I’m kind of a makeup junkie. My favorite safe beauty brand is hands down Beautycounter. This might come as a surprise to you all because I’m a “natural mama” but I like nothing more than to walk through a beauty store and swatch eye shadow colors up to my elbows. There is just something about the pretty colors and perfectly cute containers of makeup that makes me happy. Since discovering that most of these products are highly toxic I have tried to use safer products. I’ve tested all kinds of “natural” products and I’m always disappointed with the results. Beautycounter...
Prime Male Review: Is This The Best Testosterone Booster For Men in 2020?
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DIY Diaper Rash Stick – Cloth Diaper Safe
Diaper rashes? They are pretty much the WORST. It’s so sad to see you sweet baby with a bottom red, chafed. And it can happen when your baby is teething,when they eat super acidic food or when your cloth diapers need to be stripped. Whatever the reason as Moms we want to make them feel better as quickly as possible. That’s when we reach for the diaper rash cream! But…..THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DIAPER CREAM(actually A LOT of problems!!) Most diaper rash ointments contain some nasty ingredients and what’s worse, if you cloth diaper (click here to see how...
Citrus Body Butter
There is a certain store in the mall that is known for their fabulous smelling body butters and I’ve always adored them-mostly because they smell good enough to eat. I also liked that they used fair trade products and seemed “natural”. Looking more throughly into the safety of cosmetics, I decided to look at the ingredients list of my beloved body butter. To my dismay, this products I considered safe was loaded with artificial fragrances and Propyl Parabens. Since I’ve been on this kick of creating all of my own beauty products like this homemade face lotion and this diaper rash...
Sweet Potato Hash-Browns
You all might think I’m crazy but I would 9 times out of 10 pick the sweet potato over a plain old potato. I just LOVE their beautiful color and sweet yet savory taste. They are a staple at our house since they make the most delicious side to any dinner. I was brainstorming new recipes with David and I said, “hey how about sweet potato hash browns!?!”. He said, “That sounds gross”. Well I didn’t listen to him (sorry honey!) and continued with my brilliant plan. I served him 3 fried eggs and a large serving of sweet potato hash...
Real Food Caramel Chews
CARAMEL….Need I say more? Ok… I will. I had this wise idea to make homemade caramel this holiday season. Upon looking at a couple recipes I realized that pretty much all of them call for some FAKE FOOD. The culprits? Corn syrup and canned evaporated milk(what is that stuff anyway?). You would think I would be less and less surprised when I discover some of my favorite foods contain nasty ingredients. But…it gets me every. single. time. First I feel sad that our food industry has us unknowingly consuming GARBAGE and after feeling sad I get fiery! Chewy delicious buttery...
Holiday Pear Cosmo Recipe
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! I love everything about it…the food, the food and the food. Just kidding. While I do love the delicious food thanksgiving brings I love the meaning of the holiday. A time to reflect on EVERYTHING we have to be thankful for. Often, it’s so much easier to focus on the negative things that are happening in our life and we forget to realize how blessed we are. I am quite possibly the most blessed woman alive. I’m married to a man I love and admire, together we have the sweetest little boy in the world,...
DIY Non-Toxic Lip Gloss
When I was younger people would ask me what I wanted for my birthday and I always had a go to answer…Lip Gloss. I LOVED that stuff, well if I’m going to be be completely honest with you all…I still do. I love collecting the different shades and keeping a couple bottles in my purse. As most of you already know I’m on a DIY kick! After creating an awesome foundation recipe and homemade face lotion I decided it was time to make my favorite beauty product! I’ve learned so much about the nasty ingredients in cosmetics and it is...
The BEST of Dairy Free Ice Cream
Today is a very special day in my life… It’s one of my best friends birthday. This girl is my soul sister and I was thinking of some things I could do to make her feel really special today. But it’s tough because we live on opposite coasts.Then I remembered , A while back she found out she had a severe dairy allergy and asked me for some dairy free ice cream recipes. I gave her a few ideas but they weren’t great. Today for her birthday I’ve put together the BEST list of dairy free ice cream recipes ANYWHERE....
Homemade Face Lotion
Since switching to a more natural lifestyle one of the hardest areas to make the “all-natural” switch has been – beauty products. At first it was really difficult for me to even believe that beauty products could really be “that bad” but after a lot of reading I began to realize that whether I liked it or not conventional skincare and beauty products are full of nasty ingredients. Now you might ask.. I’m not ingesting these products so what’s the big deal? Unfortunately the skin is the largest organ in the body and it only takes a matter of seconds...