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A toner for every type

Regardless of skin type, everyone should include toner in her daily skin care regimen, says Dee Dee Dermody, an aesthetician in Napa, California...

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10 Synthetic Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid

I've listed and described the "ten most wanted"—the ten chemicals I most want to see off the labels of so-called natural hair and skin care products...

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A toner for every type

Regardless of skin type, everyone should include toner in her daily skin care regimen, says Dee Dee Dermody, an aesthetician in Napa, California...

Look out, lemon!

An excellent source of antioxidants and vitamin C, this fruit has been used as a cure-all for thousands of years in its native Asia...

Eye for protection

Your eyes may or may not be the window to your soul, but they certainly say a lot about your health. Although it's not always possible to change the environments where you work and live, experts say these simple tweaks can keep your eyes looking and feeling healthy...

Hair patrol

What Frizzy-Haired Person Hasn't Coveted A Bone-Straight Mane? And was there ever someone with ultrafine tresses who didn't wish for voluminous curls? Like it or not, when it comes to hair, you need to make the best of what you've got...

Give yourself a natural manicure

Beautify your nails and cuticles with these nontoxic steps from Nonie Creme, creative director of Butter London, a natural nail salon chain based in Seattle...

Body boost

As you add birthdays, you might notice that your metabolism the complex process by which the food you eat gets converted into energy has put on the brakes...

Hey guys!

A lot of guys consider themselves pretty tough, but chances are their skin is anything but. Men's skin is way more oily than women's, so it attracts more dirt and oil...

Spring refresher

With sales of organic beauty and body care products increasing by 20 percent each year, legions of mainstream brands are trying to get in on the action by marketing “natural” products. Meanwhile, truly natural companies are incorporating more humane production methods and clean, conscientious ingredients. So how do you separate the plain truth from the puffery?...

Queen Helene Organic Fair Trade Certified Cocoa Butter Body Lotion

Luxuriously smooth with a soft vanilla-like scent, thick cocoa butter soaks into skin quickly without leaving a greasy residue. It works wonders on parched...

Bad Breath?

Nothing spoils a kiss like unsavory breath. Although the culprit can be anything from a vitamin imbalance to dry mouth, bad breath usually is caused by...

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