Archive for the 'Skin' Category

Black Currant Vanilla Sugar Scrub from Bath & Body Works

September 7 2009 Categorized Under: All, Body, Skin 3 Commented

I consider this a bath-time must-have.
There is a reason why this sugar scrub is one of Bath & Body Works’ two sensuality scrubs. The scents of black currant and vanilla combine to create the sort of smell you’d imagine on the body of an enchantress like Cleopatra–you know, if she’d been much higher up in [...]

Extra Virgin Coconut Oil from Garden of Life

August 24 2009 Categorized Under: All, Body, Natural, Skin No Commented

I’ve given up on body lotion. The reason? Coconut oil. That’s right, the kind you use for cooking.
I grew up in the tropics, where locals use coconut oil for just about everything from conditioning hair to protecting wounds from infection. And, of course, for protecting the skin from sand, wind, salt water and sun, [...]