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Beauty Reporter
Coming Clean
Cameron Diaz once told a reporter, "I'm not scared of germs -- I'm just aware of them" -- and we feel the same way. Now, beauty companies are making life a bit easier for germphobes with a variety of antibacterial products: CleanWell Natural Hand Sanitizer and Herban Essentials Towelettes both use botanical oils that kill 99.99 percent of germs without drying skin; Poshe Anti-Microbial Cuticle Oil helps prevent nail-bed infections with triclosan, an antibacterial and antifungal agent found in many soaps; and the DuWop Beauty Blade is a makeup-pencil sharpener imbedded with disinfecting silver particles. "One of the easiest ways to stay healthy is by using antibacterial agents," says Pennsylvania dermatologist Eric F. Bernstein. "These products are smart places to add protection." -- jennifer kass
Beauty Reporter
Whitening Fast
George Washington may have gotten away with wooden teeth, but these days, brown choppers just don't cut it. Now, smile improvement involves minimal effort -- and no trees. Listerine Whitening Quick-Dissolving Strips are made of a dried hydrogen peroxide gel that dissolves in about ten minutes, requires
no rinsing, and is said to remove stains in two weeks. The new Aquafresh White Trays are thin and flexible for a more comfortable application of the 30-minute, seven-day lightening treatment. And to ...