7 Tips to Find the Best Tinted Mineral Sunscreen for Faces
I’ll never forget the first time my husband attempted to put tinted mineral sunscreen on his face. We were in Costa Rica, and he walked…
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How to Find Safe Sunscreen Ingredients
I’ve done hundreds of hours of research on sunscreens. I’ve visited the local morning news multiple times to share sunscreen information. And most importantly, my…
What You Need to Know About Reef-Safe Sunscreen
If you just want the quick guide to the best reef-safe sunscreens, see my top recommended brands on my sunscreen review! If you want to…
Natural Relief for Sore Muscles
On my last hiking trip, I covered over 2,000 vertical feet per day for three straight days and almost 22 miles combined. Let me tell…
Natural Hand Sanitizers: Best Choices and Dangers of Conventional Sanitizer
In America, the land of excess, it’s been a surprising feeling to have anything in short supply, nonetheless completely out. When toilet paper was impossible…
Home Remedies for Warts + My Three-Step Killer Combo!
You can find home remedies for warts by the dozens with a quick internet search but, as with much of the info found on the…
Is Antibacterial Soap More Effective than Regular Soap? The Dangers of Antibacterial Soap
I’ve been passionate about healthy, non-toxic soap for YEARS. It’s so important to use regular soap vs. non-antibacterial soap. Remember Triclosan, the active ingredient in…
How to Go Paraben Free – And What to Use Instead
Parabens. You may have heard the word bantered about, but are parabens bad? Just what are those nasty little buggers anyway? Should you go paraben…
Dangers of Parabens: What They Are and Where They’re Lurking
What do conventional sunscreen, drugstore lipstick, and big brand snack cakes have in common…other than that hopefully they’re not in your house? 😉 They all…
DIY Herbal Gift Recipes: Fun Ideas to Make With Kids {Guest Post}
This is a guest post from Carol Little, R.H. of Studio Botanica. Whenever I (Katie) have made homemade gifts with my kids, it’s always super…
Non-Toxic Nail Polish Review: Final Test Results are In!
Back when I wrote about non-toxic nail polish (important because of all the negative health effects of the chemicals found in conventional nail polish) tons…
Zinc-Based Sunscreens People Love Asking Me About (and why I don’t love them back)
My family has tested over 100 natural mineral sunscreens over the years and inevitably, we’ve found some we just don’t love as much as our…
Natural Sunscreens That Just Don’t Work (and they’re giving the others a bad name, grrrr!)
When you test over 100 sunscreens, some make the top recommended “best natural mineral sunscreen” tier which is highly coveted and quite a small group,…
Does Your Lifestyle Need a Detox? {Argan Lavender Oil Cleansing Blend for Combination Skin from Wellness Mama}
In the online world, people usually only see names and rarely faces, so as you can imagine there are often mix-ups. I can’t tell you…
Natural Sunscreen Review 2023: 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…
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…
Top 10 Green Gifts this Season
Earth friendly gifts are always in style no matter your family and holiday traditions! Check out these green Christmas gifts to spoil those you love…
Sun, Sunscreen, Skin Cancer, and Safety: How Much Do You Need?
Does sunscreen cause cancer? Like almost any topic in the field of health and wellness, it seems there is a tangled web of research and…
Feed your Skin with Crunchy Balm {Review}
This Tallow Lotion was a Nice Surprise!! I’ve heard from some others reviewing a different brand that their tallow lotion smelled like cooking beef!…
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…