You Can Start Washing Your Hair Again.

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How Long Has it Been For You?

Recently, my company Greenbody Greenplanet was able to take a survey of over 200 consumers at a local event we were participating in. We gave away our Mini Sets in exchange for a 2 minute survey in which we asked people about their hair care habits, needs and wants. After reading through them the other day, I was really surprised with some of the answers I received. One in particular.

Being able to have one on one conversations with a customer is one of the things I miss most about owning my salon. It always felt so good to help customers through their hair struggles and offer some solutions. Nowadays, I rely mostly on online communication and so talking to people face to face about their hair care issues was refreshing.

What did I learn?

I was surprised to find out that many women have stopped shampooing their hair!

Not forever of course, but out of 200 surveys 60% of them said they only shampoo their hair once or twice a week. And out of that 60%  —20% only shampoo every 2-3 weeks.

Now there were many reasons for why this is, such as wanting to make a color last (think red:) but out of that 60% —more than half said it was because they didn’t like the chemical ingredients in hair products. They were concerned about the potential health risks from repeated use and figured the best way to eliminate them is to, well, simply eliminate them!

Most said they just wet their hair down every day (or every other), some were trying out dry shampoos (but were still more concerned with the chemicals in them as well) and some were using just a plain Castille soap! Ouch!

They explained to me how they missed the feeling of “cleanliness” and felt their hair wasn’t as manageable. Some felt it made it oilier, some felt there was a ‘build-up’, some felt eliminating shampoos gave them more ‘fly aways’ —some just wore a hat.

We would like to tell you something……

YOU CAN START WASHING YOUR HAIR AGAIN!

You don’t have to deprive yourself anymore. You don’t have to sacrifice your shampoo for your health —and you do have permission to…

TAKE YOUR BEAUTY BACK!

There are options available to you and using high quality, natural and organic ingredients such as those found in Greenbody Greenplanet products will allow you to have that wonderfully clean-feeling, soft and manageable hair —sans chemicals.

Oh, to have those Good Hair Days again! Glistening in the sun rather than hiding under a hat!

  • Have you quit shampooing your hair because of your concern of chemicals?
  • If you received our samples at the event, how did you feel about them?
  • Have you had a health crisis that has changed your thoughts on chemicals in beauty products?

I would love to hear your voice! Leave us a message below and let us know what has changed for you, if you are still struggling or what solutions you have found!

—with ecoBEAUTY + toxinFREE love,

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Photo credit: Brandon Christopher Warren / Foter.com / CC BY-NC

Feel Your Way To Beautiful.

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We are born beautiful.

It’s hard to say when it may have started. You could have been 8 years old and told you were ugly by a classmate at recess. Or you may have been insecure as a teenager and started comparing yourself to the popular and pretty girls in your high school, or as an adult —skimming through the glossy pages of Vogue wishing you looked like the airbrushed beauties that adorned every page.

: How is it that you became to see your beautiful self as so ugly, so tired, not enough, smaller than life?

: Why is it that when you get together with your girlfriends you focus on the parts of yourself you don’t like or you wish were different?

: Why is it incredibly simple to be so self critical? So judgmental?

You may never really know the answer to these questions and maybe the truth is —you don’t need to. What you need to do is change your self talk, right here right now.

Walk over to a mirror and take a good, long look at your self. There is so much beauty there, so much to offer the world. You are so incredible and unique and have beautiful gifts and talents. Deep down inside you know this! You know you were born beautiful!

TELL YOURSELF!

Speak out loud to yourself how you would like to be seen. How you would like others to describe you. Focus on the things you love about your face and body. Make a pact with your girlfriends to no longer self deprecate with each other AND HONOR THAT. When negative self talk squirms it’s way into your habitual conversations, STOP YOURSELF and help your friends do the same.

You don’t need to substitute a negative with a positive, that won’t make you feel any better and in fact probably worse. You only need to do one thing —just. stop. talking.

Thoughts are things and the Laws of the Universe are bringing you more of what you are thinking about, whether you believe it or not —and so wouldn’t you rather it be the most beautiful things? It’s just as easy to say something good about your self, than to say something bad. The point is to FEEL good when you speak of your self. It takes a little practice but it’s not going to make you feel any better if you stand in front of the mirror and say “I’m beautiful” when your envying the photo shopped sexy model on the cover of Cosmo. Look at your self and say ” Ya know? I have really beautiful eyes. I’ve been told they sparkle when I smile and today maybe Ill smile a little more”.

