The Learning Lab
Tent Camping Tips
Tent Camping Tips Camping in a tent is a simple pleasure. Living outdoors for a day or two settles your soul, and problems seem smaller when you’re breathing fresh air and basking in sunshine. The first rule of tent camping with kids? Be flexible enough to roll with changing plans...
Camping Checklists: Things to Bring Camping
Camping Checklists Our boys love camping! I like being outside with my family and … I like good camping checklists (so I don’t forget the things we need to make easy outdoor memories). Our below camping checklists cover a bunch of gear and stuff, but don’t feel like you have...
30 Simple Actions for more Sustainable Living
Sustainable Living Sustainable living reduces use of our Earth’s natural resources and leaves our planet just a little better off for future generations. Following these simple steps, and sharing them with friends, helps make our planet a cleaner, healthier place. 1. Use LED light bulbs. They last longer and are much...
5 Safe Sunscreen Ingredients your Skin will Love
Safe Sunscreen Ingredients Coconut Oil Olive Oil Beeswax Vitamin D Zinc Oxide Most everyone worries about sunburn, and as more people become concerned about sunscreen ingredients, they’re starting to read labels on the tubes of stuff they use to protect their skin in the sun. Many sunscreens contain some...
CoQ10 Benefits for Skin
What is CoQ10? CoQ10, also known as CoEnzyme Q10 or Ubiquinone, is officially recognized as Ubidecarenone by the US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP). CoQ10 is a compound that provides energy to the body and is stored in cell mitochondria (the “engine” of cells). Found throughout the body, especially in the heart...
Rosehip Oil Skin Benefits
What is Rosehip Oil? Used by ancient Mayans, rosehip seed oil (aka rosehip oil) is made by press-extracting oil from the seeds of the wild rose bush (Rosa moschata or Rosa rubiginosa) in the southern Andes in Chile. Rosehips are the tiny, reddish-orange, seeds/fruit/berry that remain on a rose bush...