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Definition: Extraction
If you have ever had a facial, you've likely heard the term extraction. It might sound painful, but if done correctly, this simple and painless procedure removes pore-clogging sebum. It is done manually by a trained facialist, dermatologist, or esthetician using a metal tool or by applying gentle pressure, after they have cleansed your skin and opened your pores with heat or steam.
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Horsetail Extract
Contrary to what you might think, horsetail does not, in fact, come from a horse's ass. Horsetail, a plant that is fernlike in quality, has been used since ancient Greek and Roman times for medicinal purposes, such as healing cuts and treating tuberculosis.
As far as beauty is concerned, the extracts from the horsetail plant help stimulate the skin and the production of elastin and collagen and protect the skin from oxidation.
Win Bare Escentuals Happiness Collection, Radiance Rocks, Buxom Babes About Town, and Extreme Glimmers From Sephora!
San Francisco-based brand Bare Escentuals is known for makeup "so pure you could sleep in it," and this week, thanks to our friends at Sephora, somebody is going to be sleeping really well, with lots of goodies from the brand's bareMinerals and Buxom lines. This week's lucky winner will receive the following:
- Buxom Babes About Town — A heaping helping of Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Sticks and Lip Polishes in eight gorgeous shades that promise to keep lips healthy, soft, and tingly fresh.
- Extreme Glimmers — Three prismatic eyecolors that sparkle like nobody's business, along with a primer and beautiful shadow brush.
- Radiance Rocks — Three sheer washes of color that make skin glimmer, all while giving you a cool, tingling sensation. Also included?
Wednesday Giveaway! Korres Quercetin & Oak Antiwrinkle Night Cream
For this week's giveaway, we'll be bringing you products geared for both your daytime and nighttime needs alike — and it's all thanks to our friends at Sephora. From now until Sunday, we're giving away products from the Korres skincare line. We'll feature different items throughout the week, so be sure to come back tomorrow to check out what's in store.
Tuesday Giveaway! Korres Quercetin & Oak Antiwrinkle Night Cream
For this week's giveaway, we'll be bringing you products geared for both your daytime and nighttime needs — and it is all thanks to our friends at Sephora. From now until Sunday, we're giving away products from the Korres skincare line. We'll feature different items throughout the week, so be sure to come back tomorrow to check out what's in store.
Monday Giveaway! Korres Quercetin & Oak Antiwrinkle Night Cream
For this week's giveaway, we'll be bringing you products geared for both your daytime and nighttime needs alike — and it's all thanks to our friends at Sephora. From now until Sunday, we're giving away products from the Korres skincare line. We will feature a different item daily, so be sure to come back and tomorrow to check out what's in store.
Can This Laundry Detergent Make Your Skin Softer?
Just when I thought beauty products couldn't get any more unusual, out comes Borba Fabric Fusion 2-in-1 Eco-Laundry Wash. The green-leaning detergent is free of petrochemicals, which should satisfy the ecologically minded; as a regular user of Nancy Boy eco laundry soap, I can say that gentler laundry detergents work well. What's unusual about Borba's version, however, is that it claims to "help skin feel softer and healthier" through its incorporation of pansy extracts, sea moss, and glycerin.
DIY: Make Your Own Bubble Bath
Over the weekend, I was really looking forward to a nice, fluffy, over-the-top kind of bubble bath. But, alas, the bubble part was missing. Realizing I had run out of my stash of sudsy products, I got to thinking that I should just make my own.
How-To: Bring a Pimple to a Head
Pimples under the surface of the skin can be painful, annoying, and just plain stubborn. Recently, a reader contacted me about an unfortunate case of an under-the-surface pimple on the chin. "I've tried a deep-cleansing pore mask, alcohol wipes, and soaking it with hot water and no luck," she said.
Sabon Goes Organic
Sabon started out in 1974 with one natural soap handcrafted in a backyard in Israel, and the brand now has shops around the world. Today, it expands into the organic market with its Sabon Organic line.
Even though the "organic" labeling of beauty products (vs.
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