By Stancie Wilson •
October 28, 2008
Recently featured on MSNBC, model and student of art & cosmetology, Spirit Demerson has long been concerned about the environment and interested in beauty. She used to concoct her own natural fragrances, lotions & scrubs in her kitchen and she’s been the “go-to” beauty girl in her circle of friends, family & colleagues for years. Frusterated about having to send them in a dozen different directions, she decided to open up shop online. After years of research (and obsession) her dream of opening her very own “beauty lounge” came to fruition last month.
By Emma Pezzack •
October 23, 2008
As if it weren’t apparent already to those savvy Ecoista in the know, the convergence of D&A Green Market + Coco Eco Magazine heralded not only a gathering of eco fashion & beauty industry heavyweights - more importantly and significantly it represents yet another stride forward in the solidifying of a move toward more conscious living on every level. The launch and growth of Coco Eco Magazine will help to usher in this new era of [...]
By Courtney Carlisle •
October 19, 2008
What has 22 uses wrapped into one eco-friendly package? The revolutionary body balm stick ($28) from Revolution Organics is a multi-purpose, travel friendly product that resembles a large tube of chapstick but has the ability to soften lines, soothe chapped lips, tame unruly eyebrows and fly aways and even nourish your cuticles.
By Emma Pezzack •
October 15, 2008
I’ve been waiting (patiently and not so patiently) to see how long it would take for truly biodegradable packaging to hit the markets. Sure the market has been working on bioplastic polymers for sometime but there are still issues with heat & cold tolerances that make usage limited. Enter Organic Essence! This is truly the ultimate in green packaging; using recycled paper pulp, soy inks, organic adhesive and even organic glaze on the outer surface. While the jars are not exactly my cup of tea in terms of design, I’m giving these guys major kudos for developing what is sure to revolutionize the way our organic & natural beauty products are bottled.
By Emma Pezzack •
October 7, 2008
If you recall I recently wrote about the emergence of a phenomenal number of organic & natural beauty products - 800 last year alone to be exact. That figure in and of itself is pretty impressive but more compelling for me is the way the formulation landscape is changing… dramatically. Gone are the days and the mindset of conventional wisdom dictating that if you use natural or organic skincare you’re selling yourself short somehow in the anti-aging stakes. If you didn’t already see it coming, consider yourself now informed. With all the revolutionary discoveries being made in green chemistry and an increasingly complex understanding of how to impact the very structure of skin, we’re entering a new era of…..
By Lucille Chi •
October 6, 2008
Pictured above is a collage I made inspired by the site Saffron Rouge shopping muse and her Luxury Body Bar picks from Living Nature in New Zealand. These beautiful and luxurious handcrafted soaps are blended with natural New Zealand ingredients to leave skin cleansed, refreshed and revitalized. Three unique, lightly scented bars blend organic olive, palm and coconut oils to delicately nurture and replenish skin:
- The Nourishing Body Bar softens skin with Kowhai flowers.
- The Purifying Body Bar refreshes skin with Manuka honey.
- The Invigorating Body Bar energizes skin with Harakeke (New Zealand flax) seeds.
By Emma Pezzack •
August 19, 2008
Made with sustainably farmed ingredients grown exlusively in Hawaii, these Malie Organic Aroma Mists are to-die-for. The scents are all steam-distilled directly from indigenous plants and flowers to produce a hydrosol that is the very essence of the source. Plumeria smells exactly like burying your face in a franjipani bloom; the coconut is fresh; the vanilla is local and indigenous; mango nectar smells juicy and freshly peeled; Koke’e is straight out of the rain forest. Because the mists don’t contain any of the chemical binders that make the scent last a long time on your skin, you do have to spray more often. Small price to pay if you think about it for not spritzing yourself with endocrine disruptors and petrochemicals. Designed for use around the home, for freshening linens, and you. The best thing about them? You can spray liberally and often … DELICIOUS.
By Stancie Wilson •
August 15, 2008
In April, Macy’s launched their Turning Over A New Leaf campaign and this Fall they plan to expand their natural/organic beauty departments starting on the East Coast. One line they are adding is Pangea Organics, known for their pure formulations, sustainability efforts and cool (biodegradable/compostable) packaging. It’s such great news that the demand for organic beauty products is becoming so great that large retailers cannot ignore it, in turn making it more accessible to everyday consumers. Macy’s is currently accepting applications for Organic Cosmetics Beauty Advisors & Organic Cosmetics Shop Managers positions in the following areas: Herald Square (NY), Philadelphia Center City (PA), Downtown Boston (MA), Roosevelt Field (NY) and Paramus Garden State Plaza (NJ).
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By Emma Pezzack •
July 16, 2008
The issue of lead in lipsticks hit the headlines last year after the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics (CSC) published research claiming that many popular lipsticks contain unacceptably high levels of the poisonous metal. Responding to these concerns, Democratic politician Carole Migden introducted a bill requiring lipstick producers in California to prove that their products had been tested and only naturally occuring, unavoidable traces had been found.
The bill has been shot down by Attorney General, Edmund Brown, who concluded that concentrations would have to reach 5ppm (parts per million) to be considered dangerous, and the maximum traces found in the CSC testing were 0.65ppm. The bill that Senator Migden brought forward suggested the minimum allowable should be 0.002ppm (which is far below the traces found in all the lipsticks tested by CSC). So where does that leave us? Nowhere.
