How We Flourish

Creating healthier people and a healthier planet, one step at a time

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Book Review: Toxic Free

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.Update: Toxic Free is now called All Natural Living and is available on Kindle through Amazon. If you’ve spend any time around here, you know about my love of removing harmful chemicals from my home. So, as you can […]

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Water Washing – The Cheapest Way to Healthy Hair

“I don’t wash my hair.” Last week, some people from Minnesota were trying to explain the concept of not taxing “necessities” to people from Illinois, which led to a conversation about what a necessity is. Somebody said that shampoo doesn’t have to be a necessity. To which I responded with the above quote. Everyone stared […]

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Homemade Lotion Review

This summer I finally made a homemade lotion that I absolutely loved. It took long enough! I still really like the body butter I’ve made, and either that or just straight shea butter are great for spot treating or intensive treatment of my eczema, as well as for face cream. But for a whole body […]

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Book Review: DIY Organic Beauty Recipes

You are all likely very familiar with my transition to chemical free, as I mention it a lot! However, I am aware that it is a very bare-bones transition. What can I say? 95% of the time, I’m pretty low maintenance in my beauty routine. This is one reason why I enjoy reading books with […]

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Transition to Chemical-Free: A Picture

Above is a picture of all of my natural hygiene supplies. Not much, huh? I pulled it all out to take a picture, and I was sure I was missing something. But it is all there. Let’s take a look: We have diluted apple cider vinegar conditioner in an old body wash bottle, homemade laundry […]