If you loved the last post on DIY Hand Soap, this one is even better and easier! There is no need to worry about getting the right consistency, since the foaming soap dispenser does all the work. If you want to read about what is in commercial hand soap and why switching to natural soap…
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✓ I brush my hair. ✓ I brush my teeth. ✓ I brush my skin. Yes you read the correctly… and not with the same brush btw… Dry brushing, also known as Garshana is a Ayurvedic massage using natural silk gloves or a dry brush for skin. A great part of a daily self care routine…
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Welcome to the blog post dedicated to arm pit odour… because well it’s there… and someone has to talk about it. Some people slather on commercial deodorant and don’t give it another thought. But do you wonder… what’s really in that strange plastic container? I wondered. I researched. Then came the day I quit commercial…
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In our city where the winters are brutal and long and summers are beautiful but short-lived, Manitobans indulge in the warm sun-filled days by spending time outdoors. What does this mean? Beach season 🙂 In our house, we love to get up super early and pack our cooler, coffee, towels, and beach bag, and head…
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Back in the “when I was a teenager and would shave the three baby hairs that grew on my legs” days and many years after… I would use shaving cream. A few hours post shaving I would be scratching my legs like crazy. No amount of lotion could soothe the dry and itchy feeling. I…
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2nd day hair? [Let’s be honest… maybe 3rd or 4th day hair…]Going for the John Travolta look from Grease? Me neither.Slept in!!!! No time for a shower?Try some dry shampoo! Why try dry shampoo? Saves time [You’re welcome for that extra 15-20 minutes of the day not spent showering] Saves money on: water bill ✔ energy bill ✔ hair products ✔…
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Is hair conditioner weighing you down? Hair feels stringy, limp, or greasy? But skipping the conditioner makes hair feels dry, frizzy and staticky… been there… What’s in Commercial Hair Conditioner? Hair conditioners in commercials claim to provide “healthy looking hair”… but they are not actually creating healthy hair. Many commercial conditioners only coat your hair with chemicals and…
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Commercial body washes and soaps dry out my skin… and then I’m supposed to slather on lotions and creams with questionable ingredients… I’m out. The skin is our largest organ and what we put on it gets absorbed into our bodies, carrying all those toxic chemicals into our bloodstream and lymphatic system. What we put on…
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Raise your hand if you hate acne! [Just so you know I will raise both hands… and possibly a foot…] After struggling with acne throughout my teenage years and having it follow me into adulthood like a piece of toilet paper stuck to my shoe… [Has that actually happened to anyone besides me?] I have finally found…
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How many times a day do you wash your hands? 14 times today [yes I counted… yes I’m weird… and yes I’ve accepted it]If I wash my hands that many times (or more) per day… I think am helping my body to stay non-germy… but… What’s in commercial hand soap? Many commercial hand soaps contain: triclosan (hormone…
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