Monday, August 17, 2015
Homemade Sunscreen Ingredients
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Here is another get ready for summer tip smile emoticon
Homemade Sunscreen Ingredients:
Homemade Sunscreen Ingredients:
½ cup almond or olive oil (can infuse with herbs first if desired)
¼ cup coconut oil (natural SPF 4)
¼ cup beeswax
2 Tablespoons Zinc Oxide (This is a non-nano version that won’t be absorbed into the skin. Be careful not to inhale the powder).
Optional: up to 1 teaspoon Red Raspberry Seed Oil
Optional: up to 1 teaspoon Carrot Seed Oil
Optional: up to 1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil
Optional: 2 tablespoons Shea Butter (natural SPF 4-5)
Optional: Essential Oils, Vanilla Extract or other natural extracts to suit your preference
¼ cup coconut oil (natural SPF 4)
¼ cup beeswax
2 Tablespoons Zinc Oxide (This is a non-nano version that won’t be absorbed into the skin. Be careful not to inhale the powder).
Optional: up to 1 teaspoon Red Raspberry Seed Oil
Optional: up to 1 teaspoon Carrot Seed Oil
Optional: up to 1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil
Optional: 2 tablespoons Shea Butter (natural SPF 4-5)
Optional: Essential Oils, Vanilla Extract or other natural extracts to suit your preference
How to Make Sunscreen:
Combine ingredients except zinc oxide in a pint sized or larger glass jar. I have a mason jar that I keep just for making lotions and lotion bars, or you can even reuse a glass jar from pickles, olives, or other foods.
Fill a medium saucepan with a couple inches of water and place over medium heat.
Put a lid on the jar loosely and place in the pan with the water.
As the water heats, the ingredients in the jar will start to melt. Shake or stir occasionally to incorporate. When all ingredients are completely melted, add the zinc oxide, stir in well and pour into whatever jar or tin you will use for storage.
Small mason jars (pint size) are great for this. It will not pump well in a lotion pump!
Stir a few times as it cools to make sure zinc oxide is incorporated.
Use as you would regular sunscreen. Best if used within six months.
Combine ingredients except zinc oxide in a pint sized or larger glass jar. I have a mason jar that I keep just for making lotions and lotion bars, or you can even reuse a glass jar from pickles, olives, or other foods.
Fill a medium saucepan with a couple inches of water and place over medium heat.
Put a lid on the jar loosely and place in the pan with the water.
As the water heats, the ingredients in the jar will start to melt. Shake or stir occasionally to incorporate. When all ingredients are completely melted, add the zinc oxide, stir in well and pour into whatever jar or tin you will use for storage.
Small mason jars (pint size) are great for this. It will not pump well in a lotion pump!
Stir a few times as it cools to make sure zinc oxide is incorporated.
Use as you would regular sunscreen. Best if used within six months.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Unusual Beauty Tips
Beauty tip N°1: To get rid of puffiness around your eyes use a simple tea spoon. Put it in the fridge for 5 minutes and when it’s cold enough, use it as a treatment for reducing the swelling. Slices of cucumber or potato can also be useful in solving the same problem. Put either a potato or cucumber slice on your eyes, keep it on for 10 minutes and it should greatly help.
Beauty tip N°2: Make an easy scrub while on holiday. Chilling under the sun on the beach, scarab your body with sand mixed with water, it’s perfectly natural and healthy way to do it.
Beauty tip N°3: Again, if you have a vacation in a sunny country, you can easily create natural hair highlights using lemon juice. Just mix it with water in proportions 1:1 and apply it on thin sections of your hair and go out in the sun. The acid in the lemon juice will react with the sun’s rays and lighten your hair. And it will look extremely natural!
Beauty tip N°4: You can whiten your teeth with the help of strawberry. Just take one strawberry and rub it into your teeth or mash up the strawberry into the paste, then dipping your toothbrush in it, brush your teeth. If you do it for couple of times, you will notice significant whitening of your teeth. All this because of the acid content in the strawberry.
