While men don’t tend to research, test and obsess over personal care products the way some of us women do, the men in my life — father, brothers and husband — do take grooming seriously enough to enjoy high quality products over the junk-filled drugstore versions. I’ve personally found that once introduced to a […]

  Josh Rosebrook has everyone in the green beauty community raving about his products, including me. The Josh Rosebrook line is packed with potent herbal infusions that give each formula added vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and antioxidants. These extracts combined with additional botanical oils and ingredients create a synergy that results in nutrient dense, high […]

  Coconut oil has enjoyed wild popularity over the last few years. With its irresistible tropical scent, it has become one of those trendy ingredients that people know about even if they aren’t keyed in on natural beauty, and I’m certain it has led more than one curious soul on to a cleaner and greener […]

  Earlier this week we covered some great lightweight moisturizers for summer. For most of us, a moisturizer is just one piece in our skincare routine. Treatment serums, facial oils and SPF often play a role, but do these products work well together? There is indeed a best practice for applying products, and once you […]

  It’s officially summer, which means the humidity is kicking up where I live. On certain days my skin, which is usually parched in the winter, turns into an oil slick without much effort. I rely on lighter weight oils and moisturizers during the summer that allow my skin to breath better. I look for […]

  Do you use something in the shower to help cleanse and exfoliate your skin? Maybe a washcloth or one of those colorful poofy plastic shower sponges? I gave up on these cleansing agents altogether some years ago, never quite satisfied with them. I’ve been so happy to find a natural alternative that is durable […]

  With flower essences and therapeutic essential oils at the heart of their products, Lotus Wei is a healing and transformative line on multiple levels. There’s a lot to choose from, including the “mood” you’d like to address or enhance as well as the delivery method. You can choose to take flower elixirs internally, spritz […]

  From the moment I first tried the Lotus Wei Infinite Love Elixir, Perfume and Serum I was absolutely smitten. It’s difficult to explain why, apart from the smell-good feel-good qualities that are readily apparent, Lotus Wei can be so transformative long term and so pleasurable and peaceful in between, so we asked Lotus Wei founder Katie Hess […]

  Kahina  just released a new body serum called Essaouira, and it is a pure delight to the senses and skin. This is a must-try, sophisticated botanical blend. In case you didn’t know, Kahina makes one of my all time favorite body serums, Fez. So as you can imagine, I was more than eager to […]

This week at the grocery store I found two items that signal summer has arrived—fresh corn and watermelon. Naturally, I bought both, but it’s the watermelon I’m most excited about. Some people think watermelon is just a fluff fruit because it’s mostly water—about 92% water, actually. Even so, water is the secret to glowing, hydrated […]