Tag: Beauty Lab

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  Adivasi Body: Delicious on Skin, Nose and Globe

  The bath and body goodies hail from my hometown in Connecticut, handmade in small batches making it a pretty local treat for anyone in the NYC metro-area.

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  515 Chemicals a Day?! You’ll Be Surprised To Learn What Your Skin Is Absorbing (Infographic)

  This infographic shows some of the many chemicals we put on our bodies every day, and which to avoid.

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  Moksa Organics Offers Soothing Carbon Neutral Soaps Without Palm Oil

  The weather is cooler in New York and I find myself reaching for lip balm and lotion more often than not. Fortunately, Moksa Organics offers soothing soaps that cleanse and moisturize thirsty skin and organic body oils

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  For Luscious Lips, Try Primitive's Petroleum-Free Lipstick

  Is petroleum lurking in your cosmetic case? As Meg points out in her post, if you're packing lipstick or lip plumper--and/or many other common beauty products--it's highly likely.

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  Lather Up with John Masters' Eponymous Line of Organic Soaps

  The Environmental Working Group (EWG) advises us to stay clear of triclosan, triclocarbon, and fragrance, when choosing bar soap. One of the reasons we jumped at the chance to try complimentary samples of John

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  Burt's Bees Launches New Acne Treatment

  We recently had the opportunity to try a fairly new product from Burt's Bees within their line of acne treatments. Now all-natural acne fighting products aside, we've never like any sort of acne treatment. It seems to rip the

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  Kimberly Parry Organics Made Fresh for You

  When was the last time you heard that the beauty products you just purchased were made fresh to order, just for you? With Kimberly Parry Organics this is the norm, making us feel like our purchase is an important one.

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  Create Smokey Eyes with Dr. Hauschka's New Decoratives Makeup Line

  The new Decoratives line by Dr. Hauschka is a mineral-based line of eyeshadows and blushes that are free of parabens and phthalates. Plus they come in several natural colors that will accentuate your smoky, stunning eyes and your sky-high cheek bones.

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  5 Calorie-Free Organic Chocolate Skincare Treats (You Won't Gain a Pound, We Promise!)

  Chocolate may be soul food, but skin food? The concept isn't as far-fetched as you might think. Packed with a raft of wrinkle-battling antioxidants--twice as much as that in red wine and up to three times those found in green

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  Eve Organics Eye Shadows Shimmer, Glow

  As brain-melting temps begin to dip, sweater boxes start getting ransacked, and wardrobe whites get aired out for one last hurrah, the eyes have it for bolder, more provocative peepers, moving away from summery teals and

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  A Good Night Kiss's Tub Tea Blends Make a Bath to Remember

  A bath? A bath, you say? Why yes, a bath, I do declare. I'm stressed, you're stressed, we're all hunched over our workstations with a battalion of knots taking up permanent residence in our backs. (Glance at your 401k,

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  Wembé Infuses Soap With Spirit of the Amazon

  In this tough economy, launching a new biz is probably the last thing on anybody's mind. But recession or no recession, personal hygiene continues to be paramount, right? Paraguayan company Wembé is still wet behind the ears—it

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  Vivesana Solar to Polar Organic Sunscreen Protects Against the Elements

  A radiant, bronze-goddess glow is one thing; looking like charbroiled filet mignon is quite another. But the mercury doesn't have to shoot through the roof before you break out the sunscreen—any prolonged exposure to the great

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  Wave Goodbye to Nail-Biting Chemicals With Priti's Nontoxic Polishes

  For years, savvy New Yorkers have been flocking to Priti's intimate East Village enclave, one of the first all-organic spas in the country, for their mani-pedi fixes. (Orange-ginger foot scrub, take me away!) The near-institution

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  Patyka's Organic Zesty Summer Shower Gel & Scrub

  Patyka's Organic Shower gel is a good fit for recessionistas in need of organic-luxury skincare love. While encouraging consumption is risky, these shower gels and scrubs can

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  Tammy Fender Epi-Peel and Intensive Repair Balm Feed Both Body and Soul

  As a recovering broke-ass grad student whose idea of luxury was splurging on Bath & Body Works rather than St. Ives, I'll be the first to admit that slapping down $130 for a skincare product is a little cray-cray. Then again,

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  Cattier's Facial Scrub and Exfoliating Shower Gel Slough, Soothe

  The quickest way to achieve that elusive glow? Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate. And If at first you don't succeed, scrub, scrub again. You won't have to slough your skin raw, however, with Cattier's White Clay Facial

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  Jaime Earl Pre-Shaving Oil and Shaving Gel for Men

  Move over ladies, it's time for the men's-only portion of the program, where we give a major Beauty Lab shout-out to Team Testosterone, particularly the more boldly whiskered members of that tribe. (You can spot them by their