The Cassandra McClure Show

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40. Is your laundry detergent safe and sustainable? Most brands aren’t. Jun 24, 2019

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—— Learn more, connect and check out all my favorites here: https://bio.site/Cassandramcclure Order a custom Clean Beauty Kit box full of goodies: cleanbeautykit.com My official website: Www.CassandraMcClure.com My product invention: LashBinder.com code: CLEANBEAUTYPODCAST for $5 off your entire order + free shipping anywhere in the US!• Connect on Instagram.com/CassandraMcClure • www.facebook.com/cassandraleemcclure youtube.com/q1ure • For unboxing, product reviews + more E-MAIL cassandraleemcclure@gmail.com As always, I appreciate your support! Thanks for listening! FTC DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed are my own and 100% honest. I dont recommend anything that I don’t believe in wholeheartedly.

39. Clean Beauty Podcast’s Virtual assistant, Kavia on how she’s grown our Instagram organically. Jun 20, 2019

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Bio: Kavia Garayua is the CEO & Founder of JussKayVA, a virtual assistance company. She has always wanted to be an entrepreneur and help people at the same time. Born and raised in NY, She holds an Associates Degree in Fashion Merchandising and a certification in Event & Wedding Planning. She had a vivid imagination and thrives on a good challenge. She started JussKayVA with a mission to help other entrepreneurs to pursue success in their business. She supports businesses by providing them with services that free up their time which allows them to grow and be more successful. Jus Kay VA company mission: Helping small business owners take a load off their busy work schedule Valuable episode content: Helping small business owners with social media marketing, email marketing and admin services 10% off any VA service using promo code cleanbeautypodcast What Kavia has to say in her review about the Clean Beauty Podcast: "Cassandra is amazing at what she does! She goes into details about what products are not good for you that we use on a daily basis! This podcast is super informative and I will definitely recommend telling everyone I know about this podcast!" —— Learn more, connect and enjoy my favorites mentioned: https://bio.site/Cassandramcclure Order a custom Clean Beauty Kit: cleanbeautykit.com Official website: CassandraMcClure.com wear lashes? this is for you: LashBinder.com code: CLEANBEAUTYPODCAST for $5 off your entire order + free shipping anywhere in the US! Connect on: Instagram.com/CassandraMcClure www.facebook.com/cassandraleemcclure youtube.com/q1ure For PR unboxing, product reviews + or to ask a question, E-MAIL cassandraleemcclure@gmail.com FTC DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed are my own and 100% honest. I dont recommend anything that I don’t believe in wholeheartedly. As always, I appreciate your support! Thanks for listening!

38. Bridging a gap between wellness & beauty, not sacrificing one for the other with Mizzi Cosmetics Jun 17, 2019

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Bio: Brenda Mierzejewski is the founder and CEO of Mizzi Cosmetics. Affectionately known as the "Lip Lady," Brenda puts her passion for natural beauty products and knowledge of pharmaceutical supply chain together in this indie brand. She is the visionary that created their signature LipLuxe product line (artisan lip balms and lip scrub). Realizing that most of the lip balms on the market were toxic, Brenda made a commitment to using all-natural ingredients and healing essential oils. LipLuxe products are naturally made, with safe, non-toxic ingredients and no petroleum. Brenda’s dream of changing the landscape for lip care became a reality in 2015, when LipLuxe was discovered and organically endorsed by celebrities like Kylie Jenner and Kate Hudson. This helped to propel Mizzi Cosmetics to the next level. Mizzi Cosmetics believes in helping people slow down and focus on self-care, starting each day with healthy beautiful lips, powered by LipLuxe. Before her role as CEO of Mizzi Cosmetics, Brenda's skills and experience included leveraging material purchasing, planning, production, and supply ordering. A wiz at managing inventory control in fast-paced, large-scale warehouse environments, she was able to achieve maximum performance through operation refinement, process efficiency and improvement. What Brenda has to say in her 5 star review of the Clean Beauty Podcast: "Important topics and very easy to listen to. It's a great way to get information and recommendations on current, trending clean beauty companies and products." Mizzi company mission : A sophisticated, understated, luxurious, down to earth, natural brand to help you embrace your own beauty and boost self confidence by adding a healthy, beautiful shine to your lips. Never settle for feeling anything less than beautiful, always look beneath the surface, don't conform to norms and expectations, create your own definition of what beauty is. Be your own beautiful. The Mizzi Guarantee: Never any petroleum, no chemicals, no toxins, no sulphates, no parabens, no artificial flavors or scents, no animal by products (maybe the occasional beeswax or wild honey) and never animal testing, not ever. What does Mizzi support ?: "A variety of organizations with missions near and dear to our heart: The American Heart Association and Lily's Kids Inc. in honor of my son, Brady, who was diagnosed with Congenital Heart Defect and received open heart surgery at six months old, and in support to heart disease awareness. Smilow Cancer Center at Yale New Haven in honor of my sister and mother, both breast cancer survivors and in support of breast cancer awareness and prevention. The Jordan Porco Foundation in support of mental health awareness and suicide prevention. The Brain Injury Association of America in honor of our chemist, Elizabeth Dickerson and in support of research and awareness of brain injuries. Plus, many local charities, organizations, and fundraisers." Podcast sponsored by: http://lashbinder.com More information: http://cassandramcclure.com

37. The challenges of being a clean beauty manufacturer with the ladies behind Baeblu Beauty! Jun 10, 2019

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Learn how the two ladies met, hear their pros and cons with selling on amazon and so much more! You can find BaeBlu on Facebook & Instagram @BaeBluBeauty or check their product line by visiting their website at www.baebu.com or searching 'BaeBlu' on Amazon. This episode is sponsored by http://lashbinder.com —— Learn more, connect and check out all my favorites here: https://bio.site/Cassandramcclure Order a custom Clean Beauty Kit box full of goodies: cleanbeautykit.com My official website: Www.CassandraMcClure.com My product invention: LashBinder.com code: CLEANBEAUTYPODCAST for $5 off your entire order + free shipping anywhere in the US!• Connect on Instagram.com/CassandraMcClure • www.facebook.com/cassandraleemcclure youtube.com/q1ure • For unboxing, product reviews + more E-MAIL cassandraleemcclure@gmail.com As always, I appreciate your support! Thanks for listening! FTC DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed are my own and 100% honest. I dont recommend anything that I don’t believe in wholeheartedly.

36. Being Savvy: How I showcased my beauty product at a major music festival and how you can too. Jun 08, 2019

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Solo show with your host, Cassandra McClure on how she secured her eyelash tool, Lash Binder at Bottlerock's 3 day Music & Wine Festival. Here she shares her experience, tips, and tricks on how you can do the same with little to no money down. Episode sponsored by: http://Lashbinder.com —— Learn more, connect and check out all my favorites here: https://bio.site/Cassandramcclure Order a custom Clean Beauty Kit box full of goodies: cleanbeautykit.com My official website: Www.CassandraMcClure.com My product invention: LashBinder.com code: CLEANBEAUTYPODCAST for $5 off your entire order + free shipping anywhere in the US!• Connect on Instagram.com/CassandraMcClure • www.facebook.com/cassandraleemcclure youtube.com/q1ure • For unboxing, product reviews + more E-MAIL cassandraleemcclure@gmail.com As always, I appreciate your support! Thanks for listening! FTC DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed are my own and 100% honest. I dont recommend anything that I don’t believe in wholeheartedly.

