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‘High Priestess of Health & Beauty’ Dies in Canterbury Home

Monday, November 28 2016, 1:04 pm
Press Release: Convergence

For immediate release

Leslie Kenton, Author 1941-2016

Award-winning writer, broadcaster and teacher Leslie Kenton wrote more than 40 books on health, beauty and personal development – ​​many of them bestsellers. She conceived the original Origins skincare product range for Estée Lauder, was a consultant to the European Parliament for the Green Party, and was the first chairperson of The Natural Medicine Society in Britain.

She was revered in the press. Time Out London said, ‘If there is one health expert who can genuinely be described as pioneering and visionary, it’s Leslie

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The Bookseller – News – Health and beauty writer Leslie Kenton dies

Award-winning health and beauty author, broadcaster and teacher Leslie Kenton has died, aged 75.

Kenton died peacefully in her sleep in her Governors Bay home in New Zealand on 13th November, her family confirmed.

A “simple and intimate” family burial took place for Kenton on 19th November at St Cuthbert’s churchyard in Governors Bay, outside Christchurch, minutes from her home where she has lived for more than 15 years since moving to the area in 1998.

Kenton, born in LA, wrote more than 40 books on health, beauty and personal development, the first of which, The Joy of Beauty,

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Amway India expects health, beauty segments to revive revenue growth – Industry News

Direct selling FMCG firm Amway India is looking to clock 6-7 growth in revenue next year, driven by health and beauty segments, a top company official has said. The company, which on Tuesday introduced new products in its global premium beauty brand Artistry here, expects a double-digit growth in the segment. The FMCG major is expecting its beauty segment to contribute around 20 per cent to overall revenue in the next five years.
Amway is also investing in its online platform, which the company believes will get up to 40 to 50 per cent of sales in the coming years.

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Teen girls see big drop in chemical exposure with switch in cosmetics

A new study led by researchers at UC Berkeley and Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas demonstrates how even a short break from certain types of makeup, shampoos and lotions can lead to a significant drop in levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the body.

The shampoos, lotions and other personal care products you use can affect the amount of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in a person's body, a new study shows. (iStockphoto)

The shampoos, lotions and other personal care products you use can affect the amount of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in a person’s body, a new study shows. (iStockphoto)

The results, published today in the journal

Environmental Health Perspectives

came from a study of 100 Latina teenagers participating in the Health and Environmental Research on Makeup of Salinas

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Clémence Poesy’s Fave Cleanser | BeautyNews

Welcome to the sweet break of February, everyone. Now’s a time to slam the door on the bleakest month of the year and to look forward to actual sunlight in the mornings and going home before twilight sets in.

When it comes to freshening up your look, there’s been a few drops from both established skincare and make-up brands, as well as some new kids on the block this week. From bareMinerals to Jo Malone and Glossier, here’s the beauty news you need to know.

This week in beauty news

Glossier has expanded their shade range

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Anjac: “An ambitious CSR strategy for the next five years”

It has been a little more than a year since our last interview. Can you tell us about any developments in your CSR at Anjac?

Aurélien Chaufour, CEO of Anjac Health & Beauty Group

Aurélien Chaufour – The Anjac Group and I have very strong convictions and place a high value on CSR. After three years of fast-paced acquisitions, I wanted us to accelerate our actions and push for synergy across the companies. Also, this year, with our 12 companies we co-constructed an ambitious and very concrete CSR strategy for the next five years.

Our goal is to continue to

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Beauty under carbon constraints… with enthusiasm!

But what does ‘decarbonising’ mean? How can it be done? What are the solutions? Concerning this point, we can draw a parallel with energy.

‘De-carbonised’ energy is a source of energy that does generate any CO2 emissions. In a common understanding, all renewable energies, as well as nuclear energy, are considered to be “decarbonised” (the latter, however, is not renewable energy [1]). But in reality, no source of energy emits “zero carbon” if we include the upstream and downstream energy production stages (manufacturing and end-of-life treatment of solar panels, wind turbines, nuclear reactors, etc.). One should therefore speak of

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