Baby wipes ingredients can look complicated at first, but most serve a specific purpose in the formula. A typical wipe combines a substrate—the material you physically wipe with—with a water-based solution containing ingredients that cleanse, moisturize, preserve the...
Seasonal body changes can affect how you sleep, move, eat, and feel. Temperature, daylight, routines, allergies, and social schedules all shift during the year, so it is normal for your needs to change too. Paying attention to patterns can help you choose practical...
Being a new mother brings elation, but with it comes an endless number of challenges. Not only do you have to take care of yourself and new issues like chapped nipples, pumping, and night leaks, but you also have a new human being whose entire survival depends on you!...
What is Organic Cotton? Simply put, organic cotton is non-genetically modified and is grown without any synthetic agricultural chemicals, such as pesticides. Organic cotton farming methods maintain healthy soil ecosystems, and people, by using natural processes...
Whether you need a holiday gift for your niece or a birthday gift for someone's daughter, we're encouraging you to think outside the box and give girl empowerment gifts. Gifts like makeup, clothes, and toys that are traditionally targeted towards girls are largely...
There is a unique beauty that comes with upcycled products -- is it knowing the story from where they came? The joy of creation involved in turning these recyclables and trash items into things of beauty? Or knowing that you are literally saving the planet, piece by...
As the Thanksgiving feast descends upon us, we at Maxim Hygiene urge you to give thanks to Mother Earth this year and think about the long term effects of our practices around this holiday. Try and celebrate in a way that minimizes your carbon footprint and honors the...
Boo, ladies! It's that time of year again. Time to scrounge around the house, take a quick trip to Michael's or Target, gather the duct-tape and scissors, and put that creative genius to work for some DIY Halloween Costumes that will make trick or treaters squirm! If...
It's no longer enough to track your run or even your heartbeat while you run; what's monitoring your baby's heartbeat when you run? Women's health wearables and tech apps have moved way beyond fitness to focus on pertinent issues like reproductive health, from...
The debate surrounding the appropriateness of mothers breastfeeding in public highlights how women's bodies are sites of oppression. It is a literal representation of the gender inequities we still face today. For some reason, a lot of people get really uppity when it...
No doubt, there are some puberty conversations we never want to have with our parents, much less our fathers (especially as young girls). The idea of talking to Dad about sex and boobs can make you want to squeal, but the influence you have as a daughter over his...