facial massage...

While I was supposed to be shopping for others I came across a 'new to me' beauty tool I consider to be a must have! This massager (with a bamboo handle!) by The Body Shop is a nubby rolling pin for your face and neck which is supposed to help improve blood flow and increase the absorption of your treatments. I just think it feels nice...

You should really just take my word for it because the tester tool for you to try in store is disgustingly filthy...don't even touch it. Just grab a new one, pay the $8 and send me a thank you note. It's quite a relaxing little ritual, espesh if you get someone else to do it for you! 

Always use on clean skin, follow the included instructions and rinse the tool well, post massage.

This massager would be a great stocking stuffer for a beauty junkie or as part of a relaxation themed gift basket for the spa girl in your life!

Market Shift...

If you've been reading my articles on Spaces Quarterly you know that I adore the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and the Environmental Working Group for all the important work they do! 


Please read my latest entry for Style Quotient | Spaces Quarterly about how cosmetics 
companies are making progress in delivering safer cosmetics to consumers!


xx
JDF

I poo poo petroleum jelly...

I saw a tweet the other day advising readers to purchase a "big jar of generic petroleum jelly & use it as lip balm, makeup remover, under-eye moisturizer, foot & hand cream, & more!" This seemingly innocuous tweet made me say...WTF??? Petroleum jelly is a byproduct of crude oil...why would anyone want to include this product in their beauty routine? Forget the potential hazard concerns for now, the product is just not effective...

Claims that petroleum jelly actually moisturizes are false. It is a barrier product meaning it prevents moisture from getting in or out...this is why it's been used to prevent diaper rash or wind burn and to protect scrapes and cuts from infection. Any softening results are strictly temporary since the product is not absorbed into the skin. This may be the reason the Environmental Working Group gives petroleum jelly relatively low hazard ratings. If your grandmother claims petroleum jelly is responsible for her youthful glow it's because she probably has a few layers of the goop sitting on top of her skin!

Instead of petroleum jelly use organic coconut oil, jojoba oil or grapeseed oil as your bulk, multi tasking moisturizer, mmmkay?

I bamboo, do you?

My latest article for Spaces Quarterly is all about bambooooo! It's such an amazing, sustainable resource that we should be using more and more...read my article by clicking...

HERE!

local resource @fwshopreport...

The craziness of  holiday shopping is looming large before us...

There are many deals to be had, whether you're Shopping Small on Saturday, waking up before the sun to gain entry into the big box stores for Black Friday or clicking away on the interwebs on Cyber Monday.

Please keep the Twitter feed @fwshopreport in mind when you discover great products and deals, find cool stores or want to share tips and tricks with your fellow shoppers.  Tweet your shopping news and ask friends, family and even retailers to keep @fwshopreport in the loop!

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