Our Favorite Eco-Friendly Beauty Products

Delicious lotions and potions that are gentle on you and the earth

By Renée Loux

All of our choices have an effect on our sacred planet and our precious bodies. Petroleum, synthetic chemicals, and fragrances weasel their way into most mainstream cosmetics. This is hard on the planet, but also on our health: Skin, our largest organ, absorbs all that we slather, cleanse, and primp it with. That's why these time-tested products are so delectable--for the gunk they don't have and the consciousness and care that they do.

Renée Loux is an eco-advisor, organic chef, and green-living maven. She's the host of "It's Easy Being Green" on the Fine Living Channel and author most recently of "The Balanced Plate: The Essential Elements of Whole Foods and Good Health" (Rodale, 2006). She can be reached at EuphoricOrganics.com.

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