BEAUTYS FROM NATURE

If you had to choose only one thing from a kitchen to bring to another “Survivor” episode, then choose olive. Its natural ingredients can be used to cure almost every part of your beauty problem.

1) Removing mascara – it’s very easy to remove mascara using olive oil then any petroleum jelly you had. Olive oil has been said to give great moisture needed by skin around eye area

2) Do-it-at-home manicure and pedicure – Soften the rough area of your hands and toe nails by dampened your nails into olive + warm water recipe. Just add a few drop of olive oil to the warm water and you’ll set to go!

3) Lip balm – Melt a few drops of olive oil and beeswax and keep the recipe into a cute plastic container. Use this every day as your lip balm before applying any lipstick onto your lips. These two ingredients not only make your lips soft and smooth, but also make it the sexiest “Angelina Jolie” ever

4) Dry feet – want a quick relieve to your crack and dry feet? Then, remember to rub olive oil onto your cracked and dry feet before going to bed. Do this each night until your problem cured. And you may be amazed on how wonderful your new feet can be!

5) Skin moisturizer – Feeling tired? Feel your skin drying? Add a few drops of olive oil and your favorite essential oil into your bathtub before slip into the mix water for about 15 mins. You’re not only lock moisture back to your skin, but you also get those extra relaxing feeling at your own home spa…

You don’t have to be rich jerk to stay beautiful. These made from kitchen beauty products can be very helpful yet save from any chemical effects. So, why not have a try?

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Natural beauty is the ideal many people strive to achieve when they purchase make-up, creams, shampoos and other forms of cosmetics. But what really constitutes natural beauty, and how can it be achieved?

Many consumers, in an attempt to cleanse, tone, moisturize, mattify, shine, colour, enhance and so on, have overloaded their skin and their cabinets with too many needless products. Experts have found that 63 percent of all women complain of having developed 'sensitive skin', and many of these complaints can be traced back to an overcomplicated skin care regimen (Fairley, 2001).

In contrast, the needs of human skin are simple. They are cleansing, moisture, nourishment and protection. Skin which suffers from burning, reddening, pimples, rashes and other symptoms similar to these may be caused by or made worse from adverse reactions to the cosmetic products overloading many women's cabinets. Often many of these products claim to alleviate or eliminate the very symptoms they are causing (Begoun, 1991).

When selecting skin care, it is best to choose a product formulated for your skin type. Everyone's skin is individual and varied, but to assist in product selection, and in understanding what your own skin needs, the following skin types have been generalized:

Balanced, which is neither oily nor dry, and similar to the skin type of children.

Sensitive, which is a condition involving reddening, burning or rashes when a cosmetic is applied.

Problem, which is prone to acne and breakouts.

Combination, which is most skin, containing oily and dry patches.

Beautiful skin can be obtained by making good choices for your skin, such as using cosmetic products and make-up which are truly natural. Eating a diet rich in vegetables, fruit, water and healthy oils (such as polyunsaturated fats, essential fatty acids found in flax seed oil, olive oil, etc.) all assist in achieving and maintaining healthy skin. Lastly, adequate rest, sleep and exercise also contribute significantly to beautiful skin.

Simple Skin Care Steps:

Gentle cleansing - depending on your skin type or preference, choose a natural soap.

Toning - use a toner which is alcohol-free, infused with essential oils

Daytime moisturizing - light or rich skin moisturizer

Nighttime moisturizing - use facial oils formulated with essential oils

Make-up:Choose make-up which is made with all natural ingredients and colours, regardless of one's age. All faces look fresh and naturally beautiful when colours which reflect the earth's vibrant range of hues are applied. Rainbow-like colours, or deep, dramatic shades cannot be obtained naturally in make-up without synthetically derived colours. These colours rarely look natural, are often trendy and go out of style quickly.

Great looking skin does not mean flawless, masked skin. Rather, lets reconstruct our notions of what constitutes 'beautiful skin' and 'beautiful faces', because perfection does not exist in the natural world, nor does it exist in human beings. Computers, cameras, lighting and other sophisticated technologies create "flawlessness", to create an ideal image no one can attain. Instead, beautiful skin and natural beauty is skin that is free from harmful chemicals, hydrated from within and on the surface, fed with balanced nutrition and wise food choices, and regulated with reasonable exercise. A positive outlook on life and an optimistic perspective also contribute to natural beauty, inside and out.

References: Begoun, Paula (1991). Don't Go To The Cosmetics Counter Without Me, Beginning Press, Seattle. Fairley, Josephine (2001). Organic Beauty, DK Publishing, London. By Lori Stryker, B.Sc., B.H.Ec., B.Ed. http://www.organicmakeup.ca

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Not sure what to look for when choosing cosmetics? Need some advice on taking care of your skin? Here are eight tips to help your skin look and feel it's best.

1) Select moisturizers made with vegetable oils. The lotions, creams and body oils that you use should be made with vegetable oils, not mineral oil. Vegetable oils, (like olive oil, sweet almond oil, corn oil, etc.) contain fatty acids which help to moisturize and soften the skin. Mineral oil is derived from petroleum and does not contain anything that helps to nourish the skin.

2) Look for herbs and herbal derivatives in your cosmetics. Herbs and their derivatives (essential oils, extracts, infusions) contain natural chemicals which soothe, tone and help condition the skin. Two herbs which are especially useful in natural cosmetics are Lavender and Tea tree. The essential oils of both lavender and tea tree are gentle, natural antiseptics.

3) Once a week soak your feet in warm water, and gently exfoliate dead skin with a pumice stone. Follow up by moisturizing your feet with a natural foot oil or foot lotion.

4) Every week soak in a tub of bath salts. Salt, especially salts mined from the Dead Sea in the Middle East, are rich in minerals and help draw impurities out of the skin.

5) After a shower or bath, seal in moisture by using a body oil or lotion made from natural vegetable oils.

6) If you have blemishes and your skin is dry, moisturize your skin in the morning and at night with products that contain vegetable oils which are high in essential fatty acids. Essential fatty acids help to soften and hydrate the skin and they can also help soothe minor irritations. Vegetable oils that contain large amounts of essential fatty acids are: corn oil, sunflower seed oil, safflower oil, borage oil, blackcurrant seed oil and evening primrose oil.

7) Look for toners and astringents that are made without ethyl alcohol, rubbing alcohol or isopropyl alcohol. These ingredients are solvents that are extremely drying to the skin.

8) Every time you wash your hands, moisturize them with a natural lotion or cream to help them stay soft.

Labels: Natural beauty