One of the great tips I got from Gorgeously Green is to check out all of your beauty, hair care, and personal hygiene products on Skin Deep: the Environmental Working Group’s Cosmetic Safety Database.

They rate your lotions and potions, including children’s products like sunscreen, shampoo, diaper creams, and more.  If you want to know what goes into the rating, they also provide a detailed report.  They’ll even note if the company has signed the compact for safer cosmetics and if they test on animals.  Speaking of our furry friends, they have tips for selecting pet products, too.  Researching the products is free, and some even have user ratings.

My husband thinks I’m going insane because he’s been finding deodorants and shampoos throughout the house labeled in permanent marker with their “risk level,” but as a pregnant mama, I feel a whole lot better knowing that our daily use products contain no known toxins.

I threw out our high-risk items, kept some of the moderate-risk items to use up, and purchased new low-risk organic natural care products at my local healthfood store or, if the local store doesn’t have what I’m looking for, I go to the natural store at drugstore.com.  I appreciate that shipping is free over $49, which is easy to do because they have excellent prices on all sorts of grocery staples, including organic toddler snacks from Earth’s Best.

Right now drugstore.com has some amazing deals to help clean out your cabinets and cleanse your body:

• Save up to 40% on green and natural products at drugstore.com. Expires 04.25.2008.
• Get 10% back on green or natural products at drugstore.com. Expires 04.25.2008.
• Get 30% off Seventh Generation natural household! Expires 04.30.2008
• Buy a One Neti Pot Get One Free! Expires 04.25.2008
• Plus, New Customers: Receive $5 off $30 or $10 off $50 on your first non-prescription order!

• Our Green House Coupon Code (Deal of the Day)
• Burts Bees and More On Sale (Deal of the Day)
• Cheaper than Surgery! Mama Mio Skin Care