35. A mother, a problem & a skincare solution with Shalom Lloyd, Naturally Tribal Skincare Jun 03, 2019

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Meet a mother who’s skincare company Naturally Tribal Skincare was born from personal experience. In 2014, Shalom Lloyd was blessed with the birth of her twins. Her boy, Joshua had miserable eczema - scratch ‘till you bleed’ irritation and she couldn’t bear the idea of smothering his sensitive new skin with chemical emollients and steroids. As a qualified pharmacist, Shalom understands the enormous value of medical treatments; however, our skin is a huge exchange organ which absorbs a lot of what we put on it. So, when you think about it, what we put on ourselves, and our family’s skin, should be just as important as what we eat. She looked to her African heritage for inspiration, recalling recipes containing all-natural ingredients, which has been used in Africa for generations. Shalom started to experiment in her kitchen, using high-quality Shea Butter as the main base, stumbled across the right formulation and within three days of application, Joshua’s skin cleared! Shalom Lloyd Bio: Shalom Lloyd is a mother of five, a pharmacist by qualification, an experience global leader in the pharmaceutical industry and the Founder of Naturally Tribal Skincare - a natural, vegan, ethically sourced, African-Heritage and synthetic chemical free skincare range that uses only Mother Nature’s gifts to create a range innovative, enriching and nurturing skincare products for the whole family. Naturally Tribal imports personally selected natural ingredients from Africa for research, testing, formulation and manufacture in the United Kingdom (UK) whilst empowering Africa women in the process. Shalom is an award-winning entrepreneur, a TEDx speaker and a CommonWealth First Export Champion Watch my unboxing of Naturally Tribal Skincare products: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUJNOinXpfg https://youtu.be/Gs13BsSVI54 —— Learn more, connect and enjoy my favorites mentioned: https://bio.site/Cassandramcclure Order a custom Clean Beauty Kit: cleanbeautykit.com Official website: CassandraMcClure.com wear lashes? this is for you: LashBinder.com code: CLEANBEAUTYPODCAST for $5 off your entire order + free shipping anywhere in the US! Connect on: Instagram.com/CassandraMcClure www.facebook.com/cassandraleemcclure youtube.com/q1ure For PR unboxing, product reviews + or to ask a question, E-MAIL cassandraleemcclure@gmail.com FTC DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed are my own and 100% honest. I dont recommend anything that I don’t believe in wholeheartedly. As always, I appreciate your support! Thanks for listening!

34. BOTOX Product safety, formulation, & understanding an aging face! Savy with Theoderma Skincare May 28, 2019

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What you will learn: 1. How hidden chemicals and preservatives end up in "natural" products. 2.Why products NEED preservatives, and how expiration dates are calculated. The shelf life of true natural products and how mass produced products that sit on store shelves for years can't truly be natural. ----- Eposide details: Savy Guthrie, founder of Theoderma Skin care is a dermatology PA with 15 years experience treating all different types of skin conditions ( 20 years in medicine overall). A native of Philadelphia, PA-born to Greek immigrant parents, Savy holds a Master’s Degree from The University of Nebraska in Physician Assistant Studies, a Bachelor’s Degree from Drexel University in Physician Assistant Studies and a Bachelor’s Degree from Temple University in Physiology. She is a member of the Society of Dermatology Physician Assistants and has attained Diplomate status by completing a rigorous dermatologist-developed course program. As a healthcare provider, she integrates her holistic approach to medicine with scientifically backed treatments to achieve optimal outcomes for her patients and as a cosmetic injector uses her artistic gift to create natural facial rejuvenation. The consummate student, she attends dermatology conferences/ seminars continuously, always looking to advance her knowledge and skill set. Her foray into product crafting began in 2011 when she encountered relentless skin irritation that was resistant to all her treatment attempts. Even “natural” products didn’t seem to help. It was then that Savy discovered a hidden truth in the industry. That natural products can be contaminated with undisclosed chemicals and ingredients. Beyond frustrated, Savy decided to just tap into her chemistry education and creative nature to formulate her own products. For years she did this with great results but witnessed her patients struggling with the same frustrations she had faced. Asking her for products that she was using and how they could get them, Savy decided to start her own product line. That was the birth of Theoderma- a natural premium product line that is certified by both Leaping Bunny and Vegan Action. From the Greek meaning God-Skin (Theo=God...Derma=Skin) A little play on words as well since her son Theodore is called Theo. (Theo=God ... Dore=Gift) Website?: TheodermaSkinCare.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/savy-guthrie-63a27723 Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/TheodermaSkinCare/ EPISODE Sponsored by LashBinder.com / —— Learn more, connect and check out all my favorites here: https://bio.site/Cassandramcclure Order a custom Clean Beauty Kit box full of goodies: cleanbeautykit.com My official website: Www.CassandraMcClure.com My product invention: LashBinder.com code: CLEANBEAUTYPODCAST for $5 off your entire order + free shipping anywhere in the US!• Connect on Instagram.com/CassandraMcClure • www.facebook.com/cassandraleemcclure youtube.com/q1ure • For unboxing, product reviews + more E-MAIL cassandraleemcclure@gmail.com As always, I appreciate your support! Thanks for listening! FTC DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed are my own and 100% honest. I dont recommend anything that I don’t believe in wholeheartedly.

