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4 Beauty Product Swaps to Make in the New Year

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The New Year is the perfect time to start fresh with your beauty routine. If you’ve been using drug-store beauty products and are interested in switching to natural beauty products, here are four natural and effective swaps you can make that may make a difference. Swap Moisturizer for Tallow Balm One of the best swaps you can make if you have sensitive or acne-prone skin states is swapping your moisturizer for a tallow balm made from tallow ethically sourced from grass-fed cows. Tallow is an excellent alternative to moisturizer as the last step of your skincare routine because it closely mimics your natural skin barrier. Tallow Balm Tallow is perfect for dry, flaky skin, breakouts, irritated underarms, dry cuticles, cuts, wounds, and even burns. This year, find an ethically sourced tallow product containing healthy fats, such as emu oil, and amazing-smelling essential oils like lavender or tea tree to have soft, naturally moisturized skin. Swap Artificial Body Lotion for ...

Why Clean Beauty Is the Way in the New Year

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The calendar is about to flip to a new year, and with that new beginning comes the resolve to make healthier, more thoughtful choices in our daily lives. One of the best resolutions you can make? Switching to clean beauty products. By choosing everyday essentials free of potentially harmful chemicals and full of ethically sourced ingredients, you’re not only prioritizing your health but also contributing to a more sustainable planet. Here are four great reasons to embrace clean beauty and the farm-to-face movement this coming year. 1. Promotes Healthier Skin Real clean beauty products are designed to work in harmony with your skin and are crafted with sustainably sourced, nutrient-rich ingredients—nothing artificial. Instead of using conventional products with harsh ingredients that strip your skin’s moisture or trigger sensitive skin, clean beauty products are made to enhance your skin’s natural barrier. From wildcrafted botanicals to tallow face moisturizer ethically ...

Find Stocking Stuffer Inspiration with These Skin and Beauty Care Ideas

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If you’re searching for the perfect skin and beauty care products this holiday season, you know there’s a lot to choose from. You want to find those “just right” products you can tuck away in stockings or under the tree. You may also know that skin and beauty care can be very personal. We all have different skin states, and we can take different approaches to caring for our complexions. In other words, we can be particular about what we put on our skin. Here are a few ideas to help you find those “just right” skin and beauty care stocking stuffers this season. These ideas go beyond our skin states and include products like ethically sourced tallow skincare options and effective beauty tools. Skin, Beauty, and Wellness Tools Can you find a single tool that can cover skincare, beauty care, and personal wellness? Yes! There are a few beauty tools that can be incredibly versatile—and work with just about any skin state, from dry to oily skin. One of those tools is a gua s...

4 Natural Beauty Products to Consider for Your Girlfriends’ Gift Exchange

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Getting together with your girlfriends over the holidays for a festive holiday brunch, your favorite holiday beverages, and a gift exchange can be a fun way to celebrate the holidays with your closest best friends. If you're looking for a great gift any of your girlfriends will love this year, consider these four natural and effective beauty products for your upcoming girlfriends’ gift exchange. Gua Sha Stone A Green Jade Gua Sha Stone Your girlfriend will love this unique, sustainably sourced gift. Gift her a green jade gua sha stone derived from traditional Chinese medicine so she can experience the therapeutic routine of this ancient facial tool. Once she masters the art of Facial Gua Sha, she can open her lymphatic pathways, relieve muscle tension, clear congestion, and stimulate healing. Gua sha stones make a perfect gift for any friend who lives a consciously healthy lifestyle and wants her skincare routine to be just as healthy. An Essential Oil Deodorant Set ...

Bring the Spirit of the Holidays into Your Self-Care with Aromatic Botanical Oils

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Do you love nourishing, aromatic skincare? This kind of skincare blends wholesome, skin-loving ingredients with real plant botanical oils to give you an enriching and enveloping self-care experience. This season, elevate your self-care and skincare rituals with botanical oils evocative of the holidays. These botanicals include vanilla, one of the quintessential scents of the season. It’s a lightly sweet scent reminiscent of holiday baking and goodies. You can find real vanilla in products like vanilla body butter . Of course, vanilla is just one of the many scents of the season that you can find in enriching self-care products. Here are a few more scents and products to add to your rituals throughout the holidays! Embrace the Sweet Nostalgia of Vanilla While we’ve already mentioned vanilla, it’s the kind of scent that’s worthy of a bit more conversation. It’s a scent that’s often been copied. You can find it as an artificial scent in so many products. Thankfully, you do...

Care for Your Skin Naturally This Holiday Season

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The holidays are filled with good food, family, and festive annual traditions. However, travel, rich foods, dehydrating beverages, and stress can all affect your skin state during these times. From using vanilla body butter to applying a hydrating lip balm with natural ingredients, here are five moisturizing skincare tips to help you maintain naturally hydrated, youthful-looking skin this holiday season. 1. Hydrate with Vanilla Body Butter Treat yourself to a hydrating vanilla body butter to give your skin the nourishing, vitamin-filled moisture it craves during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. By implementing a skincare routine with naturally hydrating products, you can focus on maintaining your skin’s hydration in elements like dry outdoor air and heated indoor air. For best results, apply your body butter to damp skin to boost hydration and get the most moisture into your skin. Vanilla Body Butter 2. Eat and Drink Hydrating Foods and Beverages During the holiday seas...

3 Inspiring Ways to Welcome Guests into Your Home This Holiday Season

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As the holidays approach, you may be prepping your home to welcome friends and family. You may be expecting some guests for just an afternoon. You may be expecting other guests for a few days or longer. Are you looking for ways to make your home all the more inviting for all of your guests this season? You want them to feel welcome the moment they step through your front door and throughout their stay. There are all kinds of inspiring ways to make your guests feel at home. It can be as simple as putting together a welcome basket with things like natural and organic deodorant and other goodies they can use to freshen up, especially if they’re staying a while. Organic Deodorant Here are a few ideas you can use to welcome your guests this season! Foster a Welcoming Atmosphere Throughout Your Home One of the simplest ways to foster a welcoming atmosphere throughout your home is with candles. Candles made with inviting, natural scents create a sense of warmth around the home and as gue...