EcoBeauty Bytes

For my birthday every year my mother, a photographer (you can see her work here: www.borrelliportraits.com) takes my portrait. This year I turned 46. Now that my two children are grown, one is off to college and the other is working full time, this is exciting to me. It’s a new JOY! and I wanted to have my annual photo reflect how I was feeling about my life – past, present and future. So as [...]

We all want that healthy looking skin glow. The problem is that when we try to achieve it through tanning beds we might as well act like we are laying in a coffin when we do so, because we are killing ourselves slowly by exposing our bodies to that type of damage. I hate to sound so morose but I’m trying to create a visual for you. I only bring this up because I want [...]

There are many foods that when eaten, does the body GOOD.  This list is just the beginning, there are many more, I just included my favorites and the ones that I think are the best. MMMMMmmmmm, berries!  All kinds of berries are great; they are super full of antioxidants and vitamin C.  The best and most talked about these days are blueberries. Whenever purchasing any type of berry make sure that it’s organic. Berries absorb [...]

Stimulation of collagen is essential for any anti-aging product.  However, people today are not patient and they don’t want to wait the several weeks it takes to see results.  They want it now! More and more people are going in for quick, outpatient treatments for fillers, plumpers and such.  They don’t understand that these treatments almost always degrade shortly after they are injected.  They are not permanent, no matter what someone tells you. Another problem [...]

Now, there is, and probably will be for a long time, a debate over which is better, enzymes (fruit and vegetable-derived) or acids (Alpha Hydroxy-Acid or Beta Hydroxy Acid), which include: glycolic, salicylic, lactic.  The truth is that they both possess great benefits, it just depends on what you are looking for, as well as what skin type it is being used on. AHA’s are a little stronger and can produce more “anti-aging” results.  AHA’s [...]

Okay, so here it is. I used to think that skin exfoliation was not very important. Yes, I am that person. But if you know anything, it is that I was totally wrong about that.  Why on earth would you want to have those dead, useless skin cells soaking up your precious, and might I say expensive serums? You wouldn’t! So, after all that, I am just going to state that next to cleansing, exfoliation is [...]

Your skin is the first thing that people notice.  You don’t wanna disappoint.  People can tell if you take care of it. You want to do all you can.  Using high quality products is key.  The main staple is a good cleanser.  Cleansing is the number one step, if you don’t cleanse, your other products will not work effectively.  Lotus Moon has two: Green Tea and Lavender Cleansing Milk and Mineral Earth Cleansing Gel. The [...]