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Green living advocate and granddaughter to Dr. Emanuel Bronner, founder of the Dr Bronner’s empire, Lisa Bronner shares her

philosophy for nurturing with natural products

I drink a glass of water as soon as I wake, it’s gets my body and skin on the right path for the day. I brush my teeth with the Dr Bronner Cinnamon All One Toothpaste, which has no synthetic detergent foaming agents and is fluoride-free. My grandfather, Dr Bronner, was very against fluoride – it may whiten teeth but it also hardens arteries.

Since being a mum I have a lot less time for myself, so my beauty routine reflects that. I try to find products that multitask for me, everything has to count for more. I wash my face daily with the Dr Bronner’s Pure Castile Soaps, the tea tree one in particular is a great natural remedy to a myriad of skin care problems; acne, rosacea or eczema. I also wash my hair with it and even use it to clean my make-up brushes.

I support companies who have a good mission and are careful about their ingredient selection. I enjoy using make-up from the Mineral Fusion range, which are all free from parabens and phthalates. Otherwise my beauty routine is very stripped back. I use pure coconut oil as an eye make-up remover, as it’s pH neutral and effective, while being gentle on the eyes.

Ultimately it starts with learning, if you don’t know the reason why you’re going green then no desire to change is

going to stick. For me, it was educating myself that there really is a problem with conventional products. My tip for parents trying to introduce natural products is simply to start with one. If you try and throw out everything at once, you’ll get frustrated and overwhelmed.

The most important products to start with are the ones we use everyday, that come in contact with the skin the most – deodorant for example. All antiperspirants are trying to stop the body from doing something that it naturally wants to do; perspire. In an a"empt to stop it, we’re poisoning ourselves with toxins. I recommend Primal Pit Paste.

Our skin and our hair are the first things that show when our diet is lacking; our skin loses its glow and elasticity and our hair becomes bri"le. When you eat whole, real foods, as close to nature, our bodies can absorb the nutrients quicker and put them to use. Essentially it’s making it easier for your body to find the goodness in the food. I like Michael Pollan’s definition of a diet; “eat food, not too much, mostly plants”.

My grandfather had a short maxim; “You only need two cosmetics; sleep and Dr Bronner’s soap!” In essence, keep it simple.

S E L F. A - L I S T A D V I C E

Mineral Fusion make-up range, from £5.50,uk.iherb.com

Dr Bronner’s Pure Castile Soaps, £10.49,

drbronner.co.uk

Find Lisa’s blog Going Green with a Bronner Mom at lisabronner.com

Primal Pit Paste, £8.99mynaturalmarket.com

Dr Bronner Cinnamon All One Toothpaste, £6.49, drbronner.co.uk