Organic Spa
Taking a trip to a luxurious, eco-friendly spa will leave you with a personal sense of well-being and will leave only a small footprint on the environment. Luckily for the eco-chic gal, many regular spas are also offering up a wide range of green spa treatments to their clients. In fact, six prominent North American spas have vowed to use green practices. Green spa treatments offer a more balanced experience and are actually more effective in the long run. While synthetic products can provide a quick fix, they actually end up degrading the quality of the skin. Get in harmony with nature at these serene sanctuaries and you’ll quickly realize why green is great. Verde Spa, Naples Verde Spa, nestled inside the quaint... [Read the full story]
Natural Beauty
The best organic cosmetics for your skin BY C.M. VILLAZON While beauty may be skin deep, we know that the products we put on our skin can be anything but. So just how is a gal to decipher all the organic mumbo jumbo on those labels? For starters, be sure your products are truly organic. Certified organic cosmetics contain at least 95 percent organic ingredients as specified by the FDA. Look for the seal on your favorite products’ packaging. What’s more, truly green companies are taking their eco-efforts a step further by streamlining their development process via eco-packaging. Pangea organics for example uses plantable packaging with their bar soaps. Simply soak the container and plant for a beautiful budding... [Read the full story]
