Health benefits of gardening & where to start

Homemade outdoor herb garden

Many of us, whether we’re working from home or not, have found ourselves with some extra time on our hands. With all this extra time, I’ve recently taken up gardening as a hobby. It has been a great way for me to get fresh air and light physical activity, while still social distancing. In fact, […]

Cleaner sunscreen – how to choose wisely

There are different types of sunscreen…who knew. Not all sunscreen is created equal with some brands being cleaner than others. I will be honest, I have always known to get my sunscreen at the drugstore and never questioned what I was putting on my body. In fact, I thought I was doing myself a favour […]

SPF Protection – Are higher SPFs better?

Beautycounter SPF packaging on the beach

What does SPF even stand for?! Now that we know a little bit more about chemical-based sunscreens and mineral-based sunscreens (see ins & outs of sunscreen post if you missed it), let’s take a deeper dive into SPF!  If you missed this blog, it may be a good introduction to this.   SPF stands for […]