The Skinny on Superskin
Date: January 5, 2009 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Skin Care, Women
Let’s face it, sometimes the daily essentials just aren’t enough. You’ve been flossing, drinking eight glasses of water each day, and even getting your aerobic exercise five times a week. But for that bit of extra skin nourishment, we’re turning to Liz Earle’s Naturally Active Skincare line, specifically the Superskin Concentrate. (more…)
Hawaiian Vacation in a Bottle
Date: December 29, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Fragrance, Skin Care, Women
Kick winter’s cabin fever goodbye with a dose of the tropics from Malie Organics. Using indigenous Hawaiian flora to create a line of all natural luxury spa products, Malie Organics is just the thing to cure those winter woes. (more…)
The Nature of Beauty
Date: December 15, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Hair Care, Makeup, Resources, Skin Care
Here’s the truth about beauty: as glowing as our morals, character and values may be, a girl will always love her products – who can blame her for adoring that perfect red lipstick?
But for an ecofabulous devotee, it can be hard to sort through all the lines claiming to be “all-natural” and “eco-friendly,” only to find out that the product still contains a host of harmful chemicals, usually bearing unpronounceable names.
Earlier this year, The Nature of Beauty launched with the goal of becoming the premier source of natural and organic beauty, body and hair care in America. The Nature of Beauty has emerged as a sweet solution for concerned eco-cosmetic devotees everywhere. With a comprehensive inventory of eco-products – including those for the ladies as well as for the eco-man and mom & baby – The Nature of Beauty is the Sephora for eco-conscious consumers. (more…)
Pangea Has a Special Offer for ecofabulous Readers!
Date: December 8, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Holiday & Gift, Skin Care, ecoMan
Talk about quadruple bottom line… a product that creates a profit, allowing for fair wages, supports the planet and now is good for your bottom line! Pangea Organics has a great gift idea to let you in on the joy of doing good while smelling good. After two years in development, Pangea just released a series of holiday gift boxes that actually grow Spruce Trees. Pretty smart, right? The “Harmony” Holiday gift set is featured in this year’s ecofabulous Holiday Gift Guide. (more…)
Extra: Brad Pitt is Showering with Kiehl’s and Angelina is Happy About It!
Date: November 17, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Skin Care
In partnership with Pitt, Kiehl’s just introduced its first Cradle to Cradle Certified product. The delicately scented liquid body cleanser, is formulated without parabens, SLS or dyes and is packaged in a 100 percent post consumer recycled bottle.
All proceeds from the Aloe Vera Biodegradable Liquid Body Cleanser will support the work of JPF Eco Systems, a charitable organization created by Kiehl’s and Brad Pitt with the goal of maximizing awareness of environmental sustainability.
Think of it as six degrees of separation in the shower. You use the Aloe Vera Biodegradable Liquid Body Cleanser… Brad Pit uses it too…When it comes down to it, you may as well be showering together. The natural fragrance is so light that men and women can share it. Plus, it would save water after all.
Saved by the Balm
Date: November 10, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Makeup, Skin Care
With winter on its way (or already here, depending on where you live) the ecofabulous office has been bombarded by a bevy of lip balms. One of our new favorites is from Save Your World.
Our complaint with many lip balms is that they are either waxy or greasy, neither of which feels good on your pucker. Save Your Lips lip balm is moisturizing but non-greasy and made with naturally healing ingredients, like organic aloe and coconut oil, while organic Yerba Maté adds a tiny bit of tingle. And in flavors like Green Tea, Grapefruit Mango and Pure (unflavored) there is something that will make everyone was to lick their lips.
Plus, the products are paraben-free, pH balanced, vegan, not testing on animals and packaged in recyclable packaging. And in addition, for every product you buy the company vows to donate enough to save one acre of rainforest.
Find Your Inner Glow at Epi Center
Date: November 10, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Featured, Skin Care
After a particularly grueling month of work, I noticed that my staff was starting to look a little bit, well, unwell, and I realized that as a team we all needed a little bit of TLC to get us back on track. There was never a question in my mind that the place for us to all recharge would be the Epi Center MedSpa, the nation’s original medical spa, which has recently given itself a facelift and gone green.
Epi Center has been a trendsetter in the skin rejuvenation industry since it opening a decade ago. It has offered beauty treatments with the expertise of a board certified plastic surgeon since its founding in 1988 by Margaret Mitchell and world-renowned dermatologist Dr. Patrick Bitter Sr., MD (who developed the revolutionary PhotoFacial treatment, the results of which are truly extraordinary!) Today, Epi Center combines its beauty-enhancing medical procedures with 100 percent organic treatments in an eco-friendly environment in sustainable LEED-certified offices at 450 Sutter Street in San Francisco. (more…)
A Drink to Your Face
Date: October 27, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Skin Care
Short of soaking in a pool of wine (which doesn’t sound half bad), there’s nothing like grapeseed oil for smoothing away fine lines and inebriating our skin in luscious antioxidents. Grapeseed Company has bottled this miracle elixir into a potent, plant-derived skincare collection.
Created from by-products of the wine-making process along with vitamin-rich ingredients, like damask rose and lavender, the line is 80 percent organic. Designed to rejuvenate and plump the skin, the five-step regimen includes a facial wash, toner, pure grape seed oil, skin serum and moisturizing lotion. So if your love of the vine knows no bounds, you can sink your skin into supple without the attendant hangover.
Defend Your Dermis
Date: October 20, 2008 | Category: Beauty, Body Care, Featured, Kids, Skin Care
Planet Botanicals’ Organic East African Face Balm with shea butter is the perfect salve for skin during the damaging cold weather months ahead. Thick and creamy, without being greasy, a small amount goes a long way towards moisturizing delicate facial skin and making it soft like butter.
And, as the balm dives deep into your epidermis, it leaves a light earthy scent behind. (The product is also available in an unscented version for those of you with scent-sensitivities.) (more…)
Countdown to Eco Chic Shopping SF Style
Date: October 13, 2008 | Category: Accessories, Bags, Fashion, Jewelry, Makeup, Shoes, Skin Care, Women
If you just couldn’t justify turning Columbus Day into an excuse to shop, perhaps Appel & Frank’s Eco-Chic Shopping Event might just qualify as a must-spend evening. A few of us are making plans to attend and indulge in two of our favorite pastimes: drinking wine and shopping for great green finds!
On Thursday, Oct. 23, eco-inclined shoppers in the Bay Area have the chance to spend an evening perusing green fashion items by designers like beacauseatom and Fair Tribe, as well as ogle the wares of mineral makeup vendors, ethical jewelers, natural bath product companies, environmental media groups, vintage clothes sellers, advocacy groups, and more.
The event runs from 5-9 p.m. at the Regency Center in San Francisco (1270 Sutter Street @ Van Ness). As incentive to get there early, the first 300 guests to walk through the doors will receive a reusable gift bag filled with green goodies like eco eye shadow, organic tea, Green Zebra guides, Bloomsberry chocolate, and other treats.
You can pre-order tickets online at the two-for-one price of $15. Now you can pick up all your sustainable holiday event gear on an organic shoestring budget.
