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Archive for January, 2012

Animal Testing – The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry

Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »

My 3 year old daughter sprayed some perfume into her eye the other day and screamed in pain for at least 5 minutes. This reminded me of all the animals that have to endure this pain x100 in the name of beauty. I’ve seen the photos of cosmetic animal testing. Rabbits lined up in contraptions [...]

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Parabens (it rears its ugly head again)

Posted in Ingredients, The Bad on January 19, 2012 | 1 Comment »

First of all, I would like to say that I have lost three people to cancer in the last month – my uncle, my friend and my stepfather’s sister. All of them far too young to be leaving their spouses and children behind.  With every death, I became more frustrated with the fact that they [...]

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The Skin Care Industry – Science vs. Craft

Posted in Beauty, Greening Your Bathroom, Ingredients, Read Your Labels on January 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »

I am not a cosmetic chemist but I do formulate products. I don’t have a degree in microbiology but I have deep respect for microbes and what they can do to enhance or destroy my formulas. I am an artist, a crafter and an alchemist. I procure botanicals then I melt them, mix them, and [...]

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Introducing Ancient Mud Facial Mask

Posted in Products on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

We are pleased to introduce our new skin care product, Ancient Mud Facial Mask. It is a combination of Dead Sea mud and BC marine glacial clay with the essential oils of rose and neroli. It took us many years of research to finally develop this formula and we are very happy with the results. [...]

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