The Seaweed Bath Co. Moisturizing Unscented Argan Conditioner review

This is my favorite fragrance-free conditioner to date. It contains argan oil, coconut oil, and other great extracts and silicones to help heal damaged hair.

I was a picky eater as a kid, but these days I like most kinds of food—except coconut. I hate coconut, and I probably always will. I hate how it tastes, I hate how it gets stuck in your teeth, and I hate the distinctive “coconut” fragrance that is used in so many personal care products. I have heard about the many benefits of coconut oil for hair, so I’ve been meaning to try more hair products that contain coconut. The problem is, most coconut-based hair products also feel the…

Cloud Island Fragrance-Free Shampoo review

This baby shampoo is fragrance-free, and includes great ingredients like lactobacillus ferment to help support a healthy scalp. However, if you like a shampoo that lathers, this might not be the right choice for you.

Weirdly enough, after the pandemic hit us here in NYC, one of the things I missed the most was grocery shopping. Leisurely grocery shopping, not must-buy-essentials-and-only-the-essentials-before-I-get-outta-here grocery shopping. So I started spending a lot of time browsing the virtual aisles of the pantry section of Target.com. Target has free shipping on purchases over $35, but only some items qualify for free shipping without signing up for their paid grocery delivery service, Shipt. Unlike…

What is the difference between carnauba wax and microcrystalline wax, and why should you care?

Knowing the difference between these two waxes could help steer you in the right direction when you make your next lip balm purchase.

Do you ever wonder why wax is used in lip balms and other personal care products? And why do some products contain more than one type of wax? After all, aren’t all waxes pretty similar at the end of the day? Turns out that waxes are more nuanced than we think.