Earthy Skincare For the Boys
June 9, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Paints & Potions
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 [...]
Sustainable Soap
April 16, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Paints & Potions
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
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 [...]
Retail & Celebrity Charity News May 5
May 11, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events
Kate Hudson has teamed up with hairdresser David Babaii to launch a line of cruelty-free, environmentally-friendly hair care products. Ten percent of the profits will go toward the wildlife charity WildAid. All products are 100% free of sulfates, parabens, petrochemicals and animal products. Hudson told USA Today “It’s very difficult to make a purely organic [...]


