This DIY Lip Balm Recipe with Sweet Orange essential oil will leave your lips soft, hydrated and moist. If you’ve never made lip balm before, fear not as the process is surprisingly easy, although it may seem a bit intimidating at first. In its most basic form it is simply 20% beeswax, 40% butters and 40%… Continue reading Sweet Orange Lip Balm Recipe
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Skin Care Articles
What’s On Your Label?…. A Closer Look at 1,4 dioxane
What is it? What is 1,4-dioxane? 1,4-dioxane is an unwanted contaminant that’s created when certain chemicals are combined during the manufacturing process. Specifically, it’s created during ethoxylation, a process in which the chemical ethylene oxide, a known carcinogen, is added to reduce the skin irritation or harshness of other chemicals. It is also used as… Continue reading What’s On Your Label?…. A Closer Look at 1,4 dioxane
What’s on Your Label? A Closer Look at Phthalates
What is it? Phthalates (pronounced thā-lates) are a group of chemicals used to soften and increase the flexibility of plastics and make them harder to break. They’re often used as solvents and moisturizing/softening agents in cosmetics and other personal care products. Phthalates are also used to keep acrylic nail polish durable and flexible. Three phthalates found… Continue reading What’s on Your Label? A Closer Look at Phthalates
Raw Cocoa and Mint Foot Scrub
Are your feet feeling tired, sore or neglected? Give yourself a spa day and try this super simple easy to make raw cocoa and mint foot scrub recipe that uses only 4 ingredients. It will exfoliate and moisturize your feet – leaving them ultra soft and incredibly refreshed. Benefits of Exfoliation: Our feet, just like the rest of our… Continue reading Raw Cocoa and Mint Foot Scrub
Brown Sugar Exfoliating Scalp Scrub
I use quite a bit of hair gel and other hair styling products that create buildup and sometimes make my scalp feel itchy. To control both the buildup and itchy feeling, I treat myself to a brown sugar exfoliating scalp scrub at least two times per month and it is one of my most favorite… Continue reading Brown Sugar Exfoliating Scalp Scrub
What’s on Your Label? A Closer Look at Triclosan
What is it? Triclosan is a microbial agent and preservative first introduced in 1957 and used as a hospital scrub in the 1970s. Later, due to its ability to fight bacteria and germs, the demand for triclosan increased and it was introduced into many personal care and consumer goods items. By the year 2000, triclosan… Continue reading What’s on Your Label? A Closer Look at Triclosan
Lavender Orange Sugar Cube Body Scrub Recipe
What is a sugar cube body scrub? A sugar cube body scrub is a body scrub in the shape of an ice cube and made with exfoliating ingredients like sugar or salt and a combination of oils, butters and/or soap. I love the versatility and mobility of a sugar cube scrub. They are non-messy, non-greasy… Continue reading Lavender Orange Sugar Cube Body Scrub Recipe
6 Benefits of Sea Salt Soap
Sea salt soap is a great way to incorporate the benefits of sea salt into your skincare routine. If you suffer from dry, blotchy, irritated skin, or skin that has lost its luster; the addition of sea salt in your skin care may be just what you need. Sea Salt has as many as 75… Continue reading 6 Benefits of Sea Salt Soap
What’s on Your Label? A Closer Look at Butylated Compounds
What is it? Butylated compounds are chemicals that are widely used as preservatives in food and in a variety of personal care products that contain oil to keep them from going rancid and to maintain color, flavor and odor. These chemical ingredients, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), are linked to some very serious… Continue reading What’s on Your Label? A Closer Look at Butylated Compounds
Top 3 Mango Butter Benefits for Skin
Have уоu ever lооkеd аt thе ingrеdiеntѕ оn some of уоur skin products аnd wоndеrеd whаt purpose they serve or how they benefit your skin? Yоu’rе dеfinitеlу nоt thе only one. Take mango butter for example. I bet you already know that it is hydrating and moisturizing, but did you know that mango butter has some… Continue reading Top 3 Mango Butter Benefits for Skin