I am not a cosmetic chemist but I do formulate products. I don’t have a degree in microbiology but I have deep respect for microbes and what they can do to enhance or destroy my formulas. I am an artist, a crafter and an alchemist. I procure botanicals then I melt them, mix them, and [...]
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The Skin Care Industry – Science vs. Craft
Posted in Beauty, Greening Your Bathroom, Ingredients, Read Your Labels on January 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The Story of Cosmetics
Posted in Greening Your Bathroom, tagged cosmetics, The Story of Cosmetics, toxins on July 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
How to Identify Petrochemicals in Your Cosmetics
Posted in Greening Your Bathroom, Ingredients, The Bad, tagged petrochemicals in cosmetics, petroleum products on June 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Petroleum – love it or hate it? I’m guessing that most of you hate it. The sad fact is that as much as we resent this commodity, it is unavoidable unless you are living with wolves. The latest catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico has put many of us over the edge in our disdain for [...]
Why you should buy local, indie cosmetics and body care
Posted in Greening Your Bathroom, tagged environment, green beauty, green tips, indie, shop local, small business on January 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When I hear about imported cosmetics and skin care that come from faraway places like Europe or New Zealand, I cringe. I think about how those companies have to import ingredients from places such as South America, only to be shipped back across the ocean to North America. Is it necessary to have all these carbon emissions [...]
Top 5 Reasons Why Aromatherapy is Awesome
Posted in Greening Your Bathroom, The Good, tagged aromatherapy, environmental, essential oils, green, green cleaning, natural remedies on October 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Aromatherapy by definition is the use of essential oils for health and beauty purposes. It is not the synthetic fragrance of ‘freesia’ or ‘lilac’ that is added to dishwashing soap and labeled aromatherapy. It must be the aromatic extract of a plant, flower, herb, tree, or fruit to be truly therapeutic. I could write an entire book about my [...]
Plastic Versus Glass: Is There Really a Debate?
Posted in Greening Your Bathroom, The Bad, tagged BPA, eco-friendly, environment, garbage patch, glass, marine life, plastic, pollution, pthalates on July 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It seems like everywhere you look, there’s plastic. Plastic bottles, plastic toys, plastic bags – there’s even a garbage patch of plastic bottles twice the size of Texas floating in the north Pacific Ocean (if that’s not a sign that we suck, I don’t know what is). It lines the shelves of all of our [...]
Roadkill Soap Anyone?
Posted in Greening Your Bathroom, Read Your Labels, The Bad, tagged animal products, rendered animal fat, soap, vegan on April 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Does the idea of slathering rendered animal fat all over your body sound appealing to you? If not, you may have done just that this morning in the shower without even knowing it. Sodium tallowate, a combination of lye and animal fat, is a very common ingredient in soap. In fact, you would be hard-pressed to find a [...]
You Don’t Have to Smell to Be Healthy
Posted in Greening Your Bathroom, tagged natural deodorant on April 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Finding a natural deodorant that works has been the holy grail of my life. I don’t like to smell but always felt it was an the inevitable reality of using a natural deodorant. Admittedly, I have been using anti-perspirant on and off sacrificing health concerns for social acceptance. Well, I am happy to report that [...]
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