Green Beauty For Your Busy Life
Winter is coming. Is your skin ready? Every year around the middle of October, I notice a shift in my skin. The August humidity is long gone and the lightweight products I've been using to reduce shine and minimize pores start to make my skin feel tight. I usually wake up one morning and the skin on my cheeks is noticeably dull, rough and maybe even a little red. Preparing your skin type for a … [Read more...] about Prepare Your Skin Type for Harsh Winters: What You NEED to do NOW
"I am reaching out because I am desperate to find something for my daughter’s skin. She is 10 years old ... has severe eczema that seems to just keep getting worse." I get so many emails from readers asking me how to help soothe their eczema. I am passionate about natural skin care remedies, but I felt like I had zero authority to talk about soothing eczema with natural remedies. I’ve been … [Read more...] about Soothing Eczema with Natural Remedies
Are you in your thirties and STILL breaking out? I know how frustrating that can be! Some things you just can't change (like genetics), but there are a bunch of not-so-obvious reasons you may still be dealing with the occasional blemish or full on adult acne. Here are the top 10 reasons you're still breaking out and how to get better skin in 6 weeks! Foreign Bacteria 10. Touching Your Face. … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons You’re STILL Breaking Out: Get Better Skin in 6 weeks
I started my journey to making healthier green beauty decisions with the discovery of Essential Oils. You see, I have very sensitive skin and no matter what products I tried, some chemical ingredient would flare up my skin. I started reading labels and researching ingredients to find out what was causing my acne, sensitivity and severe dryness. I couldn't find a single product in my local … [Read more...] about How Essential Oils Changed My Beauty Routine (+ My Must-Have Oils)
I simply cannot believe it is November! Where has 2016 gone? While it has flown by even faster than normal, I do feel slightly more prepared for the holidays than prior years. Maybe it's having a little boy to get excited for this time around that really changes things. And while I have been having a blast planning for his first mobile Christmas, I have also been thinking a little about myself … [Read more...] about Green Beauty Wish List: Gift Guide for the health-minded beauty lover
Let's just go ahead and get this out of the way: this post might be controversial. I'm going to talk about some touchy subjects, but I'm trying to bring some transparency and enlightenment into the world. If you're a regular reader, you know I don't normally post like this and pretty soon we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming. If you're new to my blog, stick around and read a few … [Read more...] about Five Things You NEED to Know on the Beautycounter Launch at Target
During my two year journey to healthier skincare (which is absolutely still a work in progress), I ignored my makeup routine. I thought it was too hard to research new products that would be less toxic and still perform the way I wanted. I also assumed it would be entirely too expensive to invest in them. But all summer long, I have been researching and trying out new products, watching makeup … [Read more...] about How I Detoxified My Makeup Routine
