Natural cosmetic products may relieve those hunger pangs

KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
Ironically, the more the beauty industry pushes complex scientific development in skin care, the more familiar natural food and flower ingredients surface in cosmetic and spa products.
Facial scrubs are reminiscent of candy stores. Kiss My Face has a body scrub scented with white chocolate and orange. It's at Old Navy.com. Spoiled Gal has a sorbet scrub that smells like red hot candy. Citrus, mint and melon scents are all available.
Perhaps because traditional smells remind us of home and holidays, the pumpkin scent is in facial creams and bath gels. And the newest favorite combination is milk and honey, which is touted as an exfoliator, moisturizer and vitamin load.
Niki Taylor's new fragrance, Begin, combines praline and vanilla. And Jennifer Lopez is infused with caramel.
And even coffee is the smell in a new Red Flower exfoliating scrub. Too bad news reports compare it to the sludge at the bottom of Turkish coffee and not the delicious aroma from fresh brewing beans.
Do they enhance your skin? We don't know for sure. But scientists do say that food smells make you less hungry.
Maybe they help you lose weight.