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Grapefruit Face Cleanser was the first product we developed at MALIN+GOETZ and has ranked in our top three best-sellers since our brand’s launch in 2004. I am often asked, “what is your favorite product?” and this is it. The formula was inspired by my personal struggles with rosacea, eczema, seborrhea and fragrance allergies (more on that here) and fills the bill.

It was important to us that this product be "right" and set the stage for all other product development to follow. Facial cleansing is the foundation for healthy skin and ALL other items that may be used after.

So, it’s President’s Day. Unless you work for a bank or the government, or you’ve got kids in school – most of us don’t give President’s Day much thought; except of course for the sales. It’s sort of a silly holiday, even if it was originally nobly created to celebrate Washington’s Birthday, and later to include Lincoln as well.

While Washington and Lincoln were not perfect human beings, they were like all of us a product of their Zeitgeist. But their Zeitgeist embraced the Enlightenment, a time when folks like Descartes, Locke, Spinoza, Rousseau, Smith and Voltaire, just to name a few drove us progressively to an age of truth, liberty, ethics

This Chinese New Year is special for us; 2018 is a year dedicated to our favorite animal and companion, the loyal and intelligent dog. And, as always, we love a good reason to celebrate our favorite pug, Mr. Greenberg.

This year, we are lucky to be a part of Barney's Lunar Dogs: 8 Of The Luckiest, Most Stylish Canines Of 2018 and to be featured among the stylish dogs of Thome Browne, Joseph Altuzarra, Simon Doonan, Derek Lam, Linda Rodin, and Mahnaz Ispahani.

Check out Barney's dog portrait session and Mr. Greenberg's feature here. Also, Mr. Greenberg's

Anyone who uses Malin+Goetz products probably doesn’t need to be convinced that putting nourishing, natural and healthful ingredients onto the skin yields beautiful results. The same goes for what we put in our bodies when we eat. Just consider keeping skin hydrated by drinking lots of water: it literally looks fuller and more luscious—even radiant from the inside out.

The makeup artist and beauty expert Wendy Rowe is a firm believer in this approach to food as well. Her book Eat