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forget about spending hundreds of dollars on miracles in a bottle. Instead, use what you have in your kitchen to make therapeutic treatments customized...

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10 Synthetic Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid

I've listed and described the "ten most wanted"—the ten chemicals I most want to see off the labels of so-called natural hair and skin care products...

HOW to Get Started

Here are some quick and easy tips on how to begin integrating natural and organic products into your life...

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Stay centered

As someone who counts herself among the estimated 75 percent of Americans who will experience back pain at some point during their lifetime, I know it’s important to strengthen my core...

Welcome to the nanofuture

Nanotechnology is the engineering of particles on an extremely tiny scale between 50,000 and 100,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. On...

Reverse aging

In the ongoing fight against aging, no miracle in a bottle will make all the wrinkles magically disappear. (Sorry.) Rather, preserve your skin from the onslaught of years with a multiprong approach...

A toner for every type

Regardless of skin type, everyone should include toner in her daily skin care regimen, says Dee Dee Dermody, an aesthetician in Napa, California...

Look out, lemon!

An excellent source of antioxidants and vitamin C, this fruit has been used as a cure-all for thousands of years in its native Asia...

Safe for kids

Bath time can be such fun. But, as many parents have become aware, those sweet-smelling baby products may contain some pretty unsavory chemicals...

Eye for protection

Your eyes may or may not be the window to your soul, but they certainly say a lot about your health. Although it's not always possible to change the environments where you work and live, experts say these simple tweaks can keep your eyes looking and feeling healthy...

Hair patrol

What Frizzy-Haired Person Hasn't Coveted A Bone-Straight Mane? And was there ever someone with ultrafine tresses who didn't wish for voluminous curls? Like it or not, when it comes to hair, you need to make the best of what you've got...

Give yourself a natural manicure

Beautify your nails and cuticles with these nontoxic steps from Nonie Creme, creative director of Butter London, a natural nail salon chain based in Seattle...

Hey guys!

A lot of guys consider themselves pretty tough, but chances are their skin is anything but. Men's skin is way more oily than women's, so it attracts more dirt and oil...

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