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Friday 02 October

Abe's Market is fabulous. Naturally.

Goat's Milk Soap SetMamas who like their products of the natural variety will be happy that there's now one more webshop on which to find them all in one place. Abe's Market just launched this week and as far as I can tell, all signs point to awesome. ...

Friday 11 September

Clean up takes on a whole new meaning with Cleanup Soap

Cleanup SoapThe first thing that struck me when I saw Cleanup Soap was how cool the shape was - graphic, and symmetrical and...wait a minute. Is that a...land mine? ...

Thursday 10 September

80 Acres of Yum

80 Acres olive oil skin careAs I was walking through the beauty product aisles at the NY Gift show recently, amidst all the thickly perfumed lotions and soaps that smelled like an ice cream shop explosion, boy was I happy to have stumbled into the McEvoy Ranch booth. ...

Wednesday 09 September

EcoTools - Prettying up the planet one makeup brush at a time

eco tools cosmetic brushesThere are eco options for pretty much everything these days, including some that never crossed my mind at all. Like, say, cosmetic tools? Turns out those blush brushes and eyebrow groomers aren't always so nice to mama earth. Or so says EcoTools. ...

Saturday 22 August

Shampoo made just for pregnant women because when you're pregnant, yes, the world does revolve around you.

Nine Naturals Oh Baby! ShampooI suppose if you're pregnant and avidly avoiding microwaves and runny cheeses and car exhaust, it makes sense to avoid things like parabens and phthalates too. Which is why I was intrigued by a very caring company called Nine Naturals ...

Tuesday 11 August

Bathtime products that take care of the worrying and the styling

Original Sprout Styling ProductsIt seems like every week there is a new list of chemicals that I should make sure are not in our bath products, and frankly it gets hard for me to keep track ...

Wednesday 05 August

An all-natural sunscreen - bug repellent mashup

California Baby SPF Bug BlendOur New England summer started off as one big, wet petri dish for mosquitoes, meaning the buggers are now swarming even in the middle of the day. And there's no sign of it letting up until fall. ...

Friday 31 July

I can't believe it's not shea butter

hellomellow skin care productsLet me start off with the disclaimer: Shea butter scares me.

I have tried out any number of shea butter moisturizers for review because I hear of its miraculous benefits, and yet one leaves me feeling slimier and smellier than the next. ...

Friday 17 July

Protecting kids from sunburn, petrochemicals, and shoddy package design

Little Twig Mineral SunscreenWe've gotten our fair share of baby lotions and bath products from Little Twig as gifts and I must say, they're often the ones I reach for first. ...

Monday 13 July

Good Baby. Good mommy. Good diaper cream. Everyone wins.

Mayron's Good BabyWhen my first daughter was born, I figured all diaper creams were pretty much created equal. I bought whatever sounded familiar, never once scanning the label for fragrances, methylparabens, or sodium borate--let alone BHA. ...

Thursday 09 July

Korres natural skin care - I love it. I want to marry it. Or at least go steady for a really long time.

Korres wild rose moisturizer I've been hearing great things about the natural beauty brand Korres for a while, so when they opened a shop in my Brooklyn neighborhood I was excited to get a chance to check it out. ...

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