How To Make Homemade Sugar Scrubs [Infographic]

How To Make Homemade Sugar Scrubs - Simple DIY Recipes
Infographic from U Create

Homemade sugar scrubs are the best!
You get all the benefits of natural, fresh, chemical-free ingredients for a fraction of the price of equivalent store-bought equivalents.

You also have the ease and flexibility of including and combining essential and base oils and other ingredients that are readily available in your kitchen and that suit your mood that day.

As this fantastic Infographic illustrates, DIY scrubs are fast and easy to make, using as few as three ingredients!

The "base" consists of brown or white sugar and common cooking oil (olive, almond or coconut).  To that you can add a few drops of a wide array of essential oils (orange, peppermint, lavender, cucumber ...) and/or a small amount of vanilla extract and honey.

The possibilities are endless but this Infographic provides four simple recipes to exfoliate, invigorate and even soothe skin:

❤ Sweet Orange Sugar Scrub

❤ Cucumber Mint Sugar Scrub

❤ Vanilla Lavender Sugar Scrub

❤ Honey and Brown Sugar Scrub

Infographic source and for more information and many other homemade beauty, home decor and crafts recipes and ideas, visit U Create - DIY Sugar Scrub Recipes.

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Skin Care: 16 Amazing Oils [Infographic]

Natural Skincare:  16 Amazing Oils for Your Skin
Infographic from Glamour.com

When it comes to skincare, natural oils may just be your skin's best friend.

Oils derived exclusively from fruits, nuts, seeds, herbs, flowers and other plants have unique properties that cleanse, heal and repair, calm and soothe, moisturize and renew, and protect the skin.

Some oils can be used to target and treat specific skin conditions and problems, such as aging, acne, scars and eczema.

One of the greatest advantages of using natural oils is that they do not contain industrial chemicals and toxic ingredients that are often found in commercial skincare products.  Some of these ingredients actually harm the skin and may even harm human health when they are absorbed by the body through the skin over a long period of time.

This absolutely wonderful and informative infographic illustrates and briefly explains the beauty and health benefits of 16 oils that can be used in naturally caring for one's skin:

Anti-Aging
✿ Argan Oil
✿ Acai Oil
✿ Flaxseed Oil
✿ Sea-Buckthorn Oil

Moisturizing
✿ Olive Oil
✿ Coconut Oil
✿ Brazil Nut Oil
✿ Avocado Oil

Problem Solving
✿ Tea Tree Oil
✿ Rose Hip Oil
✿ Grape Seed Oil
✿ Peppermint Oil

Calming and Repairing
✿ Chamomile Oil
✿ Black Currant Oil
✿ Evening Primrose Oil
✿ Carrot Seed Oil

Related:
A Guide to Naturally Healthy Skin
Oil Blends for OCM (Oil Cleansing Method)
Natural Sunscreen:  10 Oils with SPF
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Infographic source, further information and more beauty tips:  Glamour Beauty Guide - Spring Alert! Natural Oils for Every Skin Type

Natural Skincare: Oil Blends for OCM (Oil Cleansing Method) [Infographic]

Oil Blends for the OCM (Oil Cleansing Method)
Infographic Courtesy of http://bit.ly/oilcleansing

OCM (Oil Cleansing Method) is a 100% natural way to cleanse and moisturize the skin, without exposing the skin or body (through absorption) to harmful industrial chemicals and toxic ingredients often found in commercial facial cleansers and moisturizers.

Considered a highly effective beauty treatment when used on a regular basis, a blend of two or more high quality oils is gently massaged into the skin of the face and neck for several minutes.

Thereafter, a hot (but not scalding) damp washcloth is used to remove the excess oil by wiping it off.   There are several variations of the method itself, including using a warm damp washcloth to apply the oil and covering the face and neck with a hot washcloth for a few seconds before gently rubbing the oil off.

As for the oils that can be used, this can be highly personalized depending on individual skin type and preferences.  As this infographic illustrates, the most simplest OCM blends consist of a certain percentage of castor oil (or hazelnut oil which may work well for normal to dry skin), with the remaining percentage consisting of one or more "carrier" oils.  The carrier oils include:

Sweet Almond Oil (for normal to oily skin)
Avocado Oil (for normal to dry skin)
Jojoba Oil (for acne prone skin)
Olive Oil (for normal to dry skin)
Sunflower Oil (for normal skin)

Related:
A Guide to Naturally Healthy Skin
SkinCare:  16 Amazing Oils for Your Skin
Natural Sunscreen:  Oils with SPF
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Skincare 101
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Infographic source, completely OCM instructions and other beauty tips:  Hilda Blue - Wonders of Castor Oil - Oil Cleansing Method (OCM) and 6 Other Uses for Castor Oil

Natural Sunscreen: 10 Oils with SPF [Infographic]

Natural Sunscreen:  10 Oils with SPF
Infographic from LiveLoveFruit.com

For many decades now, we've been warned to never, ever to leave the house without wearing a sunscreen with a high SPF.  Indeed, there are very good reasons to protect oneself from overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation.  Overexposure to UV radiation is thought to cause premature aging of the skin, suppress the immune system and increase the risks for skin cancer, cataracts and other skin and eye damage.

On the other hand, underexposure to sunlight is thought be causing a vitamin D deficiency in many people.  Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with  increased risk of common cancers, autoimmune diseases, hypertension, infectious diseases, osteopenia, osteoporosis and fractures.

According to the Vitamin D Council, your body is usually able to get all the vitamin D it needs if you regularly expose enough bare skin to the sun.  To learn about safely exposing your bare skin to sunlight (ultraviolet B), read:  How Do I Get the Vitamin D My Body Needs?

Outside these guidelines, consider using a sunscreen that is not laden with toxic chemicals and other potentially dangerous ingredients that are contained in many of the commercial sunscreens.  A more natural alternative is to use certain vegetable, fruit, nut and seed oils that have natural SPF as this infographic illustrates.  These oils include:

✿ Carrot Seed Oil
✿ Raspberry Seed Oil
✿ Wheatgern Oil
✿ Avocado Oil
✿ Coconut Oil
✿ Olive Oil
✿ Macadamia Nut Oil
✿ Almond Oil
✿ Shea Butter
✿ Jojoba Oil

Related:
SkinCare:  16 Amazing Oils for Your Skin
Oil Blends for OCM (Oil Cleansing Method)
Three Ways to Use Aloe Vera in Skin Care
Argan Oil Health and Beauty Benefits
Ingredients to Avoid in Personal Care Products

Infographic source, more information and healthy and beauty tips at:  Live Love Fruit