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1 Product Review: Espa Essential Tea Tree Oil
Skin Care
2 Tea Tree Oil
Skin Care
3 Tea Tree Oil Products, Part I: Face Care
deodorant
4 Tea Tree Oil Products Part II: Body Care
Hair
5 Tea Tree Oil Products, Part III: Hair Care
Waxing
6 Product Review: Arezoo Ingrown Hair Cream
Hair
7 BellaSugar's Guide To Tea Tree Oil Products
Nail Polish
8 How-To: "Green" Your Manicure
Nails
9 Tea Tree Oil Will Cure What (N)ails You
Nails
10 You Ask, We Answer: How Can I Stop Biting My Nails?
tea tree oil
11 What Do You Know About Tea Tree Oil?
DIY
12 Make Your Own Soothing Acne-Fighting Gel
Makeup
13 Double Duty: Zit-Zapping Concealers
When it comes to covering up pimples, there are a few tricks to keep in mind: use a concealer in a shade that matches your foundation, apply the product with a small precision brush (like Smashbox's #5 ($20), and lightly stipple around the edges to blend. But if your concealer can pull a double duty and conceal and heal, to quote Ina Garten, "How good is that?" Formulated with acne-fighting Read more
Gone are the days when splotchy white zit cream was the cure for the pimple blues. Gone also is the notion that you have to sacrifice using natural ingredients for chemicals in order to get the acne-zapping job done. In Sophie Uliano's new book, Do It Gorgeously, the eco expert has lots to say about how we can go DIY. Her soothing acne gel recipe is perfect for calming inflammation and preventing Read more
What can you bathe in, spot-treat a pimple with, and use in a facial steamer to open up the nasal passages for better breathing? If you answered tea tree oil, you're right. But that's not all you can do with tea tree oil. From quelling dandruff to easing the itchiness of insect bites, tea tree oil can be used in a wide variety of ways — especially when it comes to cosmetics. What do you know Read more
Not only does biting your nails expose you to unnecessary germs, it can also make nails crack and cause unnecessary wear to your teeth. There's the unsightly aspect about having raggedy, nubby nails, too. Recently, reader ldekosky asked for advice on how to stop biting her nails on the BellaSugar Q and A group in the BellaSugar Community. I think we all have bad beauty habits, but if nail-biting Read more
Earlier this year, nearly 70 percent of you told me that you bite your cuticles. I have a confession. During particularly nervous moments, I sometimes do a little chomping myself. Ack! Recently, a manicurist gave me a little talking to after discovering my dirty little secret. Her solution? Tea tree oil, an antiseptic essential oil with antibacterial benefits. Not only does this product help heal Read more
Toluene, formaldehyde, and dibutyl phthalate — all chemicals considered dangerous for our bodies and the environment, and yet they are still found in many nail products. Sophie Uliano is the author of Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life ($15.25), where she discusses everything from choosing an earth-friendly lipstick to preparing eco-conscious treats. Last year, Uliano Read more
For someone like me who is constantly battling erratic pesky pimples, I've gotten to know the spot treatment market fairly well. And the newest product that I've tried and liked is called Espa Essential Tea Tree Gel ($33). This gentle botanical gel contains lemon (to detoxify), thyme (to soothe), evening primrose (to balance) and tea tree oil which helps attack bacteria and banish blemishes — Read more
Tea tree oil is derived from the leaves of the melaleuca alternifolia plant which grows exclusively and in abundance in Australia. The leaves are distilled, pressed and can then be used topically or aromatically (inhaled). Tea tree oil can be found in many over-the-counter beauty, household and first aid items. Take a look at my five-post roundup on tea tree oil for a more in-depth look at a Read more
Arezoo Kaviani worked at posh Mayfair salon in London for years, where she had a constant client waiting list. After much success she decided to venture out on her own. She now owns a private salon kitty-corner to the world-famous Harrods department store. Her specialties are extremely gentle waxing and facials, but she is so talented that her one-stop shop also offers a gamut of alluring body Read more
Welcome to my third and final post in this tea tree oil products series. Today I've picked out a few very special hair and scalp products containing tea tree oil that are designed to correct dry, itchy, flaky unbalanced scalps, as well as lackluster, brittle hair. If you have any favorites of your own, please leave a comment and let me know more about them! Paul Mitchell has a whole range of Read more
