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Homemade Aromatic Body Powder

Melissa Breyer — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:00:35 +0000

Hello sweaty weather. Boy is it hot! In New York City the crowds are lethargically mulling around, dripping and smelling like hot, sweaty bodies. I can’t even imagine the amount of deodorant rolled, sprayed and patted on each morning of this knee-bucking heat wave. Personally, I’m old-timey enough to prefer powder to brand-name products. I [...]

5 Homemade Sugar Scrubs

Melissa Breyer — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:00:06 +0000

I’m been to known to lean hedonistic, so it’s probably no surprise that I like rubbing (fair trade!) sugar slurped together with macadamia oil all over myself before a long bath. No surprise at all. Sometimes during the winter I am so constantly enrobed that I forgo this pleasure, but during the skin-baring summer, I [...]

Homemade Henna Tattoos

Melissa Breyer — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:00:11 +0000

I’m not sure what it is about kids and their urge to draw on themselves (or is it only mine?!), but there seems to be some primal desire to do it. Smiley faces on the knee, a butterfly on the arm, intricate pirate treasure maps on the tummy, yikes. So there’s skin-drawing, and there’s also [...]

Skin Deeper: Nanotechnology and Cosmetics

Melissa Breyer — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:00:20 +0000

Deeper, faster, further. As if there weren�t enough concerns about the toxicity of cosmetic chemicals, manufacturers are rushing to incorporate nanotechnology that uses particles 80,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. Nanotechnology has been touted as the next revolution in cosmetics and packaging. However, nanoparticles, being so tiny, have the potential to [...]

Buyer Beware of Organic Labels

Andrew Peterson — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:00:55 +0000

A few years ago I was in Shanghai, and I bought my wife a “Louis Vuitton” purse from a street vendor for an incredibly low price. She loved it, and it disintegrated after about three uses. She and I weren’t too surprised or disappointed by this because we suspected it wasn’t an authentic Louis Vuitton [...]

Green Girl on Hairspray and “Grease”

Lily Berthold-Bond — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:00:17 +0000

“Grease” may be the word, but hairspray just might be the devil. I was reminded of this last weekend, when during an audition for a musical review at my local theater, I was asked to sing a song from “Grease,” which I starred in my junior year of high school. As the director and I busted out [...]

Cooling Body Splashes

Annie B. Bond — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:00:59 +0000

Some of us head for the river when we need cooling relief from the muggy dog days of August, but if you don�t have a river nearby, try these simple refreshers instead: they're easy to make and fun to splash on, with special ingredients to tone and deodorize, lift your mood and revitalize you.

Sunburn Soothers

Annie B. Bond — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:45 +0000

Sometimes, despite our best intentions and slathering ourselves with sunblock, we or someone we love gets a painful sunburn. Ouch! Not only can sunburn cause skin cancer, it can also prematurely age and damage our skin.

Yummy Summer Lip Balm Formula

Annie B. Bond — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:00:21 +0000

Protect your lips from the effects of too much sun or seawater with this easy-to-make delicious formula. Mmmm!

Easy Greening: Hair Removal

Annie B. Bond — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:00:25 +0000

By the Care2 Staff.

It's bathing suit season and that means unsightly-hair awareness. Unfortunately most salon waxes are petroleum-based, store-bought depilatories contain ingredients thought to be possible carcinogens, and disposable razors clutter up the planet. Try these eco-friendly solutions instead! We include a super-sweet DIY body-sugaring formula, and links to some great new products to try.