Journey with me through southern France to learn all about lavender plants and the steam distillation that produces its prized essential oils.
Education
Certifications, ingredients, labeling lingo? What a quagmire! Transform yourself into an informed, discerning consumer to spend wisely and cruise through the marketing melee with a savvy eye.
Homemade cleaning solutions are the path to green cleaning, but some ingredients should not be combined. This chart helps you avoid the useless, the messy, and the dangerous.
From mythology to modern research, learn how menthol powers the magic behind the essential oils that give the Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint Soap its zippy zing.
In this deep dive into soap nerdery, learn abundant olive oil, a unique local alkali, and a novel soapmaking process produced the original Castile soap.
Whenever I need to find a safer, low-tox home or body care product, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is where I start.
Join me in calling for greater safety and transparency around our personal care products, especially to protect our most vulnerable and exposed populations.
