Friday, February 10, 2012

Nourishing Neroli

December 30, 2008 by Andrea Toochin  
Filed under Paints & Potions

The oil of the bitter orange appears a safe and nourishing natural essential oil that continues to creep into the cosmetics sector. According to the U.S. government unit National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, topical uses of neroli, the oil derived from the bitter orange flower, include fungal infections such as ringworm and athlete’s [...]

European Beauty: Where Quality And Quantity Unite

November 9, 2008 by Andrea Toochin  
Filed under Paints & Potions

The sustainability that many American cosmetic companies adopt for sales and trend purposes is one that seems a genuine mission in the European community. Translation: it is quite rare to find a large, established cosmetic company in America that is creating products without harmful chemicals, in a sustainable manufacturing setting, simply because it is the [...]

Makeup 2.0 Superfruit-Infused Beauty

September 28, 2008 by Andrea Toochin  
Filed under Paints & Potions

The latest innovations in the makeup world involve a back-to-basics approach, where renowned cosmetics companies pine nature for powerful plants and fruits, some with natural pigments. Among those companies are Tarte, Aveda and Liz Earle. What all these products have in a common is the ability to do what makeup originally intended—enhance your natural beauty, [...]

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