I have very short, very sparse eyelashes (thankfully, I’m not a character in an old-timey storybook, so I’ve never had to bat my eyelashes like a damsel in distress). When I was younger, I tried out a few kinds of mascara, but I never found one that didn’t smudge after just a few hours…even when the label claimed that it was supposedly waterproof and smudge-proof! Maybe I have a very oily eye area or something. Anyway, I eventually gave up on my search for the perfect…

Today’s post is a bit unusual—it’s not about skincare or hair care or any type of beauty product. It’s about a problem that comes from using the computer too much: hand and wrist pain. I never used to have any problems with hand soreness or wrist pain, but I think some of the pain has to do with scrolling on my phone (reading ebooks, scrolling through Instagram, etc.) too much. Can you say first-world problems? Anyway, I’ve come to rely on a few remedies that have really…

Phthalates are one of the 400 ingredients that Brandless bans from its personal care products. This piqued my interest because I have heard some rumblings about phthalates before. These chemicals are used in lots of products, ranging from plastic toys to shampoos. I decided to dig into the research and see what I could find. According to the FDA, three types of phthalates appear in cosmetic products: