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New Territory.(beauty products)
Byline: Catherine Piercy. editor: Abigail Walch
Fairly traded ingredients--often the beauty secrets of local tribes from Africa to Amazonia--are yielding fantastic products and sustaining vulnerable communities.
Skin-transforming bark from a tree in Madagascar, miracle oil by way of Morocco, sacred seeds from the heart of a rain forest: The most exciting new beauty ingredients come from far-flung lands that veer beyond the scope of your frequent-flier miles. Companies--large and small--aren't just dispatching Indiana Jones--like exploration teams to work with indigenous tribes to uncover these fruits, nuts, and botanicals, they're taking care to employ fair-trade practices, which protect local laborers from exploitation and ensure that harvesting methods are environmentally sustainable. The result: products that benefit much more than just your complexion.
Morocco
LOCAL LIFESAVER
ARGAN OIL: Berber women in the Sous Valley traditionally use this cure-all oil--pressed from the pits of the country's native argan fruit--to treat cracked skin, split ends, acne scars, and chicken pox.
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