We're Bonkers for Blueberries!

Step into my kitchen for some tasty and healthy summer treats

                                 By Cindy DeVore, founder of Valley Green Naturals

I love to bake a...

There’s a lot of talk these days about avoiding products that contain “sulfates” and “petrochemicals.” But how many folks know why they should avoid these ingredients? And more important, which ones are hazardous?

Ever since I was a child, I can remember...

That little squeezy bear full of honey that you bought at the grocery store is meant to provide you and your family with a healthy alternative to sugar.  You’ve read that honey is a super-food for the body, with good antioxidants, antimicrobials, and pollen to help str...

Recently, I visited a natural grocery store that sells Valley Green Naturals products in Virginia’s Tidewater area.  I was talking with the store’s manager and body care buyer about crystal deodorants and the misleading marketing used by their manufacturers.  
 
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Imagine, for a moment, skin creams and facial foundations, with nano-particles of aluminum, zinc and silica, ground so finely that they act like iridescent crystals to give your face a radiant glow!

 Next, imagine that scientific advances in the beauty and skin care ind...

      If you, yourself, are not a producer of natural or organic products, you’re very likely a person who relies on ingredient labeling to tell you what you’re putting into, or onto, your body. But did you know that virtually anyone, or any company, can call...

     Dating from the time of the ancient Egyptians, various cultures and groups of people have found therapeutic uses for Dead Sea Salts, from bath soaks to unguents and body wraps. Two thousand years ago, Flavius wrote that the salts from the Dead Sea “heal the human...

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Shampoos free of sodium laureth sulfate (SLES for short) are in high demand these days, as consumers learn more about the dangers of this ingredient that’s found in hundreds of everyday p...

Here at Valley Green, we love coconut oil for its amazing natural body-care benefits, which explains why we use it as an ingredient in more than ten of our products. Coconut oil can be used to condition your hair or moisturize your body, but did you know that this same...