What are Parabens and Why Should You Avoid Them?

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What are Parabens and Why Should You Avoid Them?

Parabens: They’re ubiquitous in beauty and grooming products, and yet, questions have loomed about their safety for years. Should you care about parabens and try to avoid them? Our humble opinion is Yes and Yes. Let us explain. What are parabens anyway? The short story is, parabens have been making beauty and grooming products shelf-stable over the long-term since the 1920s. Toiletries and other products that both sit on shelves for a long time and aren’t used immediately (like a bottle of lotion) are prone to bacteria and fungi, especially if they are water-based. Parabens prevent these products from spoiling...

Extraordinary Bearded Gents: Peter Kropotkin

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Extraordinary Bearded Gents: Peter Kropotkin

Throughout history (and undoubtedly before history) there have been bearded gentlemen who have led extraordinary and amazing  lives. As a self-proclaimed connoisseur of the bearded lifestyle, I would be remiss if I didn't do my part to bring their stories to light. There are countless numbers of awesome bearded men with prodigious tales worthy of telling, but I can think of none worthier than Russian scientist, philosopher, revolutionary and all around bad-ass  Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin was born the son of a prince, but unimpressed with the privileges of royalty, he renounced his aristocratic heritage  and eventually became a revolutionary. Work was scarce for Kropotkin, so...

Beard Guide

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Beard Guide

Beard Guide Your beard is unique.  No one who has ever lived, or who ever will live, will have a beard like yours. Our job at The Mod Cabin is not to tell you what style of beard you should have.  Our job is to help you bring out your beard's awesomeness.  All of our beard care products are designed to help you keep your beard healthy and moisturized so your beard can reach its full potential. What your beard's potential is is up to you. If you are looking for advice on how to start growing a beard I...

Music Review: The Whistle Pigs - Bless Your Hearts and Livers

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Music Review: The Whistle Pigs - Bless Your Hearts and Livers

Every once in awhile you accidentally stumble upon something unexpectedly awesome. My discovery of The Whistle Pigs while looking for something to do in Nederland Colorado is a perfect example of such an occasion. Hailing from the hill country of Southern Illinois, The Whistle Pigs are a three man progressive bluegrass/alt-country/insurgent Americana band that utilizes a combination of vocal harmonies, banjo, accordion, and upright bass that sounds a little bit like Trampled by Turtles and a little bit like Bouncing Souls. The Whistle Pigs playing at Stage Stop in Rollinsville Colorado Cori & I had the privilege of seeing them play at Stage Stop in...

What is Grooming Oil and Why Do You Need It?

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We've recently released two new beard oils; Vagabond & Stirner to go along with our original Gunbarrel Grooming Oil.So what exactly is grooming oil and how can it help your beard? Grooming oil moisturizes and strengthens your beard hair, helps keep the skin under your beard from getting irritated and gives your beard a fuller, healthier appearance overall.We use equal amounts argan, jojoba and coconut oils in all our grooming oils. The argan oil; often referred to as "liquid gold" by hair experts, penetrates facial hair pores where it enhances elasticity and stimulates beard growth. The natural antioxidants and vitamin E...

Natural Remedies for Allergies

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Natural Remedies for Allergies
Natural remedies for treating seasonal allergies from The Mod Cabin.

Monday Music Review: Nellie Wilson - Not This Time

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Monday Music Review: Nellie Wilson - Not This Time

If you are anything like me, you didn't grow up appreciating country music. As a kid, my idea of country music was formed by goofy caricatures like Billy Ray Cyrus and more recently by soulless, commercialized pop musicians like Taylor Swift. In my mind, country music represented ignorance and stupidity. So it was refreshing to learn there was an underground country music subculture that created intelligent, thought-provoking music inspired by the unique and real life experiences and struggles of sophisticated, working class people. This brings me to Nellie Wilson's new album Not This Time. Nellie Wilson: Not This Time At a lean...

Growing a Beard Part 2: Now That You Have Some Facial Hair

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Growing a Beard Part 2: Now That You Have Some Facial Hair
Part 2 of The Mod Cabin's Beard Growing Guide. This section focuses on patchy areas and shaping.

Growing a Beard

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Growing a Beard

Growing A Beard Growing a beard is easy. That being said, there are several issues and complications that go along with it. In this post I will address the most common issues people run into when growing a beard. This will be the first in a series of posts on healthy beard growth and maintenance. You may have trouble picking a beard style. There are several online sites that provide ideas and advice on choosing a beard style. Regardless of what style of beard you choose, it is usually best to let your facial hair grow out for four weeks before...

Benefits of Birch Tar Soap

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Benefits of Birch Tar Soap

Benefits of Birch Tar Soap The benefits of birch tar have been well known for centuries. Unfortunately, with the advent of the modern cosmetic industry, the benefits of Birch tar have largely been forgotten.  No worries. The Mod Cabin is here to acquaint you with this wonderful natural remedy! Birch tar is made from the dry distillation of the bark of  Birch trees. This process is old. Really old. There is evidence that people were dry distilling birch tar in what is now Germany 40,000 years ago to make a glue necessary to create weapons for hunting. This article will focus on the uses...

The Oil Cleansing Method

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It's nice when we are able to cut through all the misinformation and reconnect with a simple truth. Here we go. Are you ready? Oil is not bad for your skin. No, seriously! I'll even take it a step further. After all the products labelled oil free, and all the advertising and marketing meant to teach us that oil causes breakouts, we are (re)learning quite the opposite.The oil cleansing method (OCM) has regained popularity very quickly. I know, I know! "Oil cleansing" may sound like a contradiction to a lot of us, but the truth is that most of the...

Essential Oils versus Fragrance Oils

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Essential Oils versus Fragrance Oils
The benefits of using all natural essential oils over synthetically produced fragrance oils.