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...live video footage via satellite. But another reason is less tangible. There is, it seems, a growing romance with the untouched continent, the site of many - if not most - of the world's last truly pristine landscapes. International treaties preserve Antarctica for scientific research and tourism. And, unlike the Arctic, the Antarctic has yet to see many drastic effects of climate change. Visitors can still see cliffs of ice and the brilliant light blue of icebergs. They can see humpback whales and leopard seals cruise alongside their Zodiacs, or watch penguins chasing each other along the shore and pecking...
...raised or roused. When that happens, his daughters have a nickname for him: the Bull Walrus. And so they will wave their hands and affectionately call out their pet name for their dad - "Hey! Bull Walrus!" - as if he were sleeping on a big rock near the Arctic Sea. And then he'll come...
...Arctic berries, which grow in arctic regions, come in about 20 varieties, but only 10 or so?including arctic raspberry, cloudberry and blueberry?are commercially important. And while the arctic berries are related to their American counterparts, each one is a distinct species with an entirely unique composition. As Skyn Iceland founder Sarah Kugelman puts it, "Because they have to withstand extreme temperatures, they've developed properties that make them superhearty...
There are two key characteristics of arctic berries that make them desirable for the skin: essential fatty acids (EFAs) and antioxidants. "Berry seeds contain both types of essential fatty acids that are needed by human beings," explains Baoru Yang, of Aromtech Ltd. in Finland, referring to linoleic acid, or omega-6, and alpha-linolenic acid, or omega-3. "This is a very rare case. In most plant oils you have only one type of EFA, and then the other type is missing or too low." More than just maintaining and moisturizing the lipid-rich epidermis, EFAs work to lighten...
Perhaps no brand uses a wider range of arctic berries and in more products than Lumene, a Finnish company more than 35 years old but launched in the U.S. only in 2004. Skyn Iceland is another brand that uses arctic berries throughout its entire range, specifically cloudberry and cranberry, which are part of the company's signature Biospheric Complex. But aside from this being a niche market for Nordic-focused brands, more mainstream cosmetics companies have embraced the trend as well. Orlane uses arctic cranberry seed oil in Hypnotherapy, a product meant to fight the effects of stress-induced aging...