Sweating is a natural process of cooling and detoxifying your body. And it’s an important feature of the body’s most unique organ: your skin. Nontoxic deodorant can be one of the last conventional products we switch over to natural. We understand the reasons people hang on to conventional deodorants and antiperspirants: we don’t want to …
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What is oxidative damage? Oxidative stress is the precursor to oxidative damage. Oxidative stress occurs when there is an imbalance between the production of free radicals and the body’s ability to counteract their damaging effects through neutralization with antioxidants. Oxidative damage is the harm sustained by cells and tissues that are unable to keep up with …
Have you ever stopped to think about the chemical interaction of perfumes and fragrances with our body? Or perhaps you or someone you know is extremely sensitive to an air freshener or scented lotions – ever wonder why? In this post we will discover what a fragrance is, why it’s an issue in personal care …
Today’s guest blog is brought to you by Lauren with The Zero Waste Memoirs. You can find the original article here. Today, I will be walking you through everything you need to know to make incredible, all-natural cleaning products at home, using only ingredients that you likely already have in the house! When I first started …
Earlier this year, as a result of my own health and hormonal studies, I came to the conclusion that my liver was in need of some serious support (more on this in our next Detox vs. Detoxing post). You see, I’ve been plagued with symptoms of cystic acne, rogue hair growth, digestive woes, food sensitivities, …
For decades, we’ve trusted the beauty industry to have our best interests in mind. It doesn’t. Every day American families are exposed to harmful ingredients commonly found in the products they use on their skin. Beautycounter is working to change that. We are on a mission to get safer products into the hands of everyone. …
Can we be honest for a second?! # Ok bad pun, but seriously – it’s so EASY to clean up your personal care products and cleaning products right now. # Everything you see here smells amazing, cleans amazing, and are all free of: ❌synthetic fragrance ❌dyes ❌parabens ❌formaldehyde ❌methylisothiazolinone ❌bleach ❌ammonia ❌SLS / SLES To …
This article was originally published on ewg.org. To download their pdf, click here. There is no end to the tricks that endocrine disruptors can play on our bodies: increasing production of certain hormones; decreasing production of others; imitating hormones; turning one hormone into another; interfering with hormone signaling; telling cells to die prematurely; competing with …
Remember that skin can be inflamed from the outside as well as the inside. Externally, skin can be triggered by UV light or allergens in soaps and cosmetics which cause the skin cells to produce cytokines and chemokines (inflammatory hormones that bind to certain cell receptors and then trigger more inflammatory hormones leading to increased …