Article #00113 | Glossary of Skincare Terminology
A descriptive list of skin care terms.
Article #00120 | True Beauty Myths
Article #00119 | False Beauty Myths
Review #00028 | A Staycation with Tahitian Skin... (Bionic Beauty)
Staycation is like THE buzz word lately. People throw it out there to show their ‘up’ on their current news slang. I mean, after all, it’s a great concept. Stay at home, or local, and embrace what’s close to you during your holiday...
Review #00024 | Bionic Reviews Hawaiian Skin Body Care... (Bionic Beauty)
As you all can imagine, my shower stall is a like a product shelf. I’m always looking for the latest and greatest, the best and most fabulous. My latest fave? Hawaiian Skin’s Spotless body wash and Soft body lotion...
Review #00026 | Hawaii's Calling Me Once Again... (Vegan Beauty Review)
I believe this is my third time reviewing a Hawaiian skin care line and I have to say I am a fan of all of them. I haven’t been to Hawaii in person yet so I like to get my fix via skincare and beauty products...
Review #00029 | If I was In Charge Everyone Would Be Like Tahitian Skin (Gouldylox - Adventures in Beautyland)
In a perfect world, all of the products I use would be cruelty-free, vegan-friendly, organic and made using environmentally friendly technology, like solar or wind power. But in all honesty, how many people have time to research each company who makes a product they purchase? And with big companies owning a huge portion of the cosmetics industry, best intentions often get left behind for the bottom line. But that isn't true of all companies...
Article #00011 | Safety First - ConsumerLab.com Tests Unregulated Supplements
After Hydroxycut® was pulled from shelves nationwide for causing ill-health (and in one case, death) to unassuming seekers of rock-hard abs, consumers expressed outrage and confusion that a dangerous supplement was available to purchase with such ease...
Article #00001 | Harmful Beauty Ingredients
Daily exposure to toxic ingredients can weaken cells and your immune system and over time. Many brands claim to be natural, botanical or even organic, yet contain a multitude of damaging ingredients. Learn about harmful personal care ingredients, the threats they cause, and common terms used in labeling...
Article #00002 | Probing Parabens
Why paraben-free lines are the best (only) way to go.
Article #00003 | Phthalates
Phthalates, why they are all over the media, and what you need to know...
Article #00004 | [Quote] Hypo-allergenic [Unquote]
This seemingly harmless word - even evoking feelings that you are making a wiser buying decision – means nothing. Hypo-allergenic: meaningless... a sort of generic way to say that products are “made for the skin.”
Article #00005 | Bizarre Beauty Treatments!
How far would you go for beauty? Would you let an expert work bird excrement into your pores... or dunk your feet into a pool of flesh eating fish? Okay, so this sounds a bit absurd, almost morbid, but when professionals of beauty charge high prices for obscure treatments, fanatics of the newest trends go running...
Article #00006 | Scent and Memory - Make it Healthy!
Researchers know that odors don’t trigger memories that are any more accurate than the memories triggered by other stimuli, but odors do trigger memories that are more emotional...
Article #00007 | "Green Washing"... Marketing for the Honey or Just for the Money?
Okay – it is officially time for “green washing” the consumers of the world - consumers of the world beware!!! ...you can’t turn on the television without noticing the obvious overtake of products that are green, green, green! Buy “green” and save the world!!! Let’s separate the truth from the trend.
Article #00008 | A Little Vegan Goes a Long Way
Sustaining a vegan lifestyle is a very personal decision and it is not for everybody. However, going vegan when possible can lend tremendous positive impact to our environment.
