Be Your Own Valentine: Fall In Love With Your Beauty

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I’ve always had a bit of a beef with Valentine’s Day.  It’s a very bossy holiday, telling you how to feel toward your partner, if you’ve got one, or making you feel “less than” if you’re single. I love my partner and I try to express that love every day we’re together; I don’t need… [Continue Reading]

My Top 5 Ways to Unwind with Skin in Mind

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I have a confession: I’m a skin care nerd.  There, I said it. It’s because of this nerdiness that the following indulgences and activities chill me out: 1. Taking time at the end of the day to wash my face, refresh with some misting and give myself a mini face massage with my moisturizer and… [Continue Reading]

Not All Lavenders Are Created Equal

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Remember how I mentioned the “lavender” bath salts I tried giving Martha before I knew that there was a difference between high end lavender and grocery store lavender? After doing some research, I can attest to how wrong I was. So. Wrong. Let’s break it down: “Lavender”:  A lot of products in grocery stores with… [Continue Reading]

Happy New Year, OHA Customers!

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I want to introduce myself. My name is Martha and I am the formulator and owner of OHA BioActive Skin Care.  I am thrilled that so many of you share my passion for luminous skin and unsurpassed, organic ingredient quality, teeming with life. It is important that you know OHA is formulated first and foremost… [Continue Reading]

Who Is Meg?

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Martha’s home was my second home, where I got to sniff all of her special formulas, learn about Martha’s new research (she was doing yoga well before Madonna even sat on a mat), play duets (cello and viola) and hang out with Drea, and enjoy the beautiful atmosphere that Martha had created. It was an aromatic bubble away from my parent’s house.

Antioxidants and Free Radicals : Why the Hype?

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Antioxidant. It’s the buzziest buzz word in the health and beauty world these days. If you’re at all like me, you probably heard it and accepted it as a healthy choice but didn’t really understand it. Let’s talk. In order to explain antioxidants, I need to first explain free radicals: When the skin and body… [Continue Reading]

The OHA Flame: Five Senses Radiating Beauty

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Have you ever checked out that little flame symbol on everything related to OHA? It’s on the website, the products, EVERYTHING. It turns out that that little flame represents a whole lot more than you’d think… [Read More]