The Facial Bar Resurgence
February 4, 2011 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Featured, Paints & Potions
Send to KindleTweet A few decades ago, before the skincare market was flooded with cleansers, exfoliants and masks of all varieties, there were a few mainstay products most of us turned to. Among the popular go-to products were St. Ives apricot scrub, Cetaphil cream cleanser, Freeman masks, and of course, clear cleansing bars from Neutrogena [...]
Exotic Fruits Among Expected Food Trends
January 25, 2011 by Andrea Toochin
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Send to KindleTweet Ironic trends continue as folks in the developed world seek out super fruits and herbs while American multinationals peddle their mainstay products in developing nations such as China and India. I am hooked on super fruits and Indian and Chinese herbs. I’ve been into exotic fruits including yuzu, passion fruit, and seabuckthorn [...]
Sea Buckthorn: The New Omega
June 25, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
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Send to KindleTweet Wellness and skincare trends are probably 90% marketing and gimmick, but we know one ingredient that might be the real deal—Sea Buckthorn. The small orange berry that grows on tall shrubs is so strong it can survive conditions everywhere, from Great Britain to Siberia. It is being studied more and more in [...]
