The Green Beauty Rules

Book excerpt: A highly universal book that has something for everyone! Paige Padgett has been making me glamorously green and healthy for nearly a decade. Prior to working with Paige, I had never thought about chemicals in my cosmetics. But Paige explained that just like toxic chemicals in food, toxic chemicals in cosmetics are just as harmful to your body. We all want to be healthy, look beautiful, and feel sexy, but most people don't have the time to do a lot of sleuthing regarding products. Paige shows you step-by-step how to green your beauty routine and empowers you to make smart and affordable choices while keeping you gorgeous. — From the Foreword by Jillian Michaels In 2006, Paige Padgett revolutionized the beauty industry by launching an all-green makeup kit that was unheard of at the time, proving skeptics wrong when they said she couldn't create beautiful faces with chemically safe cosmetics. Paige is now considered the leading authority on green beauty. As she explains, "I believe in pretty, not parabens. I believe in high performance makeup without the environmental price." In The Green Beauty Rules, Paige brings the glamour of Hollywood into your home, showing readers how they can achieve killer looks without killer toxins and chemicals. Using a simple step-by-step beauty detox plan, Padgett guides readers through the decision-making process of what to try, what to toss, and what to buy. With everything from Paige's pro tips and must-haves, she shares insider secrets and practical strategies to make green beauty easy—like how to read labels, see through misleading buzzwords, and identify toxic chemicals that are prematurely aging your skin and harming you from the inside out. Through her own trial, error and real world application, Paige brings her findings from the field to save readers time, money, and energy. She cuts through the jargon and presents accurate information in a fun, user-friendly format, providing women the necessary tools to reduce their Cosmetic Footprint and live a more sustainable, healthier, and sexier lifestyle! The Green Beauty Rules is your clean beauty bible proving that green can definitely be glamorous. For readers who are new to the green beauty scene or already experimenting with eco-conscious makeup and skincare, this is the essential guide to clean cosmetics for a healthier future.