Question: When do your lips need the most protection?
A. In the winter, when cold weather causes dryness and chapping.
B. In the summer, when the sun’s ultraviolet rays cause burns and premature aging.
C. In the spring and fall, when fluctuating temperatures lead to all the problems in A and B.
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Each season’s Yuzenbox comes with a different strip of beautiful Japanese Yuzen paper. The paper is from Japan and if you look close you can see it has all kinds of little details on it. Instead of tossing it away, many subscribers have found creative ways to use the paper such as laminated book marks, table setting center pieces, picture frames and scrap book materials. (more…)
Our sense of smell tends to decrease gradually as we age, so it’s important to keep our noses working properly. After all, the nose contains a whopping 10 million cells that are wired directly to the brain, sending it constant signals. Your nose helps humidify and cleanse the air you’re breathing, and it allows you to smell unlimited odors — good and bad. (more…)
With the Juara Avocado Banana Moisture Mask in your Yuzen box, a healthy, glowing complexion is just 15 minutes away. Once or twice a week, simply apply the mask liberally over your cleansed face, leave on for 10-15 minutes, then remoisten your face and wipe off the excess with a damp cloth. It’s that simple! (more…)
The word “exfoliation” sounds a lot more clinical and technical than it really is. It simply means removing the top layer of your skin—which is made up of mostly dead skin cells—to reveal the live, healthy cells underneath. That dead-cell layer, full of cells that have been dead for about a month (ick!), is blocking essential oxygen to your skin. And, when skin can’t breathe, it looks dull and dry, especially in the winter. (more…)
When you’re feeling stressed after a hectic day, the last thing you want to worry about is whether the remedy you’ve chosen to de-stress your mind will cause undue stress to your skin. Unwinding with a hot soak in the tub is a favorite remedy of many stressed-out folks, but too many commercial bath preparations contain artificial, bad-for-the-earth ingredients that can dry out your skin and make you itch all over. (more…)
Lips. We use them when we eat. They’re essential when we smile. We couldn’t speak very well without them. And of course they come in pretty handy for kissing! (more…)
It makes perfect sense that folks who care about all-natural, Earth-friendly ingredients in the products they use would also be concerned about reducing, reusing, and recycling. (more…)
When Joshua Onysko founded Pangea Organics in Boulder, Colorado, in 2000, he had a lot of impressive goals for his new company—to make organic, handcrafted, nurturing products; to be kind to the Earth; to inspire others to reconsider their ways. At the time, he probably didn’t even think about the possibility of winning future awards. But when you have a product line that has created a new understanding of health and beauty, the awards are sure to follow. (more…)
Let’s be honest: Argan trees are not the most beautiful plants to look at. These trees, which grow mostly in southwestern Morocco, are pretty thorny looking, with twisted, gnarled branches and trunks. (more…)
