Have you taken a good look at your feminine care? Menstrual cups are superior to tampons for so many reasons. Sure, tampons work well enough at preventing leaks during your period. But, there are also a number of reasons why you might consider ditching them for a menstrual cup. Reasons include the waste they create, how much they cost, as well as …
10 Natural Homemade Shampoo Bar Recipes for DIYers Wanting Beautiful Hair
Looking for a good shampoo bar? Conventional shampoo and conditioner can contain dangerous chemicals that disrupt hormones. To make things worse, all that plastic is doing more damage to our environment and ending up in our oceans and landfills. This is why natural DIY shampoo bars have become all the rage. After investigating conventional shampoos …
The Ultimate Non-Toxic Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) Investigation
Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) companies are hard to ignore online. Women have found a way to have an independent business without having to leave the comfort of their home and we are happy for them. However, which companies are selling products with questionable ingredients? When the cosmetic industry virtually runs itself, it's paramount for …
If You Are Disgusted by Tess Holiday You Don’t Understand Obesogen Chemicals and Their Impacts On Us
Tess Holiday, a plus-sized model, is the Septembers 2018 cover girl for Cosmopolitan UK. And the world reacts with high intensity at the idea of a fat girl being a cover model. One side of the aisle reacted with glee about how far the body-positivity movement has come while the other side yelled in disgust about how a fat girl could EVAH be a role …
Sustancias Químicas Peligrosas Para el Champú y el Acondicionador: Qué Marcas Debe Evitar y Nuestra Lista de Productos que Debe Probar
Todo lo que utilizamos en nuestros cuerpos tiene el potencial de impactar nuestra salud, incluyendo nuestro champú y acondicionador. ¿Alguna vez ha considerado que puede haber químicos peligrosos de champú en su regadera? ¿Y serán seguros para usar los químicos que se encuentran en sus productos de higiene personal? Ha confiado en Mamavation para …
10 Homemade Natural Deodorant Recipes for DIYers
Nobody likes body odor or sweaty armpits. The problem is that we're trading healthy functioning underarms for sweat-free ones by using conventional antiperspirant with toxic ingredients that artificially stop the production of sweat. When applied to newly shaven skin, there's an uptick in the absorption of the most concerning ingredients in …
How Toxic Are Your Tampons? Product Investigation Reveals Shocking Details
As women, feminine care is at the top of our list of concerns for decades of our lives, and tampons are the product we reach for most often. They're compact, convenient and useful for our most earnest hygenic need, answering the demands of our periods every single month. And as one of the most intimate products we use, tampons should be made …
10 Homemade Natural Lotion Recipes for DIYers
Lotion can be essential to soft, comfortable skin, but conventional products are full of toxic ingredients that can cause endocrine-disruption and all sorts of allergies. Some of the most hazardous ingredients are carcinogens and neurotoxic compounds. Yikes! We've already tackled the main ingredients to avoid in personal care products, but now …
Simple Steps to Selecting Safe Personal Care Products
Are you looking for safe personal care products? There's a simple way to figure out which personal care products are safer inside your bathroom cabinet. And this trick is useful about 85% of the time. Join Leah Segedie of Mamavation and Amy Ziff, Executive Director and Founder of MADE SAFE, for a discussion about the ins and outs of personal care …
Who are the Illuminati of the Cosmetic Industry?
Just when you thought humanity was safe, another shocker has surfaced from the bowels of the chemical industry. Women's Voices from the Earth has published a review on an industry panel that creates a monumental loophole for the chemical industry you can drive a Mack truck through. This panel makes decisions regarding our health without the …
Why V-Steaming is the Ultimate Form of Self-Care For Your Lady Bits
Yes, V-Steaming or Vaginal Steaming, aka a "FACIAL" for your vagina! Read ON! Image by Steamy Chick Women from all over the globe in countries such as Africa, Korea, Indonesia, Polynesia and Mexico to name a few have been using the treatment for centuries. Is it ironic that indigenous women have been using unconventional body treatments that …
Protection From the Sun: 20 Safest Sunscreens for Your Family This Summer
In the summer, families take advantage of warm weather and longer days to hike, swim, travel and play outdoors. All of that extra time outside creates a risk for exposed skin to get sun damage. This issue is especially important to children who are so much more vulnerable to everyday risks. Sunscreen is important for everyday use in the summer and …