Lavender Essential Oil: Relax Yourself Naturally
September 25, 2007 | 8 Comments
Have you ever had problems falling asleep? A few years ago I was always having issues falling asleep my mind was always racing and I could not get it to shut down. I constantly found myself reaching for a natural remedy that would help me to fall asleep naturally. That does not happen anymore I’m usually asleep within ten minutes after going to bed. What did I reach for when I had trouble falling asleep? I used lavender essential oil.
Since my business is natural beauty products, I definitely have the essential oil on hand. All my essential oils are purchased in bulk. I simply add a few drops of the lavender essential oil into a spray bottle which water is added. That’s it! I lightly spray my bedsheets.
If you are concerned about spotting your sheets (never happened to me before) spray, a tiny area of fabric or even better you can make yourself a dream pillow.
You don’t know how to make a dream pillow? I’ll include a simple sleepy time recipe. It works like a charm with my daughter and know she associates those natural scents with relaxation. The beauty of it is that it’s cheaper than purchasing a pillow yourself. However, if you are sewing challenged stick around I’ll be offering them for sale within the next few weeks or you can purchase a dream pillow somewhere else.
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Healing Yourself Naturally’s Stimulating Sugar Scrub
September 5, 2007 | 3 Comments
In this series I have done things a little differently in that I gave you the recipes first instead of the introduction. In the next article that I will publish on the subject I’ll will write about what skin exfoliation is and the benefits of including it into your skin care regimen.
Healing Yourself Naturally’s Stimulating Sugar Scrub
- 3/4 cup raw turbinado sugar (you could use brown sugar)
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 2 drops of peppermint essential oil
Directions
- Add sugar into a mixing bowl
- Gradually add the coconut oil until you reach your desired texture
- Add peppermint essential oil
- Stir thoroughly
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Healing Yourself Naturally’s Heavenly Sugar Scrub
September 1, 2007 | 8 Comments
Lisa Of Lisa C Writes asked me if I knew of any good sugar scrubs. Of course I do! I have lots of sugar scrub recipes and I use many of them in my natural product line. Over the next few posts I’ll be sharing natural healing recipes that will not only exfoliate your skin but it will leave it buttery soft.Scrubs are an effective way to exfoliate your skin and I use them often in my skin care regimen. They smell good because of the essential oils that I add to the ingredients. I prefer using sugar because it contains glycolic acid. Glycolic Acid is one of the natural alpha hydroxy acids that aids in exfoliating your skin.
An added bonus is the sugar melts without leaving a sticky residue. I love sugar scrubs. They leave my skin baby soft. Why spend a lot of money on an expensive all natural scrub when you can make your own at home? I would recommend this for everyone (yes males shouldn’t be left out.)
Several years ago when I first started making my homemade sugar scrubs I noticed that my skin would get blotchy in a few places. I think I might have scrubbed too hard or perhaps it was a reaction from my skin being so clean. To be on the safe side do a patch test.
Items Needed That You Might Not Have At Home
- 1 glass or plastic jar
- Almond Oil
- Organic Sucanet Sugar or brown sugar
- Ylang Ylang essential oil (optional)
- Lavender essential oil (optional)
Healing Yourself Naturally’s Heavenly Sugar Scrub
- 3/4 cup organic sucanet (you could use brown sugar)
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup almond oil
- 5 drops of ylang ylang essential oil
- 3 drops of lavender essential oil
If your skin is sunburned or irritated do not exfoliate your skin! When you apply the scrub to your skin avoid cuts or sensitive areas.
Application
- Massage gently onto skin (I use my hands but you can use a shower glove or loofah)
- Let sit on skin for 3-5 minutes
- Rinse
- Enjoy your baby soft skin
If you think, you need some extra moisturizer apply body lotion or body oil to your skin.
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Healing Yourself Naturally’s Nourishing Body Balm
August 24, 2007 | 7 Comments
In the last article, we talked about Natural Remedies For Pregnancy in this article we’ll look at a few things that can cause stretch marks and and I’ll share a recipe that kept my skin soft and supple. I didn’t have any stretch marks.
How Are Stretch Marks Caused?
When rapid changes occur in your weight by dieting, weight gain, or pregnancy you can develop stretch marks. I read a lot about stretch marks in the early stages of pregnancy. A lot of what I read stated that not too much you can do about them during pregnancy since a lot of it depends on hormones. In time stretch marks will get lighter.
Possible Ways To Avoid Stretch Marks
- Control your weight
- Keep your skin supple and firm by using moisturizers
- Make healthy food choices studies have shown that receiving vitamins and minerals in your diet will help maintain the connective tissue.
When I was pregnant I created a Nourishing Body Balm. I had used the butters and oils for years in a variety of different blends that I had made for myself and for my customers. I thought they would be fabulous in my pregnancy body balm. It’s a lovely aromatherapy blend. I added lavender Read more
Natural Remedies For Pregnancy
August 23, 2007 | 4 Comments
As I write this article, I cannot help smile. It seems like the other day when I was pregnant. My daughter, Aiyana, is now four years old. It was hard adjusting to my ever growing body.
I’ve always been small and at it was hard adjusting to my larger size. My belly kept getting bigger, and bigger, and bigger… At times I was wondering when it would pop? I loved being pregnant.
Did I use natural remedies during pregnancy? You bet! Aromatherapy was still part of my daily lifestyle. I didn’t use all the one’s that I normally use. I used the following essential oils during pregnancy;
- Lavender essential oil
- Rose essential oil
- Rose geranium essential oil
- Rosewood essential oil
I Used Natural Body Butters An Oils To Prevent Stretch Marks
I faithfully used natural body oils and homemade Read more
