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We wanted products that we couldn't find anywhere, so we started making them ourselves. There are many reasons why it is so difficult to find high-quality products that are reasonably priced with honest labels, that also produce kick-ass results and provide a luxurious experience. Here in our new body blog, we write about the process of making body products, the nature of natural ingredients, and all kinds of things you can do to keep your body running as clean as possible!

Our deodorant is the best small batch organic deodorant available and our foot spray, muscle rub and lip balm are all part of our growing line of natural, handmade body products. lastsbody.com

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Shining Some Light in This Dark World

Sep 19, 2022
3 min

Shining Some Light in This Dark World

Most of you know us for our deodorants, because once you’ve tried them, it’s hard to forget how pretty they smell and how well they prevent armpit odor for hours-on-end, and sometimes, days! That’s the good news. The bad news is that due to the supply line problems which have resulted from COVID, we can’t get the containers we need to make them. And, we don’t know how long it will be until we can. Thank goodness summer is over and there is less of a need going into the colder

Body Products On a Budget

Aug 19, 2022
2 min

Body Products On a Budget

With inflation cresting 9%, many people are feeling pinched, and as a result, they are looking for ways to cut costs and stretch their budgets. We get it. And, just to give you a sense of where we are, no wonder we're feeing it! Source: USInflationCalculator.com So, we thought you might appreciate some easy recipes that will save you money because, let’s face it, personal care and body products can rack up quite a bill, considering we need them and we use them every day. Like

DIY Moisturizer For Dry Skin

Jul 1, 2022
3 min

DIY Moisturizer For Dry Skin

If you are interested in lowering the toxic burden on your body, it’s worth considering that managing what you put into your body by way of diet is your number one best strategy. But, what you put on your body by way of skin/body care runs a close second. Let’s take moisturizer as an example. Because they are sold to add moisture to dry skin, they are made primarily with water - and chemicals - many of which have been shown to disrupt hormonal balance, which is already enough

Thicken Lashes, Remove Moles And Relieve Constipation Naturally With This Miracle Oil

May 31, 2022
2 min

Thicken Lashes, Remove Moles And Relieve Constipation Naturally With This Miracle Oil

We are big believers that health is tied directly not just to what you do for your body, but also what you undo. In today’s world where everything is so unnatural, we are always looking for ways to lower the toxic burden on our bodies. This entails simply reducing chemicals that make it hard for your body to function and operate normally – the way it was built to. So, in our quest to find natural remedies we’ve become big fans of castor oil because it’s straight from nature,

What's The Story With Propanediol?

May 5, 2022
4 min

What's The Story With Propanediol?

Harmful ingredients that end up in our food and personal care products unbeknownst to us all the time because of how the manufacturing industry disguises them in feel-good terms. Check out Joanna Blythman for some real eye-openers on how this works with our food supply. When it comes to beauty and personal care products, we have a new development. It’s the asterisk affect. It’s when an ingredient is listed that doesn’t look or sound natural, so to deal with that, the ingredie

He Said, She Said...

Feb 11, 2022
1 min

He Said, She Said...

We thought you might appreciate getting the guys perspective on our new lube.😇 Spoiler Alert! It's as good for them as it is for us. You may also enjoy reading, New Natural Organic Lube That Puts The Slip Back Into Sex. We hope you'll join us on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube :) SHOP OUR PRODUCTS #HONESTLYDIFFERENT

Deodorant Done Differently

Jan 20, 2022
2 min

Deodorant Done Differently

It’s really hard to differentiate yourself as something other than what's out there when every product that's out there says they are different too. But, chances are, they're not. Most products are sourced from factories that hold inventory on ingredients they then use across their manufacturing process to formulate products for the brands that contract with them. For sure, money goes into custom formulas and research, but that also happens to be outrageously expensive, so mo

This One Ingredient Changes Everything

Dec 29, 2021
2 min

This One Ingredient Changes Everything

There is one simple guide you can use when analyzing the ingredient lists on your body products and cosmetics. But first, we have to look at, and understand, the goals of manufacturing. Number one is high margins. Couple that with needing a long shelf life and you have the cornerstones of production, which is to efficiently produce as much product as possible at the lowest cost. It’s the factory/assembly line model. But inherent to this entire process are some realities that

Make Your Own Homemade Toothpaste [Recipe]

Nov 30, 2021
2 min

Make Your Own Homemade Toothpaste [Recipe]

The human body is a magnificent and complex group of systems designed for processing. It looks for balance when something is off and works tirelessly to establish any equilibrium lost. It is meant to move both intrinsically and extrinsically. This idea is core to everything we do. By design, our bodies recognize certain ingredients and don’t recognize others. So, when it comes to body products, we aim at all costs to avoid confusing and/or interfering with the intricate, inte

The Chemicals Used In Lubes

Nov 11, 2021
2 min

The Chemicals Used In Lubes

It's one thing to look at a product label and feel enticed by all the feel-good terms used to describe it. It's another matter though entirely to fully appreciate the health impacts a product can have as a whole. Meaning, there is a big difference between the warm-fuzzies on the front of a bottle or jar, and the reality check on the back. This is our number #1 beef. We don't like the bait-and-switch. Admittedly, if the truth about the actual ingredients were advertised, then

