals everyday, and that can mean...
Do we really need fluoride in toothpaste? Many places in Australia have had fluoridated water since the 1950s (although it varies by region). The government has decided that this practice is safe and beneficial. If we’re already drinking fluoride in...
We've been selling disposable nappies here in Hello Charlie for years, and we're still fascinated by how they work. We know this makes us sound like a complete geek, but the engineering behind disposable nappies blows us away. There are nearly 1,000 patents registered that...
If you care about the environment, you’ve probably been trying to live a plastic free life as much as possible. You might take a reusable shopping bag everywhere, always carry a reusable coffee cup, and lug your stainless steel water...
Bath soaps for adults often contain harsh synthetic ingredients. But that’s not true for children’s bath products, is it? Unfortunately, it is. You’d think companies would be careful of the ingredients they use in products for babies and children. But...
A while back, I decided to stop stocking a 'natural' brand of skincare here at Hello Charlie because they reformulated and introduced silicones to their product formulations. I had lots of questions about why I don't like silicones, so I...
Your favourite laundry detergent may get your whites white and your colours fast, but have you ever wondered how it affects everything else it touches? What does it do to your skin, your lungs, your pets, the air in your...
Why is it that some lip balms seem to leave your lips dry and flaky, no matter how many times you reapply? It's because some of the ingredients in lip balms can do more harm than good, even natural ones....
We all use toothpaste twice a day. So it makes sense that our toothpaste should be one of the things that we look at first when we’re making the switch to natural products. Have you ever looked at the label...
