The Green Beauty Guide

Perhaps summer is not the best time to launch a cold cream cleanser, but I found that I am using the Crème Galen prototype too often these days. It’s great to remove mineral sunscreens and makeup, and it’s very delicate and nurturing for sun-drenched skin.
So instead of waiting for the fall, I am happy to [...]

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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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Lavender belongs to the mint family of Labiatae. It’s fresh, floral, slightly woodsy scent has abilities to rebalance emotions, calm and harmonize during periods of stress. Lavender is helpful when you have problems sleeping, but beware using too much lavender in order to get to sleep faster: instead of calming, too much lavender has invigorating [...]

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Now, this is a scary bit of information.
A study by University of Alabama at Birmingham physics professor Thomas Nordlund, Ph.D., suggest that energy transfer by sunscreen ingredients could actually be harming healthy cells.
“Ultraviolet light has a lot of energy, and if that energy does not dissipate quickly as it is absorbed by sunscreen, the energy can [...]

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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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Used once a week, this mask is good for brightening up the color, and used three times a week it can darken the brassy, chestnut tones if you are into true brunette shades. This mask cannot work miracles, though, and it won’t change your hair color dramatically. It’s going to only maintain and maybe deepen the color you already have.

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As I am looking for a reliable yet completely natural blend of preservatives to keep my Petite Marie Organics products fresh and pure for longer, I couldn’t help but explore the benefits (and darker sides) of rosemary oil.
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a sturdy, hardy perennial herb that for some reason grows abundantly on poor, stony [...]

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Q: I just read two of your books, first on acne and the second The Green Beauty Guide! I got really interested in your Petite Marie skincare, but there is one thing that made me cautious and it’s the colloidal silver as preservative in acne skincare. After seeing those scary photos in Google with those [...]

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