33. What the founder of Epifania Magazine thinks about clean & sustainable beauty! May 20, 2019

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Nicole is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Epifania Magazine and is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of all strategies and activities related to the publication. As the creator of the publication, Nicole continually thrives to bring in new and intriguing articles to enhance and further the readers’ mind. Nicole is also responsible for fundraising, public outreach, recruitment of interns and contributors, as well as building relationships and creating partnerships with like-minded organizations. She studied Communication Studies as an undergrad and is currently earning her MBA. She was the previous Vice President of St. Elizabeth Day Home Board and was a Board Member of Bay Area Advertising Relief Committee. She is a graduate of Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Board Academy and is a Founding Father of the Psi Kappa, an Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity chapter. She has spoken to youth at numerous high schools, Breakthrough Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Women and Girls Leadership Summit. Mentions: Hollywood Hippie EPISODE SPONSORED: WWW.LASHBINDER.COM —— Learn more, connect and check out all my favorites here: https://bio.site/Cassandramcclure Order a custom Clean Beauty Kit box full of goodies: cleanbeautykit.com My official website: Www.CassandraMcClure.com My product invention: LashBinder.com code: CLEANBEAUTYPODCAST for $5 off your entire order + free shipping anywhere in the US!• Connect on Instagram.com/CassandraMcClure • www.facebook.com/cassandraleemcclure youtube.com/q1ure • For unboxing, product reviews + more E-MAIL cassandraleemcclure@gmail.com As always, I appreciate your support! Thanks for listening! FTC DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed are my own and 100% honest. I dont recommend anything that I don’t believe in wholeheartedly.

32. How safe are sanitary products? Not as clean as you may think. Make the switch! May 13, 2019

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Pesticides and toxic chemicals in feminine care products and what you can do to protect yourself! Have you ever wondered what was in your pads or tampons that makes them smell so good? Have you ever been irritated during or after using one? 4 out of 6 tampons tested contained at least one dangerous chemical. Playtex sport (scented) tested positive for 6 chemicals linked to CANCER, hormone disruption and reproductive issues. —— Learn more, connect and check out all my favorites here: https://bio.site/Cassandramcclure Order a custom Clean Beauty Kit box full of goodies: cleanbeautykit.com My official website: Www.CassandraMcClure.com My product invention: LashBinder.com code: CLEANBEAUTYPODCAST for $5 off your entire order + free shipping anywhere in the US!• Connect on Instagram.com/CassandraMcClure • www.facebook.com/cassandraleemcclure youtube.com/q1ure • For unboxing, product reviews + more E-MAIL cassandraleemcclure@gmail.com As always, I appreciate your support! Thanks for listening! FTC DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed are my own and 100% honest. I dont recommend anything that I don’t believe in wholeheartedly.

31. San Francisco is banning plastic water bottles for a cleaner city, landscape & ocean! YAY! May 06, 2019

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80% of of ocean pollution consists of plastics so in August 2014, California became the first state to enact legislation imposing a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at large retail stores. The bill also required a 10-cent minimum charge for recycled paper bags, reusable plastic bags, and compostable bags at certain locations. Now, new regulations prohibit the sale of plastic bottles at events held on city owned property in San Francisco and government agencies may not purchase bottled water. Other cities have already begun enacting bans like S.F. which gives us all a little hope. Water bottle plastics are unhealthy for people and the environment. Pathogens from water bottles thrown away as trash destroy ocean life and coral reefs are dying quicker than ever due to the high levels of plastic pollution. Garbage patches have grown to unfathomable sizes in the pacific ocean and it's all our fault. Bottles often contain BPA which is a known hormone disruptor in humans. #Ban1500 sponsored by LashBinder.com

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