Lifestyle changes?

[silvia8]

I think I haven't mentioned all this stuff yet...
I'm trying to switch to 100% natural products, be it house cleaning, cosmetics, diet, all that jazz..
I've recently started reading stuff about brands that do tests on animals, and polluting agents that are found in the most common house/beauty products. There's no way in hell I'm giving my money

Comments

[irishblossom]

Oh, you found my hobby ^_^

As you said, though, it's impossible to be 100% "good." And impossible to know where everything *really* comes from. *sigh*

Are natural products easy to find in Italy? I always kinda figured that Europe had a lot more in the way of natural products than the USA, only they weren't labelled as such because they didn't need to be. What is your take on that?

[silvia8]

Hehe, really?! ^^

LOL, I always thought the Usa had a lot more natural products than Europe. *laughs*
Well, it depends a lot on which country you're in. Here in Italy, "normal" stores/supermarkets/etc rarely sell natural/organic stuff, and when they do, there's so little space dedicated to it that people barely notice it.
There's only one "all-natural" chain store, which obviously has outrageous prices, and a few random little local shops. I always have to check labels and ingredients in these places too, because there's quite a lot of crap they try to sell as "natural".
But there's also stuff like farmer's markets. I love markets! ^^
In France on the other hand, I noticed they have a lot more natural products in "regular" chain stores, even stuff like shampoos & beauty products. WAH!

[cliodna_bright]

High five for your dedication! If I knew for certain that something was harmful to animals I wouldn't buy it, but I have never put in the time to actually research and find out things for myself. :S