Camila Alves, a photo by Real TV Films on Flickr. Camila Alves, the 29-year-old model stunner, host of Shear Genius, and fiancée of Matthew McConaughey, reportedly lost all of her baby weight using Ritual Cleanse ($80 for six bottles, RitualCleanse.com). Her five-day cleanse “helped kick-start my body back into shape,” she says. “I worked out with my trainer, Gunnar Peterson, starting with easy exercises. I also did yoga and the Tracy Anderson Method while pregnant.” (New Beauty, Summer/Fall 2011). I’ve... read more

Get Juiced!, a photo by Dreamseller Photography on Flickr. I’ve never been a big fan of L-carnitine in skin care. L-carnitine has long been in cellulite creams, but when it recently began to show its molecular face in facial skin care creams, I decided that I had to say something. An Antioxidant That Causes Oxidation? The reason dermatologists and other skin care experts love other antioxidants so much is because they sequester potentially damaging free radicals by a number of different pathways. It is true L-carnitine has demonstrated... read more

henna-ed hair, a photo by gumonyershoe on Flickr. Dear Nicki, I’ve been using henna as a natural alternative to hair dye. it makes my hair all one color but I think it is safer than regular hair dye. Any thoughts? -Dyeing Doll Dear Dyeing, Henna, also known as Lawsonia inermis or the mignonette tree, is a flowering plant used to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather, and wool. It is rumored beautiful and substantial women, from Nefertiti to Lucille Ball, used it to achieve their desired hair color (Encyclopedia of Hair, 2006). Natural... read more