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Why My Laundry Obsession is a Metaphor For Life: With Eco Updates
My laundry rituals have certainly changed though over the years and have made the most radical changes since this blog post was first published in 2016 with lots of healthier, eco-friendly and sustainable laundry ritual ideas for you to adopt. I care about the quality of my laundry, in a healthy non-toxic way. I will not use toxic chemicals in my laundry room nor in my house anywhere. I have switched to fragrance-free, natural detergent (because the word "fragrance" can be used as a catch all for 10,000 chemicals that manufacturing companies do not need to disclose to you, the consumer).
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8 Things to Do Right Now for Your Best Skin Over 40
The skin is the mirror to your inner health. As women in our forties we start to worry a lot about our appearance and our aging progress. For many this is the first time you start to see wrinkles, grey hairs, bodily changes due to hormones and gravity, and due to our lives becoming often more sedentary. The skin is your largest organ yet we don’t always treat it with the care it needs nor do we stop to think about the ways to get great skin that are within your control. I’m talking about lifestyle factors, not genetics. While genetics do play a role in skin health and appearance, it is often more about your overall health and possibly underlying medical issues that may be causing your skin to look unwell such as dehydration, stagnant lymph, hormonal imbalances, and more. A note about genetics and skin. There is research that shows a set of identical twins who have aged incredibly differently with one looking at least a decade or more older. Clearly their lifestyles and own individual health profiles have contributed to the health of their skin.
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Lifestyle Tips to Help You Overcome Cystic Acne, Naturally
Have you struggled to overcome cystic acne without any success? Know that you don't need to suffer alone. For many people who suffer from acne, their biggest insecurity is their skin. It is not a fun way to go through your teen years, and even harder when you are an adult in your 20's, 30's or later years. We have some solutions here for you to try to overcome your acne challenges once and for all, naturally. Our suggestions all focus around natural solutions vs. harsh chemicals such as alcohols, prescriptions and more. We are a natural skincare company and believe that Mother Earth gave us all we need in order to heal most ailments in our body.
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The Best Natural Skincare Ritual for Yogis
Another hot sweaty yoga class. Perhaps another day of having to quickly run straight from class to a meeting or to run errands. You know you should be taking better care of your skin, as you do your mind through your yoga practice, but are not sure quite what steps to be taking. If you don't take the proper steps you can develop acne, rashes, ingrown hairs, and more. But a few simple steps before, during and after your practice can help to keep your skin looking gorgeous and glowing! As a yogi or yogini, you know your skin can take a hard toll especially if you are doing a lot of hot yoga and daily yoga practice. Your skin needs to be given the same amount of conscious effort as your mind, muscles and nutritional needs both pre and post yoga practice. Find out simple ways to use natural skincare to create a ritual you can find time for!
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11 Tips for Frizz-Free Natural Curls to try while at home
Being a woman with curly hair is like being part of a secret society of mad scientists. We do a science experiment every time we wash our curls. I don't believe that straight haired women have this same experience. It goes like this...wake up and realize it is hair washing day. Get excited to use a new product that you picked up that promised to give you the absolute best, frizz free curls evaaaaaahhhhh. Decide how you will use said product and fantasize about how awesome of a hair day you have ahead of you. Decide if you will then possibly skip hot yoga so as to not ruin those awesome curls before a big night out later. Oh, the decisions we must face all in the name of great curls! Read on for our 11 Tips for Awesome Natural Curls.
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11 Simple Tips for Kissing Those Zits Goodbye & Natural Acne Solutions
Acne is frustrating, let's face it. Whether you're a teen that feels like each new day you wake up with a fresh zit ready to explode to the point you want to miss a day of school or an adult who is saying "enough already, puberty is done and my forties weren't supposed to be like this!". Fortunately, we have some natural acne treatments & home remedies for pimples. As a women in her forties with a lot of stress and raging peri-menopausal hormones plus three teenage daughters, I wanted to formulate natural acne skincare products to create a healthy daily ritual for fighting acne that doesn't involve harsh chemicals, alcohols or synthetics. These chemicals can not only exacerbate the exact problem you are trying to alleviate but they also fill your body with chemicals that can cause other health issues such as hormonal disruption, headaches, fertility, asthma, cancers and more.
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5 Clean Skincare Trends that will Make You Glow
After much of our own research and polling all the experts' reports in skincare, we have summed up the 2020 clean skincare and beauty trends for the everyday woman, not the LA-fame type of Kardashian women, but just the every day yoga-going, Lululemon wearing, doing it all and owning it, kinda woman. We have summed up these beauty trends of spring 2020 and also feel these will be relevant for the whole of the year, and maybe even intensifying throughout this whole decade to come. These five simple and clean beauty trends really may just be the future of skincare as women seek to find more simple, clean and natural ways to bring their natural beauty to a new level of radiance through self-ritualized practices that are done at home, rather than paying for expensive treatments at the derm or cosmetic enhancement centre!
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5 Ways to See if You're [Really] Sensitive to Baking Soda in Natural Deodorant
Let's break down these myths that proliferate the natural deodorant market. I get asked all the time by natural deodorant newbies if they will go through a nasty, stinky detox process when they make the switch. Sure, it may be true that when you start using natural deodorant for the first time, your armpits may need some time to adjust. Just like any big life change – give your body time to grieve the loss of conventional anti-perspirant but then, it’s time to move on and get ready for even better things to come – no smell, less sweat and safe, non-toxic ingredients that really work through your hot sweaty workout or yoga practice.
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Do You No Poo? We Are Talking About Hair People!
What is the No Poo Method? The No Poo Method encourages you to wash your hair with just water or an all natural, gentle shampoo alternative that is safe for hair. Note: Keep reading for some suggestions on natural shampoo alternatives to do the No Poo Method.
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