Rare Skin Care.com Many people are jumping on the natural skin care bandwagon these days.  There is so much research coming out of science labs about the effects of chemicals on the skin and the carcinogens found in cosmetics that using lotions and potions that are derived fully from nature just makes good sense.  Then there is natural versus organic.  Natural refers to products that contain only natural ingredients and no man-made synthetics whereas organic means that the product....  [Read more]. These days, the environment we live in is so harsh with a far greater concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere than our mothers and grandmothers had to deal with.  We spend time in the sun, not necessarily soaking up the rays – which, of course, is not a good idea without sunscreen – but even walking to the bus stop or driving with our arm out the driver’s window.  The older we become, the less efficient our skin is at renewing itself by producing cells over and over to repair damage.[Read more].    It’s a lovely thing to watch your child turn into a teenager.  They develop their own sense of self, start to become more independent and evolve into very interesting human beings. Unfortunately, with adolescent, comes acne, and your formerly fresh-faced youngster becomes afflicted with annoying, and sometimes painful, acne pimples and blemishes.  Acne skin care ranges from simple cleansing...[Read more].    You could spend hours each day and lots of money on a facial skin care routine if you believed all the hype spewed forth by the cosmetics industry.  In truth, you only need a really basic regimen that includes cleansing, exfoliating and moisturizing, plus a sunscreen for day use.  Sure you can add toners, astringents, masks, eye cream, wrinkle cream, cold cream and various other special potions but all you’re after is....[Read more].    If you could pluck a dewy flower from a resplendent garden and use it to create the perfect skin type for you and your lifestyle, forgo all other cosmetics and skin care products and commit yourself to that flower, would you?  Would you do it even if it cost more?  Would you be motivated to do so knowing that it meant that no animal would be harmed as a result? [Read more].   All things organic are in fashion, as if nature and healthy lifestyles had to be in vogue.  Roll your eyes and then read on.  It used to be that everything in the world was organic.  From soap, clothing and footwear to cosmetics and medicines, human beings used to discover that a natural substance had a particular function and they would use it, either raw or processed with other organic substances...[Read more].