Banned Ingredients I truly had never thought about safer skincare or cosmetics until I had my hysterectomy. After the surgery, it seemed that everything I put on my skin irritated it or caused a problem and I couldn't figure out why. You can read more of my story here. And then a friend introduced … [Read more...]
Book Review: Holding On To Nothing
Holding On To Nothing by Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne 4 out of 5 stars My friend Alison, of the Literary Atlanta podcast, gave me an uncorrected proof copy of a debut novel called Holding On To Nothing over lunch one day a few weeks ago. I was finally able to read it during my holiday break from … [Read more...]
12 Days of Safer Beauty Education – Day 3
Transparency What does transparency mean? To me, it means that a company is sharing 100% of their ingredients, process, and the source of their raw materials. I used to just take stuff at face value until I understood that companies often hide ingredients behind seemingly pleasant-sounding words … [Read more...]
12 Days of Safer Beauty Education – Day 2
History of the Personal Care Product Legislation Did you know the last piece of major legislation in regards to the Personal Care industry was in 1938? And did you know it was instigated because a woman went blind from a mascara product? Let's have a little history lesson.... Although the laws … [Read more...]
