Since there is no secret to my obsession with ingredients for skin care, I no longer need to hide the truth. I don’t have to load up on apple cider vinegar in shame, or fear judgment for my ramblings on its virtues. The truth is we don’t have to look that hard or far for the perfect skin fixes. Reading about the latest jungle berry or sea wonder for skin, cosmetic companies are having us race to the beauty counters for the next miracle in a jar. Don’t be tempted! I am not refuting that there can be advancements in skin care and that from time to time an amazing new active is discovered. What I am saying is that there are also shelves already lined with skin wonders, pantries full of actives that will deliver the results you’re after. So instead of chasing the promise in a jar, racing to the beauty aisle, loading up on products that make empty promises and then feeling let down by the money you wasted on yet another “skin perfecting, wrinkle erasing, zit zapping” product, look to the shelves of your local grocery store for all the skin magic and miracles you need.