Not Quite Natural: Johnson’s Natural Line

Mar
27th
2012
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As finicky as I am about the ingredients in my health and beauty products, I can only imagine what I'll be like one day when a baby is thrown into the mix.  Big companies like Johnson & Johnson are notorious both for greenwashing and for allowing some pretty shocking ingredients to make their way into personal care products, so why should their natural line for babies be any different? The Johnson's Baby website provides a long list of the ingredients their natural line is formulated without: No Parabens No Dyes No Animal...

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Olivella Nourishment Cream Review

Mar
26th
2012
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T&J

Rating:

9
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  Remember my mention of the Olivella Nourishment Cream sample I received? Well, today I'll be reviewing it! Ingredients (provided on product packaging)- water, olive fruit oil,glycerin,cetearyl olivate,shea butter, hydrogenated olive oil,sorbitan olivate,olive oil, sweet almond oil, rose seed oil,sunflower seed oil, corn oil,chamomile extract,carrot root extract,hypericum perforatum extract,glyceryl linoleate,glyceryl caprylate,sodium dehydroacetate, ascorbyl palmitate,lecithin,tocopherol,xanthan gum,citric acid. The preliminary report I created for this product in the Cosmetics Database gives it a hazard score of 5. Fragrance is the only ingredient with a hazard score above a 3 (ingredients with...

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Foody Friday: Polishing My Cooking Skills

Mar
23rd
2012
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In what was, for me, an unprecedented streak of domesticity, I cooked dinner almost every night last week. Honestly, most of the recipes required minimal skill, but if I tried to make a savory soufflé this early in the game then we'd all starve to death. Here are a few of the highlights:   Get the recipes: French Bread Pizza, Potato Soup,

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A Positive Experience with Conscious Box

Mar
22nd
2012
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I've heard so many positive things about Conscious Box in the past that I decided to see what all the fuss was about. After emailing the company and requesting a box to review, I received a quick response telling me that my very own Conscious Box for the month of March would be on its way soon! Today I'll be discussing the contents of and sharing my experience with the lovely package I received.

Contents:

Olivella Nourishment Cream Sample- I've been using this as...

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Knee Lifts and a Tea Trick

Mar
21st
2012
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It's that time of year when I get a burst of energy that convinces me to exercise enthusiastically for all of a week. SO I've been doing knee lifts like a crazy person for the past few days. Maybe I'm being overzealous/counting my chickens before they hatch, but my stomach is already starting to look pretty awesome. With results this fast, I might just have to keep it up this time*! In other news, I recently discovered that mixing the cheapest green tea bags in the entire grocery store with the cheapest spearmint tea bags in the entire grocery store results...

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MJ’s Herbals Arnica Salve Review

Mar
19th
2012
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T&J

Rating:

9
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When I visited Mississippi recently and my mother was complaining of a pain in her hand, I figured it was the perfect time to put my Arnica Salve sample to use. And guess what? I was right! Ingredients (provided at mjsherbals.com)- "Arnica flowers* and essential oil of clove* in a base of olive oil* and unrefined propolis beeswax. *certified organic" The preliminary report I created for this product in the Cosmetics Database gives it a hazard score of 2. Clove oil is the only ingredient with a hazard score...

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Foody Friday: Lärabar Love

Mar
16th
2012
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I had PB&J and Coconut Cream Pie Lärabars this past weekend, and they were so delicious that I acquired three more flavors to try in the days following. Go big or go home, right?   P.S. Have you guys been following Walmart's burgeoning relationship with Monsanto? It's interesting and scary and gross. P.S.S. Would you believe me if I said those weren't my Cheetos in the first picture? They really weren't. Enjoy the holiday weekend, and wear something green if you dislike being pinched. Does...

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MJ’s Herbals Calendula Salve Review

Mar
15th
2012
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T&J

Rating:

10
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  Review of dreamy salve #2, and go! Ingredients (provided at mjsherbals.com)- "Calendula blossoms* and real vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol) in a base of olive oil* and unrefined propolis beeswax. *Certified Organic" The preliminary report I created for this product in the Cosmetics Database gives it a lower than low hazard score of zero.Hoorah! Some great things about this product: 1. It’s free of parabens, pesticide residues, phenoxyethanol, petrochemicals, fragrance, and any other nasty ingredients you might wish to avoid. 2. Full size products come in  1 oz. non-reactive glass containers, with metal tops so the...

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MJ’s Herbals Lavender E Salve Review

Mar
14th
2012
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T&J

Rating:

10
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  The Lavender E Salve that I'll be reviewing today is the first of three lovely salves I have to share with you guys. Excited? I am! Ingredients (provided at mjsherbals.com)- "Lavender flowers*, real vitamin E oil (d-alpha tocopherol) and essential oil of lavender* in a base of olive oil* and unrefined propolis beeswax. *Certified Organic" The preliminary report I created for this product in the Cosmetics Database gives it a hazard score of zero. After seeing the dreamy list of ingredients, I'm not at all surprised. Some great things about this...

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Five Finds: Babies on the Brain

Mar
13th
2012
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I'm 22 and still have a little over a year left of college. After that I hope to work and travel for a good 5 years before even thinking about being responsible for a tiny human (sometimes my dogs are enough to give me a headache, and all I do is bathe and feed them). However, most of my friends are several years older than I am and are in an entirely different stage of their lives. Since I've been to my fair share of baby showers lately, I've come across a few sweet gift ideas. I thought I'd share...

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