Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry

Continuing my observations from my last entry, I was linked to another site through my research initiated by Story of Stuff. The author’s friend, Stacy Malkan, has written a book called “Not Just a Pretty Face” and it is dedicated to exposing the Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. Apparently, companies are not required by [...]

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What are we really putting in our hair?

All of us are (hopefully) always aware of our hygiene, and would naturally want the best products to achieve these means. If you didn’t notice, I am generally concerned about health issues whether it’s regarding what we eat, what we breathe or what we use or even do on a daily basis. While browsing around [...]

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Eat Fruit to Rid of Wrinkles!

Just now I was procrastinating by checking my e-mail instead of writing my weekly blog posts, when I stumbled upon something that was the jumpstart to my next post. My sister had e-mailed me an article of 18 foods that can make your skin glow. This was posted in a blog on Yahoo!‘s website. The [...]

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“Starving Themselves, Cocktail in Hand” – a discussion

The New York Times article, Starving Themselves, Cocktail in Hand, is about the trends of eating disorders affected by alcohol consumption. Not only are eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia problematic on their own, these and other disorders can have dramatic effects when combined with alcohol abuse. “Drunkorexia,” as the author unofficially terms the [...]

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