That’s it. That’s the work. That’s all you need to focus on today. When a negative self comment wants to bellow from your lips, just remember your daily mantra and feel yourself shift within.

How can you maintain this good feeling?

: Everyday find a new beautiful aspect about yourself to focus on and in no time at all, you will be able to feel your way back to beautiful.

This moving video brought tears to my eyes as I watched it. A sketch artist composed pictures of several women based on how they described themselves and then how others described them —the results we’re astonishing.

Does this strike a nerve? It’s meant to.

How are you going to make a change on your self talk today? Please leave your comments below and share with the rest of us. We could all use a little inspiration!

—with ecoBEAUTY + toxinFREE love,

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Time to Wise Up!

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We’re Ready For You!

  • Have you been reading more and more lately about the use of certain chemicals and toxins in the personal care products your using?
  • Does it concern you that companies may not be telling you everything?
  • Are you confused by all the symbols, labels and names of chemicals you can’t even pronounce?
  • Would you like to empower yourself and learn how to make healthier choices for you and your family?

Then it’s time you became a WISEGIRL!

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—with ecoBEAUTY + toxinFREE love,

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The Beauty of Cancer

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Can Cancer Be Beautiful?

It seems like a lifetime ago, but really it’s only been 6 years. That was when Klink (my husband) was diagnosed for the second time with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He had been in remission for 4 years, almost to the day, when it returned —throwing our lives into another tailspin. If you’ve ever had the unfortunate experience of a moment like this then you understand how surreal it all is.

How life-changing.

Being the spouse of someone diagnosed with Cancer can touch us in many different ways. It can be hard and cold —violently ripping our belief systems apart, abusing us with it’s repetitive behavior and leaving us feeling beaten, battered and worn. Our experience isn’t the illness —but how the illness now affects every part of our life and our relationships.

Everything changes.

Like a wild horse being broken, it can exhaust us in a way we’ve never thought possible, taking what’s left of our strength and crushing it with it’s strong force —sucking what seems like the very last breath out of our lungs, leaving us suffocating and gasping for air.

But it can also be tender and gracious and purifying. Giving back to us much more than it stole.

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Klink was treated for almost 3 years before being told he had 6 months left to live, and then 6 months after they quit giving him chemo —he went into remission. His body was beaten, abused and weak but his mind was strong. 3 months later he contracted Spinal Meningitis (bacterial) and I was told once again he wouldn’t make it, this time it was only 24 hours to live but he once again, proved them wrong.

My experience with my husbands Cancer has been my biggest teacher, the most beautiful teacher I’ve ever had. I am certain I didn’t understand at the time the impact it was having on me, but as time went on I started to see things differently than I had before. Cancer significantly changed my life and along with it gave me precious gifts that I think about and work on daily.

GIFT #1 —Finding My Voice
I have learned how to ask questions and speak up when I don’t understand something, feel something is wrong, or if I am not being treated properly with a doctor, business colleague, friend or family member.

GIFT #2 —Letting Go of Control
I have learned that I cannot control any circumstance, situation or person — only change how I react and respond.  I had to learn I was not in charge of my husbands health, diet or lifestyle choices and to honor his choices as I would want him to honor mine. I now try to apply that with everyone I meet.

GIFT #3 —Learning to Allow
I’ve become more open and vulnerable, allowing myself to experience and accept life’s beauty and rawness as part of my growth. It has helped me to become very “real” with who I am and who I strive to be.

GIFT #4 —Learning to Accept
I’ve learned not to judge others and accept them for who they are –individuals trying to figure out this crazy, beautiful life, just like I am. I try to remind myself that everyone has their own journey and it’s none of my business how they choose to walk theirs. I only need to focus on my own path.

GIFT #5 —Learning to Forgive
Mostly of myself. I’ve learned that I can’t forgive others if I don’t forgive myself first.

GIFT #6 —To Focus On What I Want
I’ve learned that if I’m not clear about my choices, I’ll get too many things I don’t want coming my way. I’m much more specific about what I want for my life and I try to make conscious choices.

GIFT #7 —All Thoughts Have Power
It feels much better to think about something good, than to think about something bad. I control or eliminate the amount of negative media I see and surround myself with good-feeling energy whenever I can.

