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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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’…
How Natural is Your Face? {Makeup REVIEWS}
I used to daydream about being famous and decided that if I was ever a movie star, I would be that person whom no one…
Will Oil Pulling Fix my Sensitive Teeth…or is it Just a Hoax?
A few thoughts ran simultaneously through my head the first time I read about oil pulling: What a crackpot ideaUm, gross!This is not something I…
Kids’ Ear Infections: A Home Remedy?
BEST Natural home remedies for an ear infection – what you can do NOW and to be prepared for next time a kid or an…