Cream Archives - The Purist Life by Natalie Milakara

Judging CertClean’s Clean Beauty Awards

The Best of CertClean’s Green Beauty Toners and Mists Wow, it’s such an honour to be a 2019 judge in CertClean’s Clean Beauty Awards! The category that I will be judging is a whopper: Green Beauty Toners. When it comes to toners, I’ll admit I easily get overwhelmed because there’s just so much variety. And […]

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Visiting the Premier Holistic Beauty Expo

Green/Holistic, Makeup, Skin Care / May 16, 2017

Queen West was host to Toronto’s very first Holistic Beauty Expo. We stopped by to sample what was new, learn about holistic whole-body health, and see what it takes to become a green beauty guru. Green and holistic beauty brands pride themselves on the integrity of their ingredients. And there really is a science to […]

Visiting the Premier Holistic Beauty Expo

Polysorbates are a little over-hyped…

Chemical Index / August 30, 2016

But what are they exactly? If you have a ever tried to mix olive oil and vinegar, or any oil with water for that matter, you would see the dilemma many manufactures find themselves in when creating face creams, body lotion and other creamy concoctions! Polysorbate 20 and Polysorbate 60 are emulsifiers that help bond […]

Polysorbates are a little over-hyped…