With cold weather pretty much here for lots of us, and on the way for the rest of us (wah!), this is the time of year we start getting more reader questions about baby and kids' skincare. I know it's hard to weed through all the info; I'…
When you are pregnant or have a new baby, you are suddenly super aware of all the ingredients in everything you put in and on your body. Decoding labels can be a chore and while we're all for splurging when it counts, it's even nicer whe…
My son will be heading off to day camp later this month where he will swim, run, climb, and, quite possibly, be eaten alive by mosquitoes. Since I'm not too keen on him reapplying toxic chemicals all over himself midway through the day, …
Each year, I check out the Environmental Working Group's Guide to Sunscreens to find the safest sunscreens for kids. With a slew of fair-skinned redheads in my family, I feel like I go through gallons of sunscreen each summer, and while …
I’ll admit that I was skeptical at first of a company with a nonsensical name like Meow Meow Tweet natural skin care products , but I've been quickly won over by their hand-crafted products . The small-batch skin care company makes every…
There are plenty of online retailers (and PR emails in our inbox) declaring, " Find your mom the perfect gift this Mother's Day! " Turns out they're talking everything from hair color to bathing suits. But one site that I think totally d…
Other than diapers and onesies when it comes to babies, is there anything more iconic than Sophie the Giraffe ? Even my friends without kids recognize the now ubiquitous French baby teether. So so it makes sense that she's branching out …
This year, I was delighted to be treated to a most surprising gift: A bottle of Revitalizing Body Oil from the brand Tata Harper , which is not new to these pages but was new to me. Since then, I have not stopped telling friends about it…
If you have a cosmetics junkie friend--you know what I mean--it may be time for a gift that takes thing back to a natural, cleansing place. And a new line I just discovered, Board and Batten, could be a perfect fit with their "farm to sk…
I'm really digging the newest spin on beauty subscription boxes , which are now providing full sized products instead of appealing to the dabblers with a bunch of trial-sized samples. Along with BeautyDNA, the newest beauty subscription …
Remember when Crocodile Dundee said, "That's not a knife; THIS is a knife?" Yeah. That's how I feel about cheap face wash right now, because this new jojoba oil skin care line straight out of Australia is giving me major results. Every d…
Oh, boy, do we love gift subscription boxes for moms around here. Whether for self-pampering , kid activities , or great gifts for new moms , we're all about adding the (well curated!) element of surprise to an otherwise dreary mailbox w…
The end of summer is sad enough, but it's also left behind a bunch of shiny new sun spots on my face even though I smeared on so much sunscreen all season long. The good news is that I found a relatively easy fix in the Lumene skincare l…
Parents everywhere groaned when we heard the recommendation earlier this summer that parents should stop using spray sunscreen because of the danger of inhaling the stuff. Not to get alarmist (you can also tell your kids to close their m…
Summer is all about hydration. Speaking of which, have you seen our recipes for awesome summer milkshakes ? Okay, so maybe that's more indulgence than natural solution, but we like fixes that work on a lot of levels. Like Moody Sisters N…
I've recently given up nail salon visits and switched from hours-long salon hair color appointments to an amazing new at-home color system . It's not because I don't love professional help, it's just that I'm busy! I need time saving bea…
After recently trying a new skin care serum and mask made from kale , I began to wonder just how hard it would be to whip up some skin care recipes homemade in my own kitchen. I'm a natural beauty junkie, so half of my products already c…
We're not shy about our love for amazing heels here at Cool Mom Picks. I certainly have my yoga-pants-and-t-shirt days, but there's just something about getting dressed up in trendy designer clothes and feeling like I look good. But no m…
As much as I want my anti-aging skincare products to tighten, tone and brighten, I would rather they boast an ingredient list that passes the standards of the Skin Deep database , than give me the face of a 22-year-old at some long-term …
Thanks to the wonders of Photoshop and plastic surgery, I have become highly skeptical of ads touting any sort of miracle that comes in a bottle. With the combo of my mid-thirties and a perpetual sleep deficit, I've just come to label th…
We get to try a lot of amazing beauty products , and you can rest assured that one of the first things we do is read all the ingredients to see just how safe they are for our skin and yours. But of course, natural doesn't always mean bet…
If you smell something delicious that's like a cross between a creamsicle, a vanilla candle, and springtime (in the best possible way) , it's probably me. That's because I've been using the organic skin care products from Summer Sky Orga…
I've been an avowed Mrs. Meyers fan ever since they let me run around in their laboratory, mixing up eco-conscious cleaning products and dabbing the basil fragrance behind my ears. My kids are fans now, too, as there's nothing they love …
My mom started taking me to get facials when I was in middle school. Every month or so, we'd go to the spa at the gym where we had a membership, I think in an effort to avoid having to take me to a dermatologist. It worked, and I got hoo…