My first experience with a “toner” was probably similar to yours — an alcohol-based concoction that I swiped over my face while battling typical breakouts and oily skin as a teen. The toner would often burn, and it definitely removed oil, but it was overly harsh. Looking back, I’m a little horrified that I put […]

In addition to lavender and eucalyptus essential oils, lemon is one of the most useful, multipurpose essential oils you can have around the house. The bright happy scent comes from the peel of the lemon, which is expressed for its oil (cold pressing the peel breaks the oil glands and allows the oil to release). […]

  Yarok was the first clean hair care line that I tried outside of the brands I’d experimented with from local health food stores, so it holds a special place in my green beauty heart. I remember the initial allure and how happy I was with the Yarok Feed Your Volume Shampoo and Conditioner. It […]

  Last August I went to Los Angeles for the first time for A Night For Green Beauty. (Have you heard of ANFGB? Integrity Botanicals is sponsoring the next event, so check it out!) I had always heard how California is the land of healthy eating, and while my previous travels to San Francisco definitely […]

  Vapour Organic Beauty just launched at Integrity Botanicals, and we’ve partnered with Amy Clarke, a makeup artist who relies on Vapour Organic Beauty for both her personal and professional kits, to tell us more about what makes this clean cosmetic line a standout. To celebrate this exciting launch, Integrity Botanicals has a special offer […]

  On paper, it’s hard to believe a line like Vapour Organic Beauty even exists. Vapour is a luxury performance cosmetics line with light-as-air textures. Their formulas are 70% organic ingredients and 30% mineral pigments and essential oils. That’s it, yet the sophisticated color range and the way Vapour wears on skin leaves you wondering […]

You may be most familiar with rosemary in a culinary context, but this herb is just as useful in skincare and hair care as it is in your kitchen. Rosemary is an evergreen shrub that originated in the Mediterranean but now grows throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and the U.S., too. I have […]

    Sleep makes an enormous difference in your overall health, and sleep habits show up in your skin, too. It all goes back to inflammation. When you don’t get enough sleep, your body increases its production of the stress hormone cortisol. Elevated cortisol levels raise your body’s inflammatory response, putting your entire system on […]

  It took me a long time to put avocado on my face. I love eating them so much I couldn’t stand the thought of letting any “go to waste” by putting avocado on my skin rather than in my belly. Then one day a moment of revelation came when I cut into an avocado […]

  We are just a few weeks shy of spring, which means it’s time to shed those winter layers and get ready for longer days and more sunshine. It also means transitioning from one seasonal mood to the next. March is a great time to start packing away the heavy sweaters and introduce some lighter options […]