One of my favorite holidays to celebrate with family is Easter. We are not religious so we use it as an opportunity to enjoy each other’s company! We always celebrate in Brooklyn, NY with my Nana’s sister (my great aunt; emphasis on GREAT!!) Auntie…
Much of what I see in the grocery stores these days contains Erythritol. And for me, I had never heard of that so I was very concerned that it was not good for me. It is known to be as sweet as regular sugar…
I’ve always wanted to have the most perfect pearly white teeth but I never realized it can be so hard to achieve that goal. But then at the end of 2018 I started looking into Tarte Cosmetics and their vegan and cruelty free products.…
One of the new hip things to do is to drink green tea with the hopes it will help with how we look and feel. But where does this come idea come from? Is it true? Or are we just telling ourselves this will…
With Easter around the corner, I figured we should take a deeper look at a tradition we have all participated in: Easter egg dyeing! I talked to some coworkers about their experiences with Easter egg dyeing and they all mentioned adding vinegar to the…
It is officially the 19th week that I’ve been blogging!!! We’re so close to 5 months and I’m so proud!! Now that I’m in the groove I think it’s time I set some goals for The Chic Chemist! I can feel 2019 is going…
With spring here and warmer weather just around the corner, the flowers are starting to bloom!! My daffodils in the front garden look beautiful! But how did they decide to open up? For a long time no one understood how plants and flowers know…
In today’s age of modern technology and social media it is so easy to be swept away by how great and amazing peoples lives look. You see this person going to medical school and that person traveling the globe. Then you start to think…
There’s this new hype around town about activated charcoal. I will be completely honest that I have never tried any products but I wanted to look into the science of it all since it’s all the rage. So what is it? Activated charcoal is…