From MACLEAN’S magazine www.macleans.ca
Theres beauty hiding in the weeds
By Julia McKinnell – Thursday, August 6, 2009
Seaweed lowers cholesterol, thickens sauces, and can give you skin as soft as Johnny Depps
On B.C.s remote Hornby Island, population 900, Norwegian-born Vera Rønningen teaches local women how to make use of washed-up seaweed for food and beauty products. Rønningen sells packages of her seaweed beauty products locally at the co-op grocery store and boat rental kiosk for under $20giveaway prices when you consider that Estée Lauder charges $130 an ounce for a seaweed cream called Crème de la Mer worn by Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp.
I havent used skin cream for 10 years, just my seaweeds, says Rønningen, whos dressed in brown coveralls and work boots, her long blond hair tied in a bun. She has a bachelors degree in marine ecology from UBC and a master of science from Norways University of Bergen.
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Maybe we could get her to come to Pender and give us an educational workshop.
Yes! It would be a great idea to bring her to Pender Island for a workshop. Thanks, Fay Schwartz
Comment by Jocko — August 11, 2009 @ 1:14 pm