3 posts tagged “natural”

Check out all of these Skin Care Tips I found on skincaretips.net.  They are pretty cool home remedies and skin care tips and tricks.

Aging Skin
The thickened skin texture associated with middle age is caused by cellular build up. It responds very well to mild, abrasive daily cleansing with beauty grains such as finely ground corn meal, ground sun flowers or almonds. Massage gently to cleanse and stimulate.
Beautiful Skin

To make or keep your skin beautiful, it's best to work from the inside.

Eating the right kind of food can do you more good than any medicine, and go a long way in helping your body's own healing forces. Eat a balanced diet that includes raw foods, plenty of yellow and orange vegetables (they contain beta carotene - a precursor to vitamin A). Foods high in sulfur such as garlic, onions, asparagus and eggs. Include fruits, seeds, grains and nuts.

Dry Skin Remedy
Blend together one ounce safflower oil, one ounce avocado oil and two ounces of sesame oil. Apply this to your dry skin areas.

Skin Care Tip on Facial Mask
An excellent facial mask can be made with stewed and mashed apricots. Apply to your freshly cleaned face and leave for 20 minutes or longer. Rinse away with warm water, and blot dry. One application will help sallow, dead skin tones, but applying this 3 or 4 times a week will do wonders.

Tea Tree Oil for Fungal Infection
If you suffer from fungal infections of the nail, the most effective natural anti fungal is tea tree oil. Apply to the nails and surrounding skin twice daily, in the morning and at bedtime.

Using Honey Treatments
Honey applied under a dry dressing every two or thee days promotes rapid healing of ulcers and burns.

Try the following. A compress made with skim milk or powdered milk or soak the affected area in a colloidal bath made with oatmeal, corn starch or baking soda.

Homemade Skin Lotion
The following body lotion is easy to make, and can be used after bathing. Mix one teaspoonful of honey, one teaspoon of lemon juice and a half cup of water. Massage into your skin after bathing.

Mayonnaise for dry skin: Facial
If you have a tendency towards dry facial skin, a gentle daily massage with mayonnaise will do wonders. You can use lemon juice, egg and safflower or other such oil to make your own dry skin lotion.

Oily Skin
Here is a cleansing stimulating facial treatment that is very helpful for those with oily skin. Mash together the pulp of one garden ripe tomato and enough fuller's earth (should find it at most pharmacies) to make a smooth paste. Rub it into your skin and leave it on until it dries completely (note: do not apply to eye area). Rinse with warm water, then splash your face with cold water. Blot dry.

Treating Large Pores
If you have large pores that resemble little holes on your skin, the following steps may be helpful. Stop using commercial products on your skin. Instead, use homemade skin cleansers. Splash warm water onto your face and pour half a handful of stone-ground cornmeal into your wet palm. Massage the moistened meal into your entire face area, adding water as needed. Another homemade cleanser can be made by adding a few drops of lemon or lime juice or apple cider vinegar to milk (use powdered skin milk if your skin is oily).

Soak yarrow (check health food stores or botanical supply stores for this herb) in water overnight, and apply this astringent several times a day - less frequently if your skin is dry.

Avoid all creams. Use an unsaturated vegetable oil if you need to (e.g. vitamin E oil).
Rashes

Whether it's diaper rash, chicken pox, measles, insect bites or hives, corn starch can provide relief. For measles and chicken pox, bathe in a tub of water to which a large handful of cornstarch has been added. For the other rashes rub the cornstarch on as a powder.
Softening Your Skin

Avocado oil used regularly is an excellent skin softener. It is in rich in vitamins and minerals, especially the skin vitamins A, C and E.

With all the money I spend on candles here and there testing out different scents, mixing and matching etc. Ive always wanted to know how to make my own.  I stumbled across this great class that you should check out if you're in the Los Angeles area

CANDLE MAKING NATURALLY
with PERSEPHENIE

Sunday JUNE 8, 2008

Create beautiful natural & affordable handmade candles that burn slowly using wax from renewable resources.

• Learn how to make different types of candles using beeswax and soy wax.
• What works when scenting wax naturally.
• How to make a candle burn smoothly without wasted wax residue.
  
  

12PM to 4PM
$85 Hands-on , Plus materials List, Some materials included

Class is in a intimate setting with max 8 students per class.
Class is held at: Blunda Aromatics Studio , 304 S. Edinburgh Ave
(1 block West of Fairfax, South of 3rd Street)

If anyone knows of other cool and fun classes or events about candle making, skincare, bath and body stuff etc. let me know, I would love to hear about it!

For more information on this and other scent-related classes visit http://www.blundaaromatics.com

Ingrowns suck and can become a chronic annoyance from the big ones to the bumps, so here are some tips to help!

1. Exfoliate! Exfoliate your skin before you shave, the dead skin cells can clog your razor and prevent a close shave, so get rid of em!

2. Exfoliate!! Ingrown hairs are caused when the hairs curl back under the skin. Avoid ingrowns by exfoliating daily and using a glycolic acid body lotion.

3. If you have chronic issues consider an over the counter lotion specifically for ingrowns such as Tend Skin or Smooze. Smooze is actually a mens product but works great.

4. Probably my favorite little trick Ive found that is fun and inventive: Take some sugar and soap, shave some soap off the bar or use soap flakes and mix with raw sugar & water into a paste "(mask consistantcy)" apply to ingrown folical with a bandage, leave on over night and take off next morn :D

And also dont forget that for your daily exfoliating needs you can use the lovely and delectable products found at www.thomflemingskincare.com ; )