Articles about: beauty ingredients
Brand Heads Up: Doux Me
Nobody loves a double-entendre more than the French, and skincare brand Doux Me is no exception. Created by former journalist Caroline Wachsmuth, Doux Me is a line of natural and organic skincare products, certified by the Ecocert organisation. The products …
Shock horror! How Toxic Are You was full of false information!
Ah we do love The Beeny, but we knew her “investigation” into the cosmetics industry was a load of crap. In a recent report the Sense about Science charity pinpointed Sarah’s program How Toxic are You, as one of the …
I’m addicted to you but you know that you’re toxic: dangerous levels of lead found in red lipstick
Yes I KNOW this is a picture of Xtina and not Britters, but to be honest the only pic I could find of Ms Spears with red lippie on was so horrible it wouldn’t have been fair to her to …
Liz Earle Superskin Moisturiser
I’m a big fan of Liz Earle’s fabulous skincare products, and so I was interested to see that she has introduced a new moisturiser to the line. Superskin Moisturiser contains a blend of cranberry seed oil, borage oil and rosehip …
Nadur Organics Launch an Oil Range
We keep a close eye on what yummy brand Nadur are up to. Organic, gorgeous goodies made here in Ireland, the range so far has comprised beautifully packaged candles and bathing treats, and we’ve loved them all. Now they’ve branched …
Beauty Addicts: how toxic are you?
Sarah Beeny introduced us to Emma and Charlotte on Channel 4 last night. These two sisters were beauty product obsessed, spending over £1000 a month on products. During their daily routine they used over 70 products between them – over …
How Toxic Are You? Sarah Beeny Finds Out
Every year we splash out 6.4 billion pounds on beauty products, but do we ever stop to think about what’s in them or what they could be doing to us? The beauty industry spends 600 million a year marketing its …
Yeow! Gwynneth Gets Snakey
Skincare keeps getting weirder. We’ve had skincare from placenta, and now I read that Gwynneth Paltrow uses products made from snake venom to keep her skin looking young. Yup, she goes to the exclusive Sonya Dakar salon in LA to …
I’m a Nature’sist!
Yup, I’m going to come out and proud and admit to being a firm fan of Nature’sism. No, silly, I don’t like to go around in my nip, but I do like to slap on delicious lotions, potions and creams …
Step into the parlour said the spider to the fly: Prof Regan’s beauty product tests
Prof Regan’s Beauty Parlour on BBC2 on Monday night made for some great viewing. The glamorous doctor applied the same rigorous standards to cosmetic products that are used in medicine to see how they would stand up. Some very interesting …