Coating your face with oil sounds like a skin debacle waiting to happen. Most of us want to get rid of oil, not slather it on. This misconception has given facial oils, oily cosmetics designed specifically to rub into your skin, a bad rep. Facial oils actually do just the opposite of what you might expect. They reduce oiliness and breakouts, while leaving your skin with a healthy glow.

Get ready to oil up. Rubbing a few drops of a quality, organic facial oil into your skin every day will leave your face moisturized, soft and acne-free. If that wasn’t enough, here are five more reasons to fall in love with facial oils.

There are about a zillion ‘mineral’ makeup lines out there, but they’re a far cry from all the same. The beautiful thing about good mineral makeup is its ability to create a smooth, flawless canvas and add vibrant color while calming irritation and providing some measure of sun protection due to the natural reflective qualities of the minerals used. While many can claim to be mineral based, most actually can include a variety of fillers and additives that simply don’t need to be there.

If you’re overhauling your lifestyle beyond just a vegan or vegetarian diet, you might want to think about looking in your cosmetics case next. In case you didn’t know, many lip colors contain one or more ingredients derived from our skittering and flying friends.

As natural beauty products go, few things can beat raw shea butter. Harvested from the nut of the karite tree and processed into a rich, crumbly hunk-o-antioxidants, shea butter moisturizes, helps skin heal and may slow down the aging process. That's due to its high levels of cinnamates and acetates with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It also contains UV protectant caffeic acid, along with vitamins A, E, F, and rich unsaponifiable fats that moisturize without clogging your skin.

It turns out the old adage is true: and an apple a day may help keep the doctor (or plastic surgeon) away. That Eve was onto something...

From a consumption standpoint, apples offer a lot of bang for the buck. High in fiber, they help regulate blood sugar and ward off sugar cravings. Spikes in insulin ultimately wreak havoc on the body’s ability create new collagen, causing skin to become lax and wrinkled. Granny Smith & Red Delicious apples in particular contain high levels of collagen and elastin, both beneficial to healthy, youthful skin. Apples are also rich in a variety of polyphenols, the varying with the type of apple, and is also a source Vitamin C, though not a major one.

We already instinctively entwine roses with notions of beauty and love. It seems only fitting then that roses actually do offer beauty-enhancing benefits. This iconic flower specifically does beauty wonders on the skin.

If you're looking for a great excuse to pamper yourself—look no further. And mark your calendars for Monday, October 15^th, the second annual event known as Sustainable Beauty Day.

Salt is an incredibly important part of life on earth. It has literally, tens of thousands of uses. It's a potent cleanser, a preservative, and who doesn't love the way salt enhances the flavor of food? Our bodies also rely on salt for  a number of functions including regulating water content and sugar balance, and normalizing our heartbeat. But did you know you can also use salt on your body in your beauty care regimen? Check out these 8 uses for salt on your body.

Known for impossibly beautiful beaches, graceful carved stone art and volcanic adventures in the jungle, the exotic island of Bali has long captured the imagination of travelers from around the world. Travel to Bali and along with fresh papayas, fragrant tropical flowers and colorful offerings to the gods on doorsteps daily, you will find spa services touted around every corner.

For those of us who feel recycler's remorse when we toss pretty much anything in the trash, the bathroom can bring on some serious recycling anxiety. Every single personal hygiene product comes in some kind of disposable packaging. You find yourself wondering if biodegradable floss exists. And, why the heck doesn’t that plastic bottle have a recycling number on it?

Get ready to give your bathroom waste an eco-makeover. From toothbrushes and mouthwash containers to deodorant tubes and shampoo bottles, we have answers to your personal product recycling questions.