Hi-are you feeding your skin what it needs? Substances that are helpful to nourish your skin or are you using a product that you can't even read their ingredients? Do you believe that your skin really feels good using the synthetic chemicals, aromas, preservatives, colorants, pesticides, etc., etc.?
You are the one who is responsible for your own health. Just like good food-if we all ate organic-the prices would come down. If you don't eat organic you are likely eating genetically modified produce, with funky sludge as fertilizer and tons of pesticides. I think it's important to think about these things. What is going into me? It's not hard, and it's interesting and fun-PLUS you learn so much!!!!
Anyway-I'm getting off the subject of skin-BUT not really. How you live and eat affects your skin and the rest of your whole being. It's just as important to feed your skin-like your body-with ingredients from the earth and not a laboratory. The skin absorbs substances into your body. Into the skin, into blood vessels, and into your body. You can nourish all of you with natural things that have been around since the beginning of time. I think T.V. and our busy lives have distracted us from taking time for ourselves, educating ourselves, about the natural world. It doesn't seem so natural in these times, but it can be if your interested.
Onto my new product!!!! It's packed with a nourishing whammo punch. All the wonderful ingredients sink right into your skin at a cellular level. Pure solid beneficial oils-no filler-no water, like a body lotion. Here is a list of the wonderful oils and their attributes. It all sounds so yummy-to me.
Body Butter
Ingredients
Cocoa butter-contains a large number of different antioxidants that act synergistically to present a massive offensive against the free radicals that destroy skin cells and lead to premature aging. It's an ideal skin care product.
Shea Butter-also known as African Karite butter is expressed from the pits of the fruit. Highly moisturizing and is a natural sunscreen.
Macadamia Nut Oil-similar composition to the human skin for it's unique lubricating and emollient properties. The oil contains a high concentration of palmitoleic acid, and is very similar to mink oil and to the sebum of human skin. No other known plant oil has a similar compostion.
Apricot Kernel Oil- used for centuries. An excellent skin-softening agent. It also contains vitamins and minerals and is useful for skin that has aged prematurely, as well as for sensitive skin. All skin types benefit.
Jojoba-jojoba helps to make skin soft and silky and is excellent for inflamed skin, acne, dandruff, eczema, and psoriasis. It is one of the best all-around natural oils that is actually a liquid wax ester.. This wax is almost identical to human sebum, the skins natural restorative fluid. Contains antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins, including vitamin E. Jojoba retains the skins moisture and does not block the skins natural function. In it's pure form, jojoba makes a natural suntan lotion, with a sun protection factor of 4.
Aloe Butter-is renown for its healing properties. Excellent for skin burns. It penetrates the skin much faster than most other oils. Aloe has been used for many things-from anti-aging to an anti-inflammatory, to a pain reliever. Useful for acne treatments. The aloe has been used since ancient times.
Beeswax-Beeswax works well in cosmetic products because of the “wax esthers” that exist in both beeswax and human skin and it is these compounds which help to bind and emulsify ointments, lipsticks and lotions. As a natural hydrating ingredient that increases essential moisture in skin, it is commonly found in hand and body creams that help retain natural skin moisture and in the relief of itching from sensitive skin. Beeswax has an irritation potential of zero, and a comedogenicity rating of 0 - 2, which means that when formulated and used correctly in cosmetic formulations, beeswax will not cause a problem or clog the pores, but brings a host of very positive attributes, such as general healing and softening, as an antiseptic, and an emollient to cosmetic products.
Essential Oil Scents
Lavender Blend-consists of Lavender, Bergamot, Geranium, Rosemary, a couple of drops of Patchouli, and chamomile. Very popular!!
Eucalyptus Blend-consists of Eucalyptus, Lavender, Cedarwwod, Lemon, and Rosemary. A mellow eucalyptus.
Euphoria Blend-consists of Sandalwood, Rose, and Benzoin Resinoid (vanilla like aroma).
Orange-one of my new favorites-smells just like a peeled orange!
The moral of this blog today is-----an organic being should be fed organic stuff.
It's only been the last 80 years- or so- that the world went wacko!!!!
Signing off!! Ali O.-the skin care wacko..............
http://www.alisonalio.com
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