With the arrival of warmer temperatures, the instinct to air out and clean out our homes kicks in. Don't forget it's the perfect time to spring clean your medicine cabinet and freshen up your skin care routine. It's a no-brainer to toss expired medicines and cosmetics that are past their prime. Have you looked at what's in your skin care products, though? Anything that contains the following ingredients or something you can't pronounce shouldn't be anywhere near your skin: 1,4 dioxane: a carcinogen linked to organ toxicity, it won't be listed on a label as an individual ingredient. Instead, it's a contaminant created when common ingredients react to form the compound when mixed together. Look for these compounds on the label: Sodium...
As the seasons change, you might find your skin is having trouble adapting. Here are our favorite tips for making the best of it: Change Your Moisturizer Routine: Are you waking up feeling like a prune? Colder weather means drier air and you might need to up the ante on your face moisturizer routine. Using a serum? Switch to using it twice a day or to a salve at night. Using a salve? Try using it in the morning and at night. Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate! In addition to drier skin, winter also brings along nasty viruses and the flu. While we understand the urge to head straight for the coffee, trying reaching for a glass of water first thing each morning instead...
While sitting on a sailboat deck the other night, a cold beer in hand as I watched the nearly-full moon rise higher and higher in the sky, I felt completely peaceful. The sound of water lapping against the boat hull was like a soothing lullaby for a busy day's end. No wifi, no computer, no Netflix or music playing--just me, my beer and the night sky. That peacefulness got me thinking about our drive to head outdoors, to seek solitude from the chaos of our modern world. First world problems indeed: too much connectivity with too little real meaning; too many texts, tweets and likes with too few physical hugs and belly-aching laughs shared together. People often ask me why...
We're celebrating four years of this incredible journey for the month of August. Here's are some of our favorite highlights along the way: Emily & Eleanor: The best of buds from the very beginning! Puppy Eleanor in 1995--isn't she cute?! Emily & Eleanor on vacation in 2004 Emily heads to her first fair in November 2012 Emily at a street fair in Nyack, NY, Summer of 2014 Sometimes, we even had to brave freezing temperatures for outdoor fairs! (2015) January 1, 2016: With great pride and joy, we introduced Em & El Organics! June 2016: Emily introduces Em & El Organics at Deals & Divas in NYC Thank...
Our favorite season, summer, is finally here! With it comes beach time and sailing season, as well as sweltering city street temperatures and oppressively gross subway commutes. Here are some of our favorite ways of looking fantastic, no matter what Mother Nature throws at you this season! Use a mixture of witch hazel with pure essential oils to clean and reset your skin midday. We always make sure to carry a small travel-sized bottle of this solution with some cotton balls. It's a lifesaver, especially if we have an event and can't get to a shower for a complete douse. Our favorite mixture includes peppermint (to cool), lavender (to calm red flushed skin) and tea tree (to fight bacteria) oils....
