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Product Greenwashing- Are Your Beauty Products Really Green?
There is a lot of money to be made in wellness right now as it’s about to be a trillion dollar industry. So it’s no surprise that virtually every brand is trying to hop on the wellness money train by greenwashing their product design. If we rely on the colorful floral pretty packaging that is selling us “green, wellness, natural, organic or holistic” without understanding the ingredients it’s safe to say we’ve probably been greenwashed. Greenwashing is Designed to SELL Us Wellness. It’s becoming harder and harder to spot a green product from a $reen product on store shelves. Target, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Walgreen and Rite Aids now all have…
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Why Binchotan Charcoal is Better than Your Water Filter.
Binchotan Charcoal is better than your water filter. Binchotan Charcoal, YAAS Bitch. Not familiar? How about activated charcoal, charcoal pills, charcoal powder? We’ve read countless articles telling us why charcoal can remove impurities, absorb toxins and make our skin flawless. Did you know it can also purify and alkalinize our water? Binchotan Charcoal, Sumi or Kishu Binchotan Charcoal hails from Japan and is reusable, recyclable and all natural. These charcoal sticks are made from the highest quality Japanese Holm Oak, a tree native to Japan. Hello, charcoal is from a tree…did I know this? The charcoal is burned in small workshops by skilled artisans at extremely high temperatures and are…
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The Zen Guide to Simplistic Easter Giving Without the Peeps.
Growing up, Easter was all about baskets filled with yummy candies and spring clothing but I live with a Catholic now and she tells me Easter is actually about rejuvenation. As a non religious but incredibly spiritual person the idea and act of rejuvenating oneself is my favorite hobby. Easter Giving Just Went Zen. Honestly we don’t do this enough. We don’t take the time to sit with ourselves and we sure as hell don’t always let go of the things, people, or ideas that no longer serve us. Easter I think is supposed to keep you honest. It’s a way to check in with yourself like the Jesus did-says…