Hello Gorgeous! Beauty + Life

Hello Gorgeous! Beauty + Life

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Stay Humble (and fresh) this winter

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Rachel Weingarten
Nov 13, 2025
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Hello, Gorgeous!

Apologies. I know that I’ve mentioned my super sensitive skin on more than one occasion, but this season it’s gone off the charts. If you look at me the wrong way, my chin, arms, and neck break out in red unattractive bumps. And tragically, I seem to have developed an allergic reaction to cashmere worn near my face. So I’ve given away my favorite winter scarf to my sis. For that reason I’ve been moving even further away from products with too many preservatives and ingredients I can’t pronounce and expanding my search for more natural options.

Hell, Humble!

Humble Brands

Humble (tagline “Nothing Bad.”) is one of those companies I feel kind of stupid for not actively knowing about sooner. I say actively since now that I think about it, I’ve seen their products at the natural food stores I frequent, I just wasn’t paying enough attention.

Humble deodorant is aluminum and paraben-free. So, while it’s technically not an antiperspirant, it still somehow seems to slow down the …

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