By combining the blood-circulating benefits of the ice facial with the soothing properties of camomile, she created a routine that leaves the skin feeling healthier and looking radiant. She recommends using organic camomile only, which can be found at whole foods store.
The colour of axolotls is dependent upon pigment cells called chromatophores. These cells are melanophores (containing eumelanin, a black-brown pigment), xanthophores (containing carotenoids and pteridines, yellow and reddish pigments) and iridophores (containing crystalised purines, which impart a shiny iridescence).
The salamander, long ago, was thought to live through fire. Fire, of course, is instrumental in this novel, and so, the salamander is a symbol that is connected to the symbol of fire and the destruction that fire causes in this novel. However, there is survival through all this destruction, just like the salamander's ability to survive fire.:-)