What Is Natural Skin Care?

I guess the simplest definition of natural skin care is care of the skin using natural ingredients such as herbs, roots, and essential oils—things found in nature. No unpronounceable synthetics that turn out to be carcinogens or endocrine disruptors. A better question would be why natural skin care? You should practice natural skin care because you’re not getting any younger. You should practice natural skin care because...

Best Baby Soap?

All parents want to use the very best products when it comes to their baby. Babies have tender, sensitive skin and many of the products found in stores can actually do more harm than good. Using an organic soap for your baby’s bath will give you peace of mind knowing that you’re using the gentlest and safest product possible. Organic soaps are made with all natural ingredients. There are no harsh cleansing agents, added...

Raw Honey: Great For Natural Skin Care

In its natural state, honey is a superfood with medicinal properties. Raw honey can raise antioxidant levels in the body, restore muscle glycogen after a workout, and help lower cholesterol and the risk of certain cancers. As a topical substance, it can decrease infection and work just as well as alcohol solutions. Honey is composed primarily of the sugars glucose and fructose and some water. The honey you buy in your local...

Candlelight Baths

Bathing is more than cleaning your body. It’s therapy. You bathe to de-stress and rejuvenate. Bathing can become a ritual and an experience. When I feel particularly stressed I splurge on bath products–oils, soaps, candles–and I soak. It never fails to do the trick. If you want to create a relaxing experience when you bathe, choice of candles is important. Candlelight is easy on the eyes, and aromatherapy candles are...

Sweet Feet

Did you know stress can actually show up in our feet?  Our feet are in need of some major pampering on a regular basis.  This natural regime is the perfect remedy for removing some of those toxins, and giving your feet the attention they so much deserve. Honey is used as an ingredient in each of the following steps.  Be sure to look for honey that is locally produced and organic.  (If you are vegan, you can leave out the...

Natural Remedies for Head Lice

Anyone with school-age children knows that head lice are becoming an epidemic, particularly as they are quickly becoming immune to known treatments. The female louse attaches herself to the hair using claws and lays her eggs at a rate of approximately eight eggs a day. The eggs stick to the hair and are visible as little white spescks. It is the eggs, rather than the lice, that we call nits. After eight days, the eggs hatch...