Forget about treat head lice with chemicals, here are toxic-free alternative that works So your child has been sent home from school with head lice. Welcome to the annual back-to-school nightmare of millions of parents. before you douse your child’s head with the regular chemical stuff, you might want to know what’s in it. The [...]
Are you using harmful ingredients deodorant on a daily basis? There are times in life when we need added protection against body odor. Whether at the gym or in an important meeting, it’s very likely that, without some type of deodorant, we’ll sweat and let out a little odor. Not a pleasant topic, but [...]
You lovely deodorant can be dangerous in a long use! We love to smell great, in fact, it is estimated that 90% of us put on deodorant daily. That is a lot of deodorant being applied to armpits daily! However, this seemingly safe daily hygiene can have serious consequences for your health, if you choose [...]
More Summer Skin Care Routine Tips As the weather gets warmer, you may need to change your skin care. In the spring and summer, skin tends to get oilier, and in some cases dehydrated (often when skin gets dehydrated, it ironically pumps out more sebum to prevent moisture loss). Here are my recommendations for a [...]
Why (Most) Sunscreens are Harmful Sunscreens are harmful? Sunscreen use has risen in past decades, as media outlets and doctors tout the benefits of sunscreen for protecting against skin cancer and sunburn. The problem with this billion dollar a year market: not all sunscreens are created equal and in many cases sunscreen is harmful, not [...]
Sun Exposure and Skin Cancer The sun's rays make us feel good, and in the short term, make us look good. But our love affair isn't a two-way street. Exposure to sun causes most of the wrinkles and age spots on our faces. Consider this: One woman at age 40 who has protected her skin [...]
Vitamin D - The Sunshine vitamin Think about vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin when you’re catching up on summer rays. It’s sometimes called the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s produced in your skin in response to sunlight. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin in a family of compounds that includes vitamins D-1, D-2, and D-3. It can [...]
Toxic Sunscreens - Why are They So Bad For You? Do you dutifully apply sunscreen on all of your exposed skin every time you go out in the sun? There are a few reasons why this widely circulated advice is counter to reason, one of which is the sunscreen itself. Every year the Environmental Working [...]
Packing a Portable Vacation First Aid Kit You've planned this vacation for what seems an eternity, scrimping and saving over the long, cold winter so that you might spend your hard-earned two weeks lounging on the beach or canoeing your favorite rivers or discovering new byways or backcountry trails. You arrive at your destination to [...]
10 Eco Friendly Travel Destinations Travel is now the world’s largest industry, with a trillion-dollar annual footprint. This means that travelers have enormous power. Where we choose to put our footprints has economic and political reverberations that reach far beyond our personal experience. Ethical Traveler believes that mindful travel offers many rewards, both personal and [...]
