Essential Oils and Making Your Own Natural Products for Your Hair

A healthy and all-natural approach to hair care is not as difficult as you might think. Some of the most expensive hair care products in the world might claim to be natural products but all too often they contain detergents, fragrances, and synthetic ingredients, truth be told the lavender shampoo you love so much is [...]

Acne and Natural Skin Care

A basic description of acne would be that acne is a systemic inflammatory disease that affects the skin. But what causes acne? There are several factors that may cause acne and they are:

– hormone imbalance during the teen years

– hormone changes during pregnancy, menstrual cycle and menopause

– heredity

– some drugs, including androgens, lithium, and barbiturates, [...]

Herbal Skin Care – Herbs For Healing Acne

Herbs have been used for a wide variety of health care remedies since the beginning of time. Using elements that occur naturally can effectively treat acne and other skin conditions. Herbal skin care is affordable, accessible and less like to cause skin irritation and sensitivity than traditional medications. When certain herbs are applied to your [...]

The Best Oils for Facial Skin Care

Did you know the ultimate beauty program effectively uses at least four oils?
Great facial skin care starts by understanding the sun destroys collagen through repeated sun exposure. Skin texture naturally changes over time and can lead to dry and rough-textured skin. The environment and lifestyle choices we make can affect skin tone, causing sun and [...]

A Guide to Oily Skin Care

Do you know why some products are designed specifically for oily skin care?  It’s because one of the major components in cosmetics is an ingredient called petrolatum, which clogs the pores and causes greasiness.  So, the oily skincare products from the major cosmetic companies do not contain that ingredient, but the ingredients that they do [...]

Facial Skin Care – Renew and Replenish Your Complexion

Facial skin care begins with ensuring pores and the skin’s surface is cleaned and prepared for treatments or moisturizer.  Deep cleaning sensitive facial skin helps eliminate enlarged pores and removes bacteria, dirt and oils – the primary contributors to adult acne, rosacea, blemishes and skin rashes.

Following proper cleansing, treatments that target wrinkles, fine lines or [...]

Hair Care and the Benfits of Tea Tree Oil

One popular use of the tea tree oil medicinal properties is in shampoos to help fight dandruff and other scalp problems. Many of the major suppliers of hair care product are now offering shampoos containing tea tree oil, as the demand for organic and natural products has increased. Tea tree oil is an essential oil known [...]

Recipes for Dry Skin Care Using Herbs and Essentials Oils

- Aloe Vera gel applied topically helps to remove dead skin cells and is soothing, healing and moisturizing.

- Calendula & comfrey with its skin softening properties are used in facial sauna.

- 4 – 5 drops of lavender oil to bath water followed by application of diluted evening primrose oil or Aloe Vera cream moistens the [...]

The Miracles Of Tea Tree Oil For Skin And Hair Care

Tea tree, MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA, native to Australia, is a tree or shrub with needle like leaves similar in appearance to cypress with heads of sessile pale flowers. The popular tea tree oil is derived from this tree. The aborigines of Australia have been known to have used the tea tree oil to treat a range [...]

Common Essential Oils for Hair Care Products

Essential oils are fundamental ingredients in hair care products. From sage to thyme and fenugreek, essential oil extracts, help to soothe the scalp, while promoting hair growth, moisturizing and adding body and manageability. Let’s take a look at the more common essential oils for hair products.

Basil: Basil promotes growth by stimulating circulation and works well [...]

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