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…)
Although melanoma accounts for only about 2% of all skin cancer cases, it is the cause of most skin cancer deaths. It doesn’t take years to appear, like with some cancers. In fact, it’s the third-most common cancer in those aged 25-29. (more…)
When you’re committed to using only good-for-you, good-for-the-Earth body-care formulas like we are, you have to do a lot of label reading to make sure a product fits your needs. We’ve included Jurlique products in our boxes before, so we already knew that they’re ethically and environmentally responsible. (more…)
“Born with a severe cleft lip and palate, my daughter Cala was unable to eat and talk. After three surgeries, Cala is now able to eat and talk just like anychild. I am so happy she can be a normal little girl now. She loves to sing and dance. My hopes for my daughter are enormous. I want to say thank you to everyone who has given Cala the opportunity for a healthy and promising future.” (more…)
Most of us have (or remember fondly) that one grandmother who was the keeper of secret family recipes handed down from generation to generation. Maybe it’s your Danish nana’s butter cookies, or your German grandma’s wiener schnitzel, or the challah your “bubbie” always made. (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…)
If you’ve never used a skin serum before—or if you’ve been using one but didn’t really understand how it was helping—here are some important things to remember: (more…)