New Research: Common Personal Care Ingredient May Cause Newborn Bowel Obstruction with 80% Mortality
Is your baby’s colon worth having pretty eyelashes? Would you trade your child’s ability to poop for a pretty smelling shampoo? Let’s make a deal:…
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Sunscreen Takes a Hit – Only 2 Ingredients Will Be Left with “Safe” Status from the FDA
I’ve been saying for YEARS that we must stop using conventional sunscreen because of its endocrine disrupting quality (and other reasons). As of last month,…
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Sun Protection Trends Finally Swinging in the Right Direction for People AND the Earth! What’s Happening Now with Tatyana Cerullo of Kōkua Suncare
Remember last year when Hawaii banned some conventional sunscreen ingredients that were totally toxic to the coral reefs? And now last month the FDA is…
Best All-Day NATURAL Facial Moisturizing Sunscreens with SPF
Looking for the best natural face moisturizer with spf? Here are the best organic and toxic chemical free moisturizers with spf because we all want…
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Natural Sunscreen Review 2026: The Best Natural Zinc Oxide Sunscreen (Better than EWG!)
Crazy but true – our family really has tested and reviewed over 120 natural mineral sunscreens over the last 10 years, and we know the…
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Insect Spray Safety: Ingredients to Avoid and Why
Nobody wants to be a bug’s dinner while they’re trying to enjoy a beautiful summer day. But the landscape is changing – society is becoming…
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Non-Toxic Nail Polish – Does it Even Exist?
Ever started cleaning a shelf quickly and ended up pulling everything out of the closet, and 5 days later you’ve spent $250 on organizers and…
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Your UVA Protection Probably Isn’t Working (Especially in the Pool)
It just doesn’t stop this summer! First, Consumer Reports says that mineral sunscreens just aren’t effective after testing 13 of them. I totally disagree with…
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Safe, All Natural DIY Face Powder…With Only Two Ingredients!
I remember vividly the day it dawned on me. As I was paging through a magazine, I came across an advertisement for a birth control…
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The One-Page Letter That Could Change Your Life (or at least your month)
The paperwork at the start of a school year is utterly overwhelming, but even compared to that, there’s nothing that causes a dull ache in…
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Have Some Hormone Replacement Therapy with your Bikini
I know how you feel. It seems like every time you turn around, you hear how this or that totally normal thing that you do…
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You Don’t Need to Look Like a Caveman, Bearded Guy (or use stinky conditioner)
This one is for the dudes. And the women who love their dudes, but are tired of getting scratched by their beards. And even the…
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DIY Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub Recipe
I would have to say that Autumn is by far my favorite season. Warm mugs of milky chai tea, crunchy leaves, the crisp coolness to…
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Homemade Hard Lotion: A Tale of a Distracted DIY Mom {GUEST POST}
This is a guest post by my friend-in-real-life, Laurie. She and I met and connected because we both had babes in slings at our sons’…
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Homemade Natural Insect Repellent Options
The KS readers are just fantastic! This post is packed with reader recommendations for DIY and homemade insect and mosquito repellents – they are by…
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Green and Natural Body Products
I often find it overwhelming to “go green” in so many areas of life, especially personal care products. If you’re a green rookie, you may…
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Paraben-Free Lotion: MadeOn Hard Lotion Bar {REVIEW}
Although I get horribly cracked hands in the winter, I might not the very best person to test lotions. I always forget to apply them…
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Effective Homemade Deodorant: My Baby Steps Story
I never thought I would make homemade deodorant, believe me, but as I told you when we talked about the hazards of antiperspirants, I wanted…
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