Continuing on with our deeper dive into clean beauty education, I wanted to tackle a really tricky one: fragrance. Most of us have emotional connections to the way products smell and inherently make us feel. Scents are like music; they connect us to our past, remind us of those we […]
People are woke to the clean movement in a real way. Turn over any beauty product and you’ll find a list of what the product doesn’t have. At a minimum, you want to see no synthetic fragrances, sulfates and parabens – and if you want to take it a step […]
This post was written by BIA contributor Ashley Rubell We’ve seen a lot of lists when it comes to what to avoid in our hair products. Seeing hair products advertised as “sulfate free” or “paraben free” has become as trendy as grocery shopping for foods labeled gluten-free or organic. It’s […]
My grandmother always had the most beautiful hands. Her nails well manicured, fingers long and beautiful, and a diamond ‘G’ ring adorned her pinky. They were covered in brown spots which I would examine and admire as a little girl. I called them ‘beauty marks’ and counted them one at […]
Who doesn’t love having a little color during the summer? You generally look healthier, muscles appear more toned, and it just feels right! However, I’m not super keen on the potential skin damage, so I don’t bake in the sun. Instead, I get a liiiittle color from outside exposure naturally, […]
In a recent study by the US Food & Drug Administration, they found that chemicals found in common sunscreens – avobenzone, oxybenzone, ecamsule and octocrylene – are absorbed into the bloodstream after just one day of sunblock use. Why is this a problem? They are packed with toxic chemicals known […]
What would happen if you gave your skin a real break? I’m talking no makeup, no skincare, nada! For at least one full week. I decided to give skin fasting a try while dealing with problematic skin last month and here’s what I learned after ten days of a full […]
A few weeks back, I polled everyone on Instagram about what their favorite beauty item from Whole Foods Market are. You guys SERIOUSLY deliver and apparently I’m not the only one doing my beauty shopping from the store! So, I thought it’d be fun to create a little routine based […]
We take care of our skin and exercise, but one of the areas we tend to forget about – at least I do anyway – is our nails. And I’m not talking about going to the salon every week to get them done, but more natural ways to keep them […]