The Green Beauty Guide

This blend is a heavy-duty skin soother that is indispensable after facials, chemical peels, sunburns, or really bad cases of dermatitis. Any distressed skin with flakiness, peeling, dryness will benefit from this formula. Peppermint when used as an infusion is much gentler than peppermint essential oil, while cucumber soothes and feeds the skin with silica.
 
INGREDIENTS:
½ [...]

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A few years ago, my fascination for all things green and pretty began with Dr Hauschka Cleansing Cream. This pretty basic exfoliating cleanser is ridiculously expensive - one application costing nearly 50p! - but it smell gorgeously, and the results were really good.
After one tiny tube (the cream is sold in small tubes lasting approximately [...]

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This fragrant blend provides a mighty dose of antioxidants in citronella and eucalyptus. This is useful if you suffer from a sunburn or have lots of insect bites. Feel free to use another oil to suit your skin’s condition. Olive and grapeseed are my favourites for dry and flaky skin.
INGREDIENTS:
100 ml / 3.3 oz jojoba [...]

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A few days ago I’ve been experimenting with a few essential and base oils that I have in abundance in my office that also serves as a lab. This fragrant blend captivated my senses and I was in fact sniffing on my elbow (where I patch tested the blend to make sure it’s non-irritating). Feel [...]

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As I was surfing the net looking for an instant hair conditioner recipe for weakened hair, I stumbled upon dozens of easy breezy Ayurvedic beauty recipes that are as green as they can be.
Here are some of the gems that I found recently:
Instant skin food: grate the coconut and squeeze out the milk. Apply this [...]

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I am back from an ill-conceived holiday that coincided with my baby’s merciless period of teething. I will now post new stories every day.
We all want youthful, smooth hands and flawless nails. Freshly manicured hands for many of us symbolize social status that allows for lots of free time and zero house chores. Yet the [...]

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Going Yolky Scrub
This scrub doubles as a nourishing, relaxing facial mask if left on face for up to five minutes. If you want to zap some acne zits, add a tablespoon of sea salt to the mix.

Ingredients:
1 free-range organic egg yolk
2 tablespoons organic oatmeal (alternatively, grind 3 tablespoons of steel-rolled oats)
Optional: 1 tablespoon sea salt
1 [...]

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Body skin rarely gets the same attention as the skin on our face or hands, which is rather sad. Rarely do we venture further than cleansing the body with hopefully SLS-free shower gels and applying some sunscreen or moisturizer. I am guilty of body discrimination, too.
Let’s make body scrub a regular step in our [...]

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This multitasking soothing and nourishing oil can be used on face, body, and hair. Jojoba oil is known for its ability to soothe inflammation, while vitamin E, olive and grape seed oils act as antioxidants and emollients to lock in water in upper layers of epidermis.

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This soap makes a yummy green alternative to shaving creams and gels packed with potentially toxic chemicals. You can use it to shave your legs, and if blending for a man, substitute girly vanilla and rose with 5 drops of sandalwood essential oil.

Ingredients:
1/2 oz jojoba oil
1/2 oz extra-light virgin olive oil
1/2 oz grape seed oil
5,000 [...]

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