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The Dirt: Say sodium lauryl sulfate three times fast. Now attempt to research the growing group of claims from organic movement followers who argue that the chemicals in our food and personal care products are the root of our health problems. One could argue either way, with many factors weighing in, such as stress and lifestyle.

My hair hates me; frozen all winter as I snowboard fresh powder, it's now being punished further, soaked in salty surf. Spilt, dry and in desperate need of a cut, I need to rekindle the relationship with my tresses fast - and my skin needs some loe too.

From the exotic locales of Brazil and South Africa comes organic Babassu Oil- a light, non-greasy skin moisturizer that also works miracles on your hair. It’s a main ingredient in The Body Shop Macadamia Straightening Balm ($12.00). The long-lasting (we’re talking 18 hours!) formula with UV protectors and wheat protein comes in an easy to apply spray bottle.

Over the last fifty years thousands of chemicals have been discovered and are being used in our agriculture, skin care, and our environment. Since the skin is our body’s largest organ and up to 60% of what we put on our skin ends up in our bloodstream, it is no surprise in that same 50 years that the rates of eczema, psoriasis and cancers have all increased.

Bio-fuel substitute for Aviation fuel? 11th March 2008, 07:01 am With Crude oil prices soaring up and also to reduce carbon emissions, scientists and researchers are trying to find alternatives to crude and lots of research is going worldwide. There was a similar test done at London last week.

Virgin Atlantic biofuel flight to use coconut and babassu oil Posted on 26 February 2008 by Luke Hallam The Australian is calling the Virgin Atlantic biofuel flight a “stunt”. The fact that a Virgin publicity exercise involving Richard Branson is being called a stunt shouldn’t really come as a surprise to anyone.

Many things have happened since I went on holiday... the most momentous is Richard Branson fuelling an aero engine plane with a combination of coconut and Babassu nut fuel and using it on a747 with three conventionally fueled engines to fly from London to Amsterdam.

Virgin's Atlantic Boeing 747 took off Sunday from Heathrow Airport on a passenger-less flight to Amsterdam in what was hyped as a "first step towards cleaner flying". Using biofuels in one of its four main tanks, Airline President Sir Richard Branson claimed "the dramatic flight will provide crucial

LONDON – British billionaire Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin Atlantic Airways, tested a Boeing 747-300 that was partly filled by a biofuel made from babassu nuts and coconut oil, first time of its kind for a commercial aircraft.

Richard Branson is once again a step ahead of the competition and his company Virgin Atlantic has become the first world airlines to fly a 747 jumbo jet on renewable fuel. The flight from London to Amsterdam flew on biofuel composing of the environmentally and socially sustainable oils babassu and