Hope everyone had a great holiday and the New year is just a day away! I wanted to share my favorite natural skincare products that would be great to start a healthy year off with. My rule of thumb is no parabens and no ingredients I don't know of. I try not to put any lotions on myself and especially my kids because I feel like I am contaminating them. Sort of like giving them tons of sugar, once in a while it's ok but not on a regular basis. Natural products are just as important to me as eating healthy and organic so I will do my best to have natural products at all times. My list of must haves:
1. WATER:
This is the most important part of healthy glowing skin for me on top of eating healthy raw foods (raw veggies and fruit). You are suppose to drink half your body weight in ounces of water per day. So if you weigh 120 lbs you should be drinking about 60 ounces of water(about four 16 ounce water bottles). I try to shoot for more so maybe 5 or 6. It makes a big difference in how smooth your skin looks and feels. If your one of those people who get out of the shower and need lotion right away, I would definitely recommend adding more water in your diet. If you want to read more about healthy water click here.
This is the most important part of healthy glowing skin for me on top of eating healthy raw foods (raw veggies and fruit). You are suppose to drink half your body weight in ounces of water per day. So if you weigh 120 lbs you should be drinking about 60 ounces of water(about four 16 ounce water bottles). I try to shoot for more so maybe 5 or 6. It makes a big difference in how smooth your skin looks and feels. If your one of those people who get out of the shower and need lotion right away, I would definitely recommend adding more water in your diet. If you want to read more about healthy water click here.
2. COCONUT OIL
Now aside from cooking coconut oil is my favorites for hydrating my skin. I will place some in small container for my bathroom and use as lotion. You only need a tiny little bit because it will go a long way. Coconut oil I will also use as a mask for my hair, a facial scrub I will mix with 1 part baking soda to 2 parts coconut oil. It is also great replacment for vaseline and the best make-up remover I have ever used. There are many other uses of coconut oil but these are the main ways I use them.
Now aside from cooking coconut oil is my favorites for hydrating my skin. I will place some in small container for my bathroom and use as lotion. You only need a tiny little bit because it will go a long way. Coconut oil I will also use as a mask for my hair, a facial scrub I will mix with 1 part baking soda to 2 parts coconut oil. It is also great replacment for vaseline and the best make-up remover I have ever used. There are many other uses of coconut oil but these are the main ways I use them.
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3. RAW HONEY
Honey is another great product I use on my skin and it's one natural ingredient again. I will get a lemon and squeeze some juice in with honey. I'll take the rind and scrub my face with it. I'll wash it off then put some of the raw honey and lemon juice on and leave it on as a mask for about 20 minutes. It makes my skin super soft and smooth and has antioxidants which are great for aging. I see this brand of honey at local grocery stores so it is pretty easy to get.
Honey is another great product I use on my skin and it's one natural ingredient again. I will get a lemon and squeeze some juice in with honey. I'll take the rind and scrub my face with it. I'll wash it off then put some of the raw honey and lemon juice on and leave it on as a mask for about 20 minutes. It makes my skin super soft and smooth and has antioxidants which are great for aging. I see this brand of honey at local grocery stores so it is pretty easy to get.
Beauty Sleep Concentrate, Frankincense Hydrating Cream, Frankincense Toner and Rose Facial Wash. You can click the on them for more info. They are all amazing and will last a long time. You need very little and you can switch back and forth with the natural one ingredients I recommended above so they can last longer.
Some products from Burt's Bees I love and raw coconut oil. You can click the picture for more info.
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Christine
Since I cook with coconut oil, I will give this a try. Thanks for the great ideas, and thanks for participating in our blog hop today. I really enjoyed your post!
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ReplyDeleteI bought coconut oil to use on my granddaughters eczema :-) Thank you for sharing and joining in the fun at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. I am leaving some hugs on your sweet blog
ReplyDeleteYour soo sweet Katherine! I am glad you went out and bought coconut oil. I used it on my sons eczema and it helped alot. I wrote a post on his eczema you might find interesting.
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ReplyDeleteI can relate to that. There are so many products that say they are good for you but maybe just one tiny ingredient! I will have to check out your products soon ; )
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