I once walked 20 New York City blocks in order to buy Dr. Hauschka’s Lip Care Stick. Okay maybe it wasn’t really 20 but it was enough to give me a blister in the world’s most uncomfortable flip flops. I once had a girl steal it from me and then use it in front of me weeks later. The point is, this lip balm will inspire extraordinary feats of self-centeredness and stupidity and it will be worth it. It’s indulgent and damn it, you just feel good when you use it. It’s not waxy or too glossy. I don’t want …read more

 So having just returned from our Thanksgiving family extravaganza, I am so thoroughly over the Holidays. They aren’t even over yet; I know don’t remind me. In a month we will have to schlep ourselves to the other Coast and do it all over again-lovely. This week will be spent detoxing on a major level. Nothing will make you look worse than 18 tons of mashed potatoes and pie. Oh, and my Mother-in-law’s eggplant. I might as well slap it onto my thighs and just bypass my mouth.
If you have never tried any of Dr. Haushka’s Aromatherapy Bath, you need to go …read more

Dr. Hauschka is such a pioneer in the natural and organic skin care world, and has some of the best skin care sets available – ever.
For an everyday skin care regimen, Dr. Hauschka has the Everyday Matters Skin Care Set for Normal, Dry, and Sensitive skin. It is calling me!

Available at beauty.com, this set has everything for a serious skin care regimen:

Cleansing Cream (1.7 oz/50 ml) ~ Provides deep cleansing and is a gentle exfoliant for all skin conditions. The unique blend of herbal extracts activates the skin to cleanse itself while preserving the natural acid layer of the …read more

I have been looking for some more great natural beauty goodies to give my Mom for Mother’s Day. Here is what I am considering.

I think that getting her to use more natural products on her skin during her normal skin care routine is a great place to starts, so any of these sets will do the trick. I just can’t decide which one!

If you are ever looking for one of the best selections of organic skin care and aromatherapy, you must visit SaffronRouge.

SaffronRouge is an online site from Organic Beauty Expert, Kirstin Binder. Kirstin has personally evaluated all of the products she currently sells on the site.
Some of the wonderful lines that she carries include Dr. Hauschka (I am dying to try the Rose Day Cream), Weleda, Jo Wood Organics, and Pangea Organics.
As I said, Kirstin evaluates everything on the site, and here is a bit about how she does it: “I evaluate products using a three-step process which involves evaluating a …read more