How an important nutrient can maintain a healthy skin matrix. The skin is our largest organ, yet it is the organ most likely to be taken for granted. Its simple appearance belies its complexity; skin is an intricate arrangement of several layers of cells, nerves, blood vessels and glands, all...
How HBC products can make those affected by cancer more comfortable. Those who choose to fight their cancer with traditional treatments often experience physically and visually uncomfortable changes in the body. According to the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org), common side effects from such therapies include hair loss, fatigue, sore mouth,...
Mineral makeup has moved from a niche-market product to a veritable competitive item.Tired of worrying that your cosmetics might actually be detrimental for your skin? So are the millions of American women who have begun purchasing mineral-based makeup (MBM), thereby helping this product category become one of the hottest trends...
Studies Bolster Support for Tea Tree Oil For thousands of years, indigenous Australians have used the leaves of the paper bark tree for its medicinal properties. Stories have long been told of healing lakes used by the Aborigines, now known to be bodies of water in which leaves of the...
How Natural Hair Care Can Make A Big Difference. Maybe Rapunzel was naturally blessed with the most beautiful, strong and healthy tresses known to man (and woman). Or maybe, while she was locked in her tower, she spent her days doing hot oil treatments and standing on her head massaging...
An all-too-common story in every sector of our industry has been filtering out the imitators. With the popularity of natural products reaching its height, mainstream brands and novel companies looking to cash in have flooded the market. This has lead to increased consumer confusion as to what constitutes natural,...
Ever wonder how people cleaned and whitened their teeth before fluoride? As early as ancient times, people tackled oral health with botanicals. But over the years, there’s been a transition to conventional treatments that are abrasive, chemical-based, expensive and may be harmful in large doses (such as with sodium...
How aloe can help your skin recover from the summer sun and more. Aloe vera’s popularity as one of the most used herbal remedies today should come as a surprise to no one, as it has been an important medicinal plant for thousands of years. Since ancient times, healers have...
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