More Natural Beauty

Via: DesMoinesRegister.com

Sure, we have problems with the economy. But no one wants to looked stressed out about it.

Some ideas for keeping your skin, hair and nails in shape without breaking the bank are:

Face stuff

• Skip the expensive creams: Janet Luhrs, author of the newsletter “Simple Living” and the book “The Simple Living Guide,” used to buy moisturizing cream at the dermatologist’s office, spending $108 for a 4-ounce jar. Now she uses 100 percent jojoba, apricot or avocado oil that she purchases for around $4 for the same size container.

• Make your own acne treatment: Dina Falconi, an herbalist and author of “Earthly Bodies & Heavenly Hair,” offers this recipe: Combine a quarter-cup of water, a quarter-cup of 80 proof liquor and 20 drops each of sage, grapefruit and lavender essential oils. Apply to the problem area, she said.

• Grab a lemon or cucumber: Take a make-up brush, dip it in lemon juice and use it to fade age spots and freckles, said Nadine Haobsh, beauty expert and author of “Beauty Confidential.” If you are prone to oily skin, soak a cotton ball in lemon juice and rub it on the T-zone. Slice a cucumber and put a slice over each eye to deflate puffy eyes, she said.

Make-up

• Hit the drugstore: Luhrs purchases foundation, eye shadow and mascara at a drugstore.

• Cheap and better eyeliner: Eyeliner at a fancy make-up counter can run you $13, Luhrs said. She lightly moistens her powder eye shadow with water and then uses a fine brush to line her eyes.

• Don’t match eyes to outfits: Luhrs finds one or two colors that look great on her, and sticks with them.

Hair

• Make your own shampoo: Falconi’s recipe: 6 to 8 ounces of an herbal tea, 3 ounces of liquid castile soap, which can be purchased at a health food store, a quarter of a teaspoon of vegetable oil and up to 60 drops of an essential oil.

• Do-it-yourself hair color: Modern hair color kits are pretty much fool-proof, said Haobsh. You can even do highlights yourself. Ask your regular hairstylist if he or she can recommend a kit to tide you between professional treatments, said stylist Peter Ishkhans, host of “Peter Perfect,” which debuts a new season in January 2009 on the Style Network.

• Use less: Only people with fine-textured hair need to shampoo daily because their hair tends to get oilier, said Ishkhans. People with fine hair that has no body generally don’t need a conditioner, he said. He suggests adding some water to shampoo and conditioner to make it last longer.

• Skip salon and beauty store products: The products generally contain the same ingredients as products in a supermarket or drugstore, said Ishkhans. Check the labels and compare.

Via: theracquet.net

The average female college student places a significant amount of importance on her personal beauty and everyday appearance. As college women, we tend to take very seriously our beauty regimens and personal care products, and we hope that at the very least we look healthy and attractive to our peers and teachers. The young adult women is one of the most targeted demographics in existence because young women contribute enormously to our economy because of the cosmetics, lotions, hair care, and facial skin care products they spend their money on. Ladies, would you be surprised to learn that there is a significant debate taking place regarding the beauty products we use? Did you know that many claim those beauty products are harmful not only to the environment, but to the women (and men) who use them? The green beauty movement is gaining strength and popularity, but what really are the personal risk factors involved with using unnatural beauty products?

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Via: prleap.com

Organic skincare and natural remedies specialist Neal’s Yard Remedies has applied for the world’s first organic shampoo patent.

The new Nourishing Lavender Shampoo has a unique oil formula, which means that Neal’s Yard Remedies can apply for the first organic shampoo patent.

The organic shampoo contains 70% organic plant oils, which are rich in essential fatty acids and these create incredible nourishment for hair and scalp.

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Via: manilastandardtoday.com

By Dinna Chan Vasquez

The Body Shop has always believed that business has the power to make the right kind of difference in the world.

Over 50 percent of the company’s products contain Community Trade ingredients or are produced through the Community Trade program. The Body Shop’s target for the year is an ambitious 65 percent. This program creates sustainable trading relationships with disadvantaged communities around the world and provides income to over 25,000 people across the globe.

Through the program, the company obtains sesame seed oil from Nicaragua, aloe vera from Guatemala, honey from an organic source in Zambia, shea butter from Ghana and bladderwack seaweed from Ireland.

How cool is it that your bottle of lotion helps provide a means of livelihood for communities?

In 2007, The Body Shop was the first company to have sourced sustainably harvested palm oil and introduce the ingredient into the beauty industry, working in partnership with a certified organic producer in Colombia.

Early this year, the introduced 100-percent post-consumer recyclate bottles while all polyethylene terephthalate or PET bottles contain a minimum of 30 percent recycled material, with a target to convert to 100 percent in the next 12 months.

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What exactly are we talking about when we say”Natural Beauty” is a question I have been asking myself for a while, and I hope to clarify a little what I mean by it within the posts and pages of this blog.

To me, natural beauty is what you are without make up, fancy hair style, perfume and fashionable clothing.  The natural bit about it is that there is nothing fake about you, and no attempt to cover up any supposedly less beautiful aspects of yourself, be it a high forehead or “too little here, too much there”.

There are many reasons for “going natural”, and this blog will reflect those, mainly from the news.  My personal reasons are biblical, and I doubt there will be much in the news abotu that ;)  But be that as it may - I hope you will enjoy your stay here.  Leave a comment if you feel so inclined.