Last updated on February 20th, 2019Toothpastes are like lipsticks – we use them every day (if you’re a woman) but give little thought to what they are made of. To form my opinion about the safety of a product, I … Continued
Many of you are familiar with the Skin Deep Database powered by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a US non-profit organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment. The Skin Deep Cosmetics Database has rated over 73,000 products and is a good … Continued
I started this blog after I had been searching for a toxin-free baby shampoo for over a month. Somewhere in the midst of the research, I realized that most liquid soaps are not even soaps but detergents made of synthetic … Continued
I spent the whole year of 2014 trying all kinds of shampoos. As a result, I ruined my hair but also learned a lot. For example, I learned how to read the ingredients for any shampoo and predict accurately how … Continued
Target Up & Up Sensitive Skin Baby Wipes no longer contain a formaldehyde-releasing preservative called 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol, which may cause painful contact allergies in some people, and especially babies. Shortly after I wrote an original review, the Target Up & … Continued
Last updated on February 7th, 2019In 2015, Eluxe magazine listed 9 of the best “natural” hair dyes. If you have read my blog before, you probably know that I am skeptical about the overused claim “natural,” to say the least. In … Continued
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Last updated on February 12th, 2019Have you ever wondered whether hydrating the skin is the same as moisturizing it? A lot of times these words are used interchangeably, but they actually mean different things. Some people even look for a … Continued
Last updated on November 21st, 2018 As we’re rapidly approaching the holiday season, I decided to put together a list of gift ideas. I own and use some of the items on this holiday gift ideas list; others I … Continued
Ideally, we want to wear beautiful clothes made of the material grown without toxic pesticides, heavy metal-containing fertilizers, and sewage water and processed without any harmful substances that can be absorbed via the skin, especially when you are sweating. And we … Continued