Summer heat, crazy humidity, air conditioning, pool water…our hair gets assaulted throughout the summer with fluctuating temperatures, weather conditions, and contact with chemicals. Give your hair a little extra help bouncing back to it’s natural beauty with John Masters Lavender and Avocado Intensive Conditioner.
John Masters Organics are USDA certified organic and they are “committed to using the finest, most therapeutic organic ingredients on the planet”.
By Paige Donner •
July 22, 2009
Greening Hollywood Guild by Guild’s founder, Paige Donner, interviews Rachelle Carson Begley on the importance of using clean cosmetics.
By Terri Bly •
July 11, 2009
Terri Bly, president of The Nature of Beauty, offers her best tips for detecting when a product is not as natural as it may seem at first glance.
By Terri Bly •
July 5, 2009
Terri Bly, president of The Nature of Beauty, announces Bonus Time at Natureofbeauty.com. With any purchase of $75 of more, customers receive a free hand-crafted, free trade makeup bag from India, stuffed with free full size and travel size products from top brands including Jane Iredale, Erbaorganics, Keys, Rare El’ements, Dr. Alkaitis and more.
By Terri Bly •
June 28, 2009
Terri Bly presents the Emerald Awards for Best Natural Hair Care, the fourth in a series featuring the best natural products, as chosen by a group of top natural beauty experts.
By Paige Donner •
June 17, 2009
Paige Donner presented the panel Greening Hollywood: Guild by Guild in Santa Monica. Paige, Founder of Greening Hollywood, invited panelists who are members of the Hollywood Makeup and Hairstylist’s Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 706 to speak about clean and green make up use on film and tv sets. Moderated by Rachelle Carson-Begley - co-star of Living With Ed.
BeautyScoop is the edible beauty product many are raving about. I tried a few samples and they weren’t bad. The concept is believable. You eat the essential nutrients for maximum health and beauty benefits.
I mixed a packet of BeautyScoop into my smoothies for a couple days and it was wonderful. I had more energy and I felt better. I think I would have to try more than two days worth for an overall determination if it really works as well as it claims.
By Terri Bly •
June 1, 2009
Terri Bly, president of The Nature of Beauty, LTD, and former clinical psychologist, offers 6 tips for overhauling your green beauty routine without going crazy.
By Gina Munsey •
May 28, 2009
If you’re like most women, the aisle lined with attractive cartons of hair colorant has caught your eye at least once. It’s human nature, after all — we want what we don’t have. The allure of all those appealing shades and tints can be mesmerizing. The ingredient list tends to have a mesmerizing effect as well, but not exactly in a good way. Chlorhexidine dihydrochloride and 2-methyl-5-hydroxyethylaminophenol, anyone?
Even the huge corporations don’t completely hide the hazards of the product. Right there on oustide of the package, in plain view, the manufacturers warn us of the risks – severe allergic reaction and blindness. Of course, they leave out the dirtier details, like the association between hair dye and cancer. How bad is the situation? Well, even the FDA has admitted that “consumers will need to consider the lack of demonstrated safety when they choose to use hair dyes.”
Given the evidence, what’s a girl to do? Go green, of course — but preferably without literally green results. Fortunately, there is a solution. I’m delighted to introduce a safe hair dye that actually works! Advanced Cosmetic Technology’s permanent hair color is 100% vegan and plant-based, and is free from paraphenylene diamine (PPD), ammonia, parabens, resorcinol, bleach, and peroxide.
By Liz Thompson •
May 27, 2009
Vegetable emulsifying wax is widely used in a variety of skin care, hair care and cosmetic products as an emulsifier (keeps oil and water from separating) because it is easy to work with and relatively inexpensive. Sounds harmless enough, right? You may be surprised to find out that it is actually a chemical cocktail and not the natural ingredient the name implies. Stephanie Greenwood of Bubble & Bee Organic did some research on this innocuous sounding ingredient and found that it is actually made up of Cetearyl Alcohol (a blend of cetyl and steareth alcohol), Polysorbate 60, PEG-150 Stearate and Steareth-20. Not sounding quite so natural now.
By Paige Donner •
May 27, 2009
The Sea Spa at Santa Monica’s Casa Del Mar encourages a regimen of wellness for the everyday traveler.
These hoteliers have given it some considerable thought and arrived at their modern philosophy that, even though you’re a traveler, even though you’re away from home, you needn’t sacrifice your sense of well being nor suffer a disruption in your wellness regime.
“The owners of the hotel have me here as a liaison to help people remember how to take care of themselves,” Amber McMahon, Casa Del Mar’s Wellness Director, informs me. She adds that the Sea Spa fully integrates the mind, body, spirit approach to wellness and services catering to all of these wellness needs are offered in their spa menu.
Summer heat, crazy humidity, air conditioning, pool water…our hair gets assaulted throughout the summer with fluctuating temperatures, weather conditions, and contact with chemicals. Give your hair a little extra help bouncing back to it’s natural beauty with John Masters Lavender and Avocado Intensive Conditioner.
