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DIY Winter Skincare Tips
Remember when you were a kid and played outdoors or made snowmen for countless hours? Our faces were red, our skin was scaly, and our toes burnt, but we had great fun! You may not be playing outdoors for hours now, but you still expose your skin to the cold and wind. Even indoors, your skin is bombarded by dry air, overheated rooms and pollution. Today, we’re going to talk about what you can do to help your skin combat…
Tagged with: anti-aging, beauty, DIY Winter Skincare Tips, Dry Winter Skin, essential oils, Exfoliation, natural beauty, natural skin care, non toxic, non toxic beauty, organic skin care, Winter Hot Shower, Winter Moisturizer
Posted in Anti Aging, DIY Natural Beauty Recipes, Natural Beauty Tips, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care
Posted in Anti Aging, DIY Natural Beauty Recipes, Natural Beauty Tips, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care
Grapefruit Seed Extract, Natural Preservative or Not So Conservative?
Do a quick web search on grapefruit seed extract, or GSE, and you’ll find multiple infomercial-style articles touting its benefits. All natural anti-bacterial and anti-fungal! Natural medicinal properties! What your search might not disclose is the fact that this “all natural” product may not be all that natural.
GSE’s Dirty Little Secret
What your “all natural” GSE may be hiding are some really nasty chemicals, such as diphenol chloride and benzethonium chloride. Look these babies up! You’ll find numerous scholarly…
Tagged with: beauty ingredients, beauty products, Grapefruit Extract, GSE, GSE diphenol hydroxybenzene, Natural Preservatives, natural skin care, non toxic beauty, organic, organic skin care, safe cosmetics, skin care products, toxins
Posted in Beauty Ingredients, Beauty Products, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care, Skin care ingredients, Skin Care Products
Posted in Beauty Ingredients, Beauty Products, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care, Skin care ingredients, Skin Care Products
Nothin’ Witchy ‘Bout Witch Hazel | 10 Uses for this Wonderful Natural Beauty Remedy
Wonderful ‘ol Witch Hazel. Most popularly known as a hemorrhoid treatment (Yikes!), witch hazel has actually been used for many years as a natural skin care remedy; among other things. In fact, many Native American tribes used the plant to cure a variety of ailments that included swelling and inflammation.
Native to North America, the bark and leaves of the witch hazel plant (shown below) can be used to make remedies for a variety of skin issues including….
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Apply… How to Speak Out With Your Wallet to Help Protect the Planet
As Earth Day arrives this year, it’s obvious the planet needs us now more than ever. We’ve got Monsanto trying to patent the earth’s plants and seeds – and destroy everyone who attempts to stand in their way – while buying off politicians left and right. In the US the Keystone XL pipeline has a real potential of becoming a reality, Fracking is destroying land and water everywhere, Air and water pollution are rampant around the globe, China is forcing…
Tagged with: cruelty free, earth friendly, eco friendly, GMOs, green
Posted in Earth Friendly, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care
Posted in Earth Friendly, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care
To D or Not to D? What Makes Vitamin D So Essential
For the longest time, Vitamin D has been deemed to be an essential component of the body. This claim cannot be contradicted because low levels of Vitamin D are connected with several health issues like heart disease, cancer, auto-immune disease and even depression! Since not everyone gets an ample supply of this delightful D vitamin, supplements are being recommended left and right. The unfortunate news is, not all supplements are the same and some of them can be confusing. The…
Tagged with: psoriasis, Supplements, vitamin d
Posted in Beauty Food, Organic Skin Care, Supplements
Posted in Beauty Food, Organic Skin Care, Supplements
Jojoba Oil and it’s Outstanding Beauty Benefits
A lot of people find the idea of lathering oil on their face crass. After all, oil is always synonymous to sebum – yes, the greasy stuff which some “think” is one of the skin’s root problems. Contrary to the famed notion, not all oils must be avoided!
Take the case of jojoba oil, a liquid wax extracted from jojoba seeds. It was in the forties when people started to realize the wonders of jojoba oil. Since its oxidation property…
Tagged with: acne remedy, beauty oil, essential oils, jojoba oil, makeup remover, natural skincare, organic skin care
Posted in Acne, Makeup, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care
Posted in Acne, Makeup, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care
Cosmetic Versus Cosmeceutical
In today’s beauty world, the terms cosmetic and cosmeceutical are used intermittently. Few buyers really understand the full meaning of each term. Knowing their definitions and what criteria needs to be met make you a smarter consumer.
Cosmetic ingredients and products do not require FDA approval before they go on the market unlike pharmaceutical drugs. Cosmetics are different from over-the-counter (OTC) drugs used in skin care and beauty products, such as bogus benzoyl peroxide (that can be harmful….hence the bogus)…
Beauty Gone Bad – Procedures Gone Awry and Aging Gracefully
Some of the most beautiful women get self-conscious with age. They want to erase the telltale signs of years gone by and go for extreme procedures. Unfortunately, there are several cases of beauty gone bad in Hollywood.
Fillers and related procedures are often used to give women fuller lips and plump out wrinkles. Unfortunately, they frequently wind up giving the woman a false face instead. Examples of down-int-the-dump beauty procedures gone wrong include Priscilla Presley and Meg Ryan.
A face…
Tagged with: beauty procedures, beauty products, natural skin care
Posted in Anti Aging, Beauty Ingredients, Organic Skin Care, Skin care ingredients, Skin Care Products
Posted in Anti Aging, Beauty Ingredients, Organic Skin Care, Skin care ingredients, Skin Care Products
How Yoga and Pilates Improve Your Skin and Beauty
We all realize fitness activities are a good thing for our bodies. But exercise such as yoga and pilates take it a step further. They improve your skin and overall beauty along with your state of mind. Since our stress level is often high, this is some good crap to unwind and reap the benefits from!
Yoga maximizes your flexibility to help avoid strains and pains. WebMD reports doing yoga also improves circulation and helps to minimize stress. Certain postures,…
Tagged with: beauty, natural skin care, pilates, yoga
Posted in Anti Aging, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care, Skin Care Products
Posted in Anti Aging, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care, Skin Care Products
Are GMOs Sneaking Under Your Skin?
The hot topic of the day is eating foods that are actually genetically monitored organisms. Many people don’t want to put foods into their body that have be significantly altered. While we are aware these foods exist, could you be putting genetically monitored organisms on your skin too? Sounds like mad science!
Referred to as GMOs, CSA states these plants are created for use by humans or animals by using molecular biology techniques. They are not plants in their natural…
Tagged with: beauty ingredients, genetically modified organisms, GMOs, natural, organic, skin care
Posted in Beauty Food, Beauty Ingredients, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care, Skin care ingredients
Posted in Beauty Food, Beauty Ingredients, Non Toxic Beauty, Organic Skin Care, Skin care ingredients
