5 healthy things you can do to take care of your self organically. Interview with Charmaine Cianciullo
C harmaine Cianciullo is an organic esthetician, an activist for safe cosmetics, and the host of the popular video beauty blog Glamology – on which she discusses green beauty tips, products, and DIY beauty recipes. She is also the owner of Peppermint Organic Spa and mintandberry.com – an organic esthetic salon and online eco beauty boutique. Bryan: What gave you the idea to start GLAMOLOGY? Charmaine: I grew up with very sensitive and acneic skin and for most of my life I had always assumed it was due to genetics, hormones, or the weather. After working in the beauty industry for 8 years as an esthetician and skincare therapist; I learned a lot about the human body, skincare ingredients, and the cosmetic industry as a business. I was shocked to discover that the cosmetic industry is largely unregulated by any federal safety agency and many of my beauty products contained dozens of untested, toxic and harmful chemical ingredients like parabens, phalates, formaldehyde releasing che