We put the pharmaceutical industry under the microscope and rate antiseptic creams.
Ethical and environmental ratings for 16 cold remedies.
Cosmetics - see Make-up
From animal testing to health concerns...what are the ethical options?
The ethics of some of the pharmaceutical companies is hard to swallow. We rate 13 popular brands.
Make-up
Make-up is the ultimate capitalist success story, the perfect alliance between the media and multinational corporations. We look at the damaging toxic ingredients, animal ingredients, animal testing and harmful cultural practice in all the glitter and sparkle. And we find some ethical alternatives. We rate the brands for
This in-depth buyers guide takes a look at perfumes and smells a rat. The guide was first published in 2005 in issue 97 of Ethical Consumer magazine.
There's a surprising range of scores in the 12 brands rated - from not-so-bad to ethical no-nos.
Wet shave or dry shave, our report tells which is the best for cutting the environmental cost. Published Nov/Dec 2009.
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This report rates the mainstream companies and flags up the alternatives. First published in Ethical Consumer magazine in 2007.
Shampoo
Which shampoo brands are worth it or should you just do without? Published in Issue 124 May/June 2010.
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The cleanest brands. First published in Ethical Consumer magazine in 2007.
There's huge variation in skincare products. We rate 24 brands from innovative environmental alternatives to multinationals with lamentable records.
A growing number of ethical alternatives mean that principles and a wide circle of friends are not mutually exclusive.
Are the creams we're using protect us from the sun doing us more harm than good? We weigh up the evidence, and check out the major brands. Published July/August 2009.
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This report looks at more sustainable options for a sparkling smile. Questionable chemicals and unnecessary animal testing are all put under the spotlight.
Vitamins and supplements
The ethical records of some of the main brands are far from healthy. We rate 25.