Winter Skin Remedies

Beauty products are a woman’s weakness because they are easiest form of instant gratification. Dieting is hard, work can be a drag, relationships are either complicated or nonexistent, and kids require 24/7 attention. But beauty, beauty can provide instant gratification, be it in the application of eye gel during a stressful moment, a spritz of [...]

No BS Skincare: Derma e

Safe, effective skincare for many skin ailments and general anti-aging, from a seasoned skincare company that respects both its customers and the environment.

Curated Cosmetics: ABC Carpet’s Beauty Bar

If ever there were such a thing as curated cosmetics, ABC Carpet & Home has defined it. Their recent first-floor expansion focused on building a new section devoted entirely to beauty, to usher in fall with a well-planned beauty bar of sorts. From 10 to 15 brands, they selected six to be sold on the ground floor of the Flatiron store. [...]

Target Beauty Goes Green

One of America’s most loved big box retailers is expanding its “green” product offerings with the addition of new brands that are free of questionable chemical preservatives and foaming agents. Minnesota-based Target announced it will carry a number of new brands that do not test on animals and are free of parabens, phthalates and sodium [...]

Sweden Studies Cumulative Exposure To Parabens, Phthalates

The results of an investigative study by Sweden’s environment ministry of the cumulative effects of potential endocrine disruptors, such as parabens and phthalates, will be presented at the November meeting of the Swedish environmental working party, reports Cosmetics Design. The Swedish study is in response to increasing findings that show reduced semen quality, malformation of [...]

Earthy Skincare For the Boys

The Metrosexual concept may be a thing of the past, however men today are more comfortable admitting to a grooming regimen. We think it’s a positive change, because prevention is the best way to avert premature aging. That said, we love the inside and outside of the new Zirh Skin Nutrition line, Zirh Natural for [...]

Eyes on the Prize: Our search For Effective Eye Creams

The perfect pair of vintage Levi’s, a non-clumping mascara and an eye cream that masks exhaustion—these are our the items we will always be searching for. As such, we usher in summer with our picks of some great eye creams, with a selection to suit every personality. ORGANIC Sometimes the brands you’ve never heard of [...]

Sustainable Soap

Maggie Hanus has been erasing her carbon footprint far before green became a fad. In 1995, she started the Austin-area small business, A Wild Soap Bar, making soap and other person care products, without using harmful chemicals such as parabens, sulfates and phthalates. She went further, and excluded filler ingredients such as petroleum products, preservatives [...]

Uncompromised Ethical Cleansing

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 [...]

Spotlight On Neem

The principles of Ayurvedic medicine are gaining popularity in the United States every year, with commonly used herbs popping up everywhere from supplements to skincare. Here, we begin the first of a three-part series on cure-all ingredients most commonly found in India. From rural lands in Indian states to New York City, neemcontinues to gain [...]

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