Healthy Living Guide - Natural Beauty Articles
Our natural beauty articles cover everything you need to know about the products you’ll find in our hair care, skin care, makeup and body ranges. While we prefer to only stock products that are 100% naturally derived, there are lab derived ingredients that are safe to use in small quantities and there are plenty of natural ingredients that can cause harm. This is why each product and formula is judged on its individual merit. The EWG’s Skin Deep database is just one of several valuable tools that helps us decide what to stock.
We disclose all ingredients and make mention of anything we feel someone looking for natural products should know. The biggest one for us is nail polish. It’s impossible to formulate a nail polish that actually works that’s 100% natural. Brands like Hanami have successfully produced a quality product by removing the 10 worst offenders, a 10-Free polish, and have even formulated a polish remover that doesn’t take your breath away.
As soon as you introduce water into a formula, it’s a breeding ground for bacteria and the products need to be preserved. Natural preservatives are really expensive. Some budget friendly brands will use phenoxyethanol. Unless you have a specific sensitivity to the ingredient, allowing this ingredient gives us budget friendly options for customers who may not be able to afford the luxe products that use the expensive stuff. Our motto is simple, to provide balanced information and products and trust that our customers are capable of deciding what is best for them. We are always here to answer questions if you would like some clarity on anything.
Latest Articles
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The evolution of Ere Perez Vegan natural makeup range - born in 2002
As we prepare to bring back the full Ere Perez vegan natural makeup range to our store, which will be ordering on demand to keep our stock fresh, we thought we would given you their origin story. Ere -
7 things you can do with Egyptian Magic Cream when you're on holidays
Egyptian Magic Cream is a 'must have' travel essential when you're packing light. It's one of the most versatile, natural skin care products in our store. If you're travelling, this is one product that can replace several in -
The History of Natural Kids Play Makeup in Australia
Shop Naturally only stocks one brand of Kids Play makeup, No Nasties. We no longer stocks Pure Poppet. We have kids makeup set options available from No Nasties along with kid friendly nail polish and other goodies. What -
Discover the Top 3 oils for natural hair growth
When it comes to natural hair growth, there's no miracle overnight treatment, but you can support your scalp and your hair to nourish and stimulate healthy hair growth that's less prone to breakages. Batana Oil for natural hair -
What happened to the Acure Shampoo Bar in Australia
Acure Organics is an American natural beauty company known for their range of natural shampoo and skin care. Traditionally their shampoo and conditioner range has all been liquid and in plastic tubes with no bulk options for refills -
The best natural dental floss in 2025
What is the best natural dental floss on the market in 2025? We give you the run down on the best choices for biodegradable dental floss, floss picks and vegan floss. The best seller - Dr Tung's Smart -
Which Woohoo Body Natural Deodorant are you?
Is Woohoo Body the best natural deodorant Australia has to offer? The number of reviews on their site suggest they're up there with the best on offer. Woohoo Body started with just one scent in the Woohoo Deodorant -
Introducing the new formula Weleda Firming Face Care range
Weleda updated their original Pomegranate skin care range with new formulas and have rebranded the range the Weleda Firming Face Care range. Weleda have a different approach to categorising their natural skin care products. While many brands solely -
Does zinc dry out skin when using face sunscreen?
Zinc oxide is the active ingredient in most mineral sunscreen formulas in Australia, but is it good for your face? Does zinc dry out skin? The fact is, there's a reason why zinc oxide is used in virtually -
Is a deodorant paste right for me?
2014 was the year that natural deodorant paste and cream made their first mark in Australia. The concept was well adopted early on, but not everyone liked the idea of sticking your fingers in a pot and poking -
Potassium Alum, Ammonium Alum vs Aluminum Chloride / Chlorohydrate
In the natural deodorant industry in Australia and around the world, the biggest thing that separates an antiperspirant from a natural deodorant is the inclusion or exclusion of Aluminium. There is some misinformation and confusion online and in -
Natural Toothpaste consistency
Back in 2015 when the first version of this blog post was written, we received lower rated reviews on a few products in store and a common one was for people to be unhappy about the consistency of