Where does the sunscreen go after
it’s soaked up by the skin? What’s the connection between lavender and skin
cancer? What to look for in natural hair care products? How does the mineral
sunscreen work? How do you go green without going broke? The green expert,
makeup artist, and holistic nutritionist Julie Gabriel answers these questions
and more in The Green Beauty Guide, your ultimate source of all things green and
pretty.

The comprehensive resource into
organic and natural cosmetics, hair care, makeup and fragrances, The Green
Beauty Guide shows its readers how to adopt all-natural beauty routine that
won’t cost a fortune, which toxic ingredients to avoid, how to become a smart
green shopper, which organic gimmicks and tricks to beware of, and how to build
a consistent, sustainable beauty routine that will help you look great and feel
even better.

“Green beauty today is so much more
than homemade masks and exotic oils”, says Julie, “Natural cosmetics became
more luxurious and advanced than their synthetic counterparts. Today you can
replace every tube and jar in your bathroom cabinet with organic products that
will not break havoc on your hormones, provoke allergies or increase your
chances of becoming ill”.

Green beauty is a wonderful and
rewarding way of taking care of your skin but making informed, smart choices is
essential. Did you know that cucumber juice and coffee protect from skin
cancer, but lavender can actually speed up skin aging, eucalyptus kills a
dangerous type of breast cancer cells, grapefruit oil boosts breast cancer
risk?

“I am thrilled to reveal many
fantastic findings that will revolutionize cosmetic industry in the next few
years,” says Julie, “This year, scientists discovered dozens of superb natural
substances that can repair skin damage, protect skin cells from mutations and
even prevent skin cancer. At the same time science raised new concerns about
popular cosmetic ingredients. No need to panic! We can diminish the risk to our
health and environment by making smart choices.”

“If you want advice on
how to suppress a skin disease with toxic chemicals, see a dermatologist. If
you are interested in prevention and health promotion, read this book instead
and learn how to effectively deal with cosmetic issues. Julie should be
congratulated for showing us how to be beautiful and healthy at the same time.”

Dr. Zoltan Rona, MD,
the founder of Motherisk program at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto

Challenges of going green can be
filled with twelve lessons that help the reader become a smart green shopper,
twelve chapters that navigate through main types of natural cosmetic products,
expert tips and interviews, and dozens of unbiased reviews that can tackle
every beauty woe. In inspirational blueprint for natural beauty, Julie explores
what are the most promising natural ingredients that can instantly rejuvenate
your looks and shares over fifty exclusive recipes, many of which were used in
her organic mom-and-baby skincare line, Petite Marie Organics.

“Just few years ago we were told that you can
soften wrinkles but it’s impossible to completely erase them with cosmetic
products,” says Julie, “Today we know that you can reverse skin aging using
natural substances. This makes me feel really optimistic about our future, and
I am sure you will feel the same way, too.”

Opened with a foreword by a
prominent naturopath Dr. Zoltan Rona, M.D., and featuring interviews with Serge
Lutens, Susan Kurz, Joshua Scott Onysko (Pangea), Dr. Hannah Sivak (Skin
Actives), John Masters, Ulrike Jacob (Lavere), Karen Behnke (Juice Beauty),
“The Queen of Green” Debra Lynn Dadd, and Stacy Malkan (Campaign for Safe
Cosmetics), filled to the brim with easy-to-use, practical beauty tips and
solutions, this natural beauty bible is an ultimate guide to looking great.

“Once we read The
Green Beauty Guide, we recycled all of our other organic beauty tomes—Julie is
the definitive source and we never hit a beauty counter without her short list
of product recommendations and ingredient red flags…

Read this book—your
skin will thank you and so will your health!”

Lisa Blau, Amanda
Freeman, The Vital Juice

Green beauty, according to Julie, is
not just about avoiding toxic chemicals and synthetic fragrances, but about
being consistent and complete. “It’s about being truly aware of important
choices you make in your life, living with an open mind, vivid spirit, healthy
body and an inner glow that translates into real, outer beauty.”

The future of beauty looks rosy -
and green!