LAID Brand Professional Hair Care (for ADULTS)

In my only-beginning never-ending quest for non-toxic hair care products, I came across a really neat and interesting product. It's an all natural brand, with an interesting twist.

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These products are great for our environment with recyclable containers, and the company is also currently working towards incorporating post-consumer recycled materials. This line of hair care makes your hair look and feel great, while also helping out your own personal energy; with the use of  Pherottraction ™  .

Sibu Beauty - Sea Buckthorn Facial Soap

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Cleanse and Detox facial bar soap with sea buckthorn berry.

Dr. Bronner's Unscented Baby-Mild, Pure-Castile Soap

Marking the 60th Anniversary of the company, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps is pleased to announce that all classic liquid & bar soaps are now not only certified under the USDA National Organic Program, but also certified Fair Trade!

I've been intrigued by Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps for a while now. Every time I would pass them in an aisle at the store, I'd see the text-littered liquid soap bottles and grow more curious. I just wasn't very familiar with the kind of soap and I don't know that buying a bottle of something just to read the label is the wisest choice one could make.

It wasn't until I researched making my own cleaners that I realized I had been missing out on buying a product that would eventually save me money (we'll get into all the uses further down in the post).

TruKid - All natural Skincare for Kids

As I was going through our medicine cabinet, I realized we needed to replace our sunscreens. Why? Well, take a look at this list of commonly found ingredients in sunscreens.

* Benzophenone (oxybenzone) – present in most sunscreens; easily absorbed through the skin; causes irritations and allergies; and is a hormone disrupter. Also used in many other personal care products.

* Padimate-O – found to cause DNA damage which can lead to cancer.

* Avobenzone – easily absorbed through the skin; degrades and becomes ineffective within one hour.

* Diethanolamine (DEA) - may lead to cancer causing compounds if the sunscreen contains nitrites; is often not disclosed on sunscreen labels.

Most sunscreens also contain parabens (hormone disrupters) and synthetic fragrances (contain up to 4,000 different chemicals, and can cause allergies and asthma). Note that, children’s developing organs are more vulnerable to damage from chemical exposures and more sensitive to low levels of hormonally active compounds.

As neat as it is to make my own products, it's time-consuming and costly in terms of that process being mainly trial and error. I also don't want to concoct anything that may not be up to par to protect my children's skin.