In the last year, I’ve really had a revolution in the way I approached self-care : not just in making time for myself or how I speak to myself but also what I put on and in myself.
The truth is that I just eat whatever is leftover. Even my lotion is sometimes bottles of stuff I’ve tried on Ella Grace that hasn’t worked out. Mamas make do. They go without so our babies can go with. We buy the cheap crap so our little ones can have the organic fancy made-from-gold cost half your paycheck stuff. 🙈😅🙋🏻♀️
It’s why we will pick up and put back and pick up and put back the expensive night cream and convince ourselves it’s okay-lah, I don’t need it, I can use something else.
It’s why we will scrutinize every care label of everything that comes even remotely near to them but we never have time or headspace to even look at the stuff for ourselves.
But you know you know you know it all comes back to them in one way or the other right?
The junk we put in our bodies, the toxins we slap on ourselves, the little eyes that watch mama and learn how to be one.
What do I want her to know?
I want her to know that she is worthy. I want her to invest in herself. I want her to rest when she is tired, to nourish and heal and fill.
I want her to pick the good stuff.
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I’m sharing this fact sheet from Neal's Yard Remedies - Malaysia because knowledge is power. What do all the words mean? Why is the “good stuff” so expensive? What is the cost really for the cheap harmful chemicals?
It isn’t just about using organic, ethically-sourced, cruelty-free, environmentally-friendly buzzword overkill products. It’s about understanding what it really means to pay for quality over quantity.
I want you to pick you mama.
Pick the good stuff.
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My favorites are the Frankincense range, Wild Rose Beauty Balm, Mother’s Balm and their Oxy Lift Carat facial is life-changing! 😍😍😍
