I'm always on the lookout for people with compelling stories, and I've recently discovered a blog called Her Unusual Journey - she writes openly and honestly about her struggles with serious autoimmune disease- be sure to check out her blog, and more importantly, check out her Beautycounter Social - we've teamed up to share the message of safer beauty with her blog followers- keep reading to find out why.
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 →
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...
First off, WHAT IF your small choices really do make a big difference? WHAT IF every small #switchtosafer you made really did compile and add up (I believe it really does)? WHAT IF the fact that you are being mindful... Continue Reading →
This is a cosmetics ad from 1938. That's the last time any significant regulation passed and almost 80 years later we still find ourselves with only 30 chemicals restricted from use in personal care and cosmetics. Here's an article that... Continue Reading →
Every time I'm reminded that the laws governing the multi-billion dollar personal care and cosmetics industry haven't been meaningfully updated since 1938, I get mad. 😡 Here's a article written by a Harvard Law student that gets into the details:... Continue Reading →
Now that the final weekend of operations at Pico is behind us, it's time to take a little break and refocus on the summer. One of the hard parts of working seasonally is there is a constant what now. For... Continue Reading →
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