The Green Beauty Guide

A young woman in England was rushed to the hospital with agonizing burns following an extreme reaction to a home hair dye kit.
Zoe Vernon, 22, was told by the doctors she had some of the worst allergic reaction they had ever seen caused by hair dye.
The poor girl said she had dyed her hair previously [...]

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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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After 2 days of using skincare products by Nutriganics (The Body Shop) I am utterly disappointed.
Let’s begin with the better products. The mask is OK. For the clay mask, it dries to invisibility which is weird. Normally, clay masks dry to bright white/gray/yellow/pink. This mask dried and became invisible. Lookes unusual, weird, but all right [...]

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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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Apparently they are. A few days ago I’ve been lured to Clinique counter by a clever promotion that promised an airport-security friendly makeup bag with mini clippers, hair brushes, and other cute travel accessories. Just out of a sheer curiosity (and to earn the bag!) I made an honest attempt to choose a Clinique lippie.
To [...]

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