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In this thorough, practical guide, writer and registered nutrition specialist Gabriel (Clear Skin) recommends subjecting everyday cosmetics to the same scrutiny with which we subject our food: "each cosmetic chemical ends up in thousands of hungry mouths covering our skin-pores." Navigating labels is a true problem, because cosmetics come under no government regulation, unlike food and drugs; as such, skin products sold as "natural" or "organic" may contain numerous unsafe chemicals, with a few token ingredients to justify their claims. Gabriel provides a list of dangerous ingredients to watch out for (and why), identifies the safest products on the market (free from "synthetic dyes, fragrances, preservatives or detergents"), and takes readers step-by-step through cleansers, toners, facials, moisturizers, sunscreen, hair care and baby care. Her sophisticated daily regimen (two daily cleansings, exfoliation, toning, moisturizing and sun screen) may be too much for some readers, but those with the wherewithal will also find some useful, surprising tips for home-brewed cosmetics (eggs for masks, lemon and sour cream for exfoliants, organic mayonnaise for a moisturizer and foot mask). Though aimed at women, Gabriel also covers products used by men and children, including shaving cream, soap, shampoo and powders.
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Go green and get gorgeous

The promise of beauty is as close as the drugstore aisle—shampoo that gives your hair more body, lotions that smooth away wrinkles, makeup that makes your skin look flawless, and potions that take it all off again. But while conventional products say they'll make you more beautiful, they contain toxins and preservatives that are both bad for the environment and bad for your body—including synthetic fragrances, petrochemicals, and even formaldehyde. In the end, they damage your natural vitality and good looks.

Fortunately, fashion writer, nutritionist, and beauty maven Julie Gabriel helps you find the true path to natural, healthy, green beauty. She helps you decipher labels on every cosmetic product you pick up and avoid toxic and damaging chemicals with her detailed Toxic Ingredients List. You'll learn valuable tips on what your skin really needs to be healthy, glowing, and youthful.

Julie goes one-step further—and shows you how to make your own beauty products that feed your skin, save your bank account, and are healthy for your body and the environment, such as:

• Cleansing creams and oils • toners • facials • under eye circle remedies • anti-aging serums • lip balms • scrubs • exfoliators • clay and cleansing masks
• moisturizers • acne treatments • makeup remover • teeth whiteners • shampoos, conditioners • fragrances • sun protection • bug repellants • baby products • and much more!

With her friendly, thorough, and helpful advice; fabulous beauty recipes; product recommendations and ratings; Toxic Ingredients List; and a complete appendix of online resources, Julie Gabriel gives you all the information you need to go green without going broke and become a more natural, healthy, and beautiful you.
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: HCI (September 8, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0757307477
  • ISBN-13: 978-0757307478
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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cosmetic ingredient review, toxic beast, synthetic skin care, green beauty products, postacne marks, green moisturizers, second cleanser, green cleansers, beauty detox, beauty guide, paraben preservatives, green toners, drops chamomile essential oil, mineral makeup, essential oil yield, regular moisturizer, hip oil, mineral foundations, pat your face, home facials, synthetic fragrances, cleansing oil, many active ingredients, skin care routine, laureth sulfate
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United States, Green Detox Drink, European Union, Green Tip, Estée Lauder, John Masters, Organic Consumers Association, United Kingdom, Susan West Kurz, Dead Sea, Stacy Malkan, Aubrey Organics, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Working Group, National Organic Program, Skin Cancer Foundation, Debra Lynn Dadd, Mother Nature, Hauschka Skin Care, Kiss My Face, New York, Aubrey Hampton, Coco Chanel, Juice Beauty, Bare Escentuals
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2.0 out of 5 stars Self-contradicting and full of impractical recipes, August 7, 2009
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This book is somewhat enlightening -- it includes a dictionary of beneficial and potentially harmful cosmetic ingredients -- but the writer seems to be schizophrenic or to have not done her research about many brands, which, as a journalist myself, is highly concerning. I was disappointed with her recommendations of products by Avalon Organics, JASON Naturals, and Kiss My Face. These lines are hardly superior or clean and were, in fact, sued by Dr. Bronner's last year for using the word "organic" deceptively and containing petro ingredients.

In the book, Julie Gabriel raves about nearly every Dr. Hauschka product made. I respect Dr. Hauschka's biodynamic farming and clean ingredients, but they use a TON of alcohol as preservative. Combined with their heavy plant oils, their pricey products are infamous for breaking people out in tiny bumps on their cheeks and forehead. Further, a soap-based shampoo by Aubrey Organics that Ms. Gabriel praised left my hair like tangled straw. She recommends bismuth oxychloride-containing powders by Bare Escentuals in the book but later tells us on her blog to that bismuth oxychloride can "irritate sensitive skin like mad." Many people who've used Bare Escentuals can tell you this. She spends an entire page on avoiding toners with alcohol (duh), then recommends an alcohol- and witch hazel-based toner by Dr. Hauschka. By the end of the book one suspects her of having too-close relations with the Hauschka folks.

My last critique about the book is that the book is packed with DIY recipes that require impractical and costly ingredients, like rose oil, elderflower water, and dried calendula blossoms. What full-time working woman with kids has the time or money? And tips like "shampoo your hair with plain egg"? Are you nuts?

UPDATE: A final critique about the writer, in addition to her very questionable expertise, is that she has begun using her embarrassment of a blog to bash other organic brands with the hope (most likely) of selling more of her own line.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A few issues., April 30, 2009
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I found this book to be a bit trendy. Do American women really have the time to mix their own beauty products? No one I know does. Page 57 warns of celebrity endorsements, yet page 75 refers to all the celebrities who use Suki Naturals. She consistently quotes opinions from the makers of natural products, but they are stated like facts. Conventional products do this too, and it is wrong. She loves Dr. Hauschka mascara in the book, but says it runs on her website. Little things like this bugged me. I did learn about ingredients to avoid so all was not lost.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding information., August 30, 2008
From the founder and owner of the organic skin-care line, Petite Marie, comes a revealing look at cosmetics and skin care that the most of the beauty industry would love to keep secret. For instance, all that a product needs to be labeled as "Organic" is a drop of organic essential oil. This is called greenwashing and most greenwashers spend more money on promoting themselves as environmentally friendly than they do on formulating toxin-free, environmentally sound products.

With The Green Beauty Guide, Julie Gabriel starts with the basics of learning all about your skin and guides you through what you should look for in all your beauty products. She teaches you the how tell the difference between a good marketing campaign and truly organic products. You'll also find The Ten Commandments of Green Beauty, How to Go Green Without Going Broke and even recipes for your own organic beauty products such as cleansers, toners, facial masks, moisturizers and even acne zappers with simple easy to find ingredients.

For me, a not so environmentally conscious consumer, the realization what most of us are doing to our skin and the environment was initially a bit intimidating and scary really but Gabriel's information makes it easy to make the green switch. I've already been through my cabinets checking labels and packaging. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in making a difference.
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