Healthy Living Guide - Natural Beauty Articles
Our natural beauty articles cover everything you need to know about the products you’ll find in our hair care, skin care, makeup and body ranges. While we prefer to only stock products that are 100% naturally derived, there are lab derived ingredients that are safe to use in small quantities and there are plenty of natural ingredients that can cause harm. This is why each product and formula is judged on its individual merit. The EWG’s Skin Deep database is just one of several valuable tools that helps us decide what to stock.
We disclose all ingredients and make mention of anything we feel someone looking for natural products should know. The biggest one for us is nail polish. It’s impossible to formulate a nail polish that actually works that’s 100% natural. Brands like Hanami have successfully produced a quality product by removing the 10 worst offenders, a 10-Free polish, and have even formulated a polish remover that doesn’t take your breath away.
As soon as you introduce water into a formula, it’s a breeding ground for bacteria and the products need to be preserved. Natural preservatives are really expensive. Some budget friendly brands will use phenoxyethanol. Unless you have a specific sensitivity to the ingredient, allowing this ingredient gives us budget friendly options for customers who may not be able to afford the luxe products that use the expensive stuff. Our motto is simple, to provide balanced information and products and trust that our customers are capable of deciding what is best for them. We are always here to answer questions if you would like some clarity on anything.
Latest Articles
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FAQ: What's the shelf life of organic skin care
This week we've been running one of our new team members through some FAQ for customer service. Since quite a few topics will be of interest to our customers in general, we'll share some information on here. One -
The Glow: Erica Brooke deodorant review - the natural deodorant that actually works
UPDATE - ERICA BROOKE DEODORANT IS NO LONGER BEING MADE We still have other options available in store. Choose from our collection of natural deodorant paste and creams - our top picks are the Black Chicken Axilla and -
7 things you can do with Egyptian Magic when you're on holidays
Have you tried Egyptian Magic yet? It's one of the most natural & versatile products in our natural skin care range. If you're travelling, this is one product that can replace several in your beauty bag. Here's 7 -
Natural Makeup Hacks
We're big on multi-purpose products at Shop Naturally and many products found in both the natural makeup category and the organic skin care range can perform a multitude of tasks. Today we stumbled upon a mainstream article with -
Is a deodorant paste right for me?
2014 was the year that natural deodorant pastes and creams made their mark in Australia. They work really well, but they're not right for everyone. Today, we're giving a brief rundown on how they are formulated, how different -
Mukti shampoo & conditioner reformulated
Late in 2014, the entire Mutki range of skin care & body care products received a reformulation and branding overhaul. While the new organic skin care formulas have received rave reviews all round, several customers weren't happy with -
NEW: Acure Aromatherapeutic Argan Oil
Acure Organics have introduced more of their range in to Australia this month and tonight we're bringing you the first of them. Acure have extended their range of Argan Oil by adding essential oils to the base oil -
NEW: Eco Tan Coconut Sunscreen in an untinted version
Late last year, Eco Tan took their first step in to the natural sunscreen market with the release of their Coconut Tinted Sunscreen. It was an instant hit in our store. This sunscreen addressed quite a few complaints -
My favourite body lotion - La Mav
I get asked a lot what my favourite organic skin care products are, and in particular, whether I have a brand that I favour. I have decided this year that I'm going to be giving a little bit -
Bestsellers 2014 - Dental Care
Natural dental products are one of those things that we find people can be reluctant to try, so with this in mind, and in particular, fluoride free toothpaste, we thought we'd share the bestsellers for 2014 to help -
Bestsellers 2014 - Natural Makeup
2014 has seen a massive amount of new stock enter the Shop Naturally warehouse, some of which you may not have seen yet. For the next 5 days, we're doing a countdown of the hottest selling products of -
One more reason to buy organic lipstick
If you have been using a mainstream lipstick, there's a pretty good chance you've been eating your fair share of parabans, formaldehyde and possibly lead. Just this month, Revlon announced that after receiving a petition with 10,000 signatures
