Acne can be both troublesome and embarrassing for teens and adults alike. It is one of the most wide spread skin disorders affecting Americans with 85% of teenagers and 20% of adults suffering from active acne. Acne is caused by an excess production of oil in the sebaceous glands and appears in a variety of different ways. Forms of acne include blackheads, whiteheads, and cystic acne. It is important to understand what is causing your acne so that you can identify the best way to prevent breakouts. There are many things that can lead to acne breakouts including hormones, medication, oil based cosmetics, stress, environmental pollutants, and genetics.
Many skin care products have been created and specially marketed to those suffering from acne breakouts. Some of these remedies are packaged and labeled as natural skin care products. What most consumers don’t realize is that many of these products contain only small amounts of natural ingredients combined with harsh chemicals. These chemicals and other ingredients can sometimes further irritate and worsen acne breakouts.
If you are one of the 60 million Americans suffering from acne, a few natural skin care tips and recipes may be all you need.
Natural Skin Care Tips for Acne
1. Wash you face twice daily with a natural soap formulated for acne. It is best to wash once in the morning when you first wake up and then again before going to sleep at night. When washing use a gentle circular motion and avoid scrubbing.
2. Moisturize using a natural skin care lotion that is not oil based. Consider using a natural shielding lotion that provides oil free moisture while strengthening the skins natural protective barrier. This barrier helps protect skin from environmental pollutants, one of the potential causes for acne breakouts.
3. Eat a healthy diet and drink plenty of water. Eating a diet full of fiber rich vegetables, fruits, and whole grains can help cleanse your body from the inside. Exercising regularly and drinking at least 8 glasses of water daily can further help detoxify the body.
Natural Skin Care Honey Mask for Acne
Honey is known to have natural antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties helping it to heal skin blemishes. When making a natural skin care mask with honey the quality of the honey is important. Many brands of honey contain additives or have gone through a heating process that would damage its healing properties. It is best to use natural, raw, unprocessed, unheated honey that is free from additives.
Ingredients:
1 Teaspoon honey
1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 Teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions:
Combine ingredients in a small bowl until well mixed. Apply to the face and allow it to sit for thirty minutes. Rinse with warm water and pat dry.
Also, a good natural shielding lotion protects against the elements, prevents moisture loss while still allowing the skin to breath, reduces the absorption of toxins, and is free of toxic chemicals (some skin care ingredients are even worse than chemical pollutants.)
Almost everything you do can damage skin. Spending time in the kitchen, washing your hands frequently while cooking, doing the dishes and cleaning can leave hands dry and irritated. Over exposure to water and chemicals damages the skin’s natural protective barrier and strips the skin of essential moisturizing oils. When gardening your hands are often in the dirt and can come into contact with some dangerous chemicals. The weather can also reek havoc on your skin. Harsh winds can chap and dry skin causing it to become uncomfortable. You must protect against the elements with a shielding lotion.
Here’s to natural, healthy skin!
Amber Humphries, an expert author focusing on naturally healthy skin care, contributes articles for 21st Century Formulations and their product line, Skin MD Natural ( http://www.skinmdnatural.com ). For more info go to http://www.skinmdnatural.com/dry-skin-care/
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The present market is swamped with skin care products of all shapes, sizes, fragrances, and types. The question, “Whether to use cosmetic products or natural skin care products?” is one you definitely need to consider. Natural skin care products have the upper hand when it comes to being side effect and chemical free.
According to a recent study, over the last ten years natural skin care products have grown rapidly in popularity. In 2007 the sales of natural skin care products exceeded $ 350 million. Over the years, the numbers have intensified considerably. To gain that ever wanted organic beauty is everybody’s dream.
Almost all the cosmetic products contain dangerous ingredients. There are many carcinogenic and reproductive system damaging properties of these synthetic man-made products. Cosmetic products may provide you with temporary relief, but it doesn’t mean they will help your skin, especially if you have a skin ailment or condition.
