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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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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[...]

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[...]