Topic: Natural Beauty

Photoshop Reversal: If Celebs Really Were Just Like Us

Photoshop Reversal: If Celebs Really Were Just Like Us

Oh, wow — via Amanda Marcotte on Pinterest, this amazing photo project from artist Danny Evans that re-imagines celebrities as ordinary folk without the $$$ or imperative to look fabulous. It’s a good reminder that the concept of “natural beauty” really is a fraud. And with the wrong kind of diet, a lack of access to Pilates classes, less stylish hair and the absence of a $141,037 year beauty budget, who knows? Jennifer Aniston, Beyonce, Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow may very well have turned out Evans imagines them — which is, to put it in celebrity media speak, just like us!. More »

High-Tech, No Chemicals: Organic Facials That Actually Work, Thanks To LED Light Therapy

High-Tech, No Chemicals: Organic Facials That Actually Work, Thanks To LED Light Therapy

“You used to have to choose between organic skin care, or skin care that works,” Joanna Vargas explained as she slathered a homemade concoction of blueberries and cayenne on my face. “But now you can really have both.” She’s not just referring to the thriving industry of natural, organic, and clean beauty products; there are also new technologies that don’t involve harmful chemicals or processes that can thin and damage skin over time. And LED light therapy is one that Vargas thinks can revolutionize the organic facial. More »

Winter Skin Tips: 5 Ways To Get Your Glow Back (With Diet, Not Pricey Products)

Winter Skin Tips: 5 Ways To Get Your Glow Back (With Diet, Not Pricey Products)

Aging is, in part, similar to a science equation–it’s the result of accumulated damage to the molecules that make up our cells. Luckily you can get your glow back without resorting to putting chemicals on your skin. Instead incorporate the following foods, packed with antioxidants, essential fatty acids and proteins, into your diet to keep your cells and skin looking healthy (and keep people guessing your age) even as the weather turns and winter sets in. More »

The 6 Scariest Toxic Beauty Products Experts Would Never Touch

The 6 Scariest Toxic Beauty Products Experts Would Never Touch

We’ve all heard that beauty products may contain toxic ingredients that are bad for our health and the environment, but remembering the list of offenders is kind of a lost cause. We’ve created a cheat sheet for you to use before (quick: print it, cut it out, and stick it in your wallet!), but we also wanted to know which products we should nick from our routines completely…so we went to the experts. More »

Now Gabby Douglas Is Going To Angelina Jolie’s Hairstylist; Even He Thinks It’s Ridiculous

Now Gabby Douglas Is Going To Angelina Jolie's Hairstylist; Even He Thinks It's Ridiculous

The media frenzy surrounding Gabby Douglas‘s hair has become one of the most-cited examples of how the media got female athletes wrong in this year’s Olympics. But the story hasn’t blown over: Daily Beast announced today that the 16-year-old gymnast will be seeing Angelina Jolie‘s hairstylist, Ted Gibson…but even he agrees that the whole thing is fairly ridiculous. More »

What To Look For (And What To Avoid) When Buying Self-Tanner

What To Look For (And What To Avoid) When Buying Self-Tanner

Earlier this week, everyone was getting all bajiggity about the hazards of spray tanning and the inhalation of DHA. Which, as I noted, is not quite so scary as you may think. However, if you’ve decided to forgo the booths and try to get your bronze on in the comfort of your own bathroom, there are a few things you should know about self-tanner–specifically, what other nefarious chemicals may be lurking in it, and how you can avoid them. More »

Alicia Silverstone’s New Beauty Line: Everything You Need To Know

Alicia Silverstone's New Beauty Line: Everything You Need To Know

For The Kind Life, Alicia Silverstone’s online community, the actor shares her take on how to live a healthier life (for you, the planet, and all the little critters)—with advice on vegan eating to tips on greening your home.

Now, the Clueless star (whose natural good looks helped rocket her to fame after her iconic Aerosmith video role) is sharing her idea of the perfect beauty regimen with a collection of five products she helped develop for mass natural line, Juice Beauty. More »

Adult Acne: How To Grow Out Of It (Without Birth Control Or ProActive)

Adult Acne: How To Grow Out Of It (Without Birth Control Or ProActive)

A distinct advantage of leaving your younger years behind should be ditching your drugstore’s acne section along with them. But for many of us, dotting our skin with ProActive and testing birth control formulas to clear up our skin is still a far too common habit. Adult acne results from the effect of hormones on the skin’s sebaceous glands (oil glands), which leads to plugged pores and outbreaks of lesions commonly called pimples or zits. But you can finally break free from blemishes with a better understanding of the most common causes and what you can do about them. More »

What Is ‘Clean Beauty,’ Anyway?

What Is 'Clean Beauty,' Anyway?

Like our diets, beauty products have become a huge market opportunity for companies who want to cash in on consumers’ health concerns—so is it any surprise that they’ve also become just as confusing? In the past decade, there’s been a boom in the production of “natural,” “organic,” and even “raw” beauty products, all claiming to improve your health—if only superficially. But very few of us can figure out what’s safe (let alone desirable) to smear on our faces, paint on our nails, and rub into our bodies’ largest organ: skin. What’s emerged as a moniker for smart beauty consumption is “clean beauty“—a term that we think could still use some explaining. More »

Click for more posts