Moisturizer Matters

It’s winter, and your face has been sending you the signals that it needs some care. Staying in tune with your skins changing needs and choosing moisturizers carefully can make a big difference in your skin’s health.
Moisturizers should provide both humectant and occlusive protection to skin. Humectants draw moisture from the atmosphere to the skin, [...]

8 Bizarre Ways to Whiten Your Teeth

by Vanessa Grassi
You may have noticed your beloved pearly whites transforming into a darker shade over the years. While it’s natural for teeth to become more discolored with time, white smiles are much more ideal. People have spent so much money on teeth whitening products and expensive laser treatments, contributing to a multi-billion dollar [...]

Better Skin Through Ayurveda

by Jen Quinlan
Vata = Dry Skin

To Cleanse: Mix 1 tsp almond meal, ½ tsp dry milk, 1 pinch sugar. Store in a spice jar.
In your palm, make paste using ¼ tsp cleanser & warm water. Apply it over face and neck and gently massage into the skin for about one minute. Do not scrub. Rinse [...]

Smell Good, Naturally…

by Melissa Ida and Rebecca Gorski
It’s no secret that our personal care products are laden with chemicals and they are bad for us. As with anything you put in or on your body, you need to know what is in that product. We have to be very vigilant consumers and learn to read the ingredients, [...]

Awesomely Chemical Free Choices

When it comes to buying natural and chemical free products, it’s always great to look locally in addition to national brands.  Wisconsin is a hotspot of locally, naturally and chemical free products. Here are a few of both choices to help you green your shower a bit more.
Just Products
Moisturizing Body Wash
Bubbles abound and fragrances will [...]

Freeing Yourself

by Heather Rothbauer-Wanish
For many women, applying makeup and other personal care products is a normal, everyday activity. The possibilities are almost endless for anyone choosing a blush, foundation, powder, lotion, or shampoo. From a variety of brand names to choose from, along with various ingredients, how does a person decide which products are best? And, [...]