Word: moistness
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...consumers' liking for beauty goods formulated with natural ingredients - has been lost on sake brewers, who are rushing to develop skin-care lines featuring their rice wines. With high levels of naturally created amino acids, these New Age elixirs are aimed at moisturizing and protecting the skin without irritation. Moist Moon (www.moistmoon.jp), launched by the 368-year-old Gekkeikan Sake Co. last October, is one example. The product range includes body soap, shampoo, facial creams and serums - all made with a combination of rice, rice bran, sake and the lees left over from brewing. "The company knew that in order...
...night. Dark from the smoke of thousands of fires, as farmers and cattle ranchers engage in their annual rite of destruction: clearing land for crops and livestock by burning the rain forests of the Amazon ... [Their total ruination] would be an incalculable catastrophe for the entire planet. Moist tropical forests are distinguished by their canopies of interlocking leaves and branches that shelter creatures below from sun and wind, and by their incredible variety of animal and plant life. IF THE FORESTS VANISH, SO WILL MORE THAN 1 MILLION SPECIES?a significant part of earth's biological diversity and genetic heritage...
...square laid out by Robert Adam, it also faces onto the British Telecom Tower, a '60s-era spike. Perowne lives in a house with the same views. And the poignant ramblings of his mother Lily, who suffers from vascular dementia--"I put sap in the clock to make it moist"--are transcribed directly from the speech of McEwan's mother Rose, using notes McEwan took on visits before her death five years ago. "I had tried doing without notes," he says. "But I could not get the precise magical nonsense of her sentences...
...Yamada maintains some traditions, however. About half of his wares are still produced from wood and natural urushi lacquer by craftsmen in the Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures beside the Sea of Japan, where the moist air creates ideal conditions for varnishing. Yamada Heiando also remains a purveyor of lacquer ware to the Imperial Household Agency. Does that mean Japan's royals will be trying out Yamada Heiando's newfangled goods, like its natty lacquer cuff links? "I'd like them to," Yamada says, "but it's not so easy." Commoners, on the other hand, can't get enough...
...meantime, you can help keep your eyes moist by setting up a humidifier, taking frequent breaks from the computer and removing your contacts every now and then...