Natural skin care products can actually benefit you when it comes to providing permanent freedom from skin related problems. You can gain complete satisfaction when you know that the products you are using contain no artificial chemicals. You feel a sense of attachment with Mother Nature while using these natural skin care products.
Organic and natural beauty products are prepared using top notch ingredients. We don’t really realize that by using these natural skin care products we can help in protecting our climate. This is because the manufacturing process of cosmetic products produces harmful gases and dangerous by products. No fillers or fake colors are used while manufacturing natural and organic beauty products.
If you are seeking a reliable source to achieve natural and organic beauty, then Raw Gaia is the right company to rely on. Raw Gaia offers you following range of products that are 100% organic AND natural:
Moisturizers & creams
Face toner
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Massage bars
Baby range
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Essential Oils
Cold-pressed oils
Floral Waters
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Gift sets
MSM Supplement
Super foods
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All of these products are made using organic AND natural ingredients. They are effective, safe and provide your skin with a heavenly aroma. The products that Raw Gaia offers can help you heal any skin related ailments. As they say “Well begun is half the job done”. Hence, start off with Raw Gaia’s natural skin care products to help achieve glowing skin.
Tom Fennez is a specialist in natural skin care products Face Packs and and other natural skin care products.He has a considerable amount of experience under his belt to steer you towards the right direction.
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Hi everyone, Hope your weekend was fabulous! I definitely enjoyed mine. So we’ve been talking about what you’ll need when making your own organic natural skin care products. We’ve discussed tools, jars, oils. In today’s article I’ll be going over herbs. I like this part. I think growing your own little herb garden is fun and a great way to add a little green somewhere in your life. Not only can you use them for cooking, you can use them for beauty products, too. You can control the environment and what goes into them. We know that herbs have been around forever and have been used for a ton of different things. They are medicinal, nutritional, full of flavor, definitely fragrant. Their cleansing and skin-pampering properties have been respected for many, many uses. So as we go along in making our own products and you come across a herb that you really like inform yourself about it and see what it requires, how you can get the most out of it, its current and historical uses, and what the books recommend for its uses. This is an excellent way to educate yourself and will help when making your own products. So all the herds, flowers, berries, seeds, barks, and roots we will be using will be easy to find and will be used in the dried form unless noted. If you’re growing your own herbs you may want to dry them yourself. If they are recently dried you’ll have maximum aroma, and nutrients, this will make your product incredible.
If you are drying herbs that you’ve grown there’s a few things you’ll need to know or remember.
*Always use a sharp knife or scissors when cutting your herbs. You’ll want to do this in the morning
*Harvest your roses, calendula, chamomile, or lavender when the bud is matured and the flower has recently opened
*Make sure you do not have any pests and disease on your herbs
*Avoid overdrying
*Dried herbs should be kept in a cool, dry place away fro sunlight. Glass jars, ziplock bags, plastic containers work well
When hanging your herbs to dry gather them together make a bundle and tie a string or use a rubber band to hold them together at the stems. You’ll need to hang them upside down in a well ventilated area, out of the sunlight. Ideally the temperature should be between 65-85 degrees. Don’t forget to label your bundles, and keep them separated. It may take anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks or more to completely dry your herbs. If your drying roots and seeds they may take much longer due to their moisture content. When your herbs are dried they’ll be a little brittle, buds will feel dry and a bit crisp, roots will be pliable, and berries, seeds, and bark will be hard and dry. You can also use a screen to dry herbs or tightly stretched out netting. This will allow it to dry quicker, and you’ll want to use some cheesecloth to make sure the herbs stay debris free. Wrap the herbs in cheesecloth, then place in the netting. If you’re doing this outside make sure you check your weather!
When growing your own herbs, make sure they get the right amount of sunlight, water, and you are using good soil. It is the best way to get organic natural ingredients for your organic natural skin care products. I enjoy my herb garden and so do my family and friends! Have a great day and till next time OrganicBeautyGirl…
OrganicBeautyGirl
Author of the Organic Natural Skin Care blog
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