To scrub off excess sebum from a greasy face, reduce acne, ease out black heads and even lighten your skin, use baking soda. Almost every household has got baking soda: we use it in our baking! For all those who say baking soda should never be used on skin, remember the golden rule? What we eat, we can put on our skin! Every vegan has to use baking soda once in a while to make those delicious pancake stacks! On the other hand, many people may argue that you cannot put something so alkaline onto your skin which has a slightly acidic pH. First off, the skin is adaptive and will not go out of balance just by Continue Reading
10 Beauty Benefits of Lavender Essential Oil for Hair, Skin & More
Find out the beauty benefits of lavender essential oil for hair & more! Lavender essential oil is one of the most versatile and popular in the essential oils world! Lavender is an herb that has been used since the beginning of time. The Latin word for lavender is Lavare which means 'to wash'. Lavender essential oil is extracted from lavender flowers and it has amazing beauty benefits for healthy skin, hair and mind. This essential oil has been hailed for it's therapeutic benefits that help calm the mind and provide relief for insomnia, pain, stress and agitation. In many cosmetic and pharmaceutical Continue Reading
Water Therapy & The Benefits of Water for Skin and Beauty
Did you know that if you drink water you can get clear skin? Drinking water the right way, consistently, gives you many health benefits including detoxing your skin and making it clear and glowing. In this post, we are going to refer to the process of drinking water for health benefits as "water therapy". If you’re a busy college student like me, or a general stressed out person who forgets to drink water as often as needed, you may notice that your skin is probably dull, dry, lifeless or even menaced by acne. Being a natural beauty enthusiast who will do ANYTHING for beautiful, glowing skin and I have Continue Reading
Honey and Olive Oil Hair Mask | Deep Conditioning for Silky Tresses
One of my biggest pet peeves on Pinterest is seeing a DIY homemade treatment that calls for ridiculous amounts of ingredients, which is not only wasteful, but also can be detrimental to your DIY beauty efforts. For example, I came across the classic honey and olive oil hair mask, which called for ½ a cup of olive oil. If you use ½ a cup of oil on your hair, you are obviously going to end up with heavy, greasy, oil coated hair that looks slimy. And this can require you to to use an entire bottle of shampoo to just wash off! No kidding. However, if you use this honey and olive oil hair mask, with the right Continue Reading
Brightening Oatmeal Yogurt Lemon Honey Face Mask for Acne
Try this exceptional oatmeal yogurt lemon honey face mask for acne! Four ingredients straight from your pantry onto your face! If its not edible, don't put it on your skin! If you look at the amount of chemicals at the back of your daily facial cleanser or a store-bought face mask, you might begin to realize the long term dangers of putting those on your precious skin. Act now - stop using chemicals on your precious skin and start putting edible stuff on your face! This does seem like a complicated mask with many ingredients, but all the items are common and affordable and the benefits of this face mask are Continue Reading