A few weeks ago, I told you about Tarte’s products that were full of natural, Skinvigorating™ Ingredients. Tomorrow, Maureen Kelly, creator of Tarte Cosmetics, will launch Sunburst Body on QVC.
If you are looking for a nice, build able self-tanner for you body, then you should definitely check out Sunburst Body. I have used this moisturizing self-tanner on my legs and I really like the results. To use, I squeeze out about a quarter sized amount, and rub the lotion together in my hands until the beads burst. I then apply Sunburst Body just like a lotion, but more carefully …read more

Who knew that one of my all time favorite makeup lines was so full of such wonderfully natural ingredient based products?
Tarte Cosmetics is really focusing on the ingredients in their products, and I am am sort of embarassed to report that I never really realized this. I knew that their latest Inside Out Lipgloss had many natural benefits to it, but besides that – I didn’t know.
Just look at the natural good for you ingredients that Tarte is using in their products:
Acai extract
Aloe Leaf extract
Apple Fruit extract
Arnica extract
Avocado oil
Blackberry extract
Candelilla wax
Carnuba wax
Castor oil
Chamomile
Cocoa seed butter
Coconut oil
Cranberry extract
Cucumber extract
Currant extract
Echinacea
Flower extract …read more

Burt’s Bees is taking a stand and making a point to clear up all this confusion as to what is and is not natural.
Burt’s Bees realize that consumers are very confused about this and to what exactly constitutes a “natural” product. So, they are Setting The Natural Standard. This will be a definition about what is and isn’t natural that they hope, by working directly with competitors and the industry at large, will clear up all this confusion while holding “natural” to the highest possible standard.
The following is what Burt’s Bees has set as their natural standard, and are …read more

I received a great goodie basket filled with products from H20 Plus for Mother’s Day. I can’t wait to try these beauties.
Look at what was inside this beautiful grass cloth basket.

Sea Marine Scrub
Exfoliating Body Butter
Pumice Foot Scrub
Exfoliating Body Wash
Smoothing Hand and Foot Therapy Jar
It is so pretty and still sitting out on my vanity, but I can’t wait to break it open. I desperately need all of these exfoliating products.
In looking at the H20Plus site, I have discovered that their products are all based on sea derived ingredients, and the major one being water.
I’ll let you know my results soon.

I often wonder where these natural ingredients come from, and why they are used in products. I have been doing some research, and have found the following information for the most popular ingredients used in natural beauty products, and what their purpose in the product is.
Glycerin, often found in soaps and cleansers, is made from vegetable oil, and is used for cleansing.
Vitamin E is from the Soybean, and is used for conditioning and moisturizing.
Jojoba Oil comes from Jojoba seeds and is used for moisturizing.
Olive Oil comes from Olives, and is also used for moisturizing.
Rosemary extract is used as a preservative …read more