Beauty

Good Enough to Eat

Embark on a “journey of scentual discovery” with products from Klean Bath + Body. Klean aims to give consumers a high-end spa experience in their own home, and products are naturally focused and made using the finest butters, oils, and fragrances. For a real indulgence, try one of their craveable sugar scrubs, which come in flavors like German Chocolate Cake, Whipped Sugar, and Roasted Nut and Orange Peel. The hardest part is resisting the urge to eat it! Sugar Scrubs: $11.50





Jan Marini’s Clean Zyme cleanser and Skin Zyme mask provide exfoliation without the irritation. The products, which are made with green papaya concentrate, digest dead skin cells without harming sensitive skin. Suitable for all skin types, Clean Zyme and Skin Zyme not only refresh your skin, they also help to gradually fade areas of discoloration, increase clarity and smoothness, and aid in clearing acne lesions and reducing scars. Clean Zyme: $28 for a 4-oz bottle; Skin Zyme: $44 for a 2-oz jar, myjanmarini.com




Anyone suffering from dry, flaky winter skin need look no further than Symren’s Intense Hydration face mask. Made with New Zealand’s Active Manuka Honey and green tea, the mask delivers powerful hydration without making skin greasy or oily, eliminating dry spots and toning and tightening your skin. Manuka Honey is renowned for its antibacterial property and ability to penetrate deep into the epidermis and help skin heal, ensuring your face will glow through the dullest winter months! Intense Hydration Mask kit: $60



Heal your hands with Creative Nail Design’s Almond Soothing Crème and SolarOil conditioning oil. The rich Soothing Crème pampers and moisturizes parched skin with jojoba oil and shea butter—and smells delightfully like marzipan. Almond-scented SolarOil helps heal and protect flaky or breakage-prone nails with its blend of Vitamin E and jojoba. Available at GoIndulge.com, BeBeautiful.com, TimetoSpa.com or in Ulta and other pro beauty supply stores.



For anyone worried about the effects the chemicals in nail polish remover might have on their nails and bodies (not to mention the environment), PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics carries the Eco-easy Nail Polish Remover. Made from fermented sugars and beets, as well as oil of spearmint to enrich your nails and cuticles, the remover is vegan, biodegradable, and contains no alcohol or acetone. In addition, the company donates all after-tax profits from its products to causes supporting women’s health advocacy and urgent human rights issues. Sales of the nail polish remover specifically go toward the company’s initiative to provide education and vocational training to women who have been exploited or live on less than a dollar a day. A great way to treat your body and help heal the world. Nail Polish Remover: $12



Pangea Organics is a company deeply devoted to helping the environment while creating great products. The company produces a wide array of cleansers, bar soaps, toners, scrubs, and face masks that include such mouth-watering ingredients as blood orange, Argentinean tangerine, Italian green mandarin, sweet lime, matcha tea, goji berry, acai, mint, cloves, and basil. The best part? The products come packaged in plantable boxes impregnated with seeds of plants that are actually in the product you’re using. Plant the box, water it, and watch your beauty regimen come to life! Available at Whole Foods and Wild Oats stores as well as at pangeaorganics.com


80 Acres is named for the space on the 550-acre McEvoy Ranch where the first Tuscan olive tree seedlings were planted. The fruit of those seedlings now forms the basis for lush, moisturizing body wash, soap, and lotion. The body balm is the perfect fix for extremely dry skin on your elbows and knees, and the hand and body wash cleanses without stripping away your skin’s natural moisture. All the products have a refreshing, grassy scent inspired by the ranch’s gardens. Round out your beauty regime by lighting 80 Acres’ signature candle and relaxing. Breathe deeply, close your eyes, and you’ll almost believe you’re in a sunny olive grove in Tuscany. Body Balm: $20; Body Wash: $16; Soap: $8 each or 3 for $21; Candle: $24




The soaps produced by One with Nature use dead sea salts, which relax muscles, stimulate circulation, and restore the skin’s natural pH. They also deliver a rich lather and come in delicious-sounding scents such as Lemon Verbena, Orange Blossom, Bing Cherry, and Granny Smith. Available at Whole Foods and other health food stores.



Although Jack Black is best known for creating men’s grooming products, his products work perfectly for women too. If your hair has gone limp over the winter, try the True Volume thickening shampoo and revitalizing conditioner. The shampoo uses basil and white lupine to nourish both hair and scalp, helping your hair look thick and full and leaving you flake free. The conditioner relies on pomegranate and avocado oil to protect your hair from the elements and add shine, moisture, and thickness. If dry weather has also given your lips a beating, the Intense Therapy lip balm will be a lifesaver. The balm is SPF 25, protecting you from both sunburn and windburn, and it deeply conditions and moisturizes dry, chapped lips. Choose from three refreshing flavors: Lemon and chamomile, natural mint and shea butter, or the new limited edition acai berry and vanilla. Shampoo and Conditioner: $18; Lip Balm: $7 each or a three pack for $19.50



Sula’s fragrances will help inject a little summer into the dull winter months. Blackberry Blush blends blackberry and cassis with soft musk and vanilla for a rich scent that manages not to be too heavy. For a lighter, more playful smell, try Sun-Kissed Citrus, with tangerine, lemon, orange, grapefruit, and bergamot. Sula fragrances are available in glass bottles or perfume rollers, for when you want to take your scent on the go. Perfume Rollers: $18, Eau de Parfum: $32




Ole Henriksen’s eponymous spa in West Hollywood is frequented by such stars as Renee Zellweger, Jessica Alba, and Charlize Theron, but there’s no need to hop a flight to take advantage of his fabulous skincare products. Troublesome skin will benefit from the walnut complexion scrub, which cleans pores, soothes skin, and exfoliates. If your skin gets dry in the winter, the blue/blackberry reparative gel mask quenches and polishes your skin and smells wonderfully of relaxing lavender. Walnut Scrub: $24; Blue/Blackberry Enzyme Mask: $32



Indulge your love of chocolate without the guilt with the Sweet Beauty line from SpiritBeautyLounge. The delectable products use antioxidant-rich, organic Fair Trade chocolate from Theo Chocolate in Seattle, mixed with natural oils and butters to pamper your skin. Their Cherish sugar scrub is a mouthwatering combination of chocolate and coconut, which leaves your skin soft and supple. Their lip balms, which come in mocha flavor, dark chocolate, and milk chocolate, nourish your lips and can help cure your craving for a candy bar. For the youngest members of the family, there’s also a full line of baby products, including cleansing butter and lotion. Cherish Sugar Scrub: $19, Lip Balm: $5.50



For almost 30 years, Thymes has been producing beautiful, refreshing bath and body products. Their collection now includes a number of food-inspired triple milled soaps. Try the Green Tea soap, which uses the tea’s antioxidant properties to help moisturize and balance your skin. If you’re ever in need of a hostess gift, the Wild Ginger Bar Soap Set provides two soaps scented with organic ginger, cucumber, vanilla, Tahitian lime, and Moro orange, presented in a beautiful gift box. Green Tea Soap: $12, Wild Ginger Soap Set: $20




EcoLips has managed to do something that was seemingly impossible (judging from many of the offerings currently on the shelves): create a nourishing lip balm in fun, adult- and kid-friendly flavors that isn’t cloyingly sweet. EcoLips balm is organic and won’t harm you if it’s swallowed (making it an especially good choice for small children) and also comes in flavors like coconut, grape, and kiwi-strawberry, as well as a more grownup mint flavor. Those that tend to lose their lip balms easily can purchase a special cap and EcoLips carabineer clip to keep the balm handy at all times. Lip Balms: $1.99






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