These past few weeks have been super busy with spring cleaning and decluttering. We are Konmari-ing our entire house (PS: thank you Marie Kondo for helping me get rid of so much clutter). There is nothing quite like relaxing in a hot bath after a busy day. Add some Lavender Bath Salts into your bath…
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These cold winter days really have my dry skin craving some moisture… or maybe a vacation where my skin can soak up the sun ;). I am totally daydreaming… because we are taking our first trip together outside of North America in a few weeks and I AM SO EXCITED. What is in Commercial Lotions,…
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Get those cute fall boots out and jump into your cozy oversized sweater. It’s time to cure your summer blues and embrace autumn with with a face full of pumpkin pie. Literally. We are putting food on our face… and not because we are slobs. Ingredients Pumpkin contains enzymes and alpha hydroxy acids, which help to…
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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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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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Be honest with yourself. How often do you clean your makeup brushes? [If you are a master procrastinator like my lovely sister… you are probably overdue for a makeup brush deep cleaning, so your queen-of-clean-sister Sara steps in for an intervention, just kidding – love you]. What’s hiding in your dirty makeup brush? Oil, dead…
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