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Safer, less expensive, and easy-to-use
natural skin care can be as easy as opening your kitchen cabinet,
coupled with a few minutes of preparation.
Healthy, radiant, glowing skin
is something every person wants. Yet, few of us even think to
use what's really the best for our skin: natural skin care products.
Each year, millions of dollars
are spent chasing after perfectly healthy, ageless skin. The
environment, stress, and
less than healthy eating habits, all play a major role in the
quality of your skin.
The answers to achieving radiant,
glowing complexion are within arm's reach. Many of the items
in your kitchen right now can provide natural skin care that's
even better thank those expensive, chemical filled products that
cost an arm and a leg.
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Skin Care Throughout Life
From the day we are born, our
skin requires much care to remain smooth and healthy. It begins
with soap to keep us clean. Then, there are creams, powders,
and ointments to keep diaper rash from our bottoms. During the
first few years of our lives, our skin will do well with soap
for cleaning and the occasional lotion or cream for moisture.
Then come the teen years. Our raging hormones bring out the oily
skin, the pimples, and a host of other conditions. |
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It's important to understand that
everything that comes in contact with our body affects our health
and the condition of our skin. That's why choosing natural skin
care products and ingredients is important. The liver filters
the toxins and poisons from the food we eat, but whatever we
place on our skin is directly absorbed. This includes deodorant,
lotions, gels, cleansers, toners, make-up, perfumes, and more.
As we age, our skin becomes more
sensitive, and we need to be even more careful with the beauty
treatments we use.
Simple Solutions for Better
Skin
Here are a just a few natural
skin care solutions for you to try. You'll be very pleased with
the results:
- Once a week, rub your skin
with baking soda while in the shower, for a smooth, silky feeling.
You can also do this on your face to remove black heads.
- Fresh tomatoes are great for
the oily areas of your face. (Please make sure to try the tomato
juice on your arm first, as your skin may be sensitive to it).
Rinse thoroughly immediately after using the tomato juice.
- For a great moisturizer try
olive oil: this healthy fat is good for you, and is great for
your skin. You can also use it to soothe sunburned skin.
- Vinegar can work wonders for
smelly feet and armpits. Mix water and vinegar 50/50, and use
in place of deodorant: it will keep the unpleasant sweat smell
away, without any irritation. As for your feet, if you suffer
with athlete's foot, a week of vinegar foot bath will help a
lot, sometimes completely getting rid of your condition.
- Egg yolk mixed with honey makes
for a really great mask: put on your skin, leave it on for 20
minutes, and rinse off. Excellent for sensitive skin. Honey gives
a tingling/ticklish sensation, so if you are sensitive to that,
use the egg yolk alone.
- Another use for egg yolk: for
those with eczema, use it instead of soap. It doesn't smell great,
but it will heal your damaged skin.
- A great treatment for dry skin
is avocados: mash it, smooth it onto your face, and rinse off
after 20 minutes.
Lastly, make sure you drink 8
glasses of water every day to keep your skin cared from the inside
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