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Beauty Guide

Your Green Beauty Guide 10 easy ways to make your gorgeous self eco-friendly. By Paul Aguirre, Cassandra Padmore and Nikki Yeh 1. SMART TEETH. Turn the water off while you’re brushing your teeth and turn the tap on for rinsing. Use only short bursts of water for cleaning your brush. According to Environment Canada, this deed alone saves approximately 80 percent of the water normally used — what an impact! 2. BAG IT. Here’s another great way to reuse those plastic sandwich bags: turn them into mini make-up sachets. Since they’re clear, you can quickly see what you’re looking for. 3. LIP SERVICE. Utilize one of the three R’s with your lipsticks. ere’s no need to throw away those empty lipstick tubes. Use them as mini sewing kits or turn them into travel containers for your daily vitamins. 4. FRIENDLY BLADES. The Environmental Protection Agency has reported that more than two billion disposable razors appear in landfi lls every year. Want to minimize your environmental impact? en use a razor that allows you to change the blade (this replaces throwing away plastic, nonbiodegradable razors into the garbage can). 5. GOT OLD SPECS? Then visit your pharmacy to find out where you can donate them. According to the World Health Organization, 153 million people around the world have uncorrected near-sightedness, far-sightedness and astigmatism — many of these people are living in developing countries. 6.GREEN THUMB. Read the labels on your bottles of nail polish and refrain from those with formaldehyde*. Formaldehyde — a colourless gas used as a preservative — has been shown to cause cancer in animals, says the Environmental Protection Agency. 7. LASH OUT. Even though your mascara is fInito, don’t throw it away just yet. Clean off the mascara wand and reuse it as a comb to separate clumpy eyelashes. 8.BE CHEMICAL FREE. Consider SLS* (sodium lauryl sulfate)-free products. SLS — a detergent in engine degreasers — is frequently used in conventional soaps, shampoos and facial cleansers for lather. SLS can even be harmful to freshwater fi sh as it travels from the drains into the waterways. 9. FIERCE FOUNDATION. Use foundation that’s packaged in a recyclable (and often reusable) glass container. According to Elizabeth Rogers and omas M. Kostigen, authors of e Green Book, if one out of 20 women chose glass over plastic packaging, the energy saved could fi ll a 20-gallon gas tank once a week for 24 years. 10. BE DYNAMIC. Ask your naturopathic doctor about any beauty lines that use ingredients from biodynamic agriculture. is new trend consists of a variety of sustainable farming techniques such as composting, seed saving and crop rotation, while taking infl uences from the moon and other planets into consideration.

Anti aging

ANTI AGING Hands of time What's the first sign of aging? It's all in the hands, baby. Check out these natural tips to help you take control of your aging hands. By Nikki Yeh Very vein: As you age, collagen and fat break down, which makes your hands less plump. What does this lead to? Bulging veins. Consider moisturizers with vitamin C* to help build collagen. If you want to minimize the contrast of your skin and purple veins, apply a concealer onto your veins after you’ve moisturized your hands. Moisture matters: Wrinkles form on your hands when the skin produces less oil. Apply a daily moisturizer that contains shea butter* and vitamin E*, ingredients that both make your hands appear fleshy. Be gentle on your hands under harsh dishwater; first rub on hand cream and then put on cotton-lined gloves to protect your hands from drying out. Sunny ideas: Sun exposure contributes to the breakdown of melanocytes (pigment-producing cells), which is why brown spots have formed; consider rubbing sunscreen on the back of your hands. Don’t forget to wear gardening gloves when tending to your backyard — they won’t only protect you from cuts, but also from further sun damage. Aging by the Decade: 20"s-Moisturize your hands on a regular basis. Always apply hand cream after you wash your hands and after a bath or shower. 30"s-Rub on a natural moisturizer to fill in any fine wrinkles and cover your hands with cotton or rubber gloves before bedtime. In the morning, your hands will be super smooth. 40's-Brown spots may have formed on your hands, face, forearms and shoulders. Aside from sunscreen, wear hats, long-sleeved shirts, pants and long skirts to protect your skin outdoors. 50's-Since the skin on the back of your hands is thinning, your wrinkles and veins are more noticeable than ever. Wear gloves when you’re working with cleaning products to refrain from drying and irritating your hands even more.