Graydon Skincare

Graydon Skincare

May 21, 2021

You, loves know how important it is to me that when ingredients are being used, that they are being sourced in a sustainable manner. Fun little fact: Graydon Skincare sources all of their ingredients from Canadian Provinces.

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The New Awaken Collection

The New Awaken Collection

March 29, 2021

Awaken your own radiance with this sustainable skin care collection full of healthy skin supporting ingredients.

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Urban Daisy, clean beauty, Elate Cosmetics, Prince Edward Island, Sustainable beauty

Elate Cosmetics x Sustainability

March 12, 2021

It is estimated that 120 billion units of packaging are produced every year by the global cosmetics industry, most of which are not recyclable...

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What is sustainable beauty?

What is sustainable beauty?

March 09, 2021

With a little patience, knowledge, and compassion for yourself - you’ll find that making the switch is easier and much more accessible than you thought.

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Urban Daisy Sunscreen, clean beauty

S U N S C R E E N

September 30, 2020

 Did you know that your skincare products are not doing their job efficiently if you're not wearing sunscreen? 

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Acne Part Two.

Acne Part Two.

July 09, 2020

Now that we have all the nasty's out of the way let's focus on the positives, shedding some light on what might be helpful to you, achieving your skincare goals and clearing up your acne. Let's begin with why natural products might be helpful. 

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Parabens

Parabens

June 07, 2020

Parabens. What are they and why should we be avoiding them? I'm sure you loves have heard by now that parabens are bad for you, but do you know exactly what is so bad about them? 

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Acne Part one.

Acne Part one.

May 21, 2020

Whether you're experiencing acne now, when you were a teenager or get the occasional spot, we have all experienced acne in our lifetime and can commonly agree that it sucks.

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Prince Edward Islands Natural Makeup Artist and educator.

How To Read Product Labels?

May 04, 2020

Have you ever flipped over the back of a product to see a long list of daunting ingredients and think to yourself what the f***... ya me too.

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Prince Edward Islands Natural Makeup Artist and educator.

Awakened Hair Stylist

March 10, 2020

 I spent years trying to source products that I thought were safer for me and my clients. Colour lines that claimed to have “natural” ingredients; claims of being ammonia-free, paraben-free or sulphate-free. While these claims are true, they constitute a movement by the beauty industry to green wash their products. Unfortunately, for a long time this worked on me, and I chose to believe that what they were selling me was safe. I did not know how to properly read labels, and if I saw the right word on the bottle, I believed it was a good product. 

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Prince Edward Islands Natural Makeup Artist and educator.

Why Is Green Beauty So Important?

February 21, 2020

As consumers, we expect and trust that companies are putting the best product ingredients forward, ensuring that the ingredients available to us are are safe to use.

Unfortunately this isn’t what is happening.

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Prince Edward Islands Natural Makeup Artist and educator.

10 Reasons to Switch to Natural Cosmetics

February 21, 2020

Natural, holistic health – including beauty and body care – might seem like just another trend, but it really is a growing, glowing movement that’s helping to change the lives, health and wellbeing of millions of people around the world. And we’re here to share 10 compelling reasons to make it a part of your daily mindset.

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