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What Frizzy-Haired Person Hasn't Coveted A Bone-Straight Mane? And was there ever someone with ultrafine tresses who didn't wish for voluminous curls? Like it or not, when it comes to hair, you need to make the best of what you've got...

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Hair patrol

What Frizzy-Haired Person Hasn't Coveted A Bone-Straight Mane? And was there ever someone with ultrafine tresses who didn't wish for voluminous curls? Like it or not, when it comes to hair, you need to make the best of what you've got...

Give yourself a natural manicure

Beautify your nails and cuticles with these nontoxic steps from Nonie Creme, creative director of Butter London, a natural nail salon chain based in Seattle...

Body boost

As you add birthdays, you might notice that your metabolism the complex process by which the food you eat gets converted into energy has put on the brakes...

Hey guys!

A lot of guys consider themselves pretty tough, but chances are their skin is anything but. Men's skin is way more oily than women's, so it attracts more dirt and oil...

Spring refresher

With sales of organic beauty and body care products increasing by 20 percent each year, legions of mainstream brands are trying to get in on the action by marketing “natural” products. Meanwhile, truly natural companies are incorporating more humane production methods and clean, conscientious ingredients. So how do you separate the plain truth from the puffery?...

Queen Helene Organic Fair Trade Certified Cocoa Butter Body Lotion

Luxuriously smooth with a soft vanilla-like scent, thick cocoa butter soaks into skin quickly without leaving a greasy residue. It works wonders on parched...

Bad Breath?

Nothing spoils a kiss like unsavory breath. Although the culprit can be anything from a vitamin imbalance to dry mouth, bad breath usually is caused by...

Lavish baths

These soak-worthy suds get their foaming power from lauric acid (a coconut-oil derivative) rather than harsh synthetics such as sodium lauryl sulfate...

Absolutely gorgeous

These 5 easy changes offer the biggest beauty benefits.
Let's call 2008 what it is: An opportunity to toss out old habits and whisk in new, healthy, enduring ones. But that doesn't mean you have to scrap everything from 2007...

Setting the standard for natural beauty care

How natural does your soap, shampoo, or lipstick have to be to call itself "natural"? Turns out, not very. The FDA doesn't regulate cosmetics and personal-care products, and many that claim to be natural actually contain potentially harmful chemicals and nonrenewable petroleum by-products...

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