i've had this draft saved for months, but now with a major green beauty company pulling a beloved product from the shelves, it's high time we talk about it. preservatives. preservatives in green beauty. there's a lot of fear-mongering around preservatives in general. i'm pretty sure that when i started this blog 7 years ago, [...]
Category: health
guest post: annie from wild moon holistic (#1)
hi crunchies! today i'm so super excited to have annie on the AE blog! she is a real life, super educated, Certified Clinical Master Herbalist, CCMH™ , Certified Clinical Master Aromatherapist, CCMA™ , aaaaand Certified Nutrition Consultant, CNC™. you can find her blog here and her instagram here. please show her love by following her [...]
i talked with a nutritionist…
disclaimer: i am not a healthcare professional so do NOT take any of this as such. please talk with your healthcare professional before making decisions and changes. also, this is a recounting of my wonderful experience with Phil and subject to me forgetting details (because brains). ... not just ANY one... i talked to THE nutritionist [...]
staying fresh on flights (& what not to do)
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 #1. [...]
“is this product okay?” : how to read ingredient labels
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 [...]
transdermal absorption of magnesium: bloggers versus science
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. [...]
keeping work crunchy
do you work in an office? if so, this post is for YOU! hopefully this will give you ideas on how to stay true to your "green" ways while working outside of your home. let's keep this short and sweet with a list, shall we? these are my favorites and is in no way an [...]
stateside stock-up
happy sunday, crunchies! for the first time since i moved, i had to come back stateside for a work meeting. because amazon prime isn't reeeeally a thing in mexico (i mean, it is, but it's mostly imports that are double the price and take 2 months to show up), i decided to stock up on [...]
