After the Aztec emperor Montezuma was defeated by Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez in the early 1500s, Cortez and his men searched Montezuma’s palace looking for valuables they could swipe, like gold and silver. They didn’t find any, but they did discover huge quantities of cocoa beans, which were at the time considered even more valuable than precious metals. (more…)
During winter and early spring, you hardly recognize your hands. Though they were soft and smooth last fall, they’re probably red, chapped, and scaly now. What’s a girl to do? (more…)
You might think that your lips dry out faster than anything else on your body—and you’d be right. First of all, the skin on your lips is much thinner than the skin on the rest of your face. And since lips don’t have hair or sweat glands, they don’t benefit from the protective body oils and sweat that regulate warmth and keep the rest of your skin smooth. (more…)