Why should you use a natural/organic shampoo? The same reasons you use other natural skin care products. I think it’s even more critical to choose a natural shampoo because the soap runs down your face and into your eyes.

Once while traveling, I had my bottles confiscated at the airport (too large). When I used the hotel shampoo, my eyes became puffy. I didn’t know what was going on at the time, but I make sure to travel with my own products — just in smaller bottles.

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The first article on infant skin care was apparently a big hit with you guys–over one thousand page views and counting! Well I thought I’d dig a little deeper and talk about common skin issues babies have.sand page views and counting! Well I thought I’d dig a little deeper and talk about common skin issues babies have.

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With skin that is mature, thin or frail, broken capillaries often appear. Sometimes they are referred to as varicose veins, thread veins, spider veins, or couperose skin.  Spider veins occur when cells in the capillary walls become weak and lose their elasticity. When capillaries lose their elasticity after dilating, they cannot return to their previous size. They then collapse and the skin turns red.

Marigolds are good for any type of inflammation of the skin, so a good natural cure for varicose veins is to apply a compress of marigold flowers directly to the area. You can repeat this until you see results.

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Cold sores and fever blisters are different names for the same problem. They’re both caused by the herpes simplex virus and they’re quite contagious. Cold sores usually last about seven to ten days. They start out with a tingling feeling around the outside of your lip, and within a day or two there are red, raised, fluid filled blisters which appear in that same area.

In rare cases, a cold sore can form on other areas of your face, including inside your mouth, on your nose, or on your chin. Cold sores can take up to twenty days to develop after someone has been exposed to the virus that causes them.

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Phthalates are back in the news. Don’t bother to look for them on product labels–they’re not listed. That’s because cosmetics manufacturers aren’t required to list individual ingredients of fragrances, which are a common phthalate source. The newest controversial study is in February’s Journal of Pediatrics. One hundred sixty three babies from California, Missouri, and Minnesota had the urine in their diapers tested. All had at least one phthalate and most had more than one. The highest levels were in the youngest babies.

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