Deeply hydrating and nourishing DIY beauty serum. The combination of argan and essential oils is incredibly nourishing for your skin.
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Over the years, I’ve tried hundreds of different products and probably spent thousands doing it. Luckily, I’ve found a pretty solid routine with products that boost the health and look of my skin. Yes, diet is the foundation but the right product on top of that can make your skin radiant.
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There's a reason why the topical treatments you use for irritated and acne-prone skin don't work. Skin issues are not a topical issue. They're a symptom of an internal problem.
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Using essential oils for skin is one of the best things you can do for your complexion. I share the best oils for every skin type and easy ways to use them.
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Don't be afraid to apply oil to your face. It won't cause breakouts. Blemishes like pimples, blackheads, and cysts are actually caused by many different things - like hormonal imbalances, leaky gut, candida, food allergies or intolerances, bacteria, and clogged pores. Pure, cold-pressed oils can have a huge benefit for the skin.
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Your skin is your biggest detox organ. Using a coffee scrub is a great way to help keep your pores clean and open so the body can flush toxins out. You reveal healthy skin too!
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Easy Homemade Face Mask with Honey & Lavender Essential Oil I'm a face mask junkie. But my all time favourite happens to be the simplest one out there. Enter my Easy Homemade Face Mask with Honey and Lavender. And yep, you guessed it! It's only two ingredients - honey and lavender. Choosing Your Honey When it comes to honey, I specifically use Manuka honey for my Easy Homemade Face Mask. Made in New Zealand by bees that pollinate the Manuka bush, Manuka honey is incredibly healing. The properties in Manuka honey are unique to itself and provide so many benefits. Healing wise you can use it for so many things like sore throats, cuts, and burns. Honey has been used for thousands of years to naturally heal the body, but there are numerous studies that have proved it’s antibacterial effectiveness. Studies have even shown
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Sunscreen Safety Do you know what’s in your sunscreen? I do. Five Ingredients. Shea Butter Coconut Oil Beeswax Non-Nano Zinc Oxide Essential Oils That’s it. And yes, it works great. That majority of sunscreens on the market contain chemical filters. The FDA has not reviewed the potential hazards of these sunscreen filters. They grandfathered in the ingredients being used in the late 1970s when they began considering the safety of sunscreens. Common ingredients include oxybenzone, avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, homosalate and octinoxate. The biggest ingredient to be concerned about is oxybenzone, which is in over 60 percent of non-mineral sunscreens. This chemical can cause allergic skin reactions and is a weak estrogen with potent anti-androgenic effects. Oxybenzone penetrates the skin, goes into the bloodstream and can mimic estrogen in the body. The majority of sunscreen is made up of “inactive ingredients.” A common one is retinyl palmitate, a form of vitamin
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Super Easy DIY Body Butter When I first started my journey to holistic living I started with beauty products. I was overwhelmed at first, but my new best friend became EWG’s Skin Deep Cosmetic Database. You can look up individual products or specific ingredient and the database will tell you how toxic the product/ingredient is and why. Making your own also ensures there’s no harmful ingredients included. DIY body butter just happens to be the simplest thing ever to whip up. Shea Butter Shea butter is derived from the fat of a nut from the African Shea tree. It’s widely known to be an incredible moisturizer, remedying numerous skin ailments. Shea butter helps heal and improve dry skin, blemishes and wrinkles, sunburn, eczema, stretch mark prevention, skin wounds and cracks, and insect bites just to name a few! Coconut Oil One of my go to moisturizers over the years has
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The warming, woody and sweet aroma of the oil is just incredible. When used aromatically, Frankincense promotes feelings of peace and overall wellness. Topical or internal use of this “king of oils” provides modern health benefits.
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