Over the past three years, since the birth of my first child, I have been making strides to make my life, and the life of my family, happier and healthier. I began doing a lot of research into organic and sustainable living. I also began fighting a near constant battle with my post pregnancy hair and skin. I purchased product upon product that was supposed to help my troubled skin, only to find that they made the problem worse. Finally a friend turned me on to a website (http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/) that shows you just how many toxins are in various brands of beauty products. I was appalled. The products I was buying to "help" me were, in fact full of toxins that were likely perpetuating the problems. I found a number of brands that were toxin free, and earth friendly, but few, if any of them were in my budget, which just made me more determined to find a way. My worlds of research began to collide, and my intellectual curiosity got the better of me. I began to teach myself herb lore, read old wives tales, and use myself as a guinea pig to make products that are all natural or organic, toxin free, inexpensive, and most importantly, that really work. My skin and scalp are back to their pre-baby calmness. Then I started making it for friends and neighbors, all of whom started clamoring for more, and I realized that I might be on to something here. I am really excited to introduce you to my new venture. I hope that you all will love it as much as I do.

Why Does it Matter?

You've heard the expression that you are what you eat? That goes for your skin as well. Your skin is your largest organ, it is also the one that is most easily and most often exposed to toxins, and is highly absorbent. When you put chemicals on your skin and scalp they are absorbed into your cells, and bloodstream. Over time they can collect there, and ultimately affect your overall well being.

I always ask folks to think of it in terms of their children, their pets, or another loved one. Would you knowingly, and willingly expose your child to immune suppressants, formaldehyde, or known carcinogens on a daily basis? Then why would you do it to yourself? In fairness, it's not all your fault. Billions of dollars are spent every year to make sure that you think it is not only right, but normal, and necessary to do so. What they don't tell you is how few regulations are put in place to make sure that Big Beauty companies are keeping you out of harms way. Here is another great resource for toxin checking your skincare.

We here at Naturalized Citizen are getting involved in the beauty revolution. We want to help you set your skin free. It may take a little while for you to get used to things. Natural skincare looks, feels, and smells different than what most of us are used to, but the results speak for themselves. As your skin normalizes and naturalizes you will notice a new glow, and softness that you haven't seen since your toddler years. We hope that it might be the first step in your own personal self care revolution. We also help that you will let us walk with you every step of the way.