Gorgeous and Green - 10 Tips For Natural Beauty

If you read an ingredients list with sumptuous items like pear blossom, white tea, and chocolate, you may think you're looking at a dessert menu. But these natural ingredients can actually be found in a variety of cosmetics that not only make you look fresh and fabulous, but are even good for you, too.
In honor of Earth Day this month, here are 10 tips to enhance your beauty naturally:

1. Read the label. Look for natural ingredients that you recognize, such as the coconut milk and nut oils used in Pure Fiji's bath and body products. Treat yourself to healthy, glowing skin with Pure Fiji's Coconut Sugar Rub, which is available in exotic flavors like mango, passionflower, and starfruit.

2.Get your vitamins and minerals. Mineral-based makeup from Iredale Mineral Cosmetics offers a concentrated pigment without fillers such as talc. The result? You get great protection and flawless color without the risk of skin irritation. Try Amazing Base Mineral Foundation-SPF 20, which is gentle enough for sensitive skin and conditions such as eczema and rosacea.

3. Choose more natural scents. Nothing leaves you feeling fresher than a natural fragrance, so look for scents made with essential oils from real fruits and vegetables. With notes of pear blossom, tangerine, and fresh-cut grass, Leila Lou by Rosie Jane is simply irresistible.

4. Care for your hair. Look for sulfate-free formulas to keep your locks looking naturally beautiful. When you're on the go, reach for Klorane's Oatmilk Gentle Dry Shampoo, which allows you to cleanse your hair in minutes without water-leaving you looking and feeling refreshed.

5. Protect your skin. Detergents can dehydrate skin, so look for ingredients that keep your skin healthy and hydrated. Moisturize your skin throughout the day with Caudelie's Grape Water Harvest mist, made entirely from water extracted from freshly harvested grapes.

6. Vege-out. Many natural beauty products are labeled "vegan" or "cruelty-free," meaning no animal testing is performed during product development. With notes of apple, plum blossom, lemon, jasmine, and sandalwood, the 100% vegan Jonathan Product Hydrating Shampoo naturally moisturizes dry and damaged hair, leaving it looking shiny and fabulous.

[Hot tip! Choose makeup tools marked "vegan" or "cruelty-free," such as the Kabuki Brush from Stript, which is made from quality synthetic fibers rather than animal hair.]
7. Clear your creams. Look for more natural anti-aging choices. Made with antioxidants that combat the signs of aging, Epicuren's After Bath Moisturizer hydrates skin throughout the day and is available in mouthwatering scents such as vanilla bean, orange blossom, and papaya pineapple.

8. Think pretty. Going green doesn't mean you can't have the season's hottest colors, too. For a natural shimmer, try the Bling Eye Shadow Kit from Iredale Mineral Cosmetics. Made with real 24-Karat gold, this five-compact collection features shades in pure gold, azure, hot pink, blue violet, and sea green.

9. Pamper yourself. Don't let your bath products dry out your skin. Look for natural moisturizers, such as the coconut oil and safflower oil used in LaLicious Whipped Body Soap to keep skin supple and soft. Have time for a relaxing bath? Indulge yourself with Pure Fiji Coconut Milk Bath Soak.

10. Whet your appetite. Natural ingredients not only nourish your skin, they can tempt your senses, too. Made with cocoa powder, jojoba-seed oil, and grape-seed oil, The Lip Scrub from Sara Happ does just that with rich flavors of cinnamon sugar, brown sugar, and peppermint.

Ann H. Carlson is an expert beauty writer for Beauty Collection, one of the top beauty retailers in the world (Women's Wear Daily, March 2009). Beauty Collection carries over 200 prestige beauty brands like Moroccan Oil, and Keratin Complex. It showcases all beauty categories including skin care, hair care, makeup, fragrance, hair tools, and more.

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