Green Lemonade

This is my recipe for an energizing and healthy drink.  It is a great alternative to coffee for when you feel like a lift.  To make enough for two people, all you need are the following five ingredients and an electric juicer.

A word to the wise:  most fruit and vegetables can be processed washed and unpeeled, except for citrus, the skin of which is very bitter and will be detrimental to the taste of your juice.

1 Lebanese Cucumber
1 Pink Lady Apple
1 Large Meyer Lemon, peeled
1 Celery stalk
Small handful fresh Parsley

Always Against Animal Testing

So, I had to go shopping for skincare products.  I also had to be wary of what I was buying, being concerned about the evils of animal testing.  This information will help you stay on top of what's what. Here is my go-to list for when you have to go shopping for makeup and skincare products.

Brands That Do Not Test On Animals

100% Pure	Embryolisse	Nia24
AcneFree	Eminence Organic Skin Care	Nude Skincare
Ahava	Epicuren Discovery	NYX Cosmetics
Alba Botanica	Erno Laszlo	Obagi
Algenist	Eve Lom	Ole Henriksen
Almay	Exuviance by NeoStrata	Palladio Beauty
Aloette	First Aid Beauty	Patricia Wexler M.D.
Alpha Hydrox	Free & Clear	Paula's Choice
Amazing Cosmetics	fresh	PCA Skin
AmorePacific	Givenchy Makeup	Perricone MD Cosmeceuticals
Anastasia of Beverly Hills	gloMinerals	Peter Thomas Roth
Anthony Logistics for Men	Gold Bond	Pevonia Botanica
Aquanil	Green People	philosophy
Arbonne	Guerlain	Physicians Formula
Aubrey Organics	H2O+	Principal Secret
Avalon Organics	Hourglass Cosmetics	ProActiv Solution
Aveda	Illamasqua	Pürminerals
B. Kamins, Chemist	Iman	RapidLash
Bare Escentuals (Bare Minerals)	Invisible Zinc	Ren
Barielle	iS Clinical	ReVive
BeautiControl	Isomers	Rimmel
Beauty Without Cruelty	IT Cosmetics	Rodan and Fields
Becca	Jan Marini Skin Research, Inc.	Rodin Olio Lusso
Bio-Oil	Jane Iredale	Sally Hansen
Bioelements	Janson-Beckett Cosmeceuticals	Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Carmindy
Biore	Jason Natural	Sea Breeze
Black Opal	Josie Maran Cosmetics	Serious Serum
Blinc	Juice Beauty	Serious Skin Care
Bliss	Jurlique International	Sheer Cover
Blistex	Kat Von D	ShiKai
Blue Lizard	Kate Somerville	Simple
Boots	Kinerase	SkinMedica
Borghese	Kiss My Face	Skinn by Dimitri James
Boscia	Korres Natural	Skyn Iceland
Brazilian Peel	Laboratoire Remède	Sonia Kashuk
Burt's Bees	Lacura	Sothys Paris
Cargo	Lancer Dermatology	St. Tropez
Carol's Daughter	Laura Geller	Stila
Caudalie Paris	Laura Mercier	Stridex
CeraVe	Lise Watier Skin Care	StriVectin
Chantecaille	Lorac	Studio Gear
Clarins	Lumene	Tarte Cosmetics
Clarisonic	Lush	Tend Skin
Colorescience PRO	Mally Beauty	The Body Shop
Cover FX	Marcelle	Three Custom Color Specialists
Curel	Mario Badescu	Too Faced
Decleor	MD Formulations	Trader Joe's
Derma E	Meaningful Beauty Cindy Crawford	Trish McEvoy
DERMAdoctor	Mederma	Ulta
Dermalogica	Merle Norman	Ultraceuticals
Desert Essence	Milani	Urban Decay
DHC	Miracle Skin Transformer	Victoria's Secret Cosmetics
Dr. Brandt	Murad	Vincent Longo
Dr. Denese New York	MyChelle Dermaceuticals	Wei East
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare	N.Y.C. (New York Color)	Weleda
Dr. Hauschka	NARS	Wet 'n Wild
DuWop	Natural Advantage by Jane Seymour	Wonderbar
e.l.f. Cosmetics	NeoCeuticals by NeoStrata	Yes To
Egyptian Magic	NeoStrata	Yves Rocher
Elemis	NeoStrata Canada	Zia Natural
Elizabeth Grant	Nerium AD	ZO Skin Health
EltaMD

Brands That Test On Animals

American Beauty	Estee Lauder	Olay
Artistry by Amway	Eucerin	Origins
Avage	Flirt	PanOxyl
Aveeno	Garnier Nutritioniste	Pond's
Avita	Giorgio Armani	Purpose
Avon	GoodSkin Labs	Refissa
Avon Mark	Jergens	Renova
Banana Boat	Kiehl's	Retin-A
Benefit	L'Occitane	Retin-A Micro
Biotherm (Canada)	L'Oreal Paris	Retinoids
Bobbi Brown	La Mer	Revlon
Botox Cosmetic	La Prairie	RoC
Cetaphil	La Roche-Posay	RoC Canada
Chanel	Lab Series Skincare for Men	Sephora
Cle de Peau Beaute	Lancome	Shiseido
Clean & Clear	Lubriderm	Shu Uemura
Clearasil	M.A.C.	SK-II
Clinique	Make Up For Ever	SkinCeuticals
Coppertone	Mary Kay	Smashbox
CoverGirl	Maybelline New York	St. Ives
Darphin Paris	MetroGel, MetroCream, and MetroLotion	Tazorac
DDF - Doctor's Dermatologic Formula	Neutrogena	Vaniqa
Dermablend	Neutrogena Canada	Vaseline
Differin	Nivea	Vichy
Dior	Nivea Visage International	Vivité
Dove	Noxzema	Yves Saint Laurent
Elizabeth Arden	Nu Skin

Brands Whose Animal Testing Status is Unknown*

AmLactin	JK Jemma Kidd	Prestige Cosmetics
Bremenn Research Labs	Lac-Hydrin	Quo Cosmetics
Canyon Ranch	LactiCare	Replenix
Cellex-C	M.D. Forte	Signature Club A
DerMend	NP Set	Sisley Paris
Dr. Jart	NuCerity	Skin Effects by Dr. Jeffrey Dover
Eau Thermale Avene	OC Eight	Spectro
EpiDuo	Oxy	Topix
Garnier Fructis	pHisoderm	Yon-Ka Paris
Hydroxatone	Pixi	Zeno
Hylexin

*A brand whose animal testing status is Unknown may mean that only their finished products are not tested on animals, or that they do not have formal agreements in place with their suppliers against animal testing.