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Or visitHonest.comfor info onBaby2Baby, her company’s nonprofit partner.

Bill Blass tank, $395; Elizabeth Anthony Esther Wolf, 713-622-1331.

Shorts, $250;RebeccaTaylor.comfor stores.

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Earrings, $194;JoomiLim.com.

Ring, $5,245;Carelle.com.

They were all over her face.

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It was a moment of terror."

I worried that I’d poisoned my daughterand these were eco-diapers!

The more research I did, the more irritated I got.

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Most parents don’t have time to do all this researchthey need a company with products they can trust.

I wanted to create that."

That could save lives."

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Left: On Capitol Hill in 2011, lobbying for the Safe Chemicals Act.

Haute Hippie tank, $195;BergdorfGoodman.com.

Haute Hippie shorts, $395; Saks Fifth Avenue.

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Earrings, $313;ElizabethColeJewelry.com.

Bracelet, $420;Dannijo.com.

The Passion

“It took me 3 1/2 years to launch The Honest Company.

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When things didn’t go smoothly, I’d get really upset.

I worried that I was wasting so much time and money!

But my husband, Cash, would tell me, ‘You didn’t waste anything.

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Look how much you’ve learned.’

His perspective kept me going.”

Left, Alba with husband Cash Warren in 2011.

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“I loved the clothes at the shootI thought they were really fun and colorful.”

Cynthia Rowley dress, $395;Barneys.com.

Earrings, $338;ElizabethColeJewelry.com.

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Jewels by Dunn bracelets, $44 each;DunnWithLove.com.

It doesn’t feel like charity, it just feels like what you should do as a person.

If you’re blessed with more, you should give more."

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Dress;RobertoCavalli.comfor similar styles.

Michael Spirito earrings, $350; Bloomingdale’s, 212-705-2000.

Iosselliani ring, $305; Barneys New York.

Bracelets, $332 to $456 each;JoomiLim.com.

What a Tweetheart!

We’re obsessed with Alba’s Twitter feed (@jessicaalba).

Here’s a recent shot she shared with Haven (left), Honor and husband Cash Warren.