Articles tagged “Skin Care”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

10 Earth Day Ways to Save the Planet, Your Health, & Money! By Laurel House IN Home & Garden Apr 21 You don’t have to be an Extreme Greenist to Go Green! Just one Daily Green Decision can go a long way. The average person decides to Go Green for one of three reasons: -The Environment (*) -Their Health (+) -Save Money ($) Choose one of the 10 green actions below to help the Earth today. Then select something different tomorrow, and the next day……. + READ MORE

Insect-Eating Plants, Beauty Gush, Cowbells, Risotto, and Trotti'ing... A Trip in Switzerland By Laurel House IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 17 2011 What's the point of traveling half way around the world only to sit in a tour bus and "see" the sights? Next time you travel, don't just sit there, get in there! Ask the tourism bureau about festivals (like the Alpabfart Festival), find out about local favorite activities and foods, then go and experience them! Your vacation, and your life, will be richer because of it. Here's a sampling of what you can do when in Switzerland. + READ MORE

12 Brilliant Uses for Ice By Laurel House IN Food & Health Sep 1 2011 Sometimes known foods and ingredients have surprising uses aside from tasting good, like how beer has been shown to have pain-killing benefits and how conch is a known aphrodisiac. Well... same goes for ice. + READ MORE

Get Your Butt Ready For Your Vacation By Laurel House IN Food & Health Jul 16 2011 When it comes to getting your butt into vacation shape, there are two things you must do: -Get a Fanny Facial -Do a Quickie Workout in Bed (daily) Exfoliated, lifted, and toned, you will soon be able to put your best butt forward and show off those assets on your beach vacation. + READ MORE

5 Remedies To Rid Your Pimples FAST By Laurel House IN Fashion & Beauty May 30 2011 You can wear a loose shirt if you’re feeling bloated and apply some self-tanner if you’ve spent too much time indoors, but no matter how much make up you apply, it’s hard to totally cover up a pimple. And you feel like it’s the only thing any one sees! Here are totally essential tips to know to get rid of a pimple and fast! + READ MORE

10 DIY Herbal Infusions for the Skin By Care2.com IN Fashion & Beauty May 21 2011 Fresh and dried herbs used to make infusions with medical properties–applied externally or used with compresses–have been in use for thousands of years. + READ MORE

How Many Chemicals Have You Put On Your Face Today? By Laurel House IN Fashion & Beauty May 1 2011 You eat organic food, plant trees, wear bamboo clothes and drive a hybrid. So why do you still choose to slather chemical-filled makeup and skincare products on your face? Have you ever even looked at the ingredients list on your face cream, blush, or nail polish? You probably can’t even pronounce them. + READ MORE

Formaldehyde In Your Body Wash? Yep, and 6 Other Surprising Places By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Apr 20 2011 Formaldehyde is a chemical that everyone knows exists, but does not know that they probably come into contact with it on a daily basis, if not several times a day. + READ MORE

Winter Fitness for Your Skin By Laurel House IN Fashion & Beauty Dec 17 2010 When working out, you can’t expect to see results in one day. Your body has to develop strength, in order to withstand tougher conditions. Same goes for the skin. And those "tougher conditions"- winter. Yes, the cold dry air can wreak havoc on both your skin and hair. But it doesn't have to. + READ MORE

Eat with Purpose! Drink SuperFruits By Laurel House IN Food & Health Sep 1 2010 The struggle to be fit is something that everyone can relate to- the SocialWife to the Single Working Mom, to the Recent College Grad. Even if we have the means to hire a personal trainer, it takes motivation, dedication, consistency, and fit daily decisions to be fit- long term. It takes a mindset. And that mindset is more than merely working out for an hour a day; it's often the little things that derail a fit life. + READ MORE

The Safety of Personal Care Products By Care2.com IN Food & Health Aug 26 2010 According to the Environmental Working Group, the average American is exposed to more than a hundred different chemicals from personal-care products every day. We use multiple personal care products that contain chemical ingredients that are absorbed through the skin, inhaled or ingested. So it’s not surprising that potentially harmful chemicals get into our bodies, our breast milk and our children. + READ MORE

FDA Sued Over Chemicals in Consumer Products By Care2.com IN Food & Health Aug 5 2010 The National Resources Defense Council has filed a lawsuit against the FDA due to their lack of regulation for the two chemicals triclosan and triclocarban. The chemicals are found in many antibacterial soaps, and are not good for you. Learn more about the suit and what else is being done about the chemicals. + READ MORE

Why You Should Put Oil on Your Face (and in Your Hair, too!) By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 26 2010 The co-authors of NO MORE DIRTY LOOKS explain why this counterintuitive (and completely green!) beauty tip actually works. + READ MORE

Too Glamorous To Be Environmentalists? By Aysia Wright IN Fashion & Beauty Jul 21 2010 Not. That was the theme of the evening at the EcoStiletto 2nd Anniversary bash hosted at Rolling Greens nursery in Hollywood. According to Eco Stiletto founder Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, “Someone at the event said to me that the guests didn't look like environmentalists--they were way too glamorous!” That's the mission of EcoStiletto in a nutshell--to show people that you don't have to sacrifice style for sustainability—and they illustrate that mission well. + READ MORE

Is Your Sunscreen Brand Lying to You? By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jun 29 2010 The FDA is considering new regulations on sunscreen protection and labeling claims, but the process is a slow one -- despite that many labels are currently misleading and as a result, dangerous for your skin's health. + READ MORE

50 All Natural Beauty Products You Can Make Yourself By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Fashion & Beauty Jun 22 2010 Here are 50 easy, frugal, natural recipes for beauty products you can make yourself. + READ MORE

Get Gorgeous Summer Skin with Homemade Body Scrubs By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Fashion & Beauty Jun 18 2010 Here are five recipes for homemade, all-natural body scrubs to give you soft, smooth skin all summer long. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Natural Skin Care By Team Planet Green IN Fashion & Beauty Jun 1 2010 The average person uses 10 different skin care products on his or her body every day - It turns out beauty is more than skin deep. Make your natural skin care green with this guide. + READ MORE

Happy "Don't Fry Day" - Love, the EPA By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health May 28 2010 Skin cancer is on the rise, so make sure to take necessary precautions under the sun - including not wearing cancer-causing sunscreen! + READ MORE

Beyond Earth Day: 3 Easy Fashion and Beauty Ideas for Maximum Impact After Earth Day By Laurel House IN Fashion & Beauty Apr 21 2010 This Earth Day there are a few musts when it comes to greening your Fashion and Beauty, but the great thing is that they are small changes that make a big difference. As they say, 1 drop in a bucket makes merely a ripple, but hundreds of drops makes a wave. + READ MORE