Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist with the Health Program. Prominent incidences of environmental injustice in the public eye are typically place-based — from lead-contaminated tap water in Flint, Michigan to smokestacks lining Cancer Alley in Louisiana. For decades, communities of color and low income communities have confronted long-standing discriminatory […]
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Kendra Butler was sitting in her backyard in an Adirondack chair, gazing at the Grand Teton mountain, when she had an epiphany. There were plants growing all around her, and Butler’s mind immediately went to the question How have these plants figured out a way to adapt and flourish in […]
By Boma Brown-West. This blog was originally posted on EDF+Business. The U.S. beauty industry is under scrutiny for its use of toxic chemicals. Consumers, particularly Gen Z, are concerned about the ingredients in their beauty and personal care products and the impact they are having on their health, and are pushing the […]
Welcome to I Swear By This, an interview series where we chat with our favorite fashion and beauty insiders about the beauty products they use down to the last drop. This week we asked skin-care influencer Hyram Yarbro to share his selections. Hyram Yarbro’s known for his straightforward, tell-it-like-it-is skin-care […]
Randi Woods wants to change how people relate to their bodies. After years of struggling to find affordable, safe and sustainable products to care for her sensitive skin and hair, Woods decided to take matters into her own hands. “There were some products that I could use, some brands that […]
Nature’s Bounty Optimal Solutions recently unveiled Advanced Hair, Skin & Nails Jelly Beans. The fruit flavored jelly beans contain keratin and twice the amount of biotin as the brand’s original formula the company debuted back in 2013. Format update Developed by the same experts who brought Hair, Skin & Nails […]
If it’s news to you that Vanessa Hudgens and Madison Beer are even friends, we’ve got another piece of news: They’re also business partners and beauty entrepreneurs. Today, the two are launching Know Beauty, a skincare line rooted in DNA personalization. “We both have had such a long skincare journey. […]
Why Is Your Skin So Good Do you ever see someone on Instagram and think, Why is your skin so good? We do, so we started asking. Photo: Courtesy of Carla Oates Long before people were talking about the microbiome and searching for the perfect bowel movement in the name of beauty, […]
1. Cari Kavetschanky SKILLED AESTHETICIAN | LAKE COUNTRY PLASTIC AND HAND SURGERY Cari brings extensive aesthetic and skin care experience to her work. Offering waxing, facials, microdermabrasion, makeup and more, she works with her patients to develop a personalized skin care regimen that focuses on both the health […]
While gay men make up the majority of well-known names in fashion, queer women and non-binary leaders remain underrepresented. And though there has been a rise in the diversity of beauty influencers and media, LGBTQ+ women continue to remain less visible. In honor of Pride Month and at a time […]