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How to make your skincare routine more eco-friendly

The beginning of the year is the perfect time to start thinking about ways that you can improve your health, but it is also a good time to look at how you can improve the health of the planet. One of the easiest ways to do this is to reduce our use of skin and beauty products that may be damaging the environment. This doesn’t have to be scary or involve buying all new products because even small changes can make a big impact. Here are 4 simple tips that you can use to make your skincare routine more earth-friendly this year. Stay simple The best tip for making your skincare routine more eco-friendly is to minimise the amount of...

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Look after your skin while travelling

  The holidays are here and with the festive season comes lots of travelling with friends and family, whether it is by car, train or plane. Unfortunately travelling can take its toll on our skin because of stress, air conditioning, poor eating habits, lack of water, poor sleep, and reduced movement. Here are 6 simple and effective tips that you can use to keep your skin healthy while travelling this season. Pack smart Security on aeroplanes is very tight these days and any liquids are strictly monitored and need to be placed in clear bags. Save yourself time, space and any damage by packing your skincare products in ziplock bags that are well sealed and taking your products in “travel...

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5 Herbal Teas for Radiant Skin

Drinking herbal tea is a wonderful way to relax, warm up, and it’s also a great addition to your skin care regimen. Herbal tea is an easy and delicious way to hydrate and nourish the skin as it contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants which help to slow aging, reduce UV damage, decrease inflammation and encourage the production of healthy skin cells. Here are five herbal teas you can use to get radiant skin. Chamomile Tea Chamomile is a calming herb which is packed with antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties. Drinking chamomile tea may help to reduce acne, skin inflammation and puffiness while protecting the skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun. Chamomile tea and...

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Transdermal Absorption

The skin is the body’s largest organ and is very absorbent, taking in many of the small particles contained in products that we apply to our body. We know this to be true because of the popularity of transdermal patches of nicotine, birth control and pain killers which are very effective. If we are trying to live a natural and organic lifestyle it is so important to pay attention to the kinds of products we use on our skin. Most of the conventional products that we use on our body contain harsh chemicals which end up in our blood and lymphatic system thus leading to certain health conditions. This is even more likely when products are applied over a large...

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Get Glowing with a Body Scrub

The skin is the body’s largest organ; it produces vitamin D and it contains nerves, blood vessels, pores, glands and hair follicles which protect us from pain, viruses, bacteria and the sun’s ultraviolet rays. If your skin is unhealthy and congested it can’t perform these functions properly and becomes dull and prone to skin problems. Everyone deserves to have healthy radiant skin and the good news is that it is not hard to acquire. An easy way to improve the health of your skin, your appearance and confidence is to use an all-natural body scrub regularly. These scrubs are effective on the skin and scrubbing a few times a week will remove old skin cells, boost skin circulation and encourage...

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