But make sure to rinse your mouth thoroughly afterwards to reduce acidity in the mouth. Don’t use it every day, not to damage your teeth.
Beauty tip N°5: Fight pimples with toothpaste. This sounds weird, I know, but it definitely works. Apply the toothpaste on the pimple before sleeping and you will get rid of this uncomfortable problem, usually, overnight. It should be a plain white toothpaste. This can be a good alternative on occasions when you don’t have a proper spot treatment at hand or when you are out of your usual acne cream – but remember, that it should be used rarely. (It’s a good tip for when you find yourself on a desert island, for example :)).
Beauty tip N°6: Now almost everybody knows about the existence of a dry shampoo, which is a very convenient and quick alternative of usual washing of the hair. But if you don’t have a dry shampoo, you can use a baby powder (talc) instead. For better result apply it with a big makeup brush on the roots of your hair and then, take away the excess by brushing your hair with a usual hairbrush. You hair will be refreshed and will look as if you’ve just washed them.
Beauty tip N°7: Lips stains are very popular nowadays. The unexpected place where you can find a lip stain is your fridge. I’m talking about beetroot. Yes, this red/purple vegetable makes an amazing and natural lip stain. Dap a little bit of it’s colour on your lips and you will look just amazing! And by the way, this kind of colour is very fashionable now. 😀
Beauty tip N°8: When you don’t have your usual shampoo at hand, mix (thoroughly) 2 or 3 eggs in the bowl and wash your hair with this substance, when you massage it into your hair you will notice that it will even make a foam. After, rinse it as usual and apply your conditioner. But if you want to go all natural or you don’t have a conditioner at hand, then you can mix 3 table spoons of vinegar with 1 litter of water and add couple of drops of any aromatic oil, this will add shine to your hair and the aromatic oil will infuse a very pleasant scent.
Beauty tip N°9: Cut the lemon in two parts and dip your fingers inside, so that all your nails enter. Keep it for 10 minutes, this will strengthen your nails and prevent their fragility.
Beauty tip N°10: Your makeup remover is finished and you don’t have time to go to shop and buy the new one? That’s alright, remove your makeup using olive oil which is not only very gentle, but also hydrating and filled with vitamins.
I hope you found some of these beauty tips interesting. If you know any other strange but useful beauty secrets, please, share them with me in the comment’s section.
Stay happy and beautiful!
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Friday, August 7, 2015
Are you feet ready for Summer? Here are 8 Tips for Dry, Cracked Heels
What causes dry, cracked heels?
cold weather and indoor heating
ill-fitting shoes and boots
improper daily care of the feet
standing on your feet all day
cold weather and indoor heating
ill-fitting shoes and boots
improper daily care of the feet
standing on your feet all day
8 tips for dry, cracked heels:
* Heels will move around in shoes and boots that are too big. This causes friction which forms dry calluses around the ridges and surface of the heels.
* Wash feet daily with warm, soapy water. Don’t use hot water because it dries out skin.
* Exfoliate the feet, especially the heels, while washing.
* Dry the feet thoroughly. Dry well between the toes since fungus and bacteria like to grow in warm, moist, dark places.
* Moisturize daily with body lotion. Avoid moisturizer between the toes. Put on cotton socks.
* Foot soaks are relaxing and helpful if done properly. Limit foot soaks to 10 – 15 minutes, 3 times a week.
* Exfoliate. Dry thoroughly. Moisturize. Put on clean cotton socks.
* Over-the-counter callus softeners often contain ingredients that irritate the skin.
* Wash feet daily with warm, soapy water. Don’t use hot water because it dries out skin.
* Exfoliate the feet, especially the heels, while washing.
* Dry the feet thoroughly. Dry well between the toes since fungus and bacteria like to grow in warm, moist, dark places.
* Moisturize daily with body lotion. Avoid moisturizer between the toes. Put on cotton socks.
* Foot soaks are relaxing and helpful if done properly. Limit foot soaks to 10 – 15 minutes, 3 times a week.
