Simply Sustainable: Clinical Sunscreen Trial

As more information about the safety of personal care products ingredients becomes available, more clinical trials are being done to support changing the FDA's guidelines. Sunscreen products have been found to cause damage to ecosystems like coral reefs and other coastal areas but less information is available on how sunscreen...

Simply Sustainable: Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is a succulent plant that is grown in tropical climates worldwide. It has been cultivated for hundreds of years, first being documented in areas like Egypt were it was used for herbal remedies. It has long, dense green leaves that store water and produce the famous gel-like substance we know...

Getting a tune-up with your esthetician

The Importance of seeing your esthetician EVERYDAY EXPOSURE The unfortunate reality is that we are exposed to environmental pollution on a daily basis.  Over time dirt, grime and dead skin cells build up on our face and a simple washing may not be enough to get rid of these pore...

Inspired by Superhero Women Entrepreneurs

C2 Clean Beauty is so excited to share some of our partners, alliances and friends who all share a vision for clean beauty and a healthy planet. These changemakers are all helping to empower other women, businesses and young entrepreneurs.  Please read about them and their businesses. We love them and hope...

Plant-Powered Beauty: The Essential Guide to Using Plant-Based Ingredients for Health, Wellness, and Personal Skincare by Christina Daigneault and Amy Galper

Plant-Powered Beauty Plant-Powered Beauty: The Essential Guide to Using Plant-Based Ingredients for Health, Wellness, and Personal Skincare by Christina Daigneault and Amy Galper is a long-awaited resource for those who are ready to harness the power of plant-based energy to maintain their natural beauty and promote health and well-being.  At the heart...

Simply Sustainable: Toxic Sunscreen and Coral Reefs

Happy Summer!! Lets talk sunscreen, it is super important that you protect your skin from harmful sun rays to avoid skin cancer, premature aging and sunburn but many of the name-brand sunscreens use toxic ingredients that are potentially harmful to your health and the environment. Previously on our blog we...

Simply Sustainable: Plant-Based Stem Cells

The phrase "stem-cells" typically has negative connotations surrounding it, personally when I hear that phrase I am taken back to high school biology class where we debated embryonic stem cells and the morality of their use. Similarly, you probably learned about how they can be used to repair diseased areas of...

Simply Sustainable: Free Radicals

When talking about antioxidants the word free radicals is often thrown into the conversation. Antioxidants help to reduce the stress of free radicals in your body, not only supporting healthy skin but the overall health of the body as well. Free radicals in the body are essentially unpaired electrons that...

Tips for Covid Mask Wearing Season

Covid Mask Wearing Season Always wear a clean mask.     Wipe the edges of the mask with isopropyl alcohol before wearing the mask to decontaminate it before it touches your skin. Use isopropyl alcohol. Keep some small packets in your bag to rewipe your mask  if you are wearing...

Simply Sustainable: Zinc Oxide Sunscreen

It is no secret that there has been a move towards natural ingredients in the past few years and sunscreens are just one of the products seeing this important change. Sunscreens are now becoming increasingly mineral based instead of synthetic or chemical. Typically sunscreens included ingredients like benzophenone and oxybenzone...

Simply Sustainable: Sea Ingredients - Irish Sea Moss and Kelp!

It is no surprise that ingredients coming from the ocean are so popular. The ocean itself naturally has essential vitamins and minerals that are not only great for your skin but for the overall health of your body as well! Irish Sea Moss and kelp are both trending ingredients in...

Antioxidants and your skin

 What are Antioxidants? Antioxidants are naturally occurring vitamins and minerals—like vitamins A, C, E, and green tea—that protect your skin against free radicals.  What are Free Radicals?  They are molecules in pollution, chemicals - even cigarette smoke. They are in the environment and damage your skin by weakening elasticity and...

Every Skin Type Needs to Moisturize

If you care about your skin’s appearance and health - you should never skip a moisturizer. Moisturizing your skin is important for SO many reasons. From keeping your skin from getting rough and flakey to protecting against fine lines and wrinkles, it’s definitely a step you don’t want to miss....

Simply Sustainable: Rosehip Oil - Antioxidant Power!

Antioxidant recap: Antioxidants help protect your skin from nasty free-radicals like pollutants and UV rays. This week we are highlighting an antioxidant super star, rosehip oil! Rosehip oil is an ingredient included in C2 Clean Beauty's new Antioxidant Night Creme, now for sale on our website :)  Rosehip Oil is...

Simply Sustainable: Antioxidant Power!

What even are antioxidants?  Antioxidants are powerful substances that keep the process of oxidation from happening. Oxidation is essentially a chemical reaction that can result in the production of free radicals like bacteria. Therefore antioxidants ultimately protect you from free radicals!  Antioxidants can be found in foods like spinach, kale,...

Simply Sustainable: Oxybenzone and Benzophenone

The first ingredient of the toxic twenty list that we are going to highlight is Oxybenzone/Benzophenone  Benzophenone and Oxybenzone are similar chemicals commonly found in sunscreens; they both have several health and environmental risks. Benzophenone is a compound that occurs naturally in some citrus fruits. It is a common ingredient...