When you reach for your favorite face cream or body lotion, what makes you love it? The silky texture? The way your skin feels afterward? The beautiful packaging? There's another element that often influences your experience before the product even touches your skin: its scent. In my experience the first thing most people do before they try a product is smell it! Whether it's the bright aroma of citrus greeting you in the morning or the comforting notes of lavender at the end

One of the questions I'm asked most often is whether certain cosmetic ingredients are "toxic." Recently, I received an email from someone concerned about an ingredient used in a professional hair care product I formulate for a salon. They described the ingredient as toxic and questioned why it would be included in the formula. It's a question worth discussing because words like toxic, clean, natural, and chemical-free are everywhere in today's beauty industry. Unfortunately,