A convenient, all-natural sunscreen for the outdoor athlete by Babo Botanicals

Babo Botanicals Clear Zinc Sport Stick Sunscreen:

All natural sun protection: Babo Botanicals Clear Zinc Sport Stick Sunscreen, SPF 30

Tired of coating your skin in petrochemicals and synthetic ingredients to protect yourself from the sun? Well, that’s certainly not necessary when you have companies like Babo Botanicals creating fantastic and effective natural sunscreens out of nature’s purest ingredients. Zinc has long been known as a natural sun barrier, and Babo Botanicals uses clear zinc and other ingredients that are healthy for your skin in their sunscreen products. Not only are Babo Botanicals’ products effective and healthy, but the brand also makes them available in stick format – so you can apply sunscreen super easily while on a run, surfing or hiking.

Babo Botanicals Clear Zinc Sport Stick Sunscreen is a convenient and healthy option for a stick sunscreen. The sunscreen formula is non-nano, paraben free, petrochemical free, phthalate free, and vegan. It applies clear on the skin, and protects and moisturizes our body’s largest organ (the skin) using only natural ingredients. This sunscreen stick also smells delicious, with the inclusion of all-natural nourishing apple oil in the ingredients. I’ll take green apple scent and healthy sun protection any day!

Just check out the skin-loving and skin-protecting ingredients in this fantastic sunscreen stick – it really doesn’t get any more natural than this: Zinc Oxide 20% (non-nano particles), Apple (Malus) Fruit Oil, Avocado (Persea Americana) Oil*, Beeswax (Cera Alba)*, Buriti (Mauritia Flexuosa) Fruit Oil*, Carnauba (Copernicia Cerifera) Wax*, Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao) Seed Butter*, Coconut (Cocos Nucifera) Oil*, Jojoba (Simmondsia Chinensis) Seed Oil*, Non-GMO Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Sesame (Sesame Indicum) Seed Oil*, Shea (Butyrospermum Parkii) Butter*, Tapioca Starch*. *Certified Organic to USDA/NOP Standards.

Babo Botanicals is a favorite brand for new mothers, since all the ingredients are baby safe and natural. It is funny how it often takes the arrival of a baby for parents to all of a sudden become aware of dangerous and carcinogenic chemicals present in everyday brand name personal care products. But shouldn’t it be important to protect ourselves from chemicals not only as infants, but throughout our entire lives? Join the green beauty movement now and make the decision to only buy non-toxic, paraben free, and petrochemical free personal care products!

A volumizing, toxin-free and paraben-free styling mousse by Peter Lamas!

Peter Lamas Volumize Me Styling Mousse:

Peter Lamas "Volumize Me" Styling Mousse

Peter Lamas is a luxury natural brand that boasts healthy, paraben-free, vegan, sulfate-free, petrochemical-free, and gluten-free products. The company’s newest additions are a series of natural hair styling and repairing products that are also environmentally safe and biodegradable.

Peter Lamas’ Volumize Me Styling Mousse is a marvelous concoction of natural ingredients that work just as well as the traditional synthetic ingredients found in most hair mousses. But instead of using synthetic ingredients, Peter Lamas’ hair mousse uses sea silk and rice protein to give your precious strands a good hold. The ingredients also include chamomile, burdock root, panthenol and sea algae – all of which are known to increase strength, volume and moisture in individual hair strands.

Peter Lamas’ styling mousse lasts all day, with a consistent light hold. It’s an ideal mousse to apply after washing the hair, when it is still damp. If you want to keep your hair down throughout the day, applying this mousse to damp hair will allow it to dry without too many fly-away hairs or frizziness. This is especially helpful for anyone with curly or wavy hair.

People are often wary of using all-natural or green hair styling products because the products that lack synthetic and unhealthy ingredients in their mix often fail to perform the way that the popular, toxin-rich brand-name products perform. Personally, I never understand why someone would still opt for a product that contains carcinogenic ingredients, just because it performs better. I mean, honestly, I would rather just stop styling my hair entirely than to style it with something that could contribute to toxin accumulation in my body. But, luckily, there are luxury, fantastic natural and green products available for those of us who like a good hold in our hair, without a toxic hold on our bodies! Be sure to check out the Peter Lamas website for more information about this natural brand's amazing, toxin free, and effective offerings!

The perfect natural toothpaste to bring in Thanksgiving season!

Check out Tom’s of Maine Whole Care® Natural Fluoride Toothpaste in the seasonally appropriate flavor ‘Cinnamon Clove’:

Tom’s of Maine is a natural personal care product brand that is committed to producing personal care items that are free of artificial colors, animal testing, artificial fragrances, artificial flavors and preservatives. They offer a wide range of toothpaste with various options (such as with fluoride, or fluoride-free), and various natural flavors. Today’s spotlight is on Tom of Maine’s Whole Care® Natural Fluoride Toothpaste in the seasonally appropriate flavor ‘Cinnamon Clove’ because… well – it’s simply awesome!

