Merino doesn’t need complicated care — but it does need gentle handling. Most merino casualties aren’t fabric failures; they’re laundry failures. Here’s what’s actually worked for us after years of daily wear, pregnancy, postpartum, kids, and real life. Detergents I trust for merino The goal is simple: gentle, unscented, no enzyme overload, no “performance” additives.
A practical guide to base layers that actually work in real family life: snow days, school mornings, sensory kids, and adults who refuse to “just get used to it.” If you’re trying to build a lower-tox wardrobe, base layers are one of the highest-return swaps you can make — not because you need a brand-new
I’ve been wearing Branwyn for nearly two years now — starting with the Essential Bralette during pregnancy — and I’ve lived in these pieces through pregnancy, postpartum, nursing, workouts, sleep, and daily life. This isn’t a first-impression review.It’s a wear-it-to-death, wash-it-wrong-once, size-change, body-change, life-change review. If I were rolling in cash, my entire wardrobe would
A gentle drainage ritual that finally made consistency possible Castor oil packs are one of those tools that quietly work — when they’re used consistently. I’ve used them on and off for years, starting long before my postpartum season and Nutritional Therapy training, largely because of Hashimoto’s and chronic inflammation. I knew they helped. I
Low-tox living meets real life — what held up, what didn’t, and where clean clothing actually matters. I didn’t start with clothing when I began cleaning up our home. I started with food, water, skincare and the obvious stuff. But once you’ve lived through mold illness, skin sensitivity, hormone weirdness, and “why is my body
How to Do a Coffee Enema (Updated, Safer, Still Effective) Originally published September 11, 2021 · Updated for clarity and safety I believed in coffee enemas long before I ever did one. Months of research. Months of hesitation. A healthy amount of “this feels extreme.” Then I tried it. And yes — it earned its
Originally published January 2021 · Restored + updated 2026 Laundry was one of the first places I made changes in our home — and one of the places where I learned the most the hard way. Not because it’s flashy, but because laundry is constant exposure. Your clothes, towels, bedding, and kids’ pajamas sit against
Post updated in 2026 When people talk about a “clean kitchen,” it often turns into an all-or-nothing conversation — replace everything, panic about materials, or feel like you’ve already failed before you start. That’s not how real life works. This post is about reduction, not perfection. It took me about five years to fully detox
A New Thing Originally published August 27, 2020 · Updated with context in 2026 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.” — Mark 2:22 For months, I had