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Get Ready For Spring – Ways to Exfoliate.
What is Exfoliation?
Exfoliation is the removal of the outer layer of dead skin dry skin from the surface of your healthy outer layer of skin. This an important process in both your facial and body skin care regiment. When you have finished it should leave your skin looking and feeling smoother and and softer. I also recommend applying a moisturizer after you have exfoliated.
Types of exoliants:
Sea Salt works well for removing dead skin cells, dirt, and germs from the surface of the skin. It also makes a great bath soak.
Sugar is a great mild exfoliant and tends to work a little better then salt scrub for people with sensitive skin. Scrub scrubs are also great to use before or after shaving as they wont burn the way a salt scrub sometimes can.
Coffee Grounds the caffeine as well as some antioxidants that are in coffee are said to be beneficial to the skin. This is another exfoliant that is not overly abrasive.
Oatmeal is very mild to even the most sensitive skin. It is said to be very calming and soothing to many kinds of skin conditions. This exfoliant is gentle enough to use on you face or body.
There are many more natural exfoliants out there like luffa, pumice, ground nuts and seeds, jojoba beads, and clays. You can also use exfoliation brushes and sponges before you get in the shower which work great.
For your Face:
It’s important to remember to choose a mild exfoliant for your face, because it is possible to over exfoliate and cause irritation especially if you use something that is too abrasive. I never recommend using a sugar or salt scrub on your face, but rather a very gentle exfoliant with oatmeal, clays, or finely ground seeds. After selecting a scrub begin by using delicate circular motions around your entire face and neck, avoiding your eyes. It’s important to use caution as you exfoliate your face as the skin is very delicate.
For Your Body:
When choosing a scrub for your body I think it is important to look for all natural ingredients. Next decide what type of skin you have so you can choose what type of exfoliant would best suite your needs. Lastly pick a scrub that has some nice good quality oils in it that will help moisturize you skin, and remember the tub can be slippery so be careful!
For Your Feet:
For extra rough skin like your feet you can always use a body scrub, but sometime you need something that is a little more abrasive. The bigger the granuale in the scrub you get the more abrasvie it will be. Another great thing to use on your feet is a pumice stone, you can use this before you exfoliate. You can also use a scrub with coursely ground nuts, pumice, or luffa for some extra exfoliation. Followed this by a nice moisturizing lotion.
I hope these ways to exfoliate give you some great ideas on how to get you skin out of those winter blues and ready for spring!
New Items at Bonghi Natura
It’s been a long time since my last post, so I thought I’d share with everyone some of the new products I’ve been working on.
Calmante Soap – 5.5oz Sweet Orange and Calendula Flowers
This 5.5oz bar of sweet orange and calendula flower soap has a very pleasant, sweet and citrusy aroma, with a warm spicey undertone of cinnamon. Sweet Orange oil is considered to bring calm and peace while it soothes the mind, thereby relieving stress. This soap also contains honey powder which is full of vitamins, and is a natural humectant, which means it has the ability to attract and retain moisture.
Dolce Soap 4oz – Lemon Cream
This 4 oz bar of soap has the wonderful refreshing aroma of lemons and the sweet undertone of creamy vanilla. This bar of soap is like a sweet treat, it’s scent is reminiscent of a lemon pound cake or lemon cookies. This soap would be great in the shower or make a perfect hand soap for the kitchen or bathroom.
Fiore Soap 5.5 oz – Lavender, Palmarosa, Tea Rose
Fiore is a sweet floral balance of lavender essential oil, palmarosa essential oil, and tea rose fragrance oil.
Lavender has a sweet crisp floral aroma that is calming and relaxing. Palmarosa is a lovely geranium like fragrance that is very balancing. Tea rose smells just like comforting fresh cut roses. This 5.5 oz bar of soap is refreshing and delightful. It has been topped with an assortment of beautiful dried flowers including rose petals, rose hips, calendula petals, and hibiscus.
Check out lots of other great new items at http://bonghinatura.com
FRIDAY FEATURE – Flirt Buttons
What is the best way to describe your shop, and what makes you unique?
