Holiday gatherings for me are a bit of a nightmare. As a gluten-free vegan, these occasions can be difficult, unless I make a point to spend it with like-minded individuals. Oftentimes, family members, and friends who do not have food allergies or auto-immune responses don't really understand how important consistency is in our diets and...
Recently I was asked to discuss ethics at Monave. It took some time for me to really codify what that looks like. Here's what I came up with: I see business ethics as three-fold: How we treat our employees How we treat the planet How we treat our customers How we treat our employees is...
While Monave is primarily a gluten -free, animal cruelty-free mineral makeup company that focuses on a palette to match all shades of women, we field questions from folks who are sensitive to other ingredients. One of the questions we have been fielding more and more often is if we carry soy-free makeup. Before we share...
I recently answered an email from one of the members of the All Natural Beauty portal. This is a wonderful storehouse of information and resources for natural consumers, and I am thrilled to be the Makeup Expert! [caption id="attachment_718" align="alignright" width="250"] Teporah discusses mineral make up ingredients[/caption] Q: "Is mineral makeup really good for your...
[caption id="attachment_683" align="alignright" width="300"] Mom and Pop[/caption] My Mother's Struggle with Celiac Disease Mother's day is coming upon us, and this is the first Mother's Day I will spend without my mother. I have tried to write about my mother's and my struggle with celiac disease before, but it is a hard story to tell....
Your skin is itchy, or irritated, red and flaky, with blemishes. You are tired of this, as it's been going on for years, so you've begun looking for ways to relieve your symptoms, which may be respiratory, or manifest as skin irritations. As part of your search, you my be invetigating a natural diet, fragrance-free...
February is Black History Month in the U.S. At Monave we have put many of our most popular shades with our African American sisters on sale. You can browse these sale items here: Monave Sale Items for February. Some prices are up to 30% off, so it's a good time to stock up! The sale...
Hello, I just had occasion to look at a slide-show of a Breast Cancer Awareness event, and noticed a sponsorship banner for a prominent, national candle company displayed near the stage area. I commented to the coordinator of the event about how ironic it would be for this particular company to show interest in breast...
As I put on my mineral foundation this morning, I noticed that it looked a little to orangey. I was able to buff it in and create a softer look, but I realized, with chagrin, that summer is now rolling to a close. sniff sniff. Although I always, always wear my monave mineral makeup foundation,...
I'm writing a brief note to try to help mineral makeup users understand the data that they are seeing on the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. It is very confusing, even for those of us who have been doing this for years. If you're not familiar with the Campaign, it was designed to create healthy standards...
