The choice to use injectables or not is personal. I’ve tried botox, but it’s not a good fit for me—at least not right now. I personally didn’t like the … [Read more...]
What's In My Semi-Natural/Non Toxic Makeup Bag
This last year I officially entered my 30's. And while I'm embracing getting older, I've had a real come-to-Jesus moment about my skin. Because my skin … [Read more...]
10 Insanely Clever Items Every Woman MUST Have In Her Bathroom! (you'll wish you discovered #2 & #5 YEARS ago...)
There are some things a woman MUST have in her bathroom if she wants to make life just a little bit easier. Here is my list of the top 10 … [Read more...]
Toxic Beauty: Is your beauty routine making your insides ugly?
Recently, a natural deodorant company in the UK (Biosen), revealed in a study that the average woman applies over 500 chemicals a day to her body via … [Read more...]
How to Make Homemade Mouthwash: A 3 Ingredient Recipe
Mouthwash is something that almost everyone has in their home, but do you know what's actually IN that product you are swishing around in your mouth? … [Read more...]
The Secret Weapon in my Medicine Cabinet
If you've been a reader for a while, you already know that I'm all about prevention. If not, you can read more about this here. A big part of … [Read more...]
Homemade Sleepytime Spray with Magnesium Oil
Sometimes you need a little help calming down at night, and help falling asleep. Although insomnia is deeply rooted in poor blood sugar regulation, this … [Read more...]
DIY Roll-on Perfume with Essential Oils
Who says smelling delicious has to be toxic? Here is a VERY EASY way to make your own DIY roll-on perfume at home using essential oils! You can use any … [Read more...]
All Natural Deodorant
Store bought deodorants contain toxic ingredients linked to disease that are best avoided like: aluminum (metal), parabens (synthetic … [Read more...]
DIY Seaweed Face Mask
Seaweed face masks and spa treatments can be very spendy, but did you know you can do your own at home? This is a very easy recipe that uses a seaweed … [Read more...]
Nourishing DIY Mascara with Seaweed
2016 Update: I'm no longer making my own mascara. I've found a brand that use safer ingredients that I feel good about using. You can find my go-to … [Read more...]
DIY Buttery Lip Gloss
Since winter is HERE and that means drier skin, I went on a buttery lip gloss making kick this last weekend. These are so fun and really simple to … [Read more...]
Soothing Body Butter
I've seen a lot of body butter recipes floating around lately, but a lot of them lacked simplicity. Then I found this body butter recipe from … [Read more...]
Simple DIY Beet Blush
Over the summer I found myself with an abundance of beets and got inspired to make a beet blush. So off I went, slicing, dehydrating, and vita-mixing … [Read more...]
4 Steps to a Natural Beauty Routine
Recently a reader asked me a GREAT question about how to adopt a natural beauty routine. I know it might seem overwhelming at first — but this is about … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Prevent Age Spots
Age spots, also called lipofuscin or liver spots don’t have to come with aging. Preventing them is just as easy as changing your diet. According … [Read more...]