Natural Skincare Blog Posts

Aromatic…Soothing…Natural…Fresh.  These are the words that immediately come to mind when I pick up a bar of Badger soap – and that’s while it’s still in the box!  Just imagine how intoxicating these all natural soaps are when you actually wash up with them.  It’s quite a difference from mainstream commercial soap! 

Conventional soaps can contain parabens, phthalates, artificial fragrances and harsh synthetic chemicals such as dioxin, triclosan, propylene glycol and synthetic dyes and fragrances.  Yikes!  Badger soaps are all natural and made with USDA Certified Organic extra-virgin oils, waxes, exotic butters, herbal extracts & pure essential oils.  That’s all! No detergents, foaming agents, artificial “fragrance” or color, synthetic or harsh ingredients used. Read more...

This is a guest post written by a new member of the MightyNest community. She is just beginning her journey towards creating a safe and healthy home for her family. Amanda will be writing posts periodically, sharing her journey with us.  

Up until about a month ago, I would call myself a blissfully ignorant consumer. I took everything at face value. Any claims made on a product’s packaging I would believe. After all, why would a reputable company deceive their consumers? Then I had the opportunity to talk in depth with the founders of MightyNest whose mission is to educate consumers like myself who are concerned about the impact of chemicals and toxins on their family’s health. Read more...

I don't want to stink. I also don't want to put chemicals onto my armpit with an express route into my blood stream.

The list of avoidable chemicals, found in most conventional antiperspirants and deodorants is as follows:

Parabens: Can mimic other hormones and disrupt the hormone system. Worse in leave-on products like deodorant.

Aluminum compounds: These compounds form a coating on the surface of skin, blocking the sweat glands and keeping you dry. The main purpose of perspiration is to release the toxins in the body and to regulate  body temperature! By blocking the sweat glands the aluminum compounds inhibit the release of harmful toxins from the body. These unleashed toxins then go back inside the body and are distributed throughout the body by the lymphatic system. The accumulation of these toxins can lead to various ailments. Read more...