Every Body, Every Day: Golden Turmeric Latte
We get a lot of questions on our favorite ways to use our original blend, and our all-time fave keeps things pretty simple.
These 5 Ingredients in Your Body Scrub are Actually Harming You
Body scrubs are a great way to rejuvenate your skin. With their refreshing scents, shimmering appearance, and exfoliating properties, body scrubs make for a perfect mini spa treatment (even if it’s just in your bathroom).
The Real Cost of a Clean Home
Everyone loves a clean home. When you consider the benefits of having a nice, uncluttered, dirt-free space like keeping germs away and lowering stress, it’s not hard to see why some people genuinely love spring cleaning all year long. But what if I told you that the very act of cleaning can be causing some serious harm to your body?
“We Should be Able to Have Babies Like White People.”: A Beauty Shop Reflection on Race, Class and Infertility
A recent study suggests that Black women may be twice as likely as White women to have fertility problems but are far less likely to seek or receive infertility treatment. I remember being so arrogant and naive about getting pregnant.
Cultural Stigma, Mental Wellness and One Black Woman’s Audacity to Heal
Culture is the learned system of shared meanings of identity and community from an exclusive group. Culture is what inspires our thinking, speaking and actions. Culture is highly influential within ethnic groups and can be inclusive and supportive or polarizing and ostracizing. Black culture has a very unique perspective of shared meanings.
Episode 19: Teni Adewumi
Teni Adewumi has spent the last six years advocating for and educating black women on the hidden dangers found in the ingredients of personal care products. Using her background in industrial hygiene, health sciences, and as a PhD candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles, Teni is at the grassroots level working to find better solutions to limit the negative health impact of cosmetic products predominantly used by women of color.