Why would anyone ever “scrub” their delicate, soft, kissable lips? To keep them delicate, soft, and kissable, of course! We’ve all used body and face scrubs before—they help remove the rough skin on the surface, revealing the softer, fresher skin underneath. If it works with our face and the rest of our body, then it makes sense that it would work with our lips,too. (more…)
There’s a tree that grows in southern Africa and Madagascar, and this tree is miraculously resistant to drought. When fruit drops from the trees, women in village co-ops collect the plum-like fruit (which contains four times as much vitamin C as an orange), and then they carefully hand-harvest the oil from the kernels inside. (more…)
The Nubian Heritage body wash in your fall Yuzen box features three pretty cool-sounding ingredients—Indian hemp, Haitian vetiver, and neem oil. When you use the body wash, you’ll be amazed at how good it smells and how soft it leaves your skin, but you might wonder, “What are these ingredients, and why do they work so well?” (more…)
If reading the ingredients list on all-natural health and beauty products makes you feel as though you’re reading the menu at your favorite restaurant, that’s a good thing. The reasons certain foods are good for your body are the same reason they’re good for your skin—their benefits have been proven over and over again. (more…)
Open wide—it’s time for your daily treat of butylated hydroxytoulene, calcium casein peptone, titanium dioxide, synthetic elastomers, and polyvinyl acetate.Wait… that doesn’t sound appetizing at all, does it? (more…)