To achieve optimal health and create sustainable wellness, it’s imperative that you become aware of not only what you are putting in and around your body, but also, what you put on it. Between shampoos, toothpaste, face creams, deodorant, cosmetics, and so on, most people are voluntarily dousing themselves daily with multiple chemicals, carcinogens, and ...
Hair extensions are a tough topic to tackle when it comes to environmental and ethical responsibility. Consisting of human or synthetic hair sewn into strips, hair extensions can provide volume, length, or both for the follicularly challenged. As their popularity has grown, they’ve become readily available online and in beauty supply stores. But where, exactly, ...
Your wedding is coming up, and if there weren't enough details to think about, someone poses the question, "Are you going to hire someone for makeup or do it yourself?" That's tricky because you know your everyday makeup probably isn't going to cut it for a long day (and possibly night) of endless photos, talking, laughing, dancing ...
Your level of health can manifest itself in many different ways. Our skin, nails, and hair are some of the features that people notice first and among the most visible signs of health. Is the hair thinning? Is it brittle? Has it lost its luster? Is it limp? Because your hair is composed of discharged protein ...
Detox your skin and practice some loving self care with this three-step beauty ritual. You will remove dead skin cells, steam clean, and purify for baby soft, glowing skin. Spring is the season of renewal, and this time of year has my schedule packed with clients seeking to slough off winter skin with a deep cleansing ...
India is a country with a distinct beauty. The cinema known as Bollywood shows radiant colors, and beautiful women adorned with jewels, mendhi patterns, and black smoky eyes. Grooming practices in India are very traditional. Indians believe that a healthy diet, oiling the body, and avoiding the use of chemicals are the best way to maintain a ...
Pleasure and enjoyment need to surround our food in order to achieve the naturally glowing skin and energized health we all deserve. In my last article I shared 3 Foods That Ruin Your Complexion and it caused quite the buzz. It is not all about deprivation -- as that won't ensure sustainable changes in our health. So ...
All artificially imposed notions of beauty naturally make women feel less attractive. Women begin to feel as if they are miles away from the impossible standards given to them by the media. Should we enhance our natural beauty? Absolutely! However, we seem to be destroying, not enhancing, it. We will experience different kinds of beauty from the ...
One of the first things I wanted to change as I made my makeup kit "green" were my makeup brushes made of animal hair that was collected through some rather inhumane practices. Why not try these eco- and animal-friendly options? In my quest for the balance of beauty and wellness, I've delved into the contents of ...
The new BeautyCraft app from Herb & Hedgerow for iPhone and iPod Touch ($1.99 in the iTunes store) features DIY beauty treatments made with ingredients you can pick up at the market, with tabs for the 60+ DIY beauty recipes, along with a list of natural ingredients, and the equipment you'll need to whip 'em up. It's easy to ...
