23 Jan 2019
When you completed your bathroom ablutions today, did you use deodorant? Toothpaste? Mouthwash? Did your routine involve soap? Body wash? Facial wipes? Shaving cream? Perhaps your baby or grandchild was nearby, comfortably Zen with a teething ring?
Toxic invisible Triclosan may have been in any one or all of these products.
Triclosan, the super anti-bacterial whitish crystalline powder is often...
05 Jan 2019
If 2019 calls you to move forward with the resolution to live a more natural lifestyle then these tips and tricks are for you! I will not go on and on about how toxic chemicals are bad for your mind, body and soul. You hear about that enough already! Let's focus on making choices that will propel us forward into the natural realm of health, well-being, energy and vitality.
Tips and Tricks
Make a...
17 Dec 2018
Holidays are here! Can you feel the excitement? Or perhaps your anticipation has been creeping up inside as tension, nervousness and anxiety. Not many of us can float around calm and collected as we shop, clean, work, prepare, cook, clean more, decorate and organize. Finding patience in the ice and snow during traffic and parking madness can be a feat of futility. We breathe. We try to relax. We...
11 Dec 2018
Holiday Season is the perfect time to freshen up the pooch. Now we that are all on board with natural shampoos... Well, most of us hopefully... We can begin to get our dogs chemical free as well! Shampoo Bars are the best way to clean your dogs coat without the mess and toxicity of liquid shampoos. See our article on Zero Waste Shampoo
Instructions:
1. Wet dog thoroughly using warm water.
2. Rub...
20 Nov 2018
“We would remove some of the resin from the black spruce tree and…" Indigenous Canadian
Canada is proud to grow Black Spruce. Known as Picea Mariana in the Botany world, black spruce is native to all 10 provinces and 3 arctic territories. While it may not be known as the most splendorous of conifers,...
15 Nov 2018
Coconut. Miraculous. Superior. A Life Saver.
Back in the 50’s there was a huge campaign against coconut, claiming it was an unhealthy saturated fat contributing to heart disease and other ailments. No thanks to the American doctor, Ancel Keys, who documented this misinformation, we all stopped eating coconut.
In the 80’s, the ‘disparagement’ on coconut was further documented. We were told to eat...
07 Nov 2018
Frankincense, (aka olibanum) an aromatic resin retrieved from the boswellia trees in India, has been highly revered since ancient times as a sacred medicine. As an incense, it was burned to ward off negative energy in temples, churches and used for sacred rituals. Modern research is discovering its anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective properties to be beneficial in treating serious illnesses,...
06 Nov 2018
As we all try and do our part in reducing waste, we simultaneously begin to look at how consumption is affecting our health. We become aware of what we eat, use and eliminate down the drain and into our garbage and recycle bins. Our skin improves with the decrease in chemicals and our environment throws their branches up in a cheer for a cleaner world.
Since we started making shampoo bars, (basic...
29 Oct 2018
Selling in my booth is always a rush for me. As I have mentioned in the past, the customers’ positive feedback is what keeps me going. The best feedback though is when a customer comes in and makes the sale for me. I love that. It is proof that our products work and that I’m telling the truth and that I do stand behind my line.
I’m in Toronto at ‘One of a Kind’, my favorite show, explaining my...
22 Oct 2018
It was 8 years ago that I reviewed “Lipstick’s lethal lead’. I think it’s time to check it out again.
Back then I wrote
We eat while wearing lipstickWe drink while wearing lipstickWe kiss while wearing lipstick.We spread the lead around.
The average American woman, inadvertently, can eat 4 pounds of her lipstick in her lifetime. No exposure is without harm. But this is not new news. Back in 2003...
