Banish bug bites without using any nasty chemicals

by Melissa | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

The first sign of summer for me is always my first mosquito bite. I always consider bug bites to be the price I pay for good weather and barbecues. But now that I have kids, I feel the need to douse them in something to ward off bug bites, and I’ve never been a...

This line of organic cosmetics is the balm. (Ha.)

by Stephanie Slate | Uncategorized

I’m known around my house as a bit of a lip balm junkie. Every cupboard, pocket and purse has at least one tube or pot of the stuff stashed in it somewhere. So when it came time for volunteers to test the highly lauded RMS Beauty line for CMP, you can bet I...

EWG and Cool Mom Picks agree: These 3 sunscreens rock

by Delilah S. Dawson | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

Does anyone else feel like buying sunscreen takes a PhD and two hours internet research? I do. And then I’m too tired to swim. That’s why we’re happy to share some family-tested sunscreens that we’ve thoroughly tested– and we checked the...

It’s raining younger looking skin. (Were you expecting men?)

by Melissa | Beauty + Cosmetics

I tend to shy away from products specifically made for anti-aging. As much as I love my skincare, I figure a good moisturizer and tons of sunblock should do the trick in terms of fighting old father time. But when I heard the philosophy behind Luxtural, which is all...

Dr. Hauschka skin care – believe the hype.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

Even as an avowed skincare fanatic, I had never sampled the Dr. Hauschka products I’d heard so much about. This line is known for being holistic, ecologically sound, and focused on the body’s rhythms and internal processes. Which is great and all, but oh...

Lipstick that makes you pretty. And makes the world a little better looking too.

by Susan | Doing Good

Lip color makes a big difference — that slight hue of berry or pink can compensate for years of sleep deprivation. Right now, I’m digging a line from PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics (get it?); natural, philanthropic lipsticks and glosses that can truly change the...

The perfect kids’ nail polish for prima-donnas and eco-mommas alike

by Delilah S. Dawson | Beauty + Cosmetics

I’ve painted more nails in the last two years than in my entire previous life, most of them tiny and slightly nibbled. I used to try to weasel my way out of playing Preschool Esthetician with rants on bad chemicals, but now she’s got me. We’ve found...

Organic baby products – for when only the purest butt spray will do

by Delilah S. Dawson | Kids

Why am I a fan of organic baby products? To put it sweetly, sometimes our daintiest parts get the angriest. I really care about the kinds of products that go in those dainty places. Now there’s a new line of super-pure skin softeners from Australia that we think...

Mama Mio, I refuse to stop using this mighty moisturizer.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Beauty + Cosmetics

Funny story– I almost didn’t want to feature this (utterly amazing) facial moisturizer. “I don’t think I see a difference,” I said to myself. “I look great, but surely that’s just me.” So I stopped using it. And then I...

Dog days of spring

by Barbara | Living

Spring allergies are a) here, and b) not just a human misery. If you have pets, you probably know what I mean when I say I am really, really tired of falling asleep to the arrhythmic snorfling noises of my dog scratching and biting furiously at her itchy skin. I was...