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What is the safest sunscreen for kids and babies? EWG has 20 of them.
Each year we eagerly await the Environmental Working Group's list of safest sunscreens for kids (and grownups too) and we're so glad to see 2013 is ready, just in time for the unofficial start of summer.
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Offer a warm welcome with eco-savvy guest toothbrushes
While I will never come close to the Martha Stewart level of preparedness, there are some nifty tricks I've picked up along the way to help me appear as a super hostess-goddess always at the ready for guests (even of the unexpected overnight variety)
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The superhero of winter skin creams
.What can destroy the yearly family photo calendar, ruin the shoulder of your holiday sweater, and repel grandmothers in a single bound? Answer: It's the little kid with the green snot waterfall and the gnarly red snot rash.
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O, joy! The sweetest aromatherapy of the season
Several years ago, we introduced you to a new line of wonderful aromatherapy-based skin care products from hellomellow. So I'm happy to check back with the company and find out they've expanded the line with some lovely new scents and some fabulous gift sets--just in time for the holidays.
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Sometimes a little pampering is in order: the natural indulgence of Tata Harper Skincare
Luxe alert: I was introduced to the 100% natural, nontoxic Tata Harper Skincare at Canyon Ranch this summer. It was a moment of seriously posh pampering in my otherwise ordinary life, and an incredibly soothing experience. Luckily, it's a splurge you can enjoy at home, too. So if you know someone who could use some pampering and serious self-care after a long year (including you!), you might just want to give Santa the heads-up.
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Kid-friendly makeup even nervous moms can feel good about
I give up. My daughters like the idea of makeup as part of their dress-up routine. Uncle! Still, I insist on two things: it's not for wearing to school, and it needs to be kid-friendly makeup, as in all-natural, with no harmful stuff.
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10 of the best subscription box gifts that bring the awesome to someone's doorstep
Whether you have a favorite foodie, a beloved bibliophile, a luxe loved one, or a caffeine fiend on your list, we've compiled a sweet array of monthly subscription gifts for adults that will make that special someone (or someones) squeal with joy.
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Hair ties that are way prettier than a hair tie should be
I'm not one to get too excited about hair bands, but when I saw the ones from Emi-Jay, I gasped. Seriously.
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Buy one, gift one, make someone's day: kindness comes in travel size
We adore this new trend of "buy one, donate one" products, in the model of TOMS Shoes. And now there's one more, from a mom of two who took a personal tragedy and turned it into a truly inspiring company. ... [More]
Web Coolness: superhero photo opps, resonant moments, and healthy-ish Halloween snacks
Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you like them too.
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Method soap: cleaning your hands, your dishes, and now, your oceans
Every square mile of our oceans have an average of 46,000 pieces of
plastic swirling around there. It's killing nearly 1 million sea birds a
year that swallow it, and another 100,000 turtles, dolphins, whales and
sharks.
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