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Form and Function – Vivesana’s Two Newest Partners

Dan — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:44:03 +0000

What do the Studio and the Takoma Park Co-op have in common? They don’t share a style or a coast, but they do share an overarching, all-consuming drive to carry the best quality products they can find. As it happens, they also began carrying Vivesana yesterday afternoon. We’re thrilled to be working with both of them, and love what the variety of approach says about Vivesana – stores from across the spectrum meet when it comes to strong, safe, stylish and effective sun care. Hurray!

Green + Style = Ecofabulous

Dan — Mon, 03 May 2010 03:34:38 +0000

The lovely people at Ecofabulous just made us blush. Read what they had to say about the Vivesana approach to sun care. We think they’re doing great work, too!

And read on, to see what scores of other reviewers have had to say…

Haiti Relief Effort

Dan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:27:18 +0000

We encourage all to give what they can to help. For our part, Vivesana will donate at least 50% of online sales to Haiti relief via Doctors without Borders from January 14-20.

The Reviews Are In!

Dan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:55:01 +0000

Basking in Sunny Praise: Where to Begin?

We’re blushing. We’ve received scores – possibly hundreds – of reviews those with the most discerning eyes of all – the bloggers.

Here are just a few notable examples of the blogs and websites that have given their thoughts.

We’ll keep posting the reviews as we find ‘em. Click on any of the links below to see what the experts have to say…

Ideal Bite, The Style Page, Livestrong, Beauty News NYC, The Greenists, Babble, Baby Gadget, Mamaista, Cool Mom Picks, Treehugger, Quiskaeya, Mogul Baby, Nonchalant Mom, Totsnob, Smorgasbite, Beauty Snob, Re-Nest, DKmommyspot, Green Blog, Sustainability Digest, This Full House, Green Goddess Dressing, FindBuzz.com

Giving me the Business; Why I don’t mind

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:12:11 +0000

No one likes to be cross-examined.

As we begin to form partnerships with retailers around the country, I’ve noticed some simply look at the pretty package and, apparently liking what they see, become focused on the the terms. When retailers arethat easy, we start to worry. It clarifies how tainted, mislabeled, sometimes unsafe products end up on our shelves.

Others poke, prod, and question. Can you prove your ingredients are organic (of course). Why do you have stearic acid…our database says it’s a petroleum-derived ingredient (not always; in our case the stearic acid is completely plant-based). We appreciate it when people ask for more.

One wellness center recently took us to task for using a fragrance. We provided documentation that it was a completely natural green tea extract with other health benefits (including as an antioxidant). We made clear that not only was it of natural origin, it was extracted through natural processes. We noted that we chose it precisely because it had beneficial health effect and we included it at an extremely low level, in the event someone out there has a particular sensitivity to green tea. We pointed to our perfect score on hypoallergenicity testing.

There is one time it is gratifying to be given a hard time – when talking to the very stores we trust to carry safe, honest products.