Beauty and Personal Care
What Your Skin Says About Your Health
Face it, our health may not always be our primary concern—instead it is often how we look! Many of us really only pay attention to our health when we are sick or in pain. But we check out how we look every time we pass a mirror. Is that vanity? No, it is the grand design....
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3 DIY Springtime Facials for Gorgeous Skin
Springtime is here and that means lots more reasons to leave the house. And who wants to do that with less than healthy looking skin? A winter indoors can leave your face dry, pale and tired. But no need to splurge on an expensive spa day; you can refresh your skin with s...
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3 Ways To Clean Up Those Toxins
In February 2013, the World Health Organization and United Nations Environmental Programme released a report that connected the dots between the exposure to hormone disrupting chemicals and the incidence of disease. The report claims that more research is needed in order ...
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Apply These Foods To Your Face!
There are really only two ways to end up with food on your face. Either you’ve been in a food fight or you’ve just re-enacted the steamy fridge scene from 9 ½ weeks. Now you can throw a third way into the mix. Use foods as home-made moisturizers. Instead of using chemical...
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What Are Acne Remedies?
Acne Remedies are treatment options available to those suffering from problems that are affecting their skin. Acne is typically comprised of blackheads, whiteheads, cysts, and are commonly afflicted all over the individuals body with a specific emphasis placed on the face...
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Paige Padgett's 2012 Holiday Gift Guide
Still looking for that perfect holiday gift for your favorite eco-girl? Look no further! Green beauty expert, Paige Padgett, found something to help each of your girly-girl friends feel even more beautiful this holiday season.We asked Paige for her top three green be...
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Anti-Aging Creams: Are They Worth the Cost?
I’m a face cream junky. But I can’t imagine paying $900, $875, or even $575 for a cream that’s supposed to drive collagen and elastin to the cells that need it the most and to fulfill our desire to look younger.Apparently, even without my contribution, these products are ...
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6 Tips to DIY Homemade Body Care Products
Personal care manufacturers have convinced us we need fancy formulated products to look our best. But we don’t. Its no secret that chemicals are used widely in household and personal care items. From phthalates and petroleum to detergents and fragrance—what we put on our skin ...
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10 Ways to Go Fragrance Free
Ten powerful ways to protect yourself from toxic synthetic fragrances: 1. Avoid air fresheners. They are made with synthetic fragrances, containing phthalates.2. Watch for any product that lists “fragrance” or “parfum” on the label — these a...
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Bill Clinton Takes to a Vegan Way of Life
In 2004 Bill Clinton, US President from 1993 to 2001, had quadruple bypass surgery. Following this major surgery Clinton changed his diet somewhat, but clearly not enough, as he found out that he would have to have a stent put into his veins in 2010. The cholesterol was still ...
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Dry Skin Brushing
Are you plagued with dry flaky skin during the winter? I hate to admit it, but I’m definitely one of those unfortunate souls. All the extra virgin coconut oil, shea butter, and natural creams get slathered on, but wear off quickly. Yes, I also eat lots of vegetables, healthy f...
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Gray And Long: An Oxymoron?
It seems that men have been noticing my hair at checkout lines. Today the guy behind the counter at Costco told me he loves my silver hair – that it reminded him of his mother’s hair. Last week while I was waiting at the grocery checkout counter a short man with a full h...
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Decoding Your Skin Type
Time and again we hear how overwhelming it can be to walk into the beauty department of a store and find literally thousands of different skin care products.On a recent visit, I noticed one prestige line of skin care alone has 27 different moisturizers. Nighttime, Daytime...
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Traditional Beauty Rituals
Oftentimes the most beneficial beauty rituals that we practice are the oldest. Here’s a list of a few of my favourites, and why they’ve stood the test of time.Tea Time Drinking tea is perhaps one of the oldest beauty practices people continue doing today. Initially cult...
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Healthy Skin Gives A Good Image
Successful businesses understand the value of a good image. Marketers spend endless hours developing a brand and promoting it. Healthy skin is your brand promotion for good health. It is your wellness image-maker.First ImpressionsEstimates are it only takes three sec...
