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"  A vegetarian for more than two decades, Daria Myers, the global president of Origins, has been brushing with chemical-free toothpaste and eschewing artificially colored or fragranced beauty products for almost as long. In 1989, Myers was part of the team that created Origins, before shifting over to Aveda 10 years later. Now she&amp;#039;s back and at the helm of the company she helped build\u2014and continuing its mission to put nature first.   Origins has a partnership with the holistic doctor Andrew Weil, MD. What&amp;#039;s the best piece of advice he&amp;#039;s given you? His recommendation to go on a &amp;quot;news fast&amp;quot; has been tremendous for me. A couple of days a week, I turn off the TV and don&amp;#039;t read the paper. If I watch the news before bed, I wake up with vertical lines between my eyebrows because I&amp;#039;m so uptight while I&amp;#039;m asleep. I&amp;#039;m not trying to deny that things exist, but sometimes I have to separate myself.   Any other tips from him? Being around nature reduces stress, which may decrease free-radical production and lead to better skin. Keeping fresh flowers or plants in your office gives you that connection to the outdoors.   I can tell that you don&amp;#039;t wear a lot of makeup, but surely your complexion isn&amp;#039;t completely au naturel? When I was 16, a makeup artist taught me to use rose blush around my hairline to help brighten and frame my entire face. I&amp;#039;ve been following that advice ever since.  I don&amp;#039;t see any foundation.  I never wear foundation, believe it or not. But since I keep my face bare, I polish with rice scrub every two days to give it a glow.   It&amp;#039;s easy to understand why a woman might select organic lavender bath salts for relaxing in the tub, but when it comes to anti-aging, don&amp;#039;t you need more than some leaves and berries? I totally disagree. Fifty percent of today&amp;#039;s prescription drugs come from the plant kingdom. Pharmaceutical companies chemically synthesize the components so that they can patent them. Taxol, one of the most widely used treatments for ovarian, and now breast, cancers, derives from the yew tree, for example.   What are some other superactive botanicals? Our research has shown that mushrooms are very potent anti-inflammatories. The herb rhodiola, which increases energy when taken internally, firms skin when used in a topical cream. And white tea&amp;#039;s antioxidant properties are incredibly strong.   There&amp;#039;s a lot of public concern over parabens. Should we worry? Some research suggests a link between preservatives such as parabens and breast cancer, but for every negative study, you&amp;#039;ll find one that says they&amp;#039;re okay. Twenty years ago, parabens were state of the art. We didn&amp;#039;t know then that they might not be as healthy as we thought. We&amp;#039;re removing all the parabens from Origins products\u2014no small feat. By July 1, we&amp;#039;ll be 100 percent paraben-free.   What&amp;#039;s the paraben alternative? Essential oils in some cases, but it&amp;#039;s trial and error. There&amp;#039;s not one magic preservative that works in everything.   Are there chemicals you take special care to avoid? Any known irritants, such as propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, PABA, and artificial dyes and perfumes. DEA is a foam booster that&amp;#039;s been connected to cancer in lab animals. And petroleum is a nonrenewable resource. When you think about it, why put that kind of oil on your skin?   You&amp;#039;ve obviously had your hand in the formation of a lot of products. Any standouts? Every single day for the past 17 years of my life, I&amp;#039;ve applied Origins Peace of Mind lotion. It&amp;#039;s my Windex, like in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I use it for stress reduction, to open my nasal passages, and on sore or stiff muscles. When I&amp;#039;m nervous and have to speak before a large group, I rub some over my heart to stop the racing.   You&amp;#039;re definitely very conscious of your impact on the planet. Do you have any guilty pleasures? I highlight my hair, for one. My colorist uses Aveda dyes on me because they have fewer chemicals than conventional versions. And I love frozen Milky Ways. MYERS&amp;#039; MUST-HAVES   Origins Pinch Your Cheeks in Brownberry  This makeup is &amp;quot;a gel blush that just enhances my natural cheek color, and most other skin tones as well,&amp;quot; Myers says.   Origins Liquid Lip Color in Juicy Details  The gloss &amp;quot;really moistens my lips and adds the right amount of shine,&amp;quot; raves Myers. &amp;quot;The minty taste makes it a fun little part of the day.&amp;quot;   Johnson&amp;#039;s Baby Powder &amp;quot;I won&amp;#039;t use antiperspirant,&amp;quot; Myers says. &amp;quot;I wear deodorant to prevent odor and apply [this] cornstarch to control wetness.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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