Category: Beauty and personal care
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Alicia Silverstone teams up with Juice Beauty
Alicia Silverstone’s dedication to a healthy lifestyle is no secret, and she’s taking it even further by teaming up with skin care and cosmetics company Juice Beauty. The company pledges to provide effective organic products, to support local farmers, and to keep sustainability in every aspect of its business and operations, so you can see…
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Nailed it!
‘Tis the season for wearing open toed shoes and sandals and that can only mean one thing: Pedicures! I found the Nina Ultra Pro nail polish at my local Sally beauty store. It is free from toluene, formaldehyde and DBP(dibutyl phthalate). According to Esther’s Nail Center: DBP or ‘dibutyl phthalate’ is a plasticizer that makes…
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Eco-friendly hair care
Elizabeth Eng over at Green Daily has a great post on eco-friendly hair care, with plenty of great advice on how you can green up your hair care routine. I’ve been using a local organic shampoo and conditioner lately, and I hardly ever get my hair treated, but I have to confess that I simply…
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Gisele Bundchen launches Sejaa
It came as a surprise to me to find out that supermodel Gisele Bundchen is actually a UN ambassador for environmental issues, but I applaud her; using your fame for good causes is always admirable. One of her recent ventures is the launch of her skin care line called Sejaa, which offers “skin care as…
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Human Nature opens shop in the U.S.
As a Human Nature fangirl, I thought I’d let you all know that the U.S. website of Human Nature is finally up! Check it out!
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I heart Human ♥ Nature (part 2)
Faced with the lack of options in the Philippines, Anna and Camille just thought, “What if we just come up with our own products?” The concept took a lot of work and research, but they were determined nonetheless. What Anna really envisioned for Human Nature is to make it an eco-friendly brand that is affordable…
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I heart Human ♥ Nature (part 1)
My sisters have been testing products like crazy, and have instant access to health stores where they can purchase organic goods and eco-friendly beauty products and household cleaning supplies. They’ve successfully made the switch to eco-friendly products, and me? Pfft. I know I’m not alone in wanting to see more green and organic products here,…
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Just discovered: Human Nature
I usually don’t open e-mails about store or restaurant promos, but it’s lucky that I did today, because it led me to a local website on bargains, which in turn led me to Human Nature. I thought they were distributors of organic products from abroad, but to my surprise, their products are locally sourced and…
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Natural beauty
If you’re looking for beauty products without the toxic ingredients, here are some websites you can check out: RMS Beauty Revolution Organics Safe Cosmetics
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Natural nails
It’s summer, and everyone’s wearing flipflops or open-toed shoes, showing off their pretty toenails. But nail polish contains the ‘toxic three’: formaldehyde, phthalates and toluene, which the CDC said may cause birth defects in laboratory animals. These dangerous chemicals have also been linked to cancer and asthma. Here are some more natural nail products, which…