We were first introduced to the Alaffia brand when someone gifted Nicki some Alaffia shampoo. After looking into the brand, it was clear that they were a company that wanted to do good (read more about that here), but the products were equally as good as well. It didn’t take long for more Alaffia products […]
When you live in the upper Midwest, there are certain things that you have to accept at wintertime: snow, bone drying cold, shoveling, and road salt. I can’t offer much for the pain of shoveling, nor can I help you with the road salt (many car washes…), but there are a few things we’ve employed […]
As with everything made by Dr. Bronner’s, this pump soap is made with all natural and organic ingredients. The first ingredient is sugar (sucrose), but don’t be alarmed. While sugar wrecks the inside of the body by causing insulin spikes, irritation, and acidifies the bloodstream, it is actually really good for the outside of our […]
Initially, we made our own deodorant paste, concocted from Baking Soda, Shea Butter, Coconut Oil, Beeswax, Arrowroot Powder, and Essential Oils. We jammed it into used deodorant tubes and went to town. I actually switched to chemical-free deodorant the week that we moved apartments in the middle of a hot July (which might be the […]
As with any shampoo/conditioner combo, this is the yang to the Acure Shampoo’s yin. Unlike conventional conditioners, Acure makes all of their conditioners with completely biodegradable ingredients. That may not mean much to you, but we appreciate that aspect, and it does help to know when you are putting that on your hair. If a […]
Acure’s list of ingredients sometimes read like a graduate level Latin course, but it’s just that they use the scientific name for each of the ingredients. You can rest assured that they only use 100 percent organic, ethically-sourced ingredients. And in an industry full of products made with parabens, SLS, phthalates, and synthetic everything, that’s […]
You can pretty much rely on anything in the Dr. Bronner’s product lineup to be chemical free (if there are any exceptions, we have not found them yet). Just about any DIY-er is going to have a bottle or many of the liquid castile soap for making shampoos, soaps, detergents, cleaning products, and more. The […]
Conventional toothpaste has everything from triclosan to fluoride (not as good for us as advertised) to sugar in it. Why do we need sugar in our toothpaste? We don’t, it’s added for…taste? It’s widely accepted that sugar and sugary substances cause tooth decay. So, again, why does the product that’s supposed to help fight […]