Shiva Rose Spills Her Secrets To Ageless Beauty: Sun, Undone
Shiva Rose is looking for light(ening). Photo: Jeana Sohn.
The bane of my beauty existence is melasma, a blotchy skin discoloration that is caused by hormonal shifts and years of sun exposure. I covet that creamy, pale English-rose type of complexion. But at what cost? I was using hydroquinone years ago until I did some research that revealed how this particularly nasty chemical—which is banned in the UK and restricted in Canada—stays in the liver for over 30 years. That definitely got me on the road to discovering more natural remedies.
Which is how I discovered the amazing Arcona Lightening Drops! A pioneer in holistic skin care for more than 20 years, Arcona uses no petrochemicals, binders or fillers, chemical stabilizers, parabens, SLS, perfumes or dyes. It doesn’t need to. The company’s Lightening Drops combat my dark sun spots with azelaic acid, which is derived from wheat and barley and acts as an exfoliant that allow the product’s kojic acid (from a fungus derived by fermenting rice) to be absorbed. Combined with antioxidant vitamin C, gallic acid and arbutin, these ingredients pack a lightening, brightening punch. Sounds much better than potentially carcinogenic liver buildup, doesn’t it?
Arcona Lightening Drops ($35)
Want more? Shiva Rose shares her eco-beauty picks to replenish skin, combat sun damage, brighten eyes and act against aging. Could she have found the fountain of youth?
Shiva Rose is an actress, activist, writer and mother who grew up as organic as it gets in Iran’s rural countryside. Her writing has appeared in Vogue, Lucky and the Huffington Post, among other pubs, and she video blogs for C Magazine. Currently she lives green, collects vintage, raises two beautiful daughters and runs her eco lifestyle website The Local Rose in Los Angeles.
