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Choosing Safer Nail Polish

Choosing safer nail polish can be difficult. Lucky for you, I can help make it less complicated! There was a point where you would rarely find me with ugly nails. The nail salon and I had a great relationship until I decided to go nontoxic. Gel manicures and/or "dip powder" manicures kept my nails looking fabulous, but they were hurting my nails at the same time. Not only was my nail bed becoming very brittle, but the occasional break in the manicure hurt a lot!!! Soon after, I started to learn how the UV or LED nail lamps can increase the risk of skin can[...]

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Lifestyle, Nontoxic

How Air Purifying Plants Help Me Remove Toxins!

I never knew plants could clean the air in my home! As I continue on my nontoxic journey, I am eager to reach another phase of my journey. I am at the point where I am focusing on detoxing the air in my home. Most of us spend most of our time indoors, whether that’s home, school, work or a business. Until recently, I wasn’t aware how polluted our indoor air was. The EPA estimates that indoor air is 2-5x more polluted than outside air! Thank goodness for air purifying plants! Indoor air pollution is due to several particles like mold spores, bacteria[...]

Beauty, Nontoxic

Toxic Ingredients: Formaldehyde In Cosmetics?

I started a segment on Instagram TV called “Toxic Beauty."The goal is to educate people on the toxic ingredients being used in our everyday products. Since starting my nontoxic journey, I’ve learned that knowledge truly is power. Why Use Toxic Ingredients Like formaldehyde in Our cosmetics? Formaldehyde is an ingredient used in cleaning products, and flooring or building materials. But, it is also found in cosmetics. Yes, you read that right! It is a known carcinogen according to the National Cancer Institute. What is this toxic ingredient doing in[...]

Faith, Lifestyle

2020: Positive Mindset & Intentional Living Goals

Learning to set goals that will actually change your life. With the new year here, most people typically make resolutions/goals centered around weight loss. What they find is that within a month or so they're unable to keep up with it and get discouraged. I think a reason for this is because the goal is to "lose weight", as opposed to deciding to live a healthier life. Hear me out! When you make a decision to live healthier and better, there are a sequence of things you plan to improve and start to do, without necessarily setting numbers and deadlines, tha[...]

Beauty, Nontoxic

Battle of the Clean Mascaras (part 1)

Do clean mascaras work as well? We'll discuss below with the Battle of the Clean Mascaras (part 1). One misconception I had when switching to clean and/or safer beauty, was that the products wouldn't work as well as conventional products. Let me tell you how wrong that thinking was! I have found so many clean products that I not only love, but that work just as well (or better depending on category), and are safer choices. So, how do clean mascaras measure up? Mascara is a necessity when doing makeup, unless you are blessed with exceptionally long lashe[...]