* Exfoliate. Dry thoroughly. Moisturize. Put on clean cotton socks.
* Over-the-counter callus softeners often contain ingredients that irritate the skin.
Some factors that affect the skin on our feet can’t be helped, like the climate or a job that requires standing for long periods. However, the tips I’ve given you are all easy and don’t take much time. Try them and start seeing an improvement in the health of your feet.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Winter is thankfully almost over....
Winter is thankfully almost over.... although its easier to drink lots of Water in the Summer when its nice and hot, you must remember to drink plenty of fluids during winter months too. Fluids with anti-oxidants and no sugar are best:
Good for your hair & scalp – lessens static & dehydration, flaky tight scalp, weakened strands & color fading.
Good for your skin – less flaky & dull. Plumps the skin.
Good for your nails & cuticles! – less brittle, pealing & splitting
Good for your skin – less flaky & dull. Plumps the skin.
Good for your nails & cuticles! – less brittle, pealing & splitting
REMEMBER: The products you use in the summer may not be suitable for winter months where it is colder outdoors with less humidity and drying heat indoors
6 Health Benefits Of Drinking Warm Lemon Water
❤Lemon is an excellent and rich source of vitamin C, an essential nutrient that protects the body against immune system deficiencies
❤ Lemons contain pectin fiber which is very beneficial for colon health and also serves as a powerful antibacterial
❤It balances maintain the pH levels in the body
❤Having warm lemon juice early in the morning helps flush out toxins
❤It aids digestion and encourages the production of bile
❤It is also a great source citric acid, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium
❤It helps prevent the growth and multiplication of pathogenic bacteria that cause infections and diseases
❤It helps reducing pain and inflammation in joints and knees as it dissolves uric acid
❤It helps cure the common cold
❤The potassium content in lemon helps nourish brain and nerve cells
❤It strengthens the liver by providing energy to the liver enzymes when they are too dilute
❤It helps balance the calcium and oxygen levels in the liver In case of a heart burn, taking a glass of concentrated lemon juice can give relief
❤It is of immense benefit to the skin and it prevents the formation of wrinkles and acne
❤It helps maintain the health of the eyes and helps fight against eye problems
❤Aids in the production of digestive juices
❤ Lemon juice helps replenish body salts especially after a strenuous workout session
Packed with all the goodness, make it a point to begin your day with a glass of warm lemon juice. Its cleansing and healing effects will have positive effects on your health in the long run. However it is very important to note that lemon juice when comes directly in contact with the teeth, can ruin the enamel on the teeth. Hence, it is advised to consume it diluted and also rinse your mouth thoroughly after drinking lemon juice.
❤ Lemons contain pectin fiber which is very beneficial for colon health and also serves as a powerful antibacterial
❤It balances maintain the pH levels in the body
❤Having warm lemon juice early in the morning helps flush out toxins
❤It aids digestion and encourages the production of bile
❤It is also a great source citric acid, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium
❤It helps prevent the growth and multiplication of pathogenic bacteria that cause infections and diseases
❤It helps reducing pain and inflammation in joints and knees as it dissolves uric acid
❤It helps cure the common cold
❤The potassium content in lemon helps nourish brain and nerve cells
❤It strengthens the liver by providing energy to the liver enzymes when they are too dilute
❤It helps balance the calcium and oxygen levels in the liver In case of a heart burn, taking a glass of concentrated lemon juice can give relief
❤It is of immense benefit to the skin and it prevents the formation of wrinkles and acne
❤It helps maintain the health of the eyes and helps fight against eye problems
❤Aids in the production of digestive juices
❤ Lemon juice helps replenish body salts especially after a strenuous workout session
Packed with all the goodness, make it a point to begin your day with a glass of warm lemon juice. Its cleansing and healing effects will have positive effects on your health in the long run. However it is very important to note that lemon juice when comes directly in contact with the teeth, can ruin the enamel on the teeth. Hence, it is advised to consume it diluted and also rinse your mouth thoroughly after drinking lemon juice.
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