The True Price of Your Hand Soap
The swine flu has you freaked out, so you’re carrying around a bottle of hand sanitizer and washing every chance you get. Or, you’re a parent who’s concerned about the health of your child, so you’ve...
View ArticleHumane Education Activity: What Price Beauty?
Our obsession with looks and beauty — especially among women — is at an all-time high. We search endlessly for the products that will transform our bodies into a more acceptable and desirable form,...
View ArticleWhat Price Beauty? Exploring the “Story of Cosmetics”
Each day many of us — especially in the Western nations — slather ourselves with shampoos, soaps, lotions, make up and other products. We want to look good, but we don’t stop to think about the cost of...
View ArticleThe Story of Stuff: Toxic Cosmetics
The Story of Stuff website continues to create short, animated films about the hidden effects of our everyday purchases. This one, on cosmetics, examines the toxic ingredients in our personal care...
View ArticleHumane Education Activity: What Price Beauty?
Image courtesy of OrangeCounty_Girl via Creative Commons. We’re swamped with some exciting projects (stay tuned), so please enjoy this repost from 12/7/09. Our obsession with looks and beauty —...
View Article6 Resources for Healthier, Safer Personal Care Products
Personal care products aren’t just for women anymore. As a recent story noted, men are spending increasing amounts on grooming products. Whatever our gender, we’re slathering stuff on our faces and...
View ArticleAnimal Testing, Experimentation and Dissection Global Issues Guide
Find books, articles, videos, lesson plans and other resources related to animal experimentation, vivisection, testing and dissection issues to help you teach and/or learn more about these topics. More
View Article5 Minute Changemaker: Look for the Leaping Bunny
Image via Go Cruelty Free screenshot by Marsha Rakestraw There may be controversy about medical experimentation using animals, but most people agree that testing on animals for cosmetics and household...
View ArticleThe True Price of Nail Polish
by Marsha Rakestraw Like many girls, when I was younger I used nail polish (even though I preferred sports and tank tops to dolls and dresses). I wanted boys to think I was pretty, and so I did my...
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