Be Your Own Greenwashing Brigade: A 4-Step Guide to Sniffing Out Eco-Smoke (& Mirrors)
Terri Bly, president of The Nature of Beauty, offers her best tips for detecting when a product is not as natural as it may seem at first glance. More
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in Beauty Supplies, Healthy Habits, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, Toxic IngredientsTerri Bly, president of The Nature of Beauty, offers her best tips for detecting when a product is not as natural as it may seem at first glance. More
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in Beauty Supplies, Events, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, UncategorizedTerri Bly, president of The Nature of Beauty, announces Bonus Time at Natureofbeauty.com. With any purchase of $75 of more, customers receive a free hand-crafted, free trade makeup bag from India, stuffed with free full size and travel size products from top brands including Jane Iredale, Erbaorganics, Keys, Rare El’ements, Dr. Alkaitis and more. More
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in Natural Hair Care, Reviews, UncategorizedTerri Bly presents the Emerald Awards for Best Natural Hair Care, the fourth in a series featuring the best natural products, as chosen by a group of top natural beauty experts. More
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in Beauty Supplies, Celebrity Style, Events, Healthy Habits, Interviews, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, Toxic Ingredients, UncategorizedPaige Donner presented the panel Greening Hollywood: Guild by Guild in Santa Monica. Paige, Founder of Greening Hollywood, invited panelists who are members of the Hollywood Makeup and Hairstylist’s Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 706 to speak about clean and green make up use on film and tv sets. Moderated by Rachelle Carson-Begley – co-star of Living With Ed. More
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in Accessories, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Reviews, Skin Smart, Toxic IngredientsBeautyScoop is the edible beauty product many are raving about. I tried a few samples and they weren’t bad. The concept is believable. You eat the essential nutrients for maximum health and beauty benefits. I mixed a packet of BeautyScoop into my smoothies for a couple days and it was wonderful. I had more energy […] More
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in Beauty Supplies, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, UncategorizedTerri Bly, president of The Nature of Beauty, LTD, and former clinical psychologist, offers 6 tips for overhauling your green beauty routine without going crazy. More
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in Natural Hair Care, Toxic IngredientsIf you’re like most women, the aisle lined with attractive cartons of hair colorant has caught your eye at least once. It’s human nature, after all — we want what we don’t have. The allure of all those appealing shades and tints can be mesmerizing. The ingredient list tends to have a mesmerizing effect as […] More
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in Celebrity Style, Healthy Habits, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, Toxic Ingredients, Traveling, YogaThe Sea Spa at Santa Monica’s Casa Del Mar encourages a regimen of wellness for the everyday traveler. These hoteliers have given it some considerable thought and arrived at their modern philosophy that, even though you’re a traveler, even though you’re away from home, you needn’t sacrifice your sense of well being nor suffer a […] More
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in Accessories, Beauty Supplies, Holiday, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, Toxic IngredientsAre you looking for wonderful green gifts for your eco-mama? Here are some little eco-luxuries that will make great green gifts for the woman on your Mother’s Day list this year. Green Candlelight Many women adore candles yet most traditional candles are made with petroleum by products, toxic fragrances and lead laden wicks. Good news! […] More
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in Natural Hair Care, Reviews, UncategorizedTerri Bly, president of The Nature of Beauty, LTD, offers tips on using natural treatment oils to get glossy, healthy hair. More
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in Beauty Supplies, Events, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, Toxic IngredientsAfter 4yrs of exploring, critiquing and lauding the modern world of green, Treehugger decided it was high time to put their heads together to nominate, debate and select what they believe to be the best-of-the-best when it comes to today’s environmentalism – dubbed the ‘First Annual Best Of Green Awards. Once the many hours of […] More
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in Healthy Habits, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, Toxic IngredientsTerri Bly, president of The Nature of Beauty, discusses the results of a follow-up study conducted by the Organic Consumers Association to test for contamination of 1,4 Dioxane in popular natural beauty products. More
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in Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, Toxic IngredientsWe all know it makes a delicious dip, but this tropical fruit is beneficial to skin and hair, too. Rich in potassium and vitamins B, E, and K, avocados, and the oil they provide, are regenerative and moisturizing. The oil is pressed from the pulp that surrounds the avocado pit and is very emollient. More
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in Events, Healthy Habits, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, Toxic IngredientsWith planning and prep a buzz for North America’s largest natural products showcase Expo West next week, the Organic Consumer Association just announced that on Friday, March 6th, they’ll announce follow-up test results to the dioxane 1,4 results they released last year. This study raised many questions about whether some products labeled “organic” and/or “natural” really are […] More
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in Celebrity Style, Designers + Brands, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Sustainable FashionHot off NY Fashion Week came the Oscars and in this recession, I’m happy to report, not for a moment did they disappoint. As an Organic Glamazon, who loves to watch the stunning parade of gorgeous, glamorous and uber chic gowns, hair and makeup, it was a night of decadent, unapologetic, head-turning, fashion glory that […] More
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in Events, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Sustainable FashionRodarte started making an eco-splash about 4 years ago, having partnered with Aveda in various ways for their shows. Known for their groundbreaking, artisan & artistic approach to their work, the girls have become more and more environmentally savvy over the years. “They are unique,” said Kirsten Dunst of Kate and Laura Mulleavy, front-row at […] More
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in Beauty Supplies, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Skin SmartWe all know that too much fat, sugar and salt are not good for us. Staying up late and being sedentary are also counterproductive to our wellbeing. As long as you are getting a good night’s sleep, sticking to a healthy diet and exercise program and using nontoxic skincare and cosmetic products you are doing […] More
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in Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, ReviewsFar from being my ‘crowning glory’ my hair is actually my worst nightmare! I have hair that happily resides in ‘neither here nor there’ land when it comes to attributes and seems to have a mind of its own: oily & flat at the roots but some days I get amazing root lift; dry ends […] More
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in Celebrity Style, Contests, DIY + Tutorial, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Skin Smart, Toxic IngredientsIts safe to say most of us are cluching our wallets tighter these days and for those of us who refuse to compromise quality and purity in our beauty products despite these economic times, there is hope! Follow one or all of these tips below to avoid falling victim to cheap and toxic beauty buys in the name […] More
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in Healthy Habits, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair CareI freely admit to being one of those people who counts almost any form of responsible hedonism and self-indulgence in my top 10 life essentials; right up there alongside food, water, oxygen, friends and family. Some might call it shallow. I call it necessary. It’s with great excitement and interest then, that I recently learned […] More
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in Healthy Habits, Natural Beauty, Natural Hair Care, Reviews, Skin SmartNew Zealand’s ecostore has found it’s way to the US and ecostore products may soon be found on a store shelf near you. Ecostore was founded by New Zealand’s ecoman Malcolm Rands and his wife Melanie from their home in an ecovillage over 15 years ago with the principle of “No Nasty Chemicals”. The popularity of their natural […] More