The Kitchen Cosmetician Explores Fruit Acids

The Kitchen Cosmetician Explores Fruit Acids

photos: we heart this This month the Kitchen Cosmetician is taking a look at beauty legends that travel back as far as ancient civilizations. This investigation was inspired by one of my favorite cleansers containing citric, malic, tartaric and lactic fruit acids. Sadly, this cleanser has become difficult to find and the price has skyrocketed…

Goodbye bumps, ingrown hair and dead skin. Hello Le Edge!

Goodbye bumps, ingrown hair and dead skin. Hello Le Edge!

Le Edge exfoliation tool review photos: we heart this “An idea is salvation by imagination.” Frank Lloyd Wright I am not sure if it is salvation I am looking for but, the winter doldrums have gotten to me. Do you ever feel like you get caught up doing the same old thing? For better or…

bareMinerals Renew and Eye Hydrate Cream review

bareMinerals Renew and Eye Hydrate Cream review

Protect and preserve two precious jewels – your eyes photos: we heart this “The eye is the jewel of the body.” Henry David Thoreau I do try to take good care of my jewels. Eyes are important because they say so much about a person. When you look into someone’s eyes you can see their…

The Kitchen Cosmetician: DIY Lemon Scrub

The Kitchen Cosmetician: DIY Lemon Scrub

photos: we heart this “When life hands you lemons make lemonade.” Dale Carnegie We are deep into fall here in the Pacific Northwest and that means we are looking at more than three months of rain. It can get a bit depressing day in and day out. With Mother Nature handing us some lemons right…

The Myth Squad – Is it possible to repair split ends?

The Myth Squad – Is it possible to repair split ends?

Has a season of sun, heat and water wreaked havoc on your hair? Are you desperately searching for ways to fix those split ends? This month The Myth Squad is exploring the beauty legend that claims you can repair split ends. First, lets define what a split end is exactly is and how they happen….

The Kitchen Cosmetician: Coconut oil

The Kitchen Cosmetician: Coconut oil

For me, the smell of coconut reminds me of my favorite tropical getaway, Hawaii. Sadly, I am not in Hawaii. I am however back in the kitchen experimenting with a new ingredient, normally found in the kitchen, that can also be used for beauty purposes just about anywhere on your face and body – coconut…

The Kitchen Cosmetician: Experiments in Exfoliation

The Kitchen Cosmetician: Experiments in Exfoliation

Cooking up beauty products with sugar, salt and baking soda! image via Etsy: Baking on Sunday print by dear machine Welcome back to another edition of The Kitchen Cosmetician! This Green Monday we’re continuing to test the hypothesis that common and natural kitchen ingredients can be used to make beauty products that are comparable to…

The Kitchen Cosmetician explores Vinegar

The Kitchen Cosmetician explores Vinegar

This Green Monday, look no further than your kitchen! We have all heard beauty folklore that involves ingredients from the kitchen. This month in order to suss out the truth to these popular rumors, I became a Kitchen Cosmetician. I’ve been testing the hypothesis that common and natural kitchen ingredients can be comparable to drugstore…