October is always a touchy time for those women in the Natural Health world. We, of course, want women to be as healthy as possible, and we would do anything to avoid breast cancer and cure it for someone in that awful situation.
But we also have to be honest that seeing processed food companies towing the party line of pink for breast cancer awareness is worse than an oxymoron.
In fact, a few years ago, I shared a meme on Facebook that remains the most popular Facebook update in the history of Kitchen Stewardship®. Of course, it wasn’t my image, darn, but it was about Kentucky Fried Chicken promoting the Komen Foundation and breast cancer awareness. The irony is clear – if you are serving food to women ridden with carcinogenic chemicals, you can’t really say you care about their breast cancer risk.
So what are naturally minded women supposed to do during the month of October? I propose we focus on women’s health in general. As Americans, it is becoming more and more well-known that our hormones are out of whack, our water has too much estrogen in it, and our thyroids are more depressed than our teenagers.
But there are so many great foods and supplements women can use to optimize their own health, and of course, anything we can do to avoid toxins in our environment allows our bodies to focus their efforts on keeping us healthy instead of fighting the effect of those toxins.
That’s why I am introducing you to Earthley this month. Products that promote Women’s Health and in fact human’s health in general, more on that below.
Why I Love Earthley
Earthley was founded in 2016 by experienced blogger, herbalist, and natural living mama, Kate Tietje. What impressed me the most immediately and continues to be at the forefront are these 3 things:
Commitment to purity
There aren’t ANY weird or even potentially questionable ingredients. It’s all just real, natural ingredients, most of which you could eat.
Commitment to frugality
Part of the mission of Earthley is to make natural products available to those who don’t have huge budgets (but maybe don’t have the time to make DIY). The prices are shockingly low on some items compared to what I’ve seen elsewhere!
The team at Earthley works hard to avoid raising prices, and when they do, they’re fully transparent.
Crazy variety
I cannot believe how many different products Kate and her team has available.
They started with formulations that Kate’s family had been using for years, and new products are often in R&D and product testing phases. The options are impressive!
When I first sent my order in way back in 2017 or 2018, I was almost embarrassed at how long it was!
Earthley Product Reviews
Of course you can visit Earthley and read dozens or hundreds of customer reviews, but it’s always nice to hear the scoop from one family who is testing and trying products. I’ve got a LOT of experience with natural personal and healthcare products, so my opinions emerge from great expertise (and failures).
Here are some of my favorite items:
Shampoo Bar
I’ve tried at least 3 solid shampoo bars and only liked one so far…Earthley’s lathers up very nicely!
It’s still not my favorite for female long hair, BUT the 3-in-1 bar is incredible for an easy grab-and-go item for the boys, especially when we travel. At Airbnbs around the country, the 3-in-1 bar will go in the shower plus special shampoo and conditioner for the girls. 🙂
All-Purpose Salve
This is the first product Earthley ever made, because it was Kate’s first foray into formulating natural products and facilitated her departure from conventional medicine.
We have one in my travel bag and at least one in another bathroom and use it for almost any sort of skin issue that pops up. It’s our Windex cure from My Big Fat Greek Wedding: “What hurts? Put some salve on it!”
Leave-In Conditioner
My daughter has tried 2 other ones and they work fine and smell great but she looks like an Amazon wild girl an hour later. But not with Earthley’s! If you have a little girl, you need this product!
I used it myself for a couple years as well, but I will admit my standards for hair products are remarkably low. Now that I use Earthley’s dry shampoo on my curls, also the best out of 2 or 3 I’ve tried, I only wash my hair every 7-9 days so I treat myself to a “real” conditioner. I discovered I had curly hair in 2019 for the first time!
Good Night Lotion
My husband did have insomnia one night and fell asleep after I rubbed this on his legs and stomach!
Breathe Well Salve
If you don’t have one of these, get it now!! I already love Plant Therapy’s Sniffle Stopper, and this makes it less greasy and easier to travel with (I have crushed a glass bottle of essential oil I had with us while camping, and it was horrid!)
Nourish Her Naturally
Multivitamin drops for women.
All vitamins and minerals are in highly bioavailable forms (easily absorbed) and have all their related co-factors. This version is specifically targeted for women’s unique needs.
If you are looking for affordable natural products for your whole family check out Earthley. I’d love to hear what you try and which products are your favorites!
I’m well known for honest, thorough product reviews…
…and you can always tell a real family has run these products through the gauntlet.
When I review a type of item, I try to review a LOT of different brands! From over a dozen reusable sandwich bags to over 120 natural mineral sunscreens, I’m your girl for straight-up info about natural, real foodie items you’re considering buying.
Click here to see more product reviews and you’ll also love my resources page, with REAL products that have passed my rigorous testing enough to be “regulars” in the Kimball household, plus some other comprehensive reviews. Updated at least once a year to boot the losers and add new gems!
I would love to try the Calendula rose body oil and the digest ease herbal extract. They have a lot of interesting products I would like to try besides the ones mentioned you mentioned.
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OH my goodness, Nancy, you’re right! I think something changed at Earthley – if you take off the “www” part they all work, but I think I can fix them on my end as well. Thanks so much for letting me know!! — Katie