10 Toxic free beauty Items

Great budget saving beauty product- Toxic free product for your beauty quest

                                                              Aloe Vera Gel                                                               

Real-Aloe-Inc Aloe vera gel- unscented. You can mix this aloe gel with any of these oil (grape seed oil) and apply to skin. Contains Vitamin A, C and E- very healthy for Acne prone skin. you will see a difference. Aloe Vera gel can also be used as a sunscreen lotion.

Grape seed oil

GRAPE SEED OIL FOR SENSITIVE AND ACNE PRONE SKIN- Best for Acne prone skin

Almond oil for skin- mild for the face, easily penetrates the skin. Helps to nourish, protect and moisturize the skin. Sweet almond oil is known to improve complexion and soften the skin.

Facial Mask gets rid of dirts and oil that clog the skin pores. Rejuvenates, nourishes, and cleans the skin.

Pure Castor oil for callused feet/cracked heel, dry skin, dry hair.Good on ethnic coarse hair. Best moisturizer for a dry feet.

Jojoba oil for skin- very healthy for all skin types 

APRICOT OIL

Help promote healthy skin, nourish and strengthen the body, relieve stress, reduce pain, and encourage balance and well being. Massage opens and increases the flow of energy, balancing the entire nervous system and helping to release physical and emotional disharmony.   

Also recommended for acne prone skin.

Physician Organic Formula Mascara   . I love this toxic free Mascara, a life saver creation for a glamorous you.

                          
                                 
Bronzer - Bronzer adds a glow to your skin and protects it.

Concealer

  Concealer to cover those embrassing under eye dark circle, scars and blemishes

Pure Mineral Mica- A Multi-tasker mineral colors. You can use these as an eyeshadow, blush, lip color, eye-lash liner, eye-brow liner, shimmer. See more toxic free/vegan products:

Physician Formula Eye makeup remover

Suncreen protect the skin from UVA AND UVB rays; helps protect the skin from free radicals or sun damage

Hemp oil for moisturizing the skin- you can use for your salad.

Primrose oil is good for the skin when taken orally or used topically, helps to balance hormone levels. It is healthy for a sensitive and acne prone skin.

Henna for hair conditioning  and color 

Natural Hair -Laxer

 

Coconut oil and Castor oil for the Hair. The best oil for dry or Ethnic coarse hair.
















Author: Onyinye A

Why you should avoid Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

National geographic green guide says Sodium lauryl sulfate is found in 90% of products that foam such as shaving foam, hair mousse and foam bath products. Animals exposed to SLS experience eye damage, depression, labored breathing, diarrhea, severe skin irritations, and even death. Young eyes may not develop properly if exposed to SLS. May cause damage to skin, immune system and also converted into nitrosamines, a potent class of carcinogens. Your body may retain SLS for up to five days and maintain residual levels in the heart, liver, lungs and brain. It is also common source of children eczema and skin irritation, and when found in tooth paste; it may be related to mouth ulcers.

Pure Delight in Australia says: Sodium LaurethSulphate is a byproduct of Sodium Lauryl Sulphate and is even milder.This is a very controversial area.  Some people are trying to avoid Sodium Lauryl Sulphate and similar surfactants (sudsing agents) because they've been told these are harmful chemicals that can cause a whole host of health problems.  There are a lot of urban legends floating around about what these chemicals can do to you (everything from causing cancer to kidney damage).  Most of these rumors are not based on any scientific fact.

