One of the key trends for 2010 is chromotherapy, a holistic approach inspired by the healing properties of colour. It’s an ancient philosophy that relies on the vibrations from colour wavelengths which can induce feelings of harmony. KROIA uses colourful active ingredients, such as micronised gemstones and pink Quartz crystal, to bring balance to the skin and the soul. Ranges are Age Defying Pink Therapy, Energizing Yellow Therapy and Soothing Blue Therapy. £35 at www.glowgetter.co.uk.

Colour therapy or chromotherapy is an ancient form of therapy that recognises certain colours are infused with healing and balancing energies.

Kroia, the company behind the Chromotherapy Renewal Active Foaming Moisturizer, claims to harness the power of colour’s healing properties and make them bioavailable through a combination of active ingredients. Read More

Created by certified color counselor and natural beauty Karla Farach, KROIA features three Active Foaming Moisturizers. The concept of a foaming moisturizer (which liquifies on contact, by the way) is intriguing in and of itself, but it’s their respective emphases and means of achieving specific skincare goals that’s truly fascinating. Read More

Certain colors make each of us feel things– yellow walls can cause anxiety, for example, green grass is soothing, blue lights might make some of us, well, blue– but most of us don’t necessarily think of color as having the ability to heal. KROIA, a new skincare line developed by Karla Farach, is based on what some believe are those healing properties. The foaming moisturizers currently available were formulated using the principles of chromotherapy, the holistic practice of color-as-medicine, to bring harmony and balance to the skin. Read More