Urban Decay: Cosmetics Worth Your Time (and the Price)
Unlike many cosmetics companies that are still in the dark ages when it comes to ethics, Urban Decay has never tested on animals. Also, it makes things easy for animal lovers by marking on its package which products that it considers vegan.
Cosmetic Ingredient Found in Breast Tissue of 99 percent of Breast Cancer Patients
Breast cancer has impacted the lives of many women worldwide. There are few people who have not either had this cancer themselves, or had a close family member or friend who has been affected by this type of cancer. It has long been suspected that a common preservative that is contained in many cosmetic products has been a contributor to the development of breast cancer in women. A recent study actually showed that 99 percent of breast tissue samples of women that had to have a mastectomy procedure because of breast cancer contain this chemical. An astounding 60 percent of these breast tissue samples contained at least five varieties of this specific chemical. What is this common cosmetic ingredient that has been found directly in breast tumor and the other breast tissue of women who have had breast cancer?
Read more about Cosmetic Ingredient Found in Breast Tissue of 99 percent of Breast Cancer Patients
Madonna's Material Girl Makeup Line
Look Your Best for the New Year: New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep
With a brand new year upon us, everyone is making resolutions to improve themselves. They vow to lose weight, make more money and improve their health. These resolutions all take months, if not years to achieve. One resolution that can be achieved quickly and easily is to vow to start using the proper cosmetics to help look your best. Here are some tips to help you to create a New Year’s resolution that you can experience quick results from and help you to look your best:
Read more about Look Your Best for the New Year: New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep
Cosmetic Items Make Great Last-Minute Gifts
Christmas is quickly approaching and, if you are anything like me, you are nowhere near done with your Holiday shopping. It can be hard to find just the right gift to purchase someone, especially when you are stressed out and on a time crunch. Thankfully, there are many cosmetic items for men and women that make great last-minute gift purchases. If you have enough time, you can purchase something from a department store, but you can even find cosmetic gifts on Christmas day at your local drugstore!
You may be thinking, "What about the men on my list?" There are many cosmetic items that men can appreciate and get lots of use out of, too. Cosmetics are not only for women, after all. No, I would not purchase your brother a bright red stick of lipstick, but a he would appreciate a nice, men's gift set. Here are some great last-minute cosmetic gift items for friends and family of both genders:
Read more about Cosmetic Items Make Great Last-Minute Gifts
Retin-A: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Most women who keep on top of their looks know that a good skin product can make a large difference in their appearance. There are few skin products that can make more of a difference in a woman's (or man's) skin than Retin-A. This product has been on the market for decades. It is still used by many men and women for a reason: it works. There are few products on the market that treat acne and prevent wrinkles as well as Retin-A does. It is called tretinoin in its generic form, which is what I purchase for the best deal. I began using this cream in my early 20s to get rid of a mild acne problem and now that I am 30, I am beginning to cherish its wrinkle-preventing properties as well. Here are some of the pros and cons of using this (almost) miracle cream:
Read more about Retin-A: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
How to Get the Best Deals on Premium Makeup During the Holidays
If you are like most forward thinking fashionistas, you like to find a good deal on luxurious name brand cosmetics. There’s probably no better time to find ultimate savings on your favorite beauty indulgences than during the 30 days before Christmas. So read up on how to find the greatest deals on the best products. Who could ask for anything more?
The Cutest (and Kindest) Lip Balm Ever
New Perfume Breakthrough: Perfume in a Pill?
Women love their fragrances. I own many bottles of perfume and every time I smell a new, delicious scent, I just have to have it. The only problem with some perfumes is their staying power. I have bought fragrances that smell wonderful in the bottle and on me when testing them, only to find that the fragrance quickly fades on my body within hours of applying it.
A cure for this quickly fading perfume problem may be a perfume that you actually swallow in pill form. Sound ridiculous? I thought so at first, too. That is until I found out how and why this perfume actually works.
Read more about New Perfume Breakthrough: Perfume in a Pill?
Johnson & Johnson to Clean Up Baby Products
Hopefully many parents already know that Johnson & Johnson’s baby shampoo is full of nasty, harmful ingredients—though I think that’s probably not the truth, since the brand has been voted as the most trusted by parents over and over again. Did you also hear that the company cleaned up its products in some countries in order to appease parents and accommodate local laws, but not in America?
Tsk, tsk. That wasn’t very nice, Johnson & Johnson! The chemicals that you knowingly insert into your products, 1,4 dioxane and formaldehyde, are not only known carcinogens; trace amounts of the former are known to be a cause for concern. So how on Earth is this even legal, let alone so commonplace? Read more about Johnson & Johnson to Clean Up Baby Products