2008 Archives: Body Bar: Eco-Friendly, Synthetic-Free Beauty Products with Pumpkin Enzyme
Pumpkins are on every porch this week. But other than composting them when the sugar dust settles, what can you do with a giant gourd?
A lot, as it turns out. Rich in Vitamin A and over 100 essential nutrients, pumpkin enzymes are powerful antioxidants that can help exfoliate, hydrate and moisturize your skin. Not that we’re recommending grabbing the goo that you scrape out of your future jack-o-lantern and slapping it on your face. (Although we know people who are fans of that too. These people also tend to favor crystal deodorant).
Nope, we’re talking serious, professional, truly indulgent, food-based treatments like the Pumpkin Enzyme Facial at eco-focused Body Bar in Silverlake, CA, where the emphasis is on gorgeous beauty treatments that just happen to be green as well (the future of beauty, in our humble opinion).
Free of synthetic ingredients, we love the Multi-Enzyme Smoothing Peel that’s the cornerstone of the treatment and utilizes cucurbita pepo (that’s pumpkin, to you laywomen) pulp to exfoliate, diminish fine lines and hydrate. Add to that the one-two punch of Body Bar’s Triple Tea Cranberry Cleansing Gel and Toner, which contain extracts of white and green tea, plus cranberry fruit, and you’ve got a full spread.
What’s next, a gravy peel?
