It's so nice to see organic products featured in magazines. I love the Active line from Primavera. And the Body Wash and Body Oil are my favorites. Continued...

I had my third child not so long ago, and he's already teething up a storm. (Time certainly does fly by. Sometimes I wish my littlest could stay a baby forever.) Not only were his gums hurting, his little cheeks were so chapped and red. poor little guy. So being the super mom that I am (well, that I try to be), I grabbed for Erbaviva's Baby Lip & Cheek Balm from my treasure chest of organic baby gems. Continued...

I recently came across an engaging article on msn.com called Beauty and the Beasts. It opens with a few examples of the toxic beauty practices of yesteryear and how those women, in that particular time period, actually thought their beauty regimen was safe. Of course today we know better than to smooth lead-based foundation on our faces. But it still puts into perspective how little scientists can prove that what we use today is actually safe. One hundred years from now, the people of the future might look back and say "Can you believe they actually put parabens on their skin! What were they thinking?" Continued...

I just saw the most amazing video on youtube.com No it wasn't sea otters holding hands or the celebrity train wreck du jour doing something ridiculous. It was a video from the 1992 Earth Summit. In it, a 12-year-old Canadian girl, Severn Cullis-Suzuki reads a six-minute speech pleading to the world's representatives to wake up and to save the environment. I got goose bumps as I watched this child speak so eloquently and so passionately about a cause that so many adults choose to ignore. Continued...

It’s my (very lucky) job to try a lot of wonderful products. And although I have my favorites, every now and then I just want to get back to the basics with a simple, homemade treatment. This week I replaced my standard moisturizer with a custom blended facial oil. The result? My skin feels amazingly soft and silky. Continued...

Welcome to my very first blog entry. When the whole blog phenomenon started, I thought I'd be the last person to jump on board. But then I realized I had so much information to share and nowhere to do it. A blog on Saffron Rouge was the perfect solution. Then as I started to plan it, I got more and more excited. I consider myself a very opinionated person, and this is the perfect outlet to get my ideas and opinions across. Continued...