‘Cinnamon Clove’ is a fantastic toothpaste for fall! With the coming of Thanksgiving and the Holidays, it’s the perfect treat for the teeth, leaving those chompers clean, the breath fresh, and the taste buds delighted! Using this toothpaste is literally like rubbing pumpkin pie spices all over your teeth, but the toothpaste keeps the teeth healthy and clean. And, naturally, as with all Tom’s of Maine products, the flavors in this toothpaste come from natural cinnamon and clove sources!

What makes Tom’s of Maine even better is that this wonderful natural brand’s website lists all of the ingredients of each product (click this link to see the breakdown of the Cinnamon Clove toothpaste) within a chart that also explains the purpose for each ingredient. Thus, customers are never left wondering why certain strange-sounding ingredients might be sneaked into a product – which is seen far too often in brands that claim to be toxin-free and healthy!

So, check out Tom’s of Maine ‘Cinnamon Clove’ toothpaste, and bring in the Thanksgiving season with those seasonal spices delighting your mouth!

Time to bring in the fall with a deep lipstick shade by Pixi!

 Pixi by Petra Mattelustre Lipstick in 'Plum Berry':

When it comes to typical fall lipstick shades, the most popular lip colors to help bring in the changing of leaves, Halloween and Thanksgiving tend to be the deep and sultry ones! For some reason we all like to bring out our darker, vampier side in the fall. Perhaps it has to do with vampire fantasies brought about by Halloween, or perhaps we just want a contrast to the popular loud colors of spring and summer. Either way, there is no shortage of paraben free, non-toxic, beautiful, effective and moisturizing lipsticks to choose from. Today's highlight happens to be the gorgeous 'Plum Berry' shade by Pixi.

'Plum Berry' is a deep plum-purple shade that is perfect for the fall and winter seasons. It's moisturizing and long-lasting and leaves a gentle stain on the lips after hours of wear. Pixi by Petra is an economy paraben-free makeup brand that is available online and at Target. The brand is fast becoming a favorite among beauty enthusiasts for the affordable price of the cosmetics and for the carefully chosen ingredients, that do not ever include parabens. Pixi is not the most natural of the greener brands out there, but if you are just starting out at eliminating toxins in your makeup, Pixi is a good middle-ground, affordable option.

If this particular lipstick color does not strike your fancy, be sure to check out the LIPS section of this blog for other fantastic fall lipstick shades to consider on your search for natural, paraben-free lipstick! It's never too late to go green on your lipstick choices and various natural beauty brands offer tons of long-lasting options! Since we end up ingesting so much of what we put on the lips, it's very important to consider the ingredients in any lipstick before you put it on your mouth…

An eye shadow palette for a sultry eye look by Gabriel Cosmetics!

Gabriel Cosmetics Eye Shadow Trio in 'Smokey Shimmer':

Gabriel shadow trio in 'Smokey Shimmer': darkest color above lash line & blended in crease; medium-dark green-gold color on lid & blended in crease; lightest color, a pink-white shimmer, used as highlighter by brow & blended in inner eye crease.

Above: Gabriel Cosmetics Eyeshadow Trio in 'Smokey Shimmer'

Get those eyes all sultry and smoky with a fantastic, non-toxic eye shadow palette by natural cosmetics' brand Gabriel Cosmetics. Gabriel Cosmetics' eye shadow palettes are real winners in the natural eye shadow market, both for their versatility of use, excellent color combinations, and amazing staying power of the shadow formulas!

The eye shadow trio in the 'Smokey Shimmer' color combination is a perfect trio of colors to create a deep and intense eye look. The trio features a beautiful light pink highlight color with a velvety pearl finish; a deep dark grey shadow with green interference, that works wonders as both a contour shading color and as a liner; and, an opalescent gold-green color with a hint of iridescence, that would complement any eye color and is just a gorgeous shade for the eye lid.

These eye shadow trios are amazing to apply. They transfer so smoothly from the palette to the applicator brush, and apply to the eye lid almost as smoothly as butter! The colors last all day and do not create crease marks on the eye lid. Check out the photos in this post for some candid shots of the eye shadow trio applied on the eyes. These are natural, candid shots – no fake eye lashes, no foundation or prep creams, but just the honest application of the eye shadows, with the eye lashes also swiped with Gabriel’s black mascara.

Above: Gabriel Cosmetics Eyeshadow Trio in 'Smokey Shimmer'