Natural Beauty Inside Out
Do you remember seeing LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics in Singapore some years back? I love their stuff! I was using their shampoos and soaps and their stuff really worked well for me. I wish they’re still here. With all the increasing awareness of using products with lesser preservatives, I’m quite sure the demand for their handmade fresh cosmetics would be better. But now, I will have to order from LUSH Handmade Cosmetics Online and ship in via vPOST if I want any of their stuff.
Woo hoo! We may finally be able to get our hands on cosmetic products that are 100 per cent natural in the near future as I learnt today that more companies are working to develop effective natural alternatives to synthetic preservatives to extend shelf-life of their products.
Currently, manufacturers of natural cosmetics are forced to use weak forms of synthetic preservatives such as benzoic and benzyl alcohol in their formulations. Hence, these manufacturers cannot label their products as 100 per cent natural. But this frustration may soon be over as Cosmeticsdesign-Europe.com reports that Israeli biotech company Avisco has developed the natural preservative Aviorex while Slovenia-based Vitiva is working on Inolens 4 which contain active ingredients derived from rosemary to help protect cosmetic oils from oxidation and rancidity.
I’m really particular about hair care, but I find it difficult to share these hair care tips since different women have different hair textures. Mine is fine and thin. So for this reason, I’ve always kept my hair short, and I don’t perm my hair. A few things that I’ve learnt over the years to create a fuller head of hair with more volume are:
- no conditioner as that will make my hair heavy and limp.
I was happy to find Trilogy Botanical Skincare range on the retail shelves in Singapore. I’ve read so much about Trilogy Certified Organic Rosehip Oil and was so pleased to find that it’s now available at Watson’s in Ngee Ann City. It’s costlier than the Renew 100% Organic Rose Hip Oil that I’m currently using but it’s been rated one of the best, so I didn’t mind paying S$30 to try it.
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