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Decoding Cosmetics Labels
If you enjoy grocery shopping like I do, you probably spend time browsing the aisles looking for great new products. I’m always interested in something that will help me pick up more dirt, that will make my meals taste better, and that will get my whites whiter than white. Dis...
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Safe Sunscreen Protection this Summer
As the weather gets warmer and days grow longer, we rely on sunscreens to protect us from the harmful UV rays during our outdoor summer activities. However, a new report from Environmental Working Group (EWG) on sunscreens suggests that many sunscreens in the U.S. may not be p...
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Indoor Tanning Linked to Skin Cancer
Summer's t-shirts, shorts and swimsuits mean two things: people want to look fit and tanned. It might seem like a good idea to book a little time at the tanning salon to work on your "base," but a new study out of the University of Minnesota has definitively linked...
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6 Tips for Healthy Summer Skin
It is easy to neglect our skin in the summer. The warmer, more humid weather means our skin isn’t as dry and itchy as it is in the winter; and the sun kissed look of a tan can make us feel better when we look in the mirror.But the lazy days of summer don’t mean we should ...
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EWG & Personal Care Products
You have probably heard of the Environmental Working Group (EWG).Founded in 1993, their mission is to protect the environment and the health of individuals through “the power of information.”With a specific emphasis on the protection of developing fetuses (and b...
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Soft Supple Skin All Year Round
Wouldn’t it be nice to have skin as soft as a baby’s bottom?Skin health becomes a bigger feat as we age; even more so today with increased environmental stressors and busier lifestyles. People spend hundreds to thousands of dollars in hopes of preserving their youth and g...
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What “Natural” Means in “Natural Skin Care”
At a press conference not so long ago, the Vice President of a large natural skin care company famously dipped his finger into one of their body lotion products and proceeded to eat it. His purpose was to demonstrate the purity of their products, and presumably their safe...
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Making Sense of Parabens
You don’t have to look far to realize there is a controversy surrounding the common group of skin care ingredients called “parabens.” Walk the aisles of your favorite drugstore and you will see “No Parabens” popping up on more and more labels; and just the other day a well-known ...
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From Synthetic to All Natural Soaps
When I hit my mid thirties I noticed a huge change in the condition of my skin. I had trouble keeping it hydrated (it became chronically dry), it lost elasticity (wrinkles!) and most strikingly, I noticed heightened sensitivity. Of particular concern was the fact that these issu...
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The Health Benefits of Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is a species of the succulent plant, originating in Northern Africa, and sits at the top of the world’s best superfoods list. It grows in arid conditions but you will see it grow in a wide range of climates today. The aloe’s history is quite fascinating. Cleopatra was ...
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Scent in Cosmetics and Beauty Products
“That which we call a rose,” Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet, “by any other name would smell as sweet.”What if the scent of that rose was actually derived from chemicals with names like dibutyl phthalate and diethylhexyl phthalate? The scent, while authen...
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Beautiful Skin from the Inside Out
Every year we spend hundreds of dollars on products to achieve beautiful, glowing skin. Isn’t it interesting that many of these products are marketed as having nutrients that we can actually get from our food? Lean protein and vitamins like Co-Q10, C and E along with anti...
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What is your Beauty Blueprint?
Beauty is one of our most sacred possessions. It is not guaranteed; instead, it is earned. As with anything earned, thought, strategy and effort come into play. True beauty comes within or from the inside out. Yet, many people look for the fountain of youth from the outside th...
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Natural & Organic Skin Care
The skin care products you use everyday may be doing more than giving you a sun kissed glow and wrinkle free eyes. Today, natural and organic cosmetics and skin care products are the fastest growing segments of the beauty industry in North America. According to Packaged Facts,...
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Sodium- A Beauty Killer?
Are we pickling ourselves?I remember when I was about eight years old, putting poor earthworms through many torturous events for a science experiment. I cannot for the life of me remember why I did this, but for one awful reason I sprinkled one worm with salt. With g...
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