Its summertime, the sun is out, and its recommended to slather on that sunscreen to “protect our skin.” This post is to bring awareness around this subject. Most people cannot even tell you or read the ingredient deck on the sunscreens they purchase. WHY NON-TOXIC SUNSCREEN MATTERS Most sunscreen products on the market contain harmful […]
Category: Eco Tips
WAYS TO LIVE MORE SUSTAINABLY WITH YOUR FAMILY
There are several ways you can begin to live more sustainably. Remember, you set the example. If you recycle and put an emphasis on serving the planet, so will your children. Make it fun and keep it simple. Here are a few ways you can live sustainably with your family. IN THE KITCHEN GROW YOUR […]
11 HARMFUL CHEMICALS HIDING IN YOUR BEAUTY PRODUCTS
You’ve most likely noticed a shift toward a more natural, “greener,” and simpler way of living. People are waking up to the lies the beauty + household brands have been telling (selling) us. But what really are the effect of chemicals in our personal care products? Do they really make that big a difference? In this […]
The bathroom has got to be one of the most overlooked places to recycle and waste less. We are focused on the glass Tupperware, buying in bulk, and recycling in the kitchen, that the last place we think to go zero waste is the bathroom. The bathroom is filled with the essentials like plastic shampoo and […]
5 THINGS THAT HAPPENED WHEN I STOPPED BRINGING MY PHONE TO BED
I had read time and time again that bringing your phone to bed was a bad thing. However, getting myself to leave my phone in the other room felt SO hard. I kept making up excuses like, “well I need to see what time it is because we are co-sleeping.” But finally, I bit the […]
DECLUTTERING WITH A BABY – STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO MINIMIZING ALL THE JUNK
Does it feel like your child’s stuff has completely taken over your home? Are you always cleaning up toys? Maybe you watched the Marie Kondo show, looked around your home, and decided that it was time to declutter. Living with less has been one of the best decisions we have made as a family. We […]
POSTPARTUM HAIR LOSS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
I couldn’t believe the amount of hair I was losing. I was scared, was this going to last forever? Soon after giving birth, I noticed large amounts of hair falling out with every wash and brush. Thank the lord I have thick hair so no one else could notice it but me, but boy was […]
Surprisingly enough, the time of year has come around again. I don’t know about you, but doesn’t it seem so difficult to buy for people nowadays? Seems with the ability to order things directly from our devices from a click of a button, has made it much harder for the gift givers. Gift giving can […]
TO SUPPLEMENT OR NOT ON A VEGAN DIET?
We can live a healthy and vibrant life if we eat a variety of quality plant-based whole foods. In a perfect world, all the foods we eat would be rich in nutrients from luscious, vitamin rich soil. We would absorb all the minerals and goodness from our food and would have boundless energy. However the […]