The Green Beauty Guide

I recommend the following effective at-home spa treatment that deals with clogged pores, flakiness, and sensitivities/dryness. You can vary the ingredients according to your skin’s condition. I prefer not to label woman’s skin based on her age. Women in their 30s can have parched, fragile skin with hyperpigmentation and hormonal breakouts while women in their [...]

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I am more and more dissatisfied with alarmist policies of Skin Deep database. I just realized that they have labeled caramel with carginogenic label. People (not real scientists, mind you, just website editors) have assumed that caramel, a substance that you get by melting sugar, is carcinogenic.

Based on what? A name of the cancer research [...]

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Q: I have been reading The Green Beauty Guide and noted that Jurlique Herbal Recovery Gel is noted as a gorgeous product on page 60. Yet, it you review it on the Skin Deep website www.cosmeticsdatabase.com, it is rated a 7 out of 10, 10 being the worst.

I am just curious since I would like [...]

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               In winter time, our skin requires gentle cleansing, and that’s when plant-based, low foaming cleansers come handy.

                All cleansing products, whether they are meant for use on the face, body, or hair, are based on one of three types of cleansing agents: detergents, plant soaps, and saponins.

                Detergents are the most ubiquitous type [...]

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It perhaps takes two years after giving birth for a new mom to start feeling like a woman again. At least that’s how long it took me. On Marie’s second birthday I gave myself a mani/pedi; a week later, I’ve got Victoria Beckham’s short bob and super-dark brown Aveda hair color that I have been [...]

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Space NK, our Brit version of Sephora, is one tricky store. Whenever I stroll into their cute tempting space, I end up buying not what I wanted. Today, I didn’t even want to buy anything. Space NK launched a so-called natural line, and the store girl assured me it’s “free from all nasties” - of [...]

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I was very excited to learn about the new Nutriganics line by The Body Shop. Touted as the first certified organic (at least in the UK) line of cleanser, toner, day and night moisturizers, serum, and eye cream, the line looks quite green, and the ingredients are quite decent.

However, when I checked the Body Shop.com, [...]

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For many women, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can alleviate the physical symptoms of menopause,

But many also look for another benefit of HRT. Many women noticed a marked improvement in their skin’s appearance while on HRT.

However, dermatologists maintain that estrogen does not aid in skin rejuvenation of photodamaged skin. And the potential risks of estrogen supplementation [...]

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Not exactly an ode. I’ve been doing a seasonal cleanse in my makeup bag (in England, it’s raining permanently, so it’s never too late to update your makeup wardrobe for the next season, and it’s always a good reason to buy the next season’s goodie). And guess what - all my lippies are made by [...]

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In treating acne, many minerals vitamins work to clear up the skin by boosting the immune and elimination body systems while gently regulating hormonal levels.
Here are some vitamins that are especially beneficial for acne-prone skin. These vitamins and minerals can be taken as an intensive course while you are working to eliminate acne, and [...]

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