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...]
