heap shampoos and conditioners are full of harsh chemicals that often leave your hair worse off than when you started (click here for a quick list of what to avoid). Have you ever had a shampoo stop working, and when you switched brands immediately saw improvement? That's because the potentially harmful ingredients build up, leaving your strands dull, lifeless and your scalp itchy and clogged. The new shampoo cleans out the residue left by the old shampoo and starts replacing it with its own. Gross. The first thing I did almost a year ago was switch to the Beautycounter Daily Shampoo and my hair had never been healthier. Until now.
Today my first baby is two. A full 24 months of growth, giggles and games. She goes all out all the time and let me just say, this journey is not for the faint of heart but so worth it.... Continue Reading →
Look- you eat organic food, exercise regularly and slather potentially harmful products over your largest organ? That just doesn't calculate.
The stat above is one of the main reasons I got involved with Beautycounter in the first place. There is no reason that a multi-billion dollar industry is still governed by a page and a half of legislation that's almost... Continue Reading →
So I've been having too much fun taking these pictures over the last few days- It's a part of this business that challenges my creative side, and then I get to share with all of you! This set is genius-... Continue Reading →
I am constantly amazed by my little girl. She is fearless. This picture is from her first gondola ride- high up, moving up the mountain- she fearlessly climbed aboard and was enthralled the entire time. If she could have hung over the edge, she would have, but luckily for us, the gondola is a closed unit...
Sometimes life is crazy. Sometimes you need to step away and reset. I recently had a board meeting over in Lake George. Now, was the meeting as relaxing as hanging by the lake on a lounge chair-no, but it was... Continue Reading →
I especially love the Glow Shimmer Oil because I know that every ingredient Beautycounter uses is sustainably sourced. Did you know that most cosmetic products that include shimmer or glitter are sourced from dangerous and illegal mica mines, mostly worked by children under the age of 10 years old in India? After 7-8 hours of laboring in treacherous conditions, most children earn just enough to eat for the day, equivalent to approximately $0.33. I am simply not okay in my heart with this and am saddened that I used to support many of the major multi-national companies who source through these mica mines. Knowing this makes me all the more thankful for Beautycounter's strict sourcing standards and sustainability efforts ... Beautycounter truly isn't just a beauty company, we are a company on a mission to make the world better.
I'll admit, I wasn't always perfect about sunscreen. I'm not a tanner exactly, though who doesn't love relaxing in the sun with a good book and maybe a fun beverage. I always tried to avoid farmer's tan and goggle tan, but I wasn't perfect about sunscreen on average days. I'm still not perfect- no one is- but I've learned a lot about safer sunscreen and safer sun use.
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