if you can believe it, Almost Exactly has been around for 6 years. it wasn’t always a green beauty blog, but it was around. a lot of you have been here since the beginning. i can’t properly express how thankful i am to you. a lot of you are new… and i also can’t thank… Continue reading to my readers
keeping your body and skin hydrated on a flight is an uphill battle. the longer and more frequent the air time, the scalier your skin gets… right? here are some of my tips, as a frequent international traveler. water. you probably rolled your eyes, given this is super obvious, but it still deserves to be… Continue reading staying fresh on flights (& what not to do)
hey crunchies! maybe by the time you’re reading this, my journey to rome will have begun. i’ll be there for a week! what a dream. if you’ve been or live there, please PLEASE leave me some suggestions below! in the spirit of travel, i thought i’d share my tips with you for carry-on friendly items.… Continue reading travel: carry-on friendly green beauty items
hey crunchies! i hope you’re doing well. today’s been pretty nerve-racking for me on the personal side, but in a really good way. hopefully i’ll get to share some good news with you on IG (@alexraye_ae) soon… and i promise it’s not related to my company at all. are you getting tired of me posting… Continue reading “is this product okay?” : how to read ingredient labels
in the old days of AE, i’d pour over studies related to what the crunchy world was promoting. while not always comprehensive, and with competing interests (big pharma and profits), it’s still worthwhile to poke around and see what science has to say. let’s stop real quick and realize that this title also targets ME.… Continue reading transdermal absorption of magnesium: bloggers versus science
if you’ve followed me long enough, you’ll remember i first posted on the hibiscus flower for beauty uses about 3 years ago. now that i live in mexico and hibiscus, or ‘flor de jamaica,’ is abundant here, i’d thought i’d give a little update post for this wonderful flower. hibiscus can be used both internally… Continue reading hibiscus 2.0 – hair & skin tonic
hey crunchies! happy sunday. i hope you are having such a great weekend! today’s post is a super simple single-use shower d.i.y… whew, that was a mouthful. this body wash will leave you feeling smooth, tightened, soft, and super clean. the consistency of this wash should be silky and not too thick or too thin.… Continue reading d.i.y. clay body wash
it’s been 5 years since i put Dove down and gave the crunchy world a try with my hair care routine. i originally started this whole journey because i was in grad school and broke, and D.I.Y. was cheap. but the more i dug into the d.i.y. and green beauty movement, the more hooked i… Continue reading 5 years shamPHREE (+ announcement)
