Published 13. January 2012 at 11:24 am - No Comments
Having been gluten-free for several years now, it has been a LONG time since I’ve used a professional quality hair line. Or course there has been the odd trip to the salon, which left my scalp broken out in an itchy rash, but other that than, I’ve simply stuck to gluten-free natural store...
Published 23. September 2011 at 1:59 pm - No Comments
I recently posted about why the most reputable brands in natural beauty favor cosmetic grade iron oxides for pigmentation than any other ingredient. Even though in accordance with FDA regulation, cosmetic grade iron oxides are lab-produced, not mined.
This week a very exciting new educational took was...
Published 21. September 2011 at 11:30 am - No Comments
This morning I did a lengthy beauty blog post about my use of minute amounts of Iron Oxides for pigmentation in my natural Gluten Free Beauty cosmetics. Every other aspect of the line is 100% natural, but for the few color products, Iron Oxides were the purest, best option for creating skin-enhancing...
Published 1. September 2011 at 9:53 am - No Comments
Let’s face it dull, limp even thinning hair can be a real confidence killer. My hair was utterly disappointing me until just a couple of weeks ago. Like many women who are intolerant or sensitive to gluten I experienced some thinning of my hair a few years ago (before my gluten intolerance diagnosis),...
Published 2. June 2011 at 5:54 am - No Comments
Lately I keep seeing commercials promoting products designed to combat acne on the back and chest, something that a few years ago seemed pretty much taboo to discuss. Let’s face it, just the term “bacne” sounds pretty awful. But it’s nothing compared to dealing with all of the...
Published 26. May 2011 at 10:52 am - No Comments
With Summer right around the corner, and temperatures rising, chances are your skin’s moisture content is also rising. But one of the biggest mistakes that people make in the Summer months is to use harsh, over-drying products that are formulated to absorb or combat excess oil. The problem is that...
Published 11. May 2011 at 10:34 am - No Comments
Since mineral makeups first began to appear, they’ve promised smooth, flawless skin, and some even claim to hydrate. But there are two issues that I have with most mineral makeups. First of all, while natural minerals like kaolin clay can help clarify the skin, if your skin is dry to begin with,...
Published 12. April 2011 at 1:12 pm - No Comments
There are so many aspects of everyday life that require a bit of extra navigating when you are gluten-free. And one of them is the nail salon.
Now to be totally honest, I haven’t had a mani/pedi in years–not professionally anyway. I tend to prefer to avoid some of these tricky situations...
Published 23. February 2011 at 11:59 am - No Comments
While I’ve been hesitant to develop a collection of eye makeup products for my natural, cruelty-free cosmetic line Gluten Free Beauty, a few revelations as of late have me doing just that! Namely, the realization that many department store makeup brands are actually using plastics in their products. ...
Published 7. February 2011 at 8:19 pm - No Comments
I’ve been using natural makeup and skin care products for years now, but it wasn’t until I actually began making my own line (Gluten Free Beauty) that I realized just how many totally natural, and commonly used ingredients are not actually all that “user-friendly.”
Here are a...
Having been gluten-free for several years now, it has been a LONG time since I’ve used a professional quality hair line. Or course there has been the odd trip to the salon, which left my scalp broken out in an itchy rash, but other that than, I’ve simply stuck to gluten-free natural store brands. So
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I recently posted about why the most reputable brands in natural beauty favor cosmetic grade iron oxides for pigmentation than any other ingredient. Even though in accordance with FDA regulation, cosmetic grade iron oxides are lab-produced, not mined. This week a very exciting new educational took was launched which helps educate us as consumers about
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