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Earth Day 2021: 6 Easy Ways to Live More Sustainably

Locally sourced food supplies reduce the amount of wasted energy used in transportation. Foods are often coming from thousands of miles away! Eating locally means that your food will also be fresher and more nutritious.

2 Ingredient Avocado Face Mask

Avocado and oats make a gentle exfoliating face mask that is perfect for all skin types. Exfoliating is crucial. Not only does it remove the surface layer of dead skin cells, but it also allows your hydrating products to actually reach the new and alive skin that needs hydration. Use this mask safely to reveal your naturally glowing skin!

Eco Friendly Fabric Softeners

We all love clothes that smell clean. However, did you know there are some real drawbacks to conventional dryer sheets and fabric softener? Besides being costly and harmful for the environment, conventional dryer sheets have a disturbing list of possible health effects due to the toxic chemicals they’re made with. Some brands even contain carcinogenic …

Inspiring Instagram Filters

A list of the most interesting and inspiring Instagram augmented reality filters.

Wines, Then and Now (not a poem)

Thousands of years after the first fermentation of grain in China, the Babylonians have now developed a fermented grape beverage and even worship a wine goddess. Alcoholic beverages have long been associated with socializing and ritual, but in our time we now know the scientific benefits of moderate drinking.

Self-care Activities

Self-care is more than just indulgence. It means showing yourself the same love and attention you would show a loved one. It’s a very important practice to cultivate especially during trying or socially isolated times.

How to Make Perfume at Home

Don’t laugh, but modern perfume goes all the way back to agent Egypt and the god Nefertum, who was said to be a beautiful young man with the scent of white roses always wafting around him.

Holiday DIY Gift Guide

I hope you try out some of these fun and simple DIY gifts. Making them yourself is not only fun but produces much less waste than buying packaged gifts from a store.

5 Ways to Dress Sustainably

Sustainability is not just another new trend, but a revolution that was long overdue. While fast fashion has made clothes available to us at cheaper prices, it has come with huge costs.

Feminine Health is Human Health

There’s a bizarre taboo in our society around discussing the female body, even amongst women. I would like to change this! We can empower each other by openly discussing those issues which are uniquely female.