The beauty industry is mammoth in size. They make billions each year selling to women the idea that beauty comes in a bottle. They tell us we need anti-aging miracle creams, moisturizers that will return our skin to the youthful state of our childhood, and numerous products that hide all our imperfections. And yet if they really worked why would women be so desperate to try the newest, greatest product on the market? Most of these products have us chasing after an illusion and worse yet they are … [Read more...]
Put a Little “Green” In Your Beauty Routine
No doubt you are catching on to the fact that the "beauty industry" is actually code for "toxic crap you don't need". Never in a million years would you think women would willingly line up to slather noxious chemicals all over their face but guess what? They do! But we can green up our beauty routines and make them more natural and safe too. Here are some tips for greening up your beauty regime. 1. Read the ingredients. Look closely at the ingredients in your cleanser, shampoo, hair gel, … [Read more...]
Simple & Clean Beauty Products
I am very opinionated about what goes on my skin or in my hair. It has to have simple and clean ingredients, preferably with no fragrance or smell. Yeah, occasionally I might like to wash my hair with a peppermint shampoo bar but for the most part, fragrance makes me nauseous. Add to that the fact that I am totally a bar of soap gal. I don't like lotions, creams, oils, perfumes, body washes, and all that fancy, smelly stuff that the beauty industry cranks out each year. If I were to go into a … [Read more...]
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