acne-fighting snack I was introduced to the goji berry in Nepal. Locals just pull this little fruit off the bush and eat it. The taste is bittersweet, a cross between a cranberry and a cherry—I'm addicted. It's saturated with nutrients, including beta-sisterol, an agent known to combat spots and pimples.
Sun-dried, $12.95/8 ounces, sunfood.com
skin rejuvenator My favorite Pangea product is the face mask, a blend of goji berries, green tea and acai, a delicate Amazonian fruit beloved by Brazilians for its potent healing properties (it has 33 times the antioxidants of red-wine grapes!). I apply this mask once a week, and it truly keeps my face clear, balanced and glowing.
Pangea Organics Facial Mask, $29.99 wholefoodsmarket.com for store
magic scar healer When I'm concocting reparative medicines, I use evening-primrose oil as a base. Rubbing a tiny bit of the flower-derived oil over old cuts and new helps repair damaged tissue.
"Platinum," $34.95 naturesanswer.com
guiltless chocolate Pure cacao has the most bioavailable antioxidants—meaning they are readily absorbed into your bod—of any food on earth. We incorporate it into our creams in the form of cacao butter, but it's
also an amazing food in its unadulterated, sugar-free form. I enjoy the intense flavor, but you can mellow the bitterness by mixing the nibs into yogurt or smoothies.
Organic roasted cacao nibs, $6.75 dagobachocolate.com
calming scrubs The best essential oil by far is geranium. The scent, sweet and pungent, goes right to the frontal lobe, relieving tension and anxiety. The oil also helps speed up the reproduction of skin cells—a few drops mixed into a cup of sea salt and jojoba oil is a rejuvenating body polish.
$35.53/15 ml, Young Living (800) 371-2928
multitasking oil Extra-virgin coconut oil is loaded with omega-3s and has a high smoke point, making it great to cook with. You can also smooth it on as lotion. We were so enraptured with this stuff that we're working to build the first fair-trade, organic, women-run coconut-oil cooperative in India. Shockingly, women grow more than 50 percent of the world's crops but own only 1 percent of the land!
$11.99/15 ounces, nutiva.com
