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Using Repurposed Barn Wood to Create
Beautiful Home Furnishings

By Kellyn Legath

Do you ever wonder what happens to old barns, buildings and factories once they have been  abandoned? Red Rooster Designs gives them a second chance. This environmentally-friendly home furnishings company takes building materials from dilapidated buildings in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Western Maryland and turns them into treasured furnishings.

By Abbey Potts

Lead isn’t just found in pencils anymore, but surprisingly makes its way into your favorite makeup products. In fact, we discovered that many of our favorite high-end makeup brands are major offenders of including lead in their products.

Lead primarily gets into lipsticks through FD&C and D&C dyes which give them their color. While the Food and Drug Administration’s monitoring of the small, “safe” amounts of lead is slightly reassuring, we thought it best to avoid these contaminants and opt for a more organic way to beautify. Luckily, so many cosmetic brands are coming out with organic makeup products that have all-natural ingredients.