We all know that babies have sensitive skin and that it must be protected from the sun. However, our skin also has the amazing ability to absorb anything that we put on it. Unfortunately, some ingredients in traditional sunscren  more...

Here is a list of some creative ways to avoid the winter blues, as winter seems to drag on and on and on in this part of the world. For example, " Fall in love with tuna fish sandwiches all over again. The omega-3 fatty  more...

I'm not one to raise alarm about little things - but it is a fact that the personal care industry is not regulated by any agency. What that means is that manufacturers can put anything they want into shampoo and other  more...

Have you heard of tea tree oil?  It has many benefits, for adults and children.  I started using tea tree shampoo a few months ago on my kids and love it!  One of the major benefits of tea tree shampoo is that  more...

Did you know that just one or two sunburns as a child causes a huge increase in the possibility of developing skin cancer later in life?  Of course, anyone who lives in a climate that is gray and cloudy for many months  more...

To many kids, brushing their teeth seems an awful lot like a chore. Since kids, at least my kids, don't like chores - getting them to brush their teeth can sometimes be a bit of a chore....for me! Here are a few tips  more...

At a routine trip to my dentist, I found out that we don't have fluoride in our drinking water in Hawaii. Strangely enough, with all our moving across the ocean and whatnot, whether or not my kids were getting fluoride  more...