Healthy Households

We were excited to get our hands on the Invisible Zinc range of natural sunscreen. We’ve all seen the ads on TV with a super skinny & tanned Elle McPherson, and while our testers didn’t instantly transform in to the beach beauty, we did have some great results none the less!! INVISIBLE ZINC FACE + [...]

When we first started researching our range of natural hair products for Shop Naturally, we started off with just one pretty well known brand, Al’chemy. To this day, it’s still my natural hair care shampoo & conditioner choice. As someone with oily hair that needs washing every day, and also the owner of a sensitive [...]

There’s a problem I have with MSG & chips. I ‘LOVE’ flavoured potato chips (and Twisties, Burger Rings etc.) but MSG gives me a headache, so I have made the choice to completely remove it from my diet. Alas, this means no flavoured potato chips. While at Coles the other day, I noticed a new [...]

A truly unique and beautiful product hit the market in Australia last month, the Earthlust Birds & Bees insulated stainless steel baby bottle / sippy cup combo kit. Available in two different designs, each kit comes with everything you need to transition from a baby bottle to a sippy cup. For those who don’t like [...]

It’s a very very small step in a much larger solution, and that’s the widespread selling of toxic baby bottles in Australia. In news released 1st July 2010, a small group of retailers, Wesfarmers, Woolworths, Big W and Aldi will be phasing out the sale of baby bottles containing Bisphenol-A. Read the FSANZ press release [...]

Karpati produce a range of natural hair products that truly are salon quality.  Today we are reviewing one of their ‘hair solutions’ products, Detangle It. Detangle It comes in a 200ml bottle with a non-aerosol spray for eco-friendly, easy application. We sent a bottle of Detangle It away with someone who would run it through the [...]

We recently added the line of Seven Wonders Hair Care to our natural hair products range. Seven Wonders is a well rounded range of SLS free, salon quality natural hair care at some of the best prices we’ve seen for a comparable product. The Seven Wonders Natural Hair Care range contains:- Shampoos (cleansing & moisturising) [...]

It pleases us no end to see a larger variety of organic product and brands not only making a success in Australia, but also being stocked in major supermarkets. True Organic produce a range of NASAA certified organic butter & cheeses, including cheddar, edam, gouda, brie, mozarella & pecorino. Check out the deli fridge at [...]

There have been many articles in the news over the past 12 months about the dangers of plastic in food containers and drink bottles, and in particular, baby bottles. BPA is an endocrine disruptor. Plastic bottles & containers that contain BPA in the raw materials can leach BPA in to the food or drink it’s [...]

Swimming is an excellent form of exercise. It’s low impact, great for stamina and muscle toning. The worst thing about swimming though can be boredom. If you’re the kind of person who loves being with their thoughts, swimming is perfect exercise & relaxation all rolled in to one. If you’re not, it can be dull, [...]