The Lowdown On Lube Ingredients

Oct 28, 2021
4 min

The Lowdown On Lube Ingredients

The problem with personal lubricants is two-fold: 1) They don’t work that well. By this, we specifically mean that they lose their slip when subjected to air and friction. Sticky sex and tacky skin, in our opinion, does not make for a pleasant experience. 2) They are made with toxic chemicals. It follows then that our goal was two-fold as well: 1) Make something naturally slippery – meaning it had to have some super-serious, slip with slide that lasts. 2) Make a safe, sexy, l

New Natural Organic Lube That Puts The Slip Back Into Sex

Oct 16, 2021
2 min

New Natural Organic Lube That Puts The Slip Back Into Sex

Where to start on this topic? Well, it’s going to get a little personal, but let’s start with the why. Why were we hellbent on making a natural, organic lube that is not about moisture? Because moisture is not what good sex needs. Good sex needs slip. See, when people say moisture, they're talking about water. So, yes, dry skin needs moisturizer. Fine. Water is not slippery in of itself, though. It lacks lubricity and it evaporates quickly, neither of which are winning qualit

More On The Leucidal Liquid Safety Study Debate

Sep 15, 2021
3 min

More On The Leucidal Liquid Safety Study Debate

I recently posted a blog about a study conducted at the University of Alberta in Canada that analyzed Leucidal Liquid, which is marketed as a natural preservative. You can go to that post for the details about what the researchers found. This post, however, is a follow up to a debate that ensued (in an Indie Beauty Facebook Group to which I belong) about the legitimacy of the results of that study. First, just to back up a little: I purchased some Leucidal feeling optimistic

Study Raises Questions About Leucidal Safety

Sep 2, 2021
3 min

Study Raises Questions About Leucidal Safety

Companies selling natural products are desperate to find a preservative that can extend the life of their lotions and potions. Leucidal® Liquid has been the most recent attempt to create shelf-stable cosmetics and personal care products that can be considered natural – and safe. It’s made from fermented radish root, so at first blush, it would seem to pass muster. Contrary to popular perception, preservatives are not a way to keep products “fresh.” Rather, they need to protec

The Toxins In Your Toiletries

Aug 17, 2021
3 min

The Toxins In Your Toiletries

It's a shame that we need to be so on guard about the ingredients we ingest and absorb. It's ridiculous that we need to beg for truthful information and fight for ingredients that won't hurt us. It's criminal that the chemical companies care not a wit about people and health. And it's outright disgusting how they lie to put money in their pockets with zero regard to how it affects people's lives. Topping off my hit list are deodorants because of their proximity to sensitive g

Why Natural Doesn't Always Mean Safe

Aug 3, 2021
3 min

Why Natural Doesn't Always Mean Safe

It’s pretty messed up. We have to guess what companies put into their products. Even with the ingredients listed on the back, we still don't get the full story. On top of which, we then have to try to figure out how they are made, because often the process itself relies on other chemicals we never hear about. Extraction, distillation, delivery systems and other manipulations take place with the help of chemical intervention to get products to behave properly and withstand lif

Clean Beauty Day And The "Free Of" Movement

Jul 15, 2021
2 min

Clean Beauty Day And The "Free Of" Movement

When I talk about understanding cosmetic manufacturing, I talk a lot about the "free of" movement. But critically, if they take something out, they have to put something in to produce the same outcome. A good example of this is "BPA Free." They replaced BPA with BPS which is just as bad, and some suspect even worse. The products still need to perform (a plastic bottle is still a plastic bottle), so they tweak a molecule, and then they can say it is "free of" whatever toxin ha

How To Know When Products Are Truly Natural

Jul 1, 2021
4 min

How To Know When Products Are Truly Natural

The health and beauty industry has run amok. Whether it’s a product being marketed as natural or one made from synthetic chemicals, the only defense against companies who hide what they put in their products, and then lie about them being there, is to understand how the system works. This way you can figure out how to work around it, and ultimately, put yourself in a better position to take care of your body. As consumers, we are stuck in a Catch-22. We buy things that are

Pesticides And Depression

Jun 15, 2021
3 min

Pesticides And Depression

A recent study showed a link between pesticide use and depression in men exposed to chemicals on farms. An earlier study was also conducted looking at the effects of pesticides in women, which found links to depression too. And there have been others producing similar results. But there is an even more fundamental question that requires no research, one the chemical companies should address in earnest. And that is, if you create chemicals to kill, (I don’t care what they a

The Scoop On Goop

May 30, 2021
6 min

The Scoop On Goop

Between her film career and beauty/wellness company, Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow gets her fair share of news coverage. Her fans love her, although lately, she’s been getting some bad press. Recently there was a in the Daily News reporting that Goop is under attack for claims being made on its website. But, it’s unfair. TINA.org (Truth in Advertising) is the organization taking aim at Goop and Gwenyth, their mission, ostensibly to enforce “truth in advertising.” You get the feeling

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