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Well well well, what do we have here? A conflict of interest much!? Charla Krupp's tome How Not to Look Old is getting some serious PR in the way of twice-mentioned and reviewed Time magazine coverage. Why? Because it's such a seriously important addition to our non-fiction bookshelves, that's why! Oh, and her hubby is a big shot editor over at Time, too.

FROM JEZEBEL:

Krupp's husband, Richard Zoglin, is a Time senior editor. How Not To Look Old is now on the New York Timestop-ten list for advice and how-to books. Krupp proves yet again that making women feel bad about themselves is an endlessly lucrative endeavor.

To be fair, if I ever release a book, I'd probably sleep with a couple of influential editors too. Kidding. (Maybe.)

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Looking for an especially altruistic body lotion? I'm so pleased with my do-gooder, Epoch Baobab Body Butter, that I just had to share. First off, it's a great product. I performed a very scientific little experiment at home by rubbing the macadamia nut oil and shea butter-infused cream on one scaly winter dry leg and comparing it to a um, non-lubricated "control" leg. (I seriously considered taking a photo, but trust me, no one wants to see this.) The Epoch leg--the moisturizer gives off a very slight vanilla scent but not so much so that it smells like a cupcake or anything--was the clear winner in the battle of the extreme pasty-ness.

But that's not all folks.

There's a fascinating new study reported in New Scientist that washing your hair less is better for the environment. According to the article:

Lakshmi Pandrangi and Glenn Morrison from the University of Missouri in Rolla exposed eight washed and eight unwashed hair samples to ozone for 24 hours. They found that, on average, unwashed hair absorbs around seven times as much ozone as freshly washed hair (Atmospheric Environment, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.02.009). 'Ozone is probably reacting with components of hair oil,' says Morrison.

They don't cover this aspect of it (and please keep in mind, I am not some fancy university scientist but a mere  blogger, as if you didn't know that), but I would venture to say that the less often you dump chemical compounds found in beauty products like shampoo down the drain, that makes an environmental impact as well. Right? Maybe?

No news on whether you should stop washing your face twice a day, but if you do want to err on the green side, cleanse with face wash that boasts environmentally friendly ingredients. This public service announcement will now end.

You might not even notice it's happening, but if you live with a man, he'll definitely alert you at some point. We are talking about a shitload of random skincare salves that you just had to buy, use once, and store under your bathroom sink. Sound familiar? Here's what you must do, now.

During my daily, leisurely perusal of lesser (ha) skincare sites, I came across this strange hair on your head-related article on Skin Care Guide. If you've ever wanted haircare advice from a skincare