When I first started researching natural, organic products a few years ago there were Burt's Bees, Dr. Hauschka and a few lather-less shampoos on the market. Now every product seems to be going green and you have to watch what's truly organic or not. Simply slapping the word "organic" on your brown, recyled paper product boxes doesn't mean a thing. But I digress.

Over on "The Beauty Brains" blog, there's a great article on 7 Reasons There Aren't More Preservative-Free Cosmetics. I had been wondering about this myself and figured fresh stuff simply goes bad (I once had to refrigerate a lotion for rosacea and it inevitably got lost among the Worcheshire sauce and the many varieties of mustard). The bloggers behind The Beauty Brains have science degrees backing their claims, so it's a good blog to bookmark.