TICO* Has Impacted Many Aspects of My Life When asked to be a guest writer for TICO*, I’ve struggled with what to start with first. I’m a mother of two, yoga instructor, wanna-be health nut (it’s a process!), avid traveler, and a big fan of this lovely oil for my body. So instead of jumping […]
Coconut Oil For Hair I am 100% vegetarian and about 75% vegan. The extra 25% accounts for the fact that I have a really hard time giving up cheese and eggs when I am in Mexico. I’m trying!! The realization… About a year ago, I began to be mindful of what I was putting on and […]
Eliminating Mail It is an understatement to say that I am passionate about simplifying. Call it streamlining, optimizing, OCD, orderly, minimalistic- but the elimination of clutter in one’s life, especially in today’s day and age when we are inundated by it, is essential to a balanced life. It creates more free time, which I refer […]
My TICO* Story Starts Here… I’ll come right out and tell you, I’m not a “green” person or super eco-friendly. Mostly, I’m a regular guy. I’m married to a wonderful woman, and I have two sweet daughters. I live in a small, quiet neighborhood outside of Austin, Texas, and well, I just do my thing- […]
Hemp Oil is Great for Your Body People tend to whisper if they say the word “hemp” out loud, but we prefer to shout it! Contrary to common belief, hemp seeds are not equivalent to marijuana. They are derived from the cannabis plant, which, when synthesized in a specific way can be smoked as marijuana, […]
No man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thine own Or of thine friend’s were. […]
Not All Who Wander Are Lost In May of 2011, I had had enough. The previous five years had been spent in very public executive roles, ramping up new ventures for other people. All of them, at their core, were about helping others, so I can say that I had passion about what I was […]
My Journey With Shave Oil I can tell you the exact date I discovered the concept of shave oil. It was on the morning of February 15, 2009 at the Austin Marathon. Well, in my case the Austin Half Marathon. After I crossed the finish line I wobbled over to the area where the race […]
TICO* Is An All In One Magic Elixir It’s an interesting thing when you make the switch over to shave oil. You relish in the fact that you stepped out of ‘the norm’ and found one of the best shaving products on the market. Something better. Something different. You realize that you have the ability […]
Yeah, that’s right… Shaving Sucks. Use TICO* and it will suck less. Why does does shaving suck? Well, for the most part it is something we need to do as opposed to something we want to do. To make it worse, the products most of us use, like shaving cream and gels, are simply not the right […]
Choose To Shave Simply If you follow the shaving industry like I do, you can’t go very far without running into ‘The Art of Manliness Shaving’ approach which includes a pre-shave oil, shaving cream, applying that shaving cream with a brush, and then aftershave. Well, I felt obligated to give it a go, after all… […]
A Simple Secret to Getting a Close Shave A close shave…that is what everyone is looking for, right? Can a good shaving cream do it? But what is the best way to get it? Well, one might say that a baby-soft face aside, comfort would be a key factor. I would have to agree with that, […]
Shaving With the Crazies Shaving with devices other than a shaving razor seems crazy, right? Well as I am sure you are aware, the world is full of crazy people, and it appears that some of them adhere to a variety of theories on what devices can be utilized for shaving. I stumbled upon a […]
I love Shaving in the Shower Maybe it’s just because I love showers, but I feel it is really the best way to shave. A hot shower produces a steamy environment that opens up pores and soften whiskers, and makes for a comfortable and close shave like no other. Now, just because you shave in […]
Movember, What a Great Idea I mean, Breast Cancer has the Susan G Komen Foundation, so it is only natural that Prostate & Testicular Cancer has their knight in shining armor. Much has been done for the former, but men’s health initiatives have lagged behind, or at least gotten a slower start. It is never […]
Here Are My Top Ten Shaving Quotes I love quotes of all kinds. Concise statements that carry a lifetime of wisdom, or even humor. So I looked around for some Shaving Quotes, and surprisingly, there are very few good ones to be found. Why are there not more? Shaving is something that most of the […]
Top 10 Mustache Styles There are a number of mustache styles out there, so as your thoughts drift to how you are going to shape your lovely lip hair, you better have the end in mind. Since the dawn of man, facial hair has been a way to express one’s self. Accordingly, I have complied my […]
Movember 2012 Events Can you believe that we are but a few short days away from the end of Movember 2012? It has been a great month for TICO* and for all of the MO Bro’s out there. We are very anxious to see how much this great charity brings in this year. As we […]
Farewell Movember 2012… Farewell. Movember 2012 was one for the books. So many great ‘staches and so little time. As we conclude this great month, it is time (for most) to face the inevitable farewell of your soup strainer. It’s not a matter to be taken lightly…
Adios Movember, Hola Decembeard Apparently, men across the globe have been having a hard time saying goodbye to Movember. The natural course of action is to identify a just cause that will enable you to keep growing your facial hair out, thus the creation of Decembeard. After looking around online, there are a few different uses of […]