When you have sensitive skin, lathering up can often turn into an itchy, irritating experience instead of a cleansing one. Chock full of phthalates, petrochemicals, parabens, sulfates, triclosan and aluminum, it’s no wonder that most soaps leave sensitive skin beauties feeling less than fresh. Artificial fragrances and synthetic dyes don’t help. Even the natural essential oils used to perfume organic products can inflame sensitive skin, leaving rashes and blemishes.

Soaping up shouldn’t leave your skin red and raw. These five organic body washes keep it simple. No fragrance. No unnecessary additives. Just pure ingredients that naturally cleanse, moisturize and nourish skin.

When you get all gussied up, it can involve a lot of makeup. You layer on the foundation, add a dash of blush to your cheeks, and gunk up your eyes with several splashes of eye shadow, a coating of eyeliner and a few swipes of mascara. That arsenal of cosmetics you’re prettifying your face with could potentially contain hundreds of chemicals, many of which pose serious dangers to your health.

While more and more, you eco-minded shoppers are choosing organic and natural versions of shampoos, conditioners, body washes, lotions and even deodorant, using organic and natural makeup products hasn’t become as mainstream—yet. After you check out these seven nasty chemicals in your makeup, you might just chuck everything in that makeup bag altogether and start fresh.

Essential oils are more than just the concentrated fragrant essence of botanicals. Among some of their most noteworthy benefits, the potent aromatic properties in the oils boast healing properties useful in reducing stress, boosting energy, and relieving aches and pains. The plant phytochemicals are also incredibly effective at keeping your skin's healthy glow, too.

Yes! You can finally feel it. The early morning breeze is beginning to chill ever so slightly. Autumn will soon make its grand entrance – and it will be welcomed. But with cooling temperatures comes dry skin and chapped lips. Before your skin starts to feel the changing temperature, ready your beauty arsenal with these autumn skin care essentials.

Beautiful skin starts from the inside out, and eating these six foods could help your body's largest organ avoid sun damage, stay moisturized, fight wrinkles, and even prevent cancer.

Taking care of yourself should always be a high priority, but all too often we let me-time slide in favor of other obligations that seem more important. However, your health – including your mental health – is by far the most important factor in your quality of life and that of your relationships. Plan a D-I-Y summer spa day and pamper yourself for a few hours to renew your body, refresh your spirit and reinvigorate your mind. The key is to make the day work for you, choosing treatments, tastes and entertainment options that suit your personal desires.

Considering our skin is our body's largest organ absorbing what we apply without much in the way of a filter, many of us have come to realize the importance of making the switch to more natural skincare options. It can be tough (read: feels impossible) to leave behind our reliable moisturizers, hair styling products, concealors, lipsticks, etc... in favor of something a little less packed with potentiallyharmful ingredients for fear that they just won't work as well. In an ever expanding sea of "natural” beauty products, it can also be a challenge to find products that truly stand up to their claims of being clean and effective without a ton of trial and error and wasted cash. Which eye cream is paraben free and will help with those pesky crows feet? What lip color stays put and isn’t laced with lead? Is there such a thing as pthalate-free fragrance that lasts? Enter Goodebox, (pronounced 'good' 'box') a new service providing trial sized, healthy and sustainable beauty and wellness products. 

There is probably a really good reason that aliens never seem to have any hair. Although we do our best to make it look sleek and shiny, it can be pretty annoying to deal with—from the constant brushing and combing to watching it thin out and fade to gray. Caring for our hair can improve its health, but those expensive brands pushing their "miracle" shampoos may also be selling you a big fat lie. Washing hair too much can cause lasting damage to your hair, not to mention your bank account.

Warm summer weather  is in full gear, which means cooling off takes a little more creativity. Your skin usually helps you keep cool by sweating out toxins and evaporating water from its surface, so why don’t you return the favor and pamper your body’s peel with a cooling homemade facial mask?

Summer...the sun in the sky, warm temps, outdoor activities and water play.  Let’s face it (literally). Increased outdoor activities in warm summer weather, working up a sweat coupled with higher humidity, a need for extra sun protection, temperature fluctuations and exposure to the elements can all create the perfect storm for your face. Do you find you'd rather hide than come out to play due to break outs, sunburn, shiny face and hyperpigmentation? We’ve pulled together a few skin care product quick fixes (and some requiring a little time and diligence) to address these summer skin challenges.