Uncompromised Ethical Cleansing
March 31, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Paints & Potions
For the thinker, beauty begs the question—what do cosmetics do to help pretty the world? When we received samples of Skin 2 Skin, we chocked it up to another green-friendly, California beauty company safe enough to fit our new high standards. But, as we primped and rotated our weekly masks, we kept coming back to [...]
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 [...]


