TRESemmé Launches New Line of Fresh Start Dry Shampoo

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Regardless of what your daily routine is like, if you are lucky enough to have fallen into a routine that works for you anyway, you know very well that life is hectic. If you’re a new mom or are juggling kids, carpools and sports practices, or if you work full-time, or are living the dorm life, the thought of stealing away a few precious moments to yourself can seem downright laughable.

It’s so easy to lose ourselves almost completely while tending to things that need our attention throughout the day. We’ve all been there, and we’ve all looked just as exhausted doing it. Just with running this website, working the odd freelance gig here and …

Choosing the Right Hair Care Products is a Big Deal

My hair and I have always had a fantastic relationship. It is perhaps the single aspect of my physical appearance that has never frustrated me to the point of cursing it repeatedly and very loudly. Ironically, it has always been extremely healthy and it grows very fast, despite the fact that the rest of my body just seems to break down more and more every year either with discovering a new issue or running into complications with something–it’s always something. Overall, this hair of mine is low maintenance, well-behaved, and for that, I cannot thank it enough.

Its original state of being was very straight; so straight that I got a perm during a ‘I wish I had curly hair’ phase (don’t we all wish we had the exact opposite type of hair we do have at …

Raise a Confident Tween, Get Expert Advice and Product Solutions for Every Kind of Stink with Don’t Fret the Sweat

Developing into a tween can be a pretty difficult and uncomfortable time for any kid. Throw monumentally embarrassing into the mix and you’ll have my own tween years described in just a few words.

I distinctly remember several highly embarrassing moments from my tween years, and the only way I can think of describing that time in my life is by saying my brain and my body were not working together in harmony; in fact, they weren’t even close to meeting along the same wavelength. My brain was still a blissfully ignorant kid that didn’t have to worry about anything in the realm of cosmetic appearance. It was very content in running out the door every morning throughout the summer after throwing on whatever clothes happened to be laying around my room without a …

Cheap, Green Beauty Recipes

This is a guest post by Alexis Bonari, a freelance writer and researcher for College Scholarships, where she’s been researching interracial scholarships as well as IT scholarships. Whenever she gets some free time, she enjoys watching a funny movie or curling up with a good book.

It’s hard to put a price on beauty–one that’s affordable, I mean. The problem with budget beauty buys is that many of them come with promises they can’t keep. They often contain potentially harmful chemicals like the following:

Petrochemicals, like butyl alcohol, which can clog pores.
Sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates, which are environmental toxins and can cause allergic reactions in some users.
PEGs and PGs, which are ecotoxins as well as potential allergens, and are often contaminated with more harmful chemicals like ethylene oxide and 1,4-dioxane.
Parabens, which are known to cause …

Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion Giveaway Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered our Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion giveaway!

Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion is an eco-friendly, vegan and cruelty-free skincare and body product option for people with dry skin or for those with skin problems such as eczema, psoriasis, rosacea and acne, among others. Not only are Skin MD Natural products amazingly hydrating and capable of actual results when it comes to clearing up problem skin, you can feel great about supporting them knowing that they are also dedicated to helping the environment in the ways they are able to do so; like manufacturing their products in the United States using 100% solar power.

I feel very fortunate to not only have had the opportunity to try out Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion, but to also be able to give …

Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion Review and Giveaway (Closed)

This giveaway is now closed.

I am very familiar with skincare woes; unfortunately so, and in no time at all, they can take over your skin patch by dry, brittle, flaky, calloused and/or discolored, tender and painful patch. How your skin looks and feels has a tremendous impact on your entire sense of being and it seems as if for every season of the year, my skin has another surprise lurking on its surface, waiting to surprise me on the coldest day of winter with eczema outbreaks and on the hottest day of summer with spontaneous acne breakouts. Throw in some time of increased stress and my skin will be inflamed and uncomfortable from my hands to my back and stomach.

For a little over a month now, I have been using Skin MD Natural …