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Bike Accidents and In Fiore Balm
30 Jul 2008 ~ 1 Comment ~ Categories: blog • eco-living • face • products
I took up a new sport recently, bought myself an extravagant birthday gift, a carbon-fiber TREK road bike, and became a cyclist-in-training.
Since I no longer own a car, biking seemed like a great way to get around and have weekend adventures on breathtaking back roads around the Bay Area. I wanted to take advantage [...]
Pass the Peas and Peptides, Please.
23 Jul 2008 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • face • products
Yes, I am a good girl and I do generally eat all the peas on my plate. I am also a believer in looking after my skin and keeping it healthy, even indulging it from time to time.
So, what do peas and healthy skin have in common? Read on to find out.
Since [...]
Healing Your Skin with Honey
10 Jul 2008 ~ 0 Comments ~ Categories: blog • face • products • wellness
Recently, our eagle-eyed IO Esthetician, Catherine Wargo, showed me an interesting National Geographic article (June 2008) on the subject of honey as a healing aid for the skin.
Honey, the sweet nectar of flowers, the bi-product of honey bees, has long been used in healing and beauty products and, of course, as a syrupy [...]
Tea Tree Oil is a Quick Fix from Mother Nature
10 Jun 2008 ~ 2 Comments ~ Categories: blog • face • products
Tea Tree is one of marvelous Mother Nature’s quick fixes for the face. The human race didn’t actually invent the “quickie”, Mother Nature did.
I am indeed a proponent of abandoning fast food, but “fast face” certainly has a time and place in my life. I appreciate some things for their slowly unfolding benefits (like fine [...]