- Step 1: Begin by pouring the water into a spray bottle and then adding the vegetable glycerin and and aloe vera gel. Shake vigorously until it is all blended together.
- Step 2: Next, add the witch hazel extract and the essential oils and shake again until the mixture is smooth. The lavender oil helps create a pleasant scent and it is also an antiseptic. The tea tree oil is also an antiseptic, an antibacterial and a fungus and germ fighter.
- Step 3: Spray one or two times under each arm and wait a few seconds for the mineral water to evaporate a little bit before dressing. Also, feel free to add an additional essential oil for a more potent fragrance.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Want a Safer Deodorant? Make it Yourself!
This fun, easy at-home liquid deodorant recipe is free of aluminum, parabens, and paba. It's a safer alternative to antiperspirants — but remember, it won't keep you dry, it will only help to disinfect and cover the smell of your body's natural perspiration.If you want to concoct your own danger-free deodorant, here's what you'll need:
1/4 cup witch hazel extract
1 tsp aloe vera gel
1/2 cup mineral water
1 tspn vegetable glycerin
two drops lavender oil
three drops tea tree oil
Labels: aluminum, deodorant, DIY, non-toxic, paraben-free, parabens
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Self Tan, the Healthy Way
In the past we have had a love/hate relationship with self-tanners. We know sun is bad for us, but love the look of a golden tan. Traditional, chemical-laden self tanners are not an option and we hate the streaking, messiness and odor. Then there is the fact that the resulting color is never quite right for our skin tone. So when Xen-Tan paraben-free Face Tanner and Deep Bronze came across our desks, we were skeptical but, with summer around the corner, we figured what the heck! We tried it on an olive-skinned staffer, who tans easily, as well as a fair skinned woman with a ruddier complexion. The results were the same: Amazing!
Finally a self-tanner that delivers a natural looking tan with none of the side-effects we hate. The lotions give you instant color and continue to deepen over three hours. The time-release formulas mean your tan looks beautiful for days and the vanilla-latte scent means you can put them on right out of the shower and no one will know you’ve been cheating. The best part? There is no waiting to get dressed—the color dries instantly.
How can this be? It is the result of a Paraben-free formula that combines the DHA necessary for tanning with such naturally good-for-your-skin ingredients as Shea Butter, Green Tea, Lactic Acid (for exfoliating purposes) and Glycerin. No wonder these are the products favored by the Olsen twins, Drew Barrymore and Nicolette Sheridan. You can get a Xen Tan glow for yourself at select Nordstrom’s or at www.xen-tan.com.
Bring on the summer!
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Finally a self-tanner that delivers a natural looking tan with none of the side-effects we hate. The lotions give you instant color and continue to deepen over three hours. The time-release formulas mean your tan looks beautiful for days and the vanilla-latte scent means you can put them on right out of the shower and no one will know you’ve been cheating. The best part? There is no waiting to get dressed—the color dries instantly.
How can this be? It is the result of a Paraben-free formula that combines the DHA necessary for tanning with such naturally good-for-your-skin ingredients as Shea Butter, Green Tea, Lactic Acid (for exfoliating purposes) and Glycerin. No wonder these are the products favored by the Olsen twins, Drew Barrymore and Nicolette Sheridan. You can get a Xen Tan glow for yourself at select Nordstrom’s or at www.xen-tan.com.
Bring on the summer!
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Labels: paraben-free, parabens, self-tanner, skincare, sunless tanners
