Garden Girl Skin Care

I have a great disdain for phthalates. I have posted many times about this category of chemicals that are used as a plasticizer and strangely also used commonly in fragrances (both perfumes as well as fragrances/scents for products)...

The problem with the holiday season, I think, is not necessarily that there is so much AMAZING and yummy food around all the time - it's that there's never enough time to burn off the calories. 'Tis the season to run around like a madwoman so typically our days are ...

Today two friends forwarded me this link from an Op-Ed columnist in the NYT (thanks Melissa and David!). It's right up my alley - and I thought it would be good to share. Nicholas Kristoff's column poses the very interesting questions: "What if breast cancer in the United States has less ...

This is the time of year when everything seems to get dry and flaky. Even people who don't typically have dry skin issue, suddenly the dry heat, the winter cold and the constant hand washing seem to take their toll. So here are a few of my favorite winter skin ...

Yep - still on my quest for a great natural mascara. This time, it led me to Sephora where I found Tarte Lash Hugger mascara. Love that it's free of parabens, mineral oil, propylene glycol, phthalates, sulfates, fragrance and dyes. Sounds familiar, right? Right away I was excited. So how ...

I get a lot of people asking me what products I use around the house, so I thought I'd make a quick post that summarizes all of the things that I use. I'd love to hear from you if you have other suggestions! Vinegar/Water solution (I know you've heard me go ...

This is a fun little special this week. Just in time for holiday travel (ok - it won't be in time for Thanksgiving but it will be for December travel!). We are offering your choice of TWO travel sized products with every order of $25 or more. Now, for those of ...

I have been curious about Carol's Daughter hair products for awhile, so I finally decided to try one. Carol's Daughter products are typically for ethnic hair, however I have read on many beauty sites that most of the products are great for all types of hair. And when you read ...

I know - I'm on my soapbox again. But seriously, this BPA thing is getting bigger and bigger. This week, the results of a study of the impact of BPA exposure on humans was released. And the results are not good. In case you aren't familiar with BPA - or bisphenol ...

Yesterday I picked my share of a 1/4 steer of local grass fed beef from a small local farm. My sister was the coordinator of this adventure and when she mentioned it to me I told her we definitely wanted in. I was very curious about what we'd get - ...

Well, you knew it would happen eventually. Everything else is going "organic" so why wouldn't dry cleaners jump in too? Apparently, however, this recent trend is again something you should check into. So here's the scoop. As you may already know, perchloroethylene or PE...RC is what is used by most .....

Last week, my whole household was excited to receive a package from NECCO! For those of you in New England, you are probably very familiar with the NECCO brand - which stands for New England Confectionery Company. But for those of you outside of New England - you may know ...