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We'd like to be a source of information for you on healthy skin and a healthy body. Here are some articles we've written so far. Please stop back regularly to read the new ones as they're posted.
What If: Congress enacted a law to eliminate toxins from cosmetics and personal care? By Pam Lambert, NovAurora Organic Skin Care H.R.5786 -- Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010…
Improving on Perfection? With tried and true ingredients likeorganic aloe, shea butter, and jojoba, eight years ago we foresaw no reason to ever change a thing. Our non-paraben preservative system was…
Results of our Web Surveys and Questionnaires I. New Website Is it obvious? You told us our old site was OK, but it could be more attractive and easier to…
Pilates instructor recommends Weekend Warrior Balm with MSM Last week I met with Julie Johns, a certified Pilates Instructor with a private practice in Boulder, who sang the praises of…
Whoever said “beauty is only skin deep” was a superficial person. True beauty comes from the light in the eyes, a natural smile on the face, and the glow of…
How Stress Affects the Skin Stress isn’t just an unpleasant emotion: it’s the cause of a complex set of physiological changes in the body that can result in everything from…
What is a Dry Brush Exfoliation? A dry brush exfoliation involves the use of a soft, dry brush to gently brush the skin. It is recommended by holistic practitioners to…
Occlusive Ingredients (inhibit trans-epidermal water loss) Beeswax and other waxes Castor oil Cocoa butter Dimethicone Honey Lanolin Most vegetable oils and nut oils Mineral oil, petrolatum, propylene glycol, paraffin Toxins…
Organic Skin Cleanser What does pH balance mean and why is it important to healthy skin? The pH measurement of a product describes how alkaline or acidic the…
PART I:A Close Look at Health & Beauty Aids The skin is the largest organ of the body. It has been shown that 60% of what is applied to…
PART II:Does Natural in Skin Care naturally mean Good? Although Webster defines “natural” as “not artificial, synthetic, [or] acquired by external means,” it is the rare cosmetic ingredient that…
PART III:Natural Beauty: Only Skin Deep? Whoever said “beauty is only skin deep” was a superficial person. True beauty comes from the light in the eyes, a natural smile…
Your Sexuality is a Marker of Your Overall Health February 14th, 2011 Could the secret to eternal youth be found between the sheets? Do this one thing to boost…
THE WORLDSHIFT 2012 DECLARATIONA Declaration of Global Emergency and Emergenceby Ervin Laszlo and David Woolfson THE CRISIS AND THE OPPORTUNITYThere is no doubt that we are now in a state…
Do you love the wonders of summer but want to protect yourself and your family from harmful effects of the sun?Here are a few summertime tips--some you've heard before and some may…
