Month: August 2017

What the Heck is Deodorant Cream?

If you’ve shopped for a natural deodorant, then you know they come in several forms. Your traditional sticks and roll-ons, less traditional but easily recognizable hunks of crystal, and then little pots of what looks like lotion. Those little pots are deodorant creams, and they date back to 1888, when Mum was first patented and sold in Philadelphia by Edna Murphey.

What are deodorant creams, you ask? At the most basic level, (more…)

Why I switched to natural deodorant – and you should too.

The internet is a wonderful, yet terrifying place. We can find information on any topic we can dream up, we can keep up with far-flung friends and family, and we can watch cat videos to our heart’s content. We also get bombarded with scare articles, misinformation, and offers from our long lost Nigerian prince relatives.  It’s a jungle out there!

Take, for example, the Great Aluminum Deodorant Scare. I’m sure you remember the uproar a few years ago over conventional antiperspirant/deodorants causing breast cancer, alzheimer’s, parkinson’s, and all other kinds of horrible things. The interwebs were certain it was the aluminum in them causing it, and people were all in a tizzy. The natural deodorant market exploded (more…)

I recently interviewed Chris McDonald, CEO of Path to Hope Counseling, about managing stress in today’s busy world. Watch the video below for some quick, easy tips to help reduce stress even if you only have a couple of minutes available.


Essential info about essential oils and home use

You see them everywhere. Sold at the grocery store, health food store, pharmacy, online, home goods stores, in candles, lotions, and various other potions. Essential oils.

You’ve all heard of them. Most of  you have probably purchased them. But what are they? How do we use them?