The Green Beauty Guide

If spring is not really here, it’s certainly on its way. So what’s better time to make your beauty routine greener? Here’s my modest round up of beauty must-haves for March.

Healthy looking skin is essential, especially after we start peeling off those layers of winter clothing. Moor Lavender
Body Oil by Dr. Hauschka is absolutely great [...]

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As someone with less-than-pretty post-acne marks, I am constantly on search for products that may help erase them completely.

Bio Oil, made by South African company “Union-Swiss” (J) is currently touted as a cure-all for scars and stretch marks.

I am seeing Bio-Oil everywhere, in pharmacies, online stores, and even in supermarkets. And of course, since it [...]

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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. In just a few days we will shower our love ones with chocolates, flowers, and cards. Here are some easy ideas that are sure to make your V-Day a little greener.

1. Spice it up with natural lingerie. Instead of buying lingerie made of non-biodegradable materials such as nylon, [...]

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Scientists at South Dakota State University found a substance derived ultimately from Red Sea coral could help treat skin cancer.
Sarcophine-diol, made from a substance called sarcophine that can be isolated from soft coral found in the Red Sea, has chemopreventive effects.
The new study is looking at sarcophine-diol’s possible use in prevention of skin cancer to [...]

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If there is something that could make me hit the keyboard and start writing a post before I had my morning latte is another set of misconceptions spread by members of traditional science.
As I was idly browsing BabyCenter.com waiting for my emails to download, I found this question: “Are safe-tanners safe during pregnancy?”
Here’s a cheery [...]

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Is it my post-pregnancy hormones staging a riot or does the idea of smearing faces with sludge made of squished postpartum material is repulsive, revolting, and plain dangerous? Apparently, placenta was just about to become a hot ingredient in skincare, if not for some troubling scientific research.
Purified extracts of cow and human placenta, it [...]

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It’s impossible – and actually harmful - to avoid the sun completely. A light tan is more than enough to maintain healthy levels of vital vitamin D, but sun protection today is more important than ever. Sunburns are directly linked to a higher risk of developing the most disastrous skin cancer, melanoma, and it’s much [...]

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Have a red, sore itchy rash after wearing that new bracelet? It could result from allergic contact dermatitis, a skin reaction to something — jewelry, fragrance or other substances — with which you’ve had contact.
Mayo Clinic Health Letter lists the top 10 causes of contact dermatitis that were recently identified by Mayo Clinic researchers: [...]

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Men don’t fear wrinkles as much as women do. Our society is much more tolerant to men’s signs of aging, such as thinning hair, wrinkled, leathery skin, and less-than-flawless physique. But men, too, suffer from dry skin, acne, eczema, allergies and sun damage, and it doesn’t make them any happier. 
            Good gentle grooming routines [...]

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Taking a shower is perhaps the least green experience in your beauty routine. No, wait, hair dying is worse. But consider this: you are wasting 20 gallons of water, rinsing down the drain about three tablespoons of petrochemicals, endocrine disruptors, fragrance compounds, and detergents, and end up with skin and hair that were washed squeaky [...]

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