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Article: Green goes glam: ecobeauty is suddenly more sexy, star-studded, and fun. Plus, the products perform in powerful, multifaceted ways that awe even scientists.(Best Beauty)
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- Harper's Bazaar
- Article date:
- April 1, 2008
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The creativity going into saving our planet is mind-blowing. Take the biodegradable carton housing Cargo's new Plant Love lipstick. It's embedded with seeds so that, when moistened and planted, flowers will grow. Or Origins, which cracked a Soviet secret when it extracted scarce fluid from the roots of the Siberian herb Rhodiola rosea, one of the most highly adaptogenic plants, for its new ecofriendly Youthtopia line.
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"We tested it, and it was off the charts in skin firming," says Origins global president Daria Myers. "Plants are healers. We believe that plants are as potent as anything." Last fall, Origins Organics was launched ...