Pretty Tasty

Just because something is labeled "natural" doesn't mean it's good. After all, arsenic is "natural."

But many beauty products these days are on the "natural" bandwagon, which, I suppose, is better than chemicals mixed up in the lab. But when a product contains "pumpkin extract" or "grapefruit essence," what exactly does that mean?

You'll know soon thanks to alert Great-Grandmother's Shopping List reader Melissa, who has sent in an article from Real Simple Magazine that explains the prettier purposes of pomegranate, grapefruit, mushroom, pumpkin and bamboo.

A few other, clickable tidbits:

• a banana anti-aging mask
• a honey scrub
• a milk makeup remover

What a beautiful bon appetit!