Los Angeles’ Verabella Skin Salon has a new facial for celebrities and pampered ladies alike.
The Hot Mama Facial uses paprika sweet hot peppers and aloe vera to oxidize and lift the contours of your face. Some of their celebrity clients include Mandy Moore, Lisa Kudrow and Diane Lane.
For $155,your skin will be treated to an “organic-estrogen face-life” with nourishing placental protein supplements to reduce breakouts and slow the aging process, leaving your skin soft and glowing.
The company is named after founder Vera Kantor who has created a line of products and skin care treatments at her salon that are based …read more

To expand on my previous post about the healing benefits of aloe vera , I thought I’d scope out more aloe vera based products for you. This hard-working succulent can be found in lots of beauty and skin care product ingredient labels.

Here are just some of the benefits aloe vera is said to have:
Reduction of scalp care, stings, sunburns, sore muscles, scrapes, scalds, psoriasis, acne, burns, arthritis, sprains, bruises, cold sores and abrasions.
Heals blisters
Removes the dark spots from the face.
Removes dead skin cells when applied like a moisturizer
Has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-oxidant properties
It could possibly be a ‘miracle’ ingredient! …read more

The Aloe Vera plant is said to rejuvenate, heal while soothing your skin. This is probably why aloe vera is found in a variety of foods as well as skincare products.  The gel of the aloe vera plant is used to heal cuts, scrapes, sunburns and even bruises.  There are also aloe vera juices which eases heartburn and other digestive ailments.

Aloe vera contains the following:
Vitamin C – helps promote good blood circulation

Amino acids – help with building up protein in our bodies

Enzymes – help to rejuvenate and promote healthy skin

Germanium – a mineral that is said …read more

Now that you’ve had a chance to grab all the stuff you need to actually make your bath and body products at home, at least from an equipment standpoint. So, before we get into recipes and ingredients, let’s talk about how you’re going to store all this stuff you make and where to source your green ingredients.
Think about going as green with your packaging as you are by making your own beauty products. Sustainable glass jars – which you can get from second hand stores, eBay or sometimes even Ikea – not only look beautiful in your bathroom, but they’re …read more

You know how skin experts are always telling us to wash our face with cleanser and not water?
Well, the same should be said for our hair.
Eufora is the first hair product I have come across that uses Aloe Vera gel as its base (vs. water). This intrigued me from the get-go. Aloe contains elements that are essential to cellular healing, renewal and growth and also delivers amazing antibacterial, anti-viral and antiseptic properties. Already, site-unseen, this made this a product I was excited to try.
The company has recently launched some really cool products, including a biodegradable clarifying shampoo that was developed …read more