We usually don't like to do posts on our products but since the response to our new 100% natural deodorants has been so overwhelming we thought we'd share some of the feedback with you. Don't get us wrong, we knew they were good but we didn't realize how many of you were as frustrated with [...]
Happy New Year! I'm not sure if its just me but it seems as if we've been bombarded by diet commercials ever since the clock struck midnight on New Years Eve. I guess its understandable that many want to adhere to their resolution of dropping a few of the excess lbs. picked up over the [...]
Just in time for Christmas! Thanks to our amazing customers we've been able to donate another 200 lip balms to Packages from Home www.packagesfromhome.org by the Christmas delivery date cut-off. That makes a total of 500 lip balms donated since we started the program in September, what a huge success! If you remember we pledged [...]
If you haven't noticed, we've been on a bit of a fragrance kick lately and for good reason. As you may or may not know, here at G.B. Proudfoot's, we only use pure essential oils to scent our products. It's part of our commitment to never use any synthetic ingredient and we are happy to [...]
Of all our senses I think our sense of smell always gets the least attention. In fact, until you get a nasty head cold you really take it for granted. Several years ago, before the birth of our first daughter we made the life changing decision to rid our home of all the synthetic products [...]
These days the health benefits to eating extra virgin olive oil are well recognized. It's unsaturated fats and high antioxidant level make it a great choice for everyday cooking as can be seen by the lower cancer and heart disease rates in Mediterranean cultures where olive oil has been used for centuries. What most people [...]
In honor of October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is important to identify a particularly harmful and yet popular body care ingredient that has been strongly linked to this serious disease. This ingredient is, petroleum (petrolatum); and yet, many commercialized and surprisingly popular soaps use petroleum based surfactants (the part of the soap that breaks up [...]
With the fall now upon us, it's time to get outdoors and interect with the community by supporting your local farmer's market. Looking for fresher meats, produce or baked goods? Searching for the perfect gift or natural body care item that you just can't seem to find at your typical chain retailer? Then we at G.B. Proudfoot's [...]
An Original, 'SheMeansGreen' Blogicle Calendula (Calendula Officinalis, a.k.a. “Pot Marigold”) is one of the holistic community’s most highly revered natural medicines for treating areas of inflammation. In addition to being anti-inflammatory, the herb is also anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. In essence, calendula is a terrific, natural anti-septic that has been widely used in treating acne and [...]
Many people pay so much attention to the products they’re using on their face, legs and hands and yet, give little thought to the lip balm or lip gloss they’re applying to their lips multiple times throughout the day. Our lips are one of the most sensitive and environmentally susceptible parts of our body, not [...]
