Absolutely! Another problem with skin typing is the assumption that your skin (and skin type) will be the same forever, or at least until you age. That, too, is rarely the case. If your skin-care routine focuses on skin type alone, it can become obsolete the moment the season changes, your work life becomes stressful, […]

Almost everything can influence skin type, which is why it can be so tricky to attribute a single skin type to what you see on your face. Both external and internal elements can and do impact the way your skin looks and feels. To effectively evaluate your skin and determine the correct skin-care routine, here […]

What is Skin Type? Simply put, skin type is the description and interpretation of how and why your skin looks, feels, and behaves as it does. The four most common and relatively helpful skin-type categories used by the cosmetics industry are: 1. Normal (no apparent signs of oily or dry areas) 2. Oily (shine appears […]

My preference is that you would never go shopping for any skin-care product without the research and analysis from me and my team about its long-term benefit for your skin. After all, discussing and debating whether a product is organic sidesteps other essential issues, like the need for sun protection, and the skin’s need for […]

In addition to the United States pro-organic groups mentioned above, there are a few other groups in Europe and the United States that deserve mention. Ecocert is an independent, accredited organic certification group based in France. They’ve been on the scene since 1991. Although the group is based in Europe, they work with over 75 […]

Because the cosmetics industry at large knows the organic movement isn’t a passing fad, there is a consortium of natural product-based companies attempting to standardize the definition and labeling of United States-sold cosmetics as organic. They are doing this not only out of frustration at seeing so many products mislabeled as “organic,” but also no […]

It may surprise you to learn that, as of late 2008, there are still no FDA-approved standards that must be met before labeling cosmetic products as organic. The same is true in Canada, except in the province of Quebec. Another element that’s complicating this issue is the fact that even though lots of cosmetics actually […]

It takes only a quick look at the ingredients list on a cosmetic to notice that there are a lot of words that are completely unrelated to anything resembling a plant, much less a plant that can be labeled “organic.” Plenty of synthetic ingredients are found in products from cosmetics lines that boast about their […]

The forecast for continued strong sales of products labeled as organic is nothing less than robust. As a category, organic (and natural) products are worth $7.3 billion. From 2005 to 2007 there was a 53% increase in launches of organic products, including many new brands that appeared in well-known retail outlets such as Wal-Mart, Walgreens, […]