What Is Collagen and Should You Be Taking It?
What is Collagen & What Does it Do? Collagen is a protein. In fact, collagen is the most abundant protein in the body, making up 30% of the body’s proteins.
How To Make a Rosewater Facial Cleanser at Home
Facial cleansers are intended to remove the regular everyday dirt and grime that accumulates on the skin’s surface and in your facial pores throughout each day. This solution is ideal to use as a mild, freshening cleanser on your makeup-free days, after a workout, or anytime you feel a bit sweaty. This rosewater cleanser doesn’t…
How To Tell If You Have Acne or Rosacea
Redness and breakouts on your face could indicate you have acne, but not necessarily. A skin condition known as rosacea can lead to acne-like breakouts and redness. It might also create little, reddish, pus-filled bumps. These signs and symptoms can flare up for a few months and diminish for some time. Rosacea can happen in…
Busting 5 Major Skin Care Myths!
All the nonsense people are led to believe about skin care and makeup could fill volumes. From the internet to old wives tales, there is a whole lot of skin care guidance being thrown around – and not all of it is good. Some of this “information” can actually be detrimental to your skin and…
How to Make Your Own Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream
This simple treatment can profoundly soften the dreaded “crows feet” that form around our eyes as we age. I find the light application of oil extremely soothing to the area around my eyes, particularly if I have been outside in sunlight (and forgot my sunglasses) or have spent hours staring into a computer screen. Cleanse…
How To Make a Cleanser For Sensitive Skin with Aloe and Coconut Oil
Facial cleansers are intended to get rid of the regular everyday dirt and grime that collects on the skin’s surface and also in your facial pores. This ultra-rich cleansing lotion removes makeup, dirt, and dust particles, it also contains strong moisturizing, cleansing, and anti inflammatory properties. This cleanser for sensitive skin with aloe and coconut…
How To Make a Homemade Tonic For Oily Skin With Thyme
This recipe combines a thyme tincture with tea tree oil. The formulation has astringent, antibacterial, anti-fungal, and antiviral properties. On-top of being an absolutely fantastic facial astringent for oily skin, it also works as an effective cure for acne, and can be used to soothe boils, cuts, scratches, insect bites, and other skin irritations. Simply…
How To Make a Homemade Lotion using Cocoa Butter
When you apply moisturizer, you’re putting a barrier between your skin and a world filled with pollutants, dehydrating heat, and possibly age-accelerating, damaging environmental substances. Moisturizers include water, plus they hydrate, and soothe the skin. Facial oils or elixirs, made of pure base oils and a mix of essential oils, aren’t technically moisturizers since they…
How To Make a Clay Face Mask at Home
Masks for the beautification and purification of the face and body date back to early civilizations. Clay was especially valued in masks because of its ability to absorb mineral, animal, and botanical dyes. Today, masks are used primarily for cosmetic purposes to provide a deep-clean the skin. Clay masks lightly exfoliate as they tighten, stimulate…
How To Make a Face Refresher with Lemon
Cosmetic Cleansers are intended to get rid of the everyday dirt and grime that accumulates on your skin’s surface and in your facial pores. The sweet lemon aroma of this astringent is exciting and refreshing. Consider chilling it to use on a hot summer day. Avoid using on sensitive, dehydrated, environmentally damaged, sunburned, broken or…