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Transitioning to Natural Deodorant
Transitioning to natural deodorant can be a great choice for those looking to reduce their exposure to harmful chemicals and improve their overall skin health. However, it can also be a big adjustment, especially if you have been using conventional deodorants for a long time. By properly preparing your skin with steps like cleansing, exfoliating, and moisturizing, you can help to make the transition smoother and more comfortable.
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Avoid “Fragrance” in your Personal Care Products
It’s pretty common today to find “fragrance” listed in the ingredient lists of most personal care and deodorants on the market today, even those that claim they are ‘natural’ and clean. Legally, The word fragrance is often used to disguise complex mixtures of upwards of hundreds of chemicals. It is notably one of the major loopholes in the federal laws of the FDA. However, this “fragrance” alone is linked to various studies that have found evidence for the ingredient to be linked to an abundance of health problems like allergies, skin reactions, endocrine/hormone disruption, and possibly even birth defects
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Artificial fragrances are the NEW second hand smoke.
Makers of popular perfumes, colognes and body sprays market their scents with terms like “floral,” “exotic” or “musky,” but they don’t disclose that many scents are actually a complex cocktail of natural essences and synthetic chemicals – often petrochemicals.
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Podcast: Chat With Betty X Suzannah Raff
One of my motivations in developing Cleo+Coco products was to provide products that I felt were safe for my pregnant/nursing self and now my pre-teen children to use. That meant minimizing our exposure to toxic chemicals, synthetic fragrances, aluminum, and talc.
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PODCAST : Suzannah Raff & Melissa Wittseck of WINGS
"The secret of entrepreneurship is all about innovating a compelling and differentiated solution to a big enough problem experienced by a big enou...
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Energize Routine: Your How To Guide
The Routine Step 1: The Vit C Cleanse Body Polish Bar I often take a short body shower in the morning, slightly on the colder side to wake me ...
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How many Americans use Deodorant and Antiperspirant Each Year?
What is our beauty routine doing to our planet? It’s reported that 299.85 million Americans used deodorant or antiperspirants in 2021!. With ...
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4 Reasons to make the SWITCH to plastic free deodorant
How many Americans use Deodorant and Antiperspirant Each Year? It’s reported that 299.85 million Americans used deodorant or antiperspirants in 20...
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Is your Personal Care, Caring for YOU?
It’s hard to define which products are healthy enough to use on your body. If you don't follow beauty industry news, you may not have seen the recent studies outlining Proctor & Gambles recall of 18 Secret and Old Spice aerosol spray deodorants after a harmful carcinogen called Benzene was found in over 50% of spray deodorants.
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New Year...New Routine
Lets take control of the ingredients we’re using on our body, let's talk about the ALL NATURAL ingredients you SHOULD be putting on your skin. Say goodbye to synthetic fragrances..lets leave those in 2021…along with aluminum and other ingredients that are harmful to your body!
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The Power of Pink
Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cleo+Coco wants to continue to shine a light on toxic ingredients found in conventional personal ...