When transitioning to non-toxic living we tend to focus on body products and diet but there’s one place we spend a lot of time in that can easily be overlooked – our beds. Now, you may be thinking, do we really have chemicals in our sheets too?! And the answer unfortunately is YES. Thankfully for…
Tag: healthy living
Derma-rolling aka Micro-needling – what is it and why are people doing it?
You may or may not have heard about derma needling by now. You know, the small little roller covered in tiny needles that glides across your face? I realize when I put it that way it sounds incredibly masochistic but truthfully it’s not that bad and there’s a pretty good reason for why it’s popular….
Follain – making clean beauty ridiculously simple.
Let’s be real. With so many clean beauty brands/products on the market it can become overwhelming trying to figure out what’s best for your skin and body. Thankfully, making the switch to safer products has just become a lot easier thanks to Follain! Follain is a clean beauty retailer with brick and mortar locations as…
Soap berries: Nature’s Natural Detergent
I recently took a trip to NY with my family and in an IG post I mentioned that my favorite travel friendly way to wash laundry while on vacay is with organic soap berries. Now, I realize washing clothes on vacation may be odd for some but what can I say, I like to come…
My first 2 day juice cleanse with Juice’d Orlando
I’m sure at some point or another you’ve heard the words “juice cleanse” before – but what exactly is it and why do people do them? I was recently presented with the awesome opportunity to collaborate with Orlando’s very own Juice’d company to explore this very question. Though I was quite familiar with what it…
6 nontoxic natural perfumes I’m currently loving
Mainstream perfumes were one of the hardest things for me to let go of when I began my non toxic journey but ironically now the smell gives me a hardcore headache. I literally can’t stand it anymore. Amazing how our bodies will naturally reject toxic things after a while right? There are a few good reasons…
The Detox Box – a one brand focus monthly subscription service [April box review]
I’ve probably made it pretty clear by now that I’m definitely PRO subscription boxes haha so when the Detox Market team reached out about a collaboration I was nothing short of ecstatic! You just can’t beat the cost effectiveness and convenience these boxes provide all while granting you clean and safe products right to your…
Why I haven’t used a microwave in over 4 years
You know that little convenient machine we all grew up using with those powerful lights that magically heat up our food? Yeaaaa, we should talk about that. I specifically remember being a little kid and my mom telling me, “don’t stand in front of the microwave!” when it was in use and it didn’t really…
The truth about “non-toxic” nail polish + the brands I use [vegan]
As people seem to be becoming more cautious of what they are using on their body (rightfully so!) we begin to see a lot of words being plastered on products like “non-toxic” and “natural” but this can be a bit misleading. Nail polish is one of those things. The reality is nail polish will never…
8 affordable nontoxic brands [vegan + cruelty free options!]
Listen, I get it. Its not easy to make the switch to non-toxic products right away. It can all seem super overwhelming at first which kind of just makes you want to say, “eff this!”. – BUT DON’T! I promise it’s possible to make the transition into cleaner products without going broke and I’ve even…