Congrats! You’ve given yourself permission to settle into a warm, luxurious soak. Now make bath time even more blissful with natural bath ingredients.

Natural Bath Ingredients for a Soothing, Skin-Softening Soak | alive

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Beauty starts within. We celebrate natural, organic beauty that is better for the planet and helps you look and feel your best.  

Beauty

What's the connection between water and our skin? For one, our skin is made up of 30 percent water. Here's how H2O can help keep your complexion healthy.

Water and Our Skin: Can Guzzling H2O Improve Your Complexion? | alive

Skin Care

Dark circles and wrinkles may seem like superficial issues, but stress affects your skin in surprising ways. Here's what you can do about it.

The Stress-Complexion Connection: How Stress Affects Your Skin | alive

Emily Kielbiski is a holistic nutritionist. Her goal is to empower people with healthy living advice so they can lead vibrant lives.

How do you preserve your beauty routine during the hot, humid days of summer? Learn how to use light summer makeup to achieve a natural glow.

How to Achieve a Light Summer Makeup Look—Naturally | alive

Cosmetics

Want smooth, flawless skin in time for summer? (Duh—don’t we all?) Here's your new secret weapon: super hydrating face oils.

Kristen Ma is an esthetician and Ayurvedic practitioner who owns a holistic spa chain. She is the author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2m5WVi8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beauty: Pure + Simple</a> (McArthur and Co., 2010) and runs a beauty blog.

We bet you'll love these natural beauty products. From lipstick to toothpaste to deodorant, there's something for everyone.

10 Organic and Natural Beauty Products You'll Love | alive

Life is about balance. We provide you with strategies for a lifelong commitment to strength and well-being in all areas of your life. 

Lifestyle

When choosing organic products, it’s time to think beyond the kitchen! There’s a whole world of organic beauty products for you to discover.

Organic Beauty Products: Healthy for the Planet—and Us | alive

Natural Makeup

Being vegan doesn’t stop at our kitchens. Many products in our bathroom cabinets may contain animal ingredients. Here's how to find vegan beauty products.

Vegan Beauty Products: What to Look for (and What to Avoid) | alive

Wondering how you're going to up your beauty game in 2017? Try these trending natural beauty products with innovative ingredients like cactus and charcoal.

9 Innovative Natural Beauty Products You'll Want to Try in 2017 | alive

Luckily for us, 2017 has great things in store for natural beauty trends in makeup, hair care, and nail care. Here’s what we can expect this coming year.

The Hottest Natural Beauty Trends for 2017 | alive

The holiday season is the best time to play with fun and dramatic makeup looks. Here's how to achieve those looks with healthy holiday makeup.

Healthy Holiday Makeup: Get a Glam Look With Natural Products | alive

Holidays

When you're snowboarding, skiing, or playing in the snow, your hair can suffer. No need to panic—these winter hair care tips will keep you looking stylish.

Winter Hair Care: His and Hers Tips for Enjoying the Season in Style | alive

Hair Care

Contrary to what we’re taught to believe, aging skin can be beautiful skin. Just focus on a healthy lifestyle and these natural, nourishing products.

Aging Skin: How to Achieve a Glowing Complexion at Any Age | alive

Aging Skin

Looking for the best in nourishing skin care? Close your beauty cabinet and open your pantry! This DIY honey face mask will leave your skin glowing.

Skin-Smoothing Avocado & Honey Face Mask | Alive Magazine

Do you know what to look for (and avoid) in sunscreens? This natural sun protection primer reveals which ingredients can keep you safe and healthy.

How to Be Sun Safe | Natural Sun Protection | Alive Magazine

Sun Safety

Natural is the way. We bring you credible approaches to preventative health, holistic treatments, and supportive supplements.

Health

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These natural beauty essentials were once used by women every day. But even though beauty products have changed, these basics have stood the test of time.

Google oil pulling, and you’ll find countless testimonials by people who swear by this natural mouthwash. Here’s why it might actually live up to the hype.

Why You Should Try Oil Pulling (and How to Do It)

The managing editor, digital, at alive, Colleen likes baking healthy(ish) desserts and cooking up a good pun.

These five nutrients for healthy skin will result in a smooth, radiant complexion. Omega-3s, vitamins C and E, zinc, and selenium are beauty essentials.

Christy Brissette, MSc, RD, is a media dietitian and the president of a health consulting and communications company. She writes about food, develops recipes, and is a frequently interviewed nutrition expert.

Facial hair (for men) is definitely in fashion. But having a great-looking beard takes more than luck. Soaps, balms, waxes, and regular trims are necessary.

Beards: Grooming Secrets - alive

Denny Dias is a former designer at alive.

Men's Grooming

Facial masks provide an easy way to pamper yourself at home after a tough day, and they benefit a variety of skin conditions. Find one that's right for you!

Facial Masks Are Key to Beautiful Skin

The no-makeup look allows you to go au naturel. No one needs to know your fresh face had a little help from a few natural makeup products.

The No-Makeup Look: Is It for You?

Microbeads are tiny pieces of plastic that are added to personal care products. We're washing them down the drain where they're entering the food chain.

Microbeads: It's Time to Ban Them

Gail Johnson is an award-winning digital, print, and broadcast journalist based in Vancouver. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gailjohnsonvancouver">@gailjohnsonvancouver</a>

Environmental Issues

Followers of the no-shampoo trend swear that hair actually looks healthier sans suds—and that frequent shampooing hasn't been going on for as long as we think.

Beauty

Splish, Splash

Water and Our Skin!

The Stress-Complexion Connection

A Light Touch

The Best Face Oils (for Every Skin Concern)

Stuff You’ll Love

Beauty Care—Organically

Vegan Beauty

New Year, New Beauty!

2017 Beauty Trends

Healthy Holiday Makeup

Winter Hair Care

Beauty Tips for Aging Skin

Nourishing Honey Face Mask

How to Be Sun Safe

Fresh Facial Cleansers

7 Natural Beauty Essentials

Why You Should Try Oil Pulling (and How to Do It)

5 Nutrients for Healthy Skin

Beards

Unmask Healthy Skin

I Woke Up Like This

Microplastic Pollution

The No-Shampoo Trend