Product Review of Bubble Goddess Bath Company’s Mint Intention Lip Balm Winter is a hard time of year for people with dry skin. I’m always on the lookout for natural products to keep my skin moisturized. One part of your body that is particularly hard to cover up outside in the cold is your lips. [...]
Did You Know?
September 28, 2009 – 5:30 pm
Antiperspirants are used to inhibit sweating, but when you stop to think about it the practice seems counterintuitive. One of the purposes of sweating is to remove toxins from the body. Using antiperspirants impedes this natural cleansing method. In addition, many antiperspirants contain ingredients such as aluminum chlorohydrate or aluminum zirconium. Aluminum is easily absorbed [...]
How to No-Poo
September 23, 2009 – 10:30 am
No-poo is a slang term for washing your hair without shampoo. You may choose to do it because the ingredients in shampoo can be toxic to you or the environment or just because it leaves your hair more natural and healthy. To begin, assemble your ingredients. The first few times it is helpful to put [...]
Did You Know?
September 18, 2009 – 11:15 am
Scratch your head; but don’t draw blood! If you see white under your fingernails, you have scratched off sebum. A gland next to our hair follicles produce sebum naturally as a method for helping to protect the hair itself and the scalp. Sebum is a waxy ester; similar to ear wax (ew, I know). When [...]
Cellphones Cause Cancer?
September 16, 2009 – 10:25 am
One of my favorite organizations, Environmental Working Group, recently released the results of their 10 month study into radiation emitted from cellphones. They report studies have found higher incidences of brain and salivary gland tumors in people who have used cell phones for ten or more years. This caught my attention since I have just [...]