As a beauty editor at women’s magazines and CNN, author Julie Gabriel had no hesitation endorsing the season’s hottest lipstick shade, or justifying the purchase of the latest anti-aging cream. But after years of following the trends, she began to hesitate as she faced the not-so-pretty side of the cosmetics industry. She left the mainstream cosmetics industry behind, trained as a nutrition specialist and launched her own cosmetics line, Petite Marie Organics.

The Green Beauty Guide is the knowledge-packed proof of Gabriel’s beauty awakening. It offers expert advice to help steer your beauty routine toward a more natural, healthy you. Read and learn about which ingredients to avoid, how the cosmetics industry manipulates product language and just how a seemingly harmless tube of deodorant could potentially harm your health.

But Gabriel isn’t all beauty doom and gloom. She shares the DIY secrets of lotions, washes, toners and other natural beauty elixirs for happy, healthy skin. Here we share five of our personal favorites, each natural skin remedy made with ingredients you can find in the kitchen.
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