Beauty

We are huge fans of Native Essentials, a full range luxury personal care line handcrafted right here in Hong Kong, all of whose products are made with organic essential oils that the founder extracts from plants herself. Daniela…
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We are always being told what to eat to make our skin clear and beautiful – avocados, walnuts, salmon, kale…the list goes on. Sometimes you can do all of this and much more yet still feel like you aren’t getting the results you want.…
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Caring about the earth doesn't mean you need to go all patchouli and tie-dye when it comes to your beauty regime. We have picked our top names for getting groomed without the negative earth factor. These spots will have you looking your…
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Hong Kong is packed with spas and we all love to indulge ourselves as often as we can to counteract our ridiculously busy and hectic lifestyles. Thing is though, most spas and salons uses products filled with toxins that we wouldn't allow…
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In Hong Kong, local culture relies greatly on the vast fount of knowledge that is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) when it comes to health and wellness. There is so much to learn and Green Queen is here to help. We have rounded up some…
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What Is It and Why Is It Used? Triclosan is a phenol chemical derived from chlorine. Most commonly used in consumer products as an antibacterial agent, triclosan is a regulated pesticide. Manufacturers add it to everything to prevent…
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What Is It and Why Is It Used? Carmine, also called cochineal, comes from the skin of female cochineal beetles. These insects are mostly found in Mexico and other parts of South America. Once they have been killed, the beetles are dried…
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What Is It and Why Is It Used? Propylene glycol is an alcohol-based industrial grade solvent used mostly as a ‘wetting’ agent. It helps makes products more fluid, and easy to spread on (your body). It is most notorious for its usage in…
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We have touched upon sulfates and parabens already- so many more to go! In today’s post we look at phthalates- so hard to pronounce and so tough for your poor little body to handle. This one’s pretty vicious. What Is It and Why Is It…
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In the first part of our series, we covered sulfates. If only that were the only ingredient to worry about. There are so many more to come, this will be our longest blog post series yet! Today we tackle parabens, also omnipresent in the…
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The media has made us all somewhat aware that most of the products we use to wash and care for our faces and bodies contain some rather suspicious ingredients. The laundry list of what to avoid is a long one so this series will birth many…
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There are so many cosmetic brands in the market but most of them are far from green. LUSH, with its focus on fresh products made with totally natural ingredients, took the beauty world by storm when they launched in 1995. Today LUSH has…
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A version of this post was previously published on Sassy Hong Kong.  Satisfy your inner beauty junkie urges with the finest of the city’s local and handmade beauty products. Below the best in class on all matters beauty & body…
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Hair products are some of the most destructive, toxin-heavy products that we use in our daily lives. But...it is so hard to live without them and even harder to find eco-friendly, clean versions that work well. Luckily, we have…
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The artisanal movement is admittedly not a huge one in Asia's World City but there are a few locally-grown treasures. Below are a list of Green Queen's Favourite Made in Hong Kong items; great for indulging one's green pampering passions…
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