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Strawberries are not only delicious fruits that you eat fresh or as toppings on cheesecakes and other desserts, they are actually also quite a natural ingredient for making homemade natural skin care facial wash and body scrub. As a fruit, strawberries have a number of health benefits for the body such as its antioxidant properties and the folic acid it contains. In the Roman times, they even use strawberries for their medicinal properties. They have more vitamin C than other citrus fruits, which makes them a viable alternative for oranges and lemons. But more than that, strawberries have all the natural ingredients that can be quite good for the skin.

What strawberries can do for your skin

Strawberries have an acidic property that can take away all those dead skin cells on top of your skin. This property makes strawberries a perfect natural facial scrub. Then, it also is a … Read more

Is it possible to kiss goodbye to chapped lips forever? Yes, but like any chronic condition you must first identify the cause so you can smartly plan your remedy.

Here are the 9 most common causes of chronic lip chapping which will give you a “heads up” on identifying the culprit.

1) Cosmetics – Lipsticks contain a wide variety of chemicals that can wreak havoc on your lip’s natural oils. The one watch out for is “propyl gallate” which can cause a contact allergy.

2) Lip Care Products – Believe it or not, those lip balms and moisturizers you use to treat chapped lips may make matters worse. The petroleum base used in many of these products may cause an adverse reaction for some people. Due to reports of toxic side affects the EU has recently banned petroleum from future lip care products.

3) Flavoring Agents – Although commonly overlooked … Read more

The whole juicing revolution took off in a big way in the last decade or so with the healthy living itself becoming the mantra for the masses. Pollution and pesticides are taking their toll and human beings want the best for themselves and their offspring.

What better way to supply our bodies with nutrition than healthy, freshly squeezed drinks that are full of antioxidants, nutrients, vitamins, minerals and other enzymes.

Here’s a cleaning tip for your stainless steel juice making machine. Line the pulp container with old and clean shopping bag. When it is full you can simply remove and line the container with another bag. You can operate longer this way without stopping to clean out the pulp container.

After finishing, rinse and scrub the juicing machine parts especially the screen to prevent the fiber from hardening around the fine mesh and also to prevent staining. This also reduces … Read more

The ripe scent of pineapple can stimulate memories that whisk you away to a tropical beach where tranquil breezes caress your skin and white trimmed turquoise waves lap along the edges of pallid sand.

You’ll be happy to know that you can awaken those same senses and tantalize your taste buds with pineapple sage, an edible plant that mirrors the citrus flavor of the fresh fruit. For the last two years this herb has decorated the corner of my deck, delighting hummingbirds with its scarlet flower petals. I was pleasantly surprised when I found new growth sprouting from the middle of the dead winter stalks this past spring and it’s grown into a three-foot beauty.

Native to Mexico pineapple sage has a sweet fruity scent compared to the mustier scent of its cousin, sage, which I also use regularly. It has soft hairy lime green leaves that are lightly toothed … Read more

Salt:

Salt can be mixed with a bit of tooth powder to give your teeth a shine. Dead cells that build up on the surface of the skin can make it look dry and dull. A gentle scrub with a little lemon juice and any essential oil is a good monthly exfoliation process; it brings back the glow to the skin. Salt can also be used as cleanser by mixing it with olive oil. Washing your face frequently with salt water helps in preventing pimples and acne.

Sugar:

Sugar is yet another ingredient that is used to exfoliate the surface of the skin . It also helps in softening the skin. Make a paste by mixing sugar with lemon juice and honey and rub it hard on rough elbows and knees. This makes them soft, clear and supple. Sugar stimulates new cell growth as well. In addition, it is used … Read more