Since school is back in session, and I'm getting up early on a fairly regular basis (blergh), I've been trying to make a habit of healthy breakfasts. Here are a couple of my creations: To make the tasty berry oatmeal smoothie above, I just combined a cup of oatmeal, a cup of berry blast Naked juice smoothie, and a handful of goji berries. I used two large handfuls of spinach, a medium avocado, and a splash of organic sparkling apple...
My brain feels tired, and so I'm giving it a little break. Here are some links for you guys to check out while it rests: I'm excited to try this natural hair colour mask to hopefully make mine a little less dull. Need a reminder of which ingredients it's most important to avoid? This article made me realize that I definitely need to update/add to my ingredients to avoid page. This story about fragrance that a reader shared with Alexandra and Siobhan is both scary and inspirational. I need to take a page out of Rachel's...
The winner of the $25 gift certificate to Glass Dharma is... Congratulations friend! Your email address has been forwarded along to the awesome folks at Glass Dharma. Be on the lookout for your special code! Thanks to everyone for entering and to Glass Dharma for making the giveaway possible. :...
Remember my recent post about giving rosewater and glycerin a try? Well, I pretty sure I've been using it long enough to form an opinion...which means it's time for a review!
Ingredients (provided on product packaging)- "Vor-Mag Water (water that has been vortexed and magnetized to raise the energy to a higher vibration that we believe to be more beneficial), Natural Vegetable Glycerin and Hydroessential Rose Oil."
The preliminary report I created for this product in the Cosmetics Database gives it a hazard score of 0....
It looks like I've managed to find another dud in the wide world of natural toothpastes. Is anyone surprised?
Ingredients (provided at luckyvitamin.com)- "Phtyoplenolin® (Centipeda Cunninghamii Extract), Bio-Chelated Extracts of: Calendula Flowers, Chamomile Flowers, Echinacea Tops, Gotu Kola Whole Herb, Prickly Ash Bark, Olive Leaf, Grapefruit Seed, Black Walnut Green Hulls and Green Tea Leaf, Essential Oils of: Peppermint, Oregano, Lavender, Clove, Eucalyptus, Thyme and Cinnamon Bark, Bio-Saponins™ [Yucca spp, Quillaia (Quillaia saponaria) Bark, Sarsaparilla Root, Wild Yam Root], Folic Acid, Co-Enzyme Q10, Aloe Vera, Chlorophyll, USP Purified...
With plenty of tea, vitamin C, and sushi, my life has been pretty great lately. Have you experienced the convenient awesomeness that is an electric kettle? Oh, and here are some links to get your weekend started right! 4 Simple Detox Tips for the New Year 10 Essentials for a Successful Detox p.s. My instagram username dawngwimes. Do with that information what you...
I'm on a quest to find the perfect toothpaste, and it isn't going very well. Today I'll be reviewing a product that I just finished: Kiss My Face Triple Action Aloe Vera Gel Toothpaste. Ingredients (provided at kissmyface.com)- "Sorbitol, Glycerin, Hydrated Silica, Water, Xylitol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract*, Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Seed Extract, Melaleuca Alternafolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract, Ubiquinone (Co-Q10), Stevia Rebaudiana Extract, Flavor, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate (Licorice), Xanthan Gum, Menthol, Cellulose Gum, Sodium...
If you feel like you've seen this soap on the blog recently, then it's because you have. Danielle gave me a bar for Christmas, and I've been using it ever since. Now it's time for a review!
Ingredients (provided at iherb.com)- "100% vegetable soap: butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), coconut oil and/or palm oil, apricot oil, nigella sativa (black seed), honey, vegetable glycerin, tocopherol (vitamin E), mineral pigment or vegetable color, essential oil blend."
The preliminary report I created for this product in the Cosmetics...
If there's one thing I love, then it's drinking from a straw. It somehow seems more ladylike than taking sips directly from a glass, and it's especially convenient at restaurants (when direct mouth to cup contact is hardly ideal). Unfortunately, the unnecessary waste created by and toxins leached through plastic straws have been more than enough to keep this straw fan skeptical.
When I heard about Glass Dharma, I was immediately intrigued. With BPA and the disposable element out of the way, I could...
I got a $100 Amazon gift card for Christmas, and it took me all of five minutes to spend $80 of it. Wanna see what I got?
I haven't shampooed my hair in months, and it's definitely healthier for it. Still, I can always get on board with something that will make my hair smell like something other than...hair. That's my one complaint with using only baking soda: it smells like nothing at all. Either none of my friends...
