Go Green With Your Beauty Routine: Queen of Green Expert and Author Offers Tips on Greening Your Cosmetics Case...Without Spening A Lot of "Green"
7/16/2009
by Laura Giardina & Nicole Egan
People are becoming much more conscious about what products touch their bodies, especially their faces. "They want to create a healthier environment for themselves, but I often hear concerns about it being too difficult to make changes, too hard to find quality products, or too expensive to find natural alternatives, especially when it comes to organic beauty," says Sara Snow, host of Living Fresh and Get Fresh with Sara Snow, and author of Sara Snow's Fresh Living; The Essential Room-by-Room Guide to a Greener, Healthier Family and Home (Bantam Books, 2009).
To counter these cosmetic concerns, Snow offers some insight on easy ways in inexpensively "green" your cosmetic case without giving up quality or the feeling of luxury:
- Foundation: It's important for your skin to breathe when applying foundation. Korres Wild Rose Foundation is a great choice. This long-lasting foundation gives a flawless, radiant finish and is a natural source of vitamin C that works to repair fine lines and brighten uneven skin tone - and it's free of parabens, sulfates and all petro-chemicals. Available for around $25; www.korres.com.
- Lip Balm: Soft and healthy lips are important. Snow recommends Softlips PURE lip conditioners that are are 100% natural and USDA-certified organic. The line features six flavors: Pomegranate, Honeydew, Peppermint, Acai Berry, Papaya and Chai Tea. The light-flavors go on smooth without a heavy, waxy feeling. Not only is an organic lip balm great for you, but also for those you love to kiss. It's easy to find in mass market retailers, drug stores and online, including Target stores for $2.99; www.softlips.com.
- Eye Shadow: Dr. Hauschka Eyeshadow Solos have a silk powder base, allowing the colors to glide on smoothly, while extracts of anthyllis and black tea to nurture the delicate skin around your eye. Available online for $19.95; www.drhauschka.com.
- Mascara: Using mascara is an easy way to pull a look together and add length and dimension to your lashes. Snow likes Lash Hugger eco friendly mascara by Tarte. This formula contains mineral pigments to give the appearance of thicker lashes and natural olive esters to coat the lashes and help protect against breakage. It's paraben and phthalate free and packaged in a metalized tube made of post-consumer recycled aluminum. Available online for $18; www.tartecosmetics.com.
"The situation of today's economy is affecting many of us, but it's important to know that you don't have to compromise your health or standards of living," explains Snow. "There are a lot of affordable organic or natural beauty products available that deliver the same great results as the higher priced synthetic products."
Softlips PURE lip conditioners in pomegranate and honeydew are available in mass retail, supermarket and drug stores nationwide for the suggested retail price of $2.99. Look for the newest flavors - peppermint, acai berry, papaya and chai tea - on display in the natural beauty section of select Target stores.
Softlips is a trusted name in lip care and has been a product of choice among women of all ages for almost two decades. The line also includes a variety of lightly-flavored sheer balms and tinted balms, both formulated with emollients and SPF to help protect against sun damage.
Visit www.softlips.com to learn more about the products, access the new Facebook page, or enter the fourth annual Softlips "Picture Perfect Lips" lip model search.
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Orelia
7/18/2009 7:19:08 PM
Aubrey Organics is also good. Not too expensive. Their website is:
http://www.aubrey-organics.com
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