The Basics of DIY Homemade Facial Serum Recipes ► What’s your skin type? Before making a homemade facial serum, first analyze your skin: is it oily, dry or a combination of both? Do you have acne-prone or sensitive skin? By knowing your skin type, you can know the right healing ingredients to use. For example: for sensitive skin, chamomile & lavender are great skin soothing ingredients while frankincense and helichrysum are powerful anti-aging ingredients. ► Choose your base ingredient. The base ingredient is the one you’ll be using a large quantity of, is supposed to be mild and less potent than other Continue Reading
10 Neroli Hydrosol Skin Benefits | Orange Blossom Flower Water
Neroli hydrosol, also known as orange blossom hydrosol/flower water, is steam distilled from the pretty white flowers of the bitter orange tree. It's gorgeous sweet floral fragrance with a hint of citrus has aroma therapeutic properties of instantly uplifting one’s mood and dispelling negativity. It originates from the Arab world, Morocco in particular, where it is popularly used not only as a food flavoring agent but also a perfume and natural beauty ingredient. Did you know? A hydrosol is the by-product of essential oil distillation. As the steam from the distillation carefully extracts precious essential Continue Reading
DIY Scalp Inflammation Treatment
Got Scalp Inflammation? You may have scalp inflammation but not know it because this inflammation is not plainly obvious and may only be detected under a microscope. If you have scalp inflammation, your scalp usually feels painful, irritated, dry and itchy, sometimes having bumps and pimples. What causes scalp inflammation? Read below: Causes of Inflammation of the Scalp In most cases, inflammation of the scalp is brought by inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, folliculitis, etc. However, a poor diet lacking in essential nutrients such as healthy fats, water, iron, Continue Reading
How to Use Essential Oils for Halitosis | Essential Oils for Bad Breath
Use any of these essential oils for halitosis to get rid of that bad breath forever! Halitosis is the medical term for bad breath and is common among many people due to a variety of factors including over consumption of pungent and strong-tasting foods such as onions, garlic, coffee, etc, tooth decays, gum disease, poor mouth hygiene, smoking, alcohol consumption, dry mouth, certain medications and underlying medical conditions such as tonsillitis, digestive issues, acid reflux, gastritis, diabetes, kidney/liver problems etc. In case you have chronic halitosis, please see your doctor as it may be due to Continue Reading
Magnesium Oil for Migraine Headaches | A Natural Cure
When I was a pre-teen, I suffered from debilitating migraine headaches, complete with visual disturbances, pin pricking sensations, nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. Sometimes, it was so bad that I lost the ability to speak! I’m not even joking. I could think what I wanted to say but I just couldn’t get my mouth to form the words no matter how hard I tried. When I think about it now, it was unbelievably horrible. As a child, I always wondered what caused my migraines and I noted that it may have either been caffeine from strongly brewed black tea - a natural remedy for occasional stomach upsets or smoke Continue Reading