Tagged "beauty recipes"
Ingredient Insights: Olive Oil
Posted by Smita Kishore on
We all know the health benefits of eating extra virgin olive oil but what about its benefits for our skin?
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Ingredient Insights: Jojoba Oil
Posted by Smita Kishore on
Commonly referred to as an oil, Jojoba (ho-HO-ba) is actually a liquid wax that comes from the beans of a shrub native to southern Arizona, California, and northwestern Mexico. Unlike other traditional oils used on the skin, Jojoba is very similar to our skin’s natural oil or sebum...
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Ingredient Insights ~ Beeswax
Posted by Smita Kishore on
From the mummification of pharaohs and protecting art in ancient Egypt, to an adhesive to join surfaces together and make cooling ointments in ancient Greece, and even to treating wounds and enhancing skin in China, beeswax has been used for a variety of purposes throughout history...
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Ingredient Insights ~ Raw Shea Butter
Posted by Smita Kishore on
Shea butter has been used to moisturize, repair and beautify skin for thousands of years. Its history dates back to Ancient Egypt with rumors of caravans bearing clay jars filled with the magnificent butter for Cleopatra herself!
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Ingredient Insights ~ Coconut Oil
Posted by Smita Kishore on
With the wide array of information out there on coconut oil these days, I'm not sure how many "new" details I can share with you. But since it’s a base for practically all of my homemade beauty products, I thought it fitting to write my first Ingredient Insights post about the magical wonders of Coconut Oil and why I love it so.
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