First of all, you should know what Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is a foaming agent found in shampoos, detergents, toothpastes, etc.  It is naturally derived from coconut oil (a natural ingredient).  You will find it and its derivatives ingredient labels under many different names.  All soaps and detergents can irritate the eyes.   Therefore, rubbing pure Lauryl Sulphate on your skin would not be a good idea. In its pure form, it is an irritant. However, sodium Lauryl Sulphate has been used for many years in many different products intended for use on the skin (and even in the mouth) and is generally considered safe. It's used in most of the "natural" products you'll find because it is a very good foaming agent, has no taste is considered safe by most people and is considered "natural" by many.  Many natural product manufacturers use this ingredient because it has been so widely used for such a long period of time and it does a good job. 
We feel there is nothing wrong with using Sodium Laureth Sulphate in the amount it's used in the products we sell.  For those with very sensitive skin, you may want to try to avoid Sodium Laureth Sulphate.  However, there is a lot of bad publicity on the substance (and a lot of just plain wrong information floating around). Chlorinated water is probably more likely to be the culprit when it comes to skin condition, especially when it's hot!
  Are sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) serious problems in cosmetics? Paula Begoun says in the complete beauty bible : Rumors about SLS been carcinogenic has been circulating all around the internet, it's a myth and the newways people misquoted Dr Green research report; there are no scientific evidence pointing to this cosmetic ingredient  to cause cancer. Emails have been flying around & misinformation from youtuber claiming SLS and SLES causes cancer; although, there are no medical journals relating to SLS been carcinogenic.
However, SLS is a potent skin irritant, protein denaturing ingredient and can cause allergic or sensitizing reactions in most people. It has been known that bubble bath products containing sodium lauryl sulfate can cause urinary tract infection. It is best to avoid it altogether because it is also known to be very drying, irritating and damage protein in the skin which then may lead to other skin problems that could become cancerous as a result.
Source: Complete beauty bible by Paula Begoun; page 53 - 55.
             European Journal of Dermatology September-October 2001, 416-419.

Facial Beauty

Get a gorgeous face for a naturalistic

Most important don't scrub your face, gently exfoliate with a wet  towel because the facial skin tissue is very sensitive and fragile, it's  not same as the skin on your leg. sometimes we think the harder we  scrub the more dirt we get out of our skin; that's wrong because it will  only tear your skin, make it sag faster and leave your pores much open  for bacteria and dirt. The key is scrub gently daily, it takes about 60 days  before you can clearly see much result.

Do a steam detox once every 2week. Boil water and add lemon/orange bark and pineapple  bark. put the boiled  mixture in a wide bowl, put your face over the steam, not too close  because you don't want the heat to burn your face but you want to be close enough to feel the steam evaporate into your pores, cover your head with a thick towel to prevent the steam from escaping for 5mins then exfoliate, rinse, don't  dry with dry towel/hard cloth, use a fairly damp towel then moisturize; - this  helps set your skin. Caution:- avoid going outside in the sun for 20mins to prevent sunburn or otherwise use Aloe Vera on your face as a sunburn blocker.

you can use European facial mask on your face to remove oil and debris from your face.

Shape eyebrow with tweezers man twee z  and dap a little Aloe Vera to enhance your eyebrow. If you have a thin eyebrow you can make it fuller with a color just a bit  lighter than your own eyebrow color or use same exact color following eyebrow shape (the shape is up to you). Use aloe Vera to tone the skin around your eyes.

• Use 2 to 3 color on your eyes brings more depth to your face; for e.g  red undertone color inner, gold or dark color like indigo on outer side, gold  at the upper top of the eye. lighten under eye with color slightly lighter than your skin tone when going for a natural look.
• Use physician formula  toxic free mascara to make your eyes pop (avoid mascara that will run off into your skin) Blush your cheek with rosy colors to add vibrancy to your look, if you are fair in complexion, use gold or pink undertone blush and if your complexion is dark, use a golden brown or red undertone.
• Use pure Aloe Vera gel + lip gloss/balm to make your lip plum and pop. (aloe Vera will help your makeup set in nicely into your skin and it benefits your skin) Pineapple, lemon and water mist refreshes and adds a glow to your skin. (don't add too much pineapple to this mixture, it will be glue like- use only a little) Use cold water to refresh face and close pore.
• Use any of these oils- jojoba oil, grape seed oil, coconut milk/oil, olive oil, almond oil, is great for your skin. (I love pure squeezed coconut milk for my skin and hair-island beauty tip from NL) Shampoo and Condition hair(for ethnic hair, use a conditioning shampoo to avoid dryness),
• To get rid of dandruff  add 1/2 cup of baking soda with 2 cups of water to your shampoo and scrub then rinse.
• keep your hair neat and away from your face.
• Finally do regular skin and liver detox, eat nutritious super food, take your hair skin and nail supplement. DE dust for enhancing skin beauty...email:- nontoxiclifestyle@live.com to get a price quote.

Author: Onyinye A