Patyka is a certified luxury organic skincare, fragrance and beauty line based in France. Patyka is unique as they grow and extract all of the ingredient used in their products. Their product line is free from silicone, petroleum, PEG, parabans or phenoxyethanol.
They are one of the first lines to have met the certification standards for EcoCert and Cosmebio. They have also joined Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and are committed to protecting the health of consumers by not using and phasing out the chemicals found in most beauty and skincare products that are linked to and cause health issues.
I …read more

Recently I have been experimenting with a variety of organic bath products, including several bubble baths. Though I haven’t loved that many of them, I was absolutely thrilled with Beautea’s organic bubble bath.
I purchased the Green Oolong Tea variety. It features a soft, floral scent that is accented with the light fragrance of tea. It’s a refreshing, energizing bubble bath that manages to be relaxing as well. Created with ginseng oil, sesame seed oil, green tea and oolong extract, this bubble bath is also infused with revitalizing lemon oil, soothing shea butter and other fabulous ingredients.
The bubbles are plentiful …read more

Dubbed the Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup & Fragrances, The Green Beauty Guide is chocked full of fantastic advices, recipes to make your own scrubs and other skin care products, and it’s 100% backed up by science. Every time the author, Julie Gabriel, offers a piece of information, there’s generally a section or segment called “What Science Says…” giving even the skeptical a reason to believe.
People have been touting the benefits of eating organic for ages, and now, research is showing that pretty much everything we touch, use or put on our bodies has …read more

There’s a new face on the stands this month, and boy oh boy, is it a pretty face! Even Vogue is intrigued by this new beauty.
Organic Beauty Magazine, the first glossy magazine for green beauty, launched offically on December 31, and features stories like Greening
your Makeup Bag, Wilde Style (with Olivia Wilde, from House), and the
latest Sulfate Free Shampoos. The premiere issue is packed to the brim
with interesting information, and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy!
While the economy might be tanking, and many of us are curtailing
spending on luxury products, a new lipstick or eye shadow can make …read more