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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
Shea Butter – Benefits for your skin.
Shea Butter is rich in Vitamins A, E, and F and nourishes the skin . Vitamins A and E help maintain the skin and keep it clear and healthy. They are extremely helpful in treating sun damaged skin as well as, helping to prevent premature wrinkles and facial lines. Vitamin F acts as a skin protector and rejuvenator. It soothes rough, dry or chapped skin and restore moisture to the skin. Also, Shea Butter easily penetrates the skin allowing the skin to breathe and not clogging pores. Shea Butter also has high levels of cinnamic acid, which is a natural sun screen. it provides some degree of protection from the sun. Shea Butter is also anti-inflammatory making it useful in treating rheumatism. .
Here are some benefits of shea butter for the skin
– Leaves skin smooth, supple and soft.
– Helps provide stretch mark prevention and healing
- Helps heal scars, burns and bruises
- Prevents ashy skin, chapping, and skin rashes.
- An ideal hair dressing that protects the scalp from sores and rashes and prevents dandruff.
- Helps prevent weak hair from breaking, fading, or thinning out.
- Fortifies cuticles and nails.
- Helps bruises to heal.
- Helps drain toxins from sore muscles: perfect for sports participants.
- Helps prevent skin irritation for babies: used for generations to help babies sleep better.
- Use after shaving to prevent irritation and restore skins natural luster.
- Ideal for dry skin, dermatitis, eczema, sunburn and athletes foot.
- Rejuvenates skin pores and adds elasticity to skin.
- Firms up aging skin and helps clear wrinkles.
- Massage shea butter into areas affected by arthritis, join pains, or other muscular ache.
- Soften Tough Skin on Feet especially heels.
This is list of possible benefits of shea butter, and should not be used in place of medical advice. Please consult you physican with any skin complications.
Tuesday Tips – SKIN CARE A-Z Continued
Here are tips r-t from “Your Everything Guide to Skin. All you need to know from A-Z.” These tips come to you from an article in Elle Magazine. This is a post I started back a few months back, but I have been so busy I haven’t even had time to post to my blog. I finally have a free minute so I thought I would give a a few more of these great tips!
r. - RETINOIDS: These chemical compounds are derived from vitamin A and assist in regulating cell growth. Avaliable over the counter (Rentin – A is the prescription version), retinoids are often used to reduce the appearance of lines since they’re so effective at getting skin cells to rebuild collagen and elastin. This rapid turnover can sometimes trigger sensitivtiy, however, so most doc suggest starting with retinoids every other night until the skin adjusts to the new ingredient.
s. – SLEEP: Most studies recommend seven to eight hours of shut-eye per night for optimal health and beauty benefits. This is a time for full-body regeneration and skin repair, so derms often tell patients to apply treatments such as retinoids and pigmentation-reducers before bed, giving ingredients like glucosamine, which treats spots and lines, the ideal conditions under which to work their magic.
t. – TEA: Wheather brewed as a soothing beverage or added to a daily skin cream, these antioxidant superstars (the most potent include green and white teas, along with Argentinian yerba mate) also contain large amounts of polyphenol. a known antiager. These types of tea have beed sceintifcally proven to defend against the formation of certain types of cancer when sipped daily, and there’s evidence that they fight free radicals, minimize UV effects, and repair damaged cells when applied to the skin.
u. - UV BLOCKERS: The best lotions provide full-spectrum coverage by shielding against UVA and UVB rays. Look for labels listing avobenxone, titanium dioxide, and zinc oxide.
v. - VITAMINS: Just as a rainbow-color diet supercharges your energy level, your skin requires a full range of vitamins to keep up it’s glow. When mixed into your favorite treatment, vitamins play a major role in important skin function such as speeding up healing, minimizing hyperpigmentation, and booting collagen.
The final post with tips w-z will be coming soon , don’t forget to check back for these final skin care tips!
SKIN CARE A-Z CONTINUED
Here’s is ” Your Everything Guide To Skin. All you need to know from A-Z.” Continued. This is a series of post I started last week from article I read in Elle Magazine, so if you miss tips A-L make sure you go back and check them out! Here are tips M-O, enjoy!
m. – MINERAL: Big news in makeup, mineral formulas consist of natural substances like zinc oxide, ultamarine, and titanium dioxide. Sine the particles don’t penetrate skin they offer cover with low risk of irritation.
n. - NIACIN: A derivative of vitamin B3, niacin helps the digestive system convert food to energy and assists nerve function. But skin care gurus love it because niacin breaks down into nicotinic acid, which stimulates the release of leptin, a hormone that’s been shown to reduce hyperpigmentation. Applied twice a day, a niacin-enriched product could fade brown spots and other discoloration over time, and since it’s gentle niacin is well suited for delicate faces.
o. - OIL: When it comes to creating the perfect skin cream, water and oil truly do mix. It’s the ratio of these two ingredients that makes some textures feel thick and other slip on the light and airy. But not all oils are created equal. Occlusive versions such as mineral oil lay on the skin to create a protective barrier, while lighter formulas like jojoba seep into skin’s cracks and crevices
Make sure you check back for more skin care tips, everything you need know from a-z coming soon!
Tuesday Tips – SKIN CARE
Here is a special addition of Tuesday Tips, this the 3rd post out of a series of post on skin care I started last Thursday from an article I read in ELLE Magazine “Your Everything Guide To Skin. All you need to know from A-Z.” Tips J-L, Enjoy!
j. - JUICE: Greapefruit, oranges, lemons, and limes, make more than thirst-slacking vitamin packed beverages. Fruit acids, part of the alpha-hydroxy family have also been proven to be brilliant exfloiants (citric and malic acid are two popular varieties.) Unlike scrubs, which pyshically slough off the dead tissue, fruit acids break apart the bonds holding together old cells in surface-dulling clumps. This action also encourages the formation of new cells, which not only makes the complexion radiant and fresh but also evens tone and minimzes hyperpigmentation.
k. - vitamin K: Found in dark leafy greens such as spinach and kale, vitamin k helps build strong bones. Applied topically, it repairs broken blood vessels, zapping dark circles and accelerating bruise healing.
l. - LINE FILLERS: From Restylane to CosmoDerm to Zyderm, fillers (made respectively, of hyaluronic acid, lab produced human collagen and bovine collage) are injectedunder the skin to erase lines and restore fullness. Needle-phobes should opt for creams and cosmetic that mimic the look with optical light diffusers.
Make sure you check make for more skin care tips coming soon!
