Going Green Tag

This  Going Green TAG was created by Rachel (All Natural Aspirations). Rachel is  one of my favourite Youtuber's in the Green Community. I highly suggest you check out all of her videos. She does a lot of green beauty, natural house cleaning and DIY videos! If you stop by let her know I sent you!



Here are the questions and my answers:


1. What started it all off for you?

 I heard about parabens on a youtube chanel and decided I would investigate to see why everyone seemed to be avoiding them!

2. What was the first thing to go? (Ingredient or product)

 Parabens were the first thing to go for me then I bought the book "There's lead in your Lipstick" and my first product to replace completely was my my non natural deodorants.

3. What are you or what did you struggle to let go of?

Lipsticks...they are my weakness! There are some great natural alternatives on Silk Naturals! My favourite lippy I have tried from them is Pose. They also have a ton of other great colours.

(Image from Silk Naturals site)

4. What has been your best find? (i.e a green product or a tip that you're really glad you've found/learnt)

Coconut Oil! It is the greatest makeup remover ever. I will never buy another makeup remover again!  Plus I occasionally use it for oil pulling and cooking!

5. What has been the worst thing about going green? What has been the hardest to transition or find an adequate green replacement of?

The worst thing about going green is greenwashing. Various times I would buy something thinking it was perfect only to find out a certain ingredient wasn't that good!

6. Anything else to add? Any tips or tricks to pass on?

Read the labels EVERY TIME! If you just assume everything in a brand is good you may get stuck buying a product with a nasty ingredient you wish you hadn't purchased! I would also suggest reading "There's Lead in your Lipstick". It is an excellent resource for information on products to avoid and suitable replacements.



I TAG you to do this also! Leave me your answers in the comments!


xox

Stephanie

This for That

Looking to swap out  conventional toothpaste for a more natural healthy option?

Here is one of my favourites!

 

Green Beaver is a great Canadian brand of natural products. They have a variety of flavours of toothpaste from Green Apple to Cilantro Mint. Frosty Mint shown above is a great one to start with as  it is minty like conventional toothpaste without those bad for you chemicals!

Looking to try out next:




Has anyone tried this toothpaste? I have heard a lot about this toothpaste in the green community as well. I love my green beaver and have been using it for about a year but I am curious about this one!

 xox
 Stephanie

Welcome!

I am a Canadian girl who loves all things beauty. Last year I first began to discover the natural beauty community on Youtube and have since become obsessed. Transitioning over to the natural side of beauty has been time consuming. However,each step along the way has been very rewarding. Everyone has taken their own path here in the green community. While others may have swapped out everything right away I have taken a slower methodical approach. For  me personally I would find it expensive to switch over all at once and furthermore I don't want to waste my old products I spent hard earned money on. I hope to use this blog as a way to document my progress on going green. I also hope it inspires others to make healthier choices in their everyday lives.

I hope you will join me in my Natural Journey!