The Green Beauty Guide

In summer time, it’s best to leave our nails go au naturel, without any nail polish so that they would benefit from air and moderate sun exposure. The best way to keep our nails groomed and healthy is cuticle oil.
Cuticles stretch with the natural growth of your nails. If your skin or cuticle does not [...]

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Organic full-fat milk is the ultimate gentle facial cleanser. Just pour some milk on a cotton wool ball and wipe off the eye makeup and refresh the skin. There is no need to wash the milk off. Top it off with your regular moisturizer or leave it as it is and enjoy a mild exfoliation [...]

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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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My pre-pregnancy nightmare is coming back. It’s not a really full-blown acne, but it’s bad enough to peek from underneath the mineral makeup and it’s inflamed enough to make me reach for the old time-tested acne fighters: the Skinsaver Wash (I was too proud to reach for the Petite Marie Organics products, so I made [...]

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1. Vegetable glycerin

This is a commonly available humectant that locks up moisture in your skin by attracting water molecules from the outside environment. Vegetable glycerin can be used in any homemade skin preparations, and it’s a great addition to any ready-made body lotion. Look for kosher grade vegetable glycerin, ideally made from organically grown, non-GMO [...]

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Here are ten amazing green basic ingredients that cost cents to obtain yet can make million dollar difference in your skin condition.
1. Olive oil: massaged into dry, parchment-like hands and especially cuticles; used to saturate cotton wool balls and wipe off makeup; to massage itchy, dry skin all over the body; to layer under your [...]

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Jennifer Hudson took home a Grammy this February, and if I could hand over a Best Makeup Awards, she would have scored a pretty gilded makeup brush, too. Her makeup was flawless, gorgeous and very, very inspirational.
As I browsed via Glamour.com, I couldn’t help but snatched some ideas.
This is the perfect look for a [...]

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Bespoke is a hot word today, just like green beauty. It is slapped on anything from software to kitchen furniture. Meaning one-off original, designed and made from scratch, “bespoke” also describes made-to-order versions of a manufacturer’s standard range.
            Bespoke makeup blends are easier to create than you think. You will need to assemble a basic [...]

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Is your mascara clumpy? Your foundation lumpy? Can’t remember what year you bought your half-used lipstick? Be sure I am guilty of at least one of these sins.

As I did my fall makeup bag’s makeover (no, I didn’t ditch makeup simply because I am trying to live green) I discovered so much toxic junk, [...]

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When we switch to organic, we do it for different reasons. Some are plagued with chemical sensitivities, so they strive using as less chemically engineered products as possible. Some are blessed with sensitive conscience, so they want to help Mother Nature. Some are blessed with pregnancy, so we go green to help our little bundle of [...]

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