GIFT #8 —All Words Have Power
It feels much nicer to say nice things to another person —and to ourselves. Negative and hurtful words create an imbalance within ourselves and cause discord. Discord creates dis-ease.

Gift #9 —All Feelings Have Power
When I feel good, I attract good to me. When I feel bad, I attract bad to me. Simple. And I always make sure I’m in a “good-feeling” mood before making any important decisions.

GIFT #10 —I Am Powerful
I have the power to choose, each and every day how I want to live and experience life. I’ve learned to live my life on my terms and not of what’s expected of me by others.

My experience started off as a long, painful journey but in the end it turned into an enlightened one. A beautiful one.

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  • Have you or a loved one experienced cancer or an illness that impacted your life in a positive way?

  • Has it changed who you are and how you live your life?

We all heal differently. I created Greenbody Greenplanet, an organic and toxin free hair care line to make a difference for others. The gorgeous images I’ve posted here are by photographer Kirsty Mitchell who created a visually stunning Wonderland in honor of her late mother Maureen. These photographs were created by her in the years after she lost her mother to Brain cancer to ‘remind others of their forgotten magic and beauty’. Her story of healing is inspiring to me, and hopefully to you as well.

I know it’s not always easy to share such private moments but I would love to hear how you’ve changed your life in a profound and positive way or if you’ve left your mark somehow because of your experience.  Please leave your comments in the comment bubble at the top of this post and share your journey with us!

To your Health and Beauty!

XXOO Lorri

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Nature’s Lesson

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Originally posted for Restore Healing on October 11, 2012

There’s only one thing in this world we can always count on. It doesn’t matter what the circumstances are, where we live, or what religion, race or gender we are. We can rely on this “thing” more than we can our best friend, lover or family member. And, depending on how we look at it, it can bring us our greatest joy, or it can hurt us deeply. This thing can destroy a business, or become the catharsis for new and it’s only a matter of perspective that decides which.

Our natural instinct is to try to control it, but that’s the equivalent of trying to control an autumn leaf separating from its source, turning color and floating to earth. This beautiful act of nature is synonymous with this ‘one thing’ and disallowing it proves futile.

What is this ‘one thing’? CHANGE. It is complex, constant and certain. The trick is to take a step back and allow change to happen without resistance, or thoughts of trying to control it. Change is good!

In my industry (the beauty industry) things are changing faster than ever and trying to keep up with the newest beauty trend can be exhausting and even depressing. In the last 5 years there have been some significant changes in the way beauty companies manufacture personal care products. Over TWO THOUSAND new chemicals are created annually (7 per day) and many are linked to diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Cancer. Many are endocrine disrupters, most have never been tested for safety and thousands bioaccumulate in our bodies and ecosystem, causing damage that can last for generations.

Much like a leaf absorbs sunlight and turns it into energy, our bodies absorb the ingredients we apply to it. In nature, lack of sunlight is lack of nourishment and the start of degeneration. For us humans, it works much the same way. Think of ‘sunlight’ as pure, organic, toxin free ingredients and ‘lack of sunlight’ as Parabens, Sulphates and  Propylene Glycol. If we apply a product that is full of synthetics and petrochemicals to our bodies, we could have an immediate negative response such as skin irritation, rashes, breakouts or blisters. If we have no immediate reaction but use these ingredients consistently there’s the possibility of long term consequences such as infertility, estrogen dominance, birth defects and Cancer. Of course this also works in a more positive way too. The purer the ingredients applied and absorbed to our bodies,  the more beneficial it is to our overall health and wellness.

Instead of resisting this change and worrying about all of the toxic products lining the shelves, choose to take a simpler, more proactive approach and be a conscious contributor.

  • Become a label reader! Turn your products around and read the ingredients.
  • Be proactive! Educate yourself and ask questions.
  • Choose products being offered and created by smaller, sustainable and socially responsible companies.
  • Shop at co-ops, natural food stores and farmers markets for your personal care products. You’ll find the ingredients much less daunting. Less dependence on chemicals = less dependence on oil creating cleaner energy and better support for our ecosystem.
  • Get back to nature and understand the health benefits of using clean, organic, and pure ingredients.
  • Shop in your kitchen! Search the web for organic skin care remedies and recipes such as Pumpkin Enzyme Peels.
  • Be conscious of what you are spending your money on. It’s ok to spend a little more in exchange for wellness. The value of health is priceless.

Healthy Beauty. Don’t just embrace the change, BE the change!