Use a lip balm with natural ingredients.  Natural ingredients absorb into your skin with maximum benefits.  These ingredients do not leave you skin dry longing for more after a few hours.  If you are going to commit to a new lip treatment make sure they ingredients give you the maximum benefits.

Use a humidifier in the evenings.  It will not only help you breathe and sleep more comfortably but will also help maintain the moisture in your skin.  A few hours a day can make a huge difference and leave you feeling fresh and moisturized everyday.

Beauty and health begin together in Nature’s Garden.  A Northern Michigan natural, F3(tm) skin care line provides many organic ingredients to aid in nourishment, protection and maintenance of the largest organ in the body, your skin.  When it comes to skin care, your skin deserves the best not only for appearance but also to maintain this first line of defense against toxins, irritants, bacteria and other environmental stresses.  As alarming statistics increase every year for the incidence of skin cancer, damage and aging we need to devote more time and energy into proper care of this very vital organ which provides us with a source of natural beauty, not only on the outside but the inside as well.

Take some time to nourish your skin by visiting http://www.brownwoodacres.com/skin_care.htm

When using a product that claims to be cruelty free you can rest assured that the product is not being tested on animals.  This also includes that all of the products ingredients are being held up to the same standard.

For many of us this is becoming a necessary requirement when buying products for our bodies and our homes.  The green movement has put the standard of taking care of the earth and all of its inhabitants on the top of our list.  Having a better understanding of what claims are being made and what they mean enables us to make an informed decisions.

Use an SPF moisturizer 15-30 everyday.  We fail to realize how much exposure we get to the sun on a daily basis.  It is important to protect our skin from the daily rays to help ensure we do not heighten our risk of skin cancer.  Our skin is our barrier to the outside world and we have to protect it they same way it protects out bodies from the outside world.

Take a warm shower instead of a steaming hot shower.  Not only will you save on energy, but it saves your skin from being stripped of the moisture it already contains.  Hot showers suck the moisture out of your skin leaving it more susceptible to becoming dry and flaking.

There is a lot of confusion out there in the world of marketing that can mislead us to what is actually in or not in the products we purchase.  Educating yourself on what the standards are for the eco-friendly and organic products that you purchase can give you confidence that you are making a well informed decision on what products are right for you and ensure that you are getting what you believe you are paying for.

Let’s talk about skin care products:

• “Organic Ingredients” is a common theme, but there are two very different ways in which it may be listed on your package.  If there is less than 70% organic ingredients in the product it may only be listed on the back of the packaging.  
• “Made with Organic Ingredients” may be used on the packaging if the product contains more than 70% organic ingredients.
• “Organic” listed on the packaging simply means that the product contains 95% or more organic ingredients.
• A USDA Organic seal tells you that the government as certified that the product contains 95% or more organic ingredients.

Using this bit of knowledge when you choose to buy your next organic products can help you feel certain that you are purchasing what you intend to purchase.  

Exfoliate your skin daily.  This helps moisture absorb into your skin without having dead skin cells blocking it, thus allowing maximum benefits from the antioxidants, vitamins and minerals in your natural skin care products.

Hello Everyone!  I am thrilled to introduce you to the world of natural and organic skin care.  Through this blog I hope to better inform you of the positive benefits of using all natural products and keeping the chemicals off of your skin.  In a world that is starting to truly understand how important the green movement is for the world around us, we should also take the time to note how important it is to take care of our bodies in the same way.  I hope the information and ideas you find on this blog are helpful and insightful and I welcome any and all comments or questions you may have in return.  Thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about your health and that of future generations.