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Women are starting to turn to green beauty products everywhere. It is becoming more important to know what is in our products and how to avoid chemicals. There are so many options available nowadays and this page can serve as a guide to which options are best.

Green Beauty

Doe Hair: A Natural Hair Treatment for Gorgeous Healthy Hair

April 27, 2016

Girls! For anyone who has read my post on my favourite shampoo and conditioner, you know I love pampering my hair. And I only do this with the most nutrient dense and toxic free products out there. There is no need to drown your locks in chemicals and parabens to achieve beautiful hair. In fact, the only reason those salon and drug store bought brands make your hair feel so healthy is the softening chemicals and parabens that coat your hair in a film to keep it shiny. Yuck! So, I was beyond excited to find a purely natural and vegan hair treatment line, Doe Hair. They’re Canadian to boot!

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Green Beauty

10 Toxic ingredients found in your shampoo & conditioner, and my favourite alternative:

February 14, 2016

 

When figuring out what product to write about first, the decision came pretty quickly. This was one of the most difficult switches for me and certainly the best end result I could ever imagine. I will admit, up until I was about 20 years old I was an avid user of some of the worst shampoos and conditioners you could possibly use for your hair. Full of terrible chemicals and dyes. Not only will these products eventually destroy those beautiful locks you grow on your head but also what is directly underneath it… your scalp… your skin! You will probably hear me preach countless times about how our skin is one of the most important and the largest organ in our body. We really do forget that what we ingest is not only due to what we consume through our mouths, but through our skin. We are constantly taking in pollutants and toxins from the millions of tiny little friends we call pores.

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