Does swimming laps in a chlorinated pool or a day spent basking in the sun leave your hair faded, dry, untamed, and straw-like? You’re not alone. Heat, sticky humidity, sweat, chlorine, salt water and wind combine to wreak havoc on your hair and scalp. Summer-proof your tresses by wearing protective sun hats, maintaining regular trims…
Dry Skin Looking for a natural way to smooth, hydrate and exfoliate skin? Here’s an idea: coddle it with milk! But go for for the goat’s milk. This favorable elixir is among the Who’s Who in beauty history. It has been reported that Cleopatra soaked in goat’s milk baths to soften her skin. Today, goat’s…
If coffee, cigarettes and food have left their mark on your teeth, you’re not alone. There are plenty of people who would try anything to get back their pearly whites. “Teeth naturally yellow for a number of reasons including smoking, eating highly pigmented foods, drinking coffee, tea or red wine, treatment with antibiotics, trauma, and…
The Botox® backlash has begun. Naturally beautiful celebrities including Jane Seymour have sworn to never use the injected botulinum, the same bacterium that causes botulism. Others including Terri Hatcher, Sarah Jessica Parker and Delta Burk have given up the injections after finding that their acting was becoming compromised because of their lackluster facial expressions. Botox…
Terra Firma Cosmetics was established in 2004 when owners Meri Yardley and Dori Patrick saw a need for more quality and safer ingredients in the natural beauty care industry. There commitment to the ethical compact they’ve signed with SAFECOSMETICS to provide beauty care products free of potentially harmful ingredients is reflected in their formulations. Their unique…
An interview with Janice Cox, America’s leading Natural Beauty and Home Beauty expert. [Wendy] Please tell us a bit about what you do… [Janice] I am a Natural Beauty Enthusiast or Expert – I have written three books on the subject of Natural Beauty or Home Beauty – teaching readers how to use common household…