I sell mostly designer fabric covered pocket mirrors, bottle openers, buttons, magnets jewelry and hair accessories. My uniqueness is due to my choice of fabrics and trends.
How did you select your name?
My other business is called Bad Girlz Beads. I wanted something toned down from that, but still fun and girly.
When and how did you first get started in your art?
I have been an artist all my life. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Masters of Science degree in textiles. My profession is textile design, mostly area rugs and carpet. I also teach fashion marketing and design at the college level.
Do you sell outside of etsy? If so where?
I sell at art/craft fairs and to friends and family.
Is this your full time job?
I am making it my full time job. I have a 9 month old at home and I do not plan to go back to the corporate world.
What is your favorite material? actually it is glass, I also do handmade lampwork glass beads and jewelry: www.hare.etsy.com
What do you enjoy most about creating your art?
For my buttons I like going out and collecting all the fabrics and papers. I bring my little view finder to see what will look good on a button.
Where do you find inspiration?
everywhere, as an artist it seems everything is inspiring.
Click HERE to visit Flirtbuttons.
Friday Feature – V Silcox Designs
Give us a summary of your shop, and how you got started?
answer: Back in 2001, and right after September 11th, I made a life changing decision. On that day, I was sitting in a high rise building in downtown Los Angeles when the news came. Of course we evacuated, and on the long drive home I had pleanty of time to think, specifically about how valuable my family was to me, how sad I was for those who were lost, and what choices I had made for my life.
I gave up my 20 plus year career in construction, to persue my passion for art. All my life I had toyed with pen and ink…and I suppose charcoal as well, but I had always envisioned painting glass, wine glasses specifically, so I figured….why not go with the fantasy. And here I am.
How did you select your name?
Answer: I wanted my pieces identified with a person, not a company name. Hence, V Silcox Designs.
What makes your shop unique?
I’m not sure that I’m all that unique, although I have found my own style of painting, which so far seems to be mine alone.
Do you sell anywhere outside of etsy? If so, where?
I usually average about 35 to 40 art and high craft shows per year, so I’m on the road constantly…from here in Southern California…to the San Francisco Bay Area…to Arizona.
How long have you been making your craft?
Answer: I started toying with glass painting in 2001 and practiced for well over a year, trying to perfect a clear transparent painting method, which would resemble stained glass. I didn’t show until 2003, and it’s been non stop ever since.
Is it your full-time job?
Answer: Absolutely! I average no less than 9 hours per day painting.
How do you balance work, and/or your shop, and home?
Answer: Well, the studio is in my home, so it’s convenient. I have a fabulous husband, who handles a lot of the running around. The hardest thing for me is to stay off the Etsy site, in order to get things accomplished!
What is your favorite material?
Answer: Well, of course glass and enamels. But after that, I love fabric painting, charcoal, pen and ink, and over the past year, have started to dabble in graphic design.
What inspires you?
Answer: Light refraction….sounds weird…but it’s the absolute truth.
Click HERE to visit V Silcox Designs
Sweet Orange and Ginger Creamy Sugar Scrub
This gentle sugar exfoliant is made with shea butter which is highly emollient with skin softening properties. It also contains a combination of sweet almond oil and apricot oil to help moisturize you skin This creamy scrub has the sweet citrus aroma of oranges and spicy ginger. Aromatherapists regard sweet orange as empowering, and ginger root is believed to be stimulating and refreshing, making this scrub the perfect way to start your day.
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Introducing…. Some of my Newest Soaps
I’ve been working on some new soaps that I will be listing through out the next week here are a few.
Mandorla Soap – 5.5oz – Almond and Honey
This huge 5.5 oz shea butter soap has enticing aroma of bitter almond essential oil and the sweetness of honey. Bitter Almond has warm aroma, very similar to “almond extract”. Honey has wonder emollient properties that soothe, protect, and moisturize the skin.
Verde – 4.5oz – Lime and Peppermint
This refreshing 4.5 oz shea butter soap has the uplifting aroma of crisp clean peppermint, and sweet citrus lime. This light fresh fragrance is great for summer time.
