July 21, 2011

Marie Veronique's Facial Trio Review


For the last three weeks, I have been testing out three of Marie Veronique's products: the gentle face cleanser, the sun protective oil and the moisturizing face screen (both the light tint and no tint shades).

July 14, 2011

The Safe Cosmetics Act is Intoduced in the House


The House of Representatives is currently considering the Safe Cosmetics Act. What is the Safe Cosmetics Act, you say? Currently, cosmetics and personal care products are largely unregulated; companies aren't required to assess the safety of their products, ingredients that are considered "trade secrets" aren't even required on labels, and the FDA is unable to make them recall dangerous products.

July 6, 2011

Is Your Perfume Making You Fat?


So we all thought that a healthy diet and some exercise was all this country needed to beat the obesity epidemic. However, recently some studies have emerged that address what scientists call "chemical calories" in beauty products.