We’re obsessed with coconut oil. It’s a relatively new discovery for us and we’ve only been using it for a few years now, but can’t rave enough about its plethora of uses. We cook with it, bake with it, slather it on our face (it makes a great nighttime moisturizer), oil pull with it (learn… Read More
Healthy Personal Care
7 Nontoxic Perfume & Fragrance Alternatives
Let’s face it – synthetic perfume and fragrance… STINK! When you discover the sinister chemicals lurking behind these words, you’ll realize they should more appropriately be named Eau de Nausea or Toxic Toilette! The EPA found the following health problems associated with synthetic fragrance exposure: asthma, fatigue, eye irritation, sinusitis, skin problems, kidney and liver… Read More
TOOTHPASTE SMACKDOWN: 5 Ingredients You Must Avoid!
An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but we’re not so sure if the same logic applies to the daily brushing of your pearly whites. Good oral hygiene is imperative, but no so much when your brushing routine is laced with abrasives and toxic chemicals. Before you assume we aren’t referring to your… Read More
DIY Peppermint Lip Balm Recipe
By The Dabblist Raise your hand if you’re a lip balm-aholic! I can’t be the only one. I used to go through several tubes of balm on a monthly basis, all in the name of moisturized (and oh so kissable) lips. But then one day, I had my aha moment. It involved turning the tube… Read More
A Day in the Life of Lisa: My GREEN Product Routine – Part III
Photo credit: Nest Design Group Hi ho, hi ho…it’s off to bed I go. Phew, have you been following me through Part I and Part II of this series? If not, you’ll wanna catch up by reading the first two now. This has been a bit eye-opening in terms of how many products I use… Read More
Cosmetic Lies in Pink Disguise: The Top 10 Ingredients to Avoid!
It’s October which is synonymous with National Breast Cancer Awareness. We’ve discussed Pinkwashing here before (Pinkwashing: A Growing Concern) and this time, chemist and industry expert, David Pollock, is releasing a warning regarding “pinkwashing” practices common in the beauty industry. The term pinkwashing refers to the sale of items that contain ingredients that are known… Read More
A Day in the Life of Lisa: My Green Product Routine – Part II
Did you catch the first part of this post? If not, you’ll want to read it HERE. After all, you wouldn’t watch Bridget Jones’s Diary 2 without first watching part one, now would you? Like Bridget Jones, many of us gals have fallen for a bad boy (or two, or three?). So, dating is kinda… Read More
The Most Dangerous Chemicals in Your Beauty Products
If you don’t know by now, your skin is your largest organ. But, do you also realize that our skin absorbs 60% of any topical product we use – or – that the average woman wears 515 chemicals…each day?! I recently did a post, A Day in the Life of Lisa: Discover My Daily Green… Read More