How To Get a Healthy, Natural Glow

As an infant, our skin is in the best shape it will ever be - it's velvety-soft, free of discoloration and virtually perfect. But years of sun exposure, lifestyle choices and other external factors and skin conditions can damage your complextion and rob it of the glow we all desire.

Preventative Practices:

• Daily use of a broad-spectrum sunscreen of at least SPF 30
• Exfoliating eliminates dead skin cells that can cause your skin to look dull.
• Regualr Facials can improve skin's texture, tone and overall appearance.

#1 way to keep your skin looking healthy:
Remove the buildup of dead cells on the skin's surface, which will provide newer, more radiant skin. Regular facials will help do that, plus some do-it-yourself product picks for at home use.

Facials: The substitute for chemical peels
For years, strong chemical peels were thought to be the go-to treatment for a healthy glow. Peels have there purpose - like helping with acne scarring and tightening- but they can give the skin a "flat" look because you are buffering off the dermal layer. Instead getting regular facials help make the skin dewy and nourished-it just looks better and it glows!

Product Picks for Do-It-Yourself Results

The Pore Cleanser

Small unclogged pores equal skin that glows -when the pores are packed with dirt and oil, they not only look large, but the skin can appear dull. This all natural facial scrub with jojoba beads buff away impurities and dead skin cells to tighten and clarify the pores with sake, and papaya enzymes. 100% Pure Pineapple Facial Scrub, $18.00, naturalorganicbody.com 

The Lumessence Cream

Not only does this revolutionary face cream replenishes and renew skin for a silky finish and a firmer, younger-looking complexion, it also employs ingredients like Algae Extract to provide a gradual tightening effect on the skin, Oat Protein Antiwrinkle to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and Vitamin Liposomes to keep the complexion soft and well-hydrated for up to eight hours. Lumessence Lift Firming Renewal Cream with CoQ10 Liposomes, $32.50, naturalorganicbody.com

The Organic Facial Tonic

Creates a healthy vibrant appearance to the skin with the ingredient Organic Lime. It's used in aromatherapy for its uplifting properties Organic Lime has a refreshing, citrus and sweet aroma and may also be used in the treatment of acne, asthma and dull skin. Malie Organic Facial Tonic - Ginger Sweet Lime, $40.00, naturalorganicbody.com 

Fixes to Fill in Laugh Lines

It's unavoidable, but as we age lines begin to develop at the corners of the nose and extend down toward the mouth and beyond. These lines often give the appearance that we are much older than we really are. Known as nasolabial folds or marionette lines, these medium-to-deep facial creases are primarily caused by a loss of facial fat and less elastic skin, coupled with sun exposure and genetics.

Inside Tips 

• Abstain from smoking & excessive sun exposure can help prevent facial folds from forming.
• Diminish Sagging by using skin-care products that prevent the loss of collagen and elastin.

The Tightening Lift
Folds are caused by a loss of fat, the breakdown of collagen and elastin, and a decrease in moisture. Applied daily, this revolutionary face cream utilizes the power of algae extract for a gradual tightening effect on the skin. Oat Protein Anti-wrinkle reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and keeps the complexion soft and well-hydrated. Lumessence Lift Firming Renewal Cream with CoQ10 Liposomes 1oz Bottle, $32.50, www.naturalorganicbody.com

The Instant Plumper
Designed exclusively for filling in nasolabial folds, this cream-in-a-pen contains powerful peptides that instantly plump up and fill in lines. Plus, the highlyconcentrated hyaluronic acid formula can be used over makeup. 
Arbonne NutriMinC RE9 REtaliate Wrinkle Filler, $45.00, www.naturalorganicbody.com/arbonne/swiskincare

WHY THERE ARE NO MORE BUBBLES IN YOUR BATH

Studies have found the two ingredients steeling our bubbles from our bubble baths are:
sodium laureth sulfate and sodium lauryl sulfate.  
It turns out - these ingredients are often added to products like bubble bath, shampoo and soap to create a rich lather and suds. But really, what they do is cause skin irritations and possible long-term tissue damage both internally and externally.

BATH WITH BENEFITS:
Look for bath products featuring essential oils, which are easily absorbed by the skin and offer added aromatherapy benefits. For a safer option, look for ingredients like soapbark and yucca; both nonsoap herbal extracts create foam that's free of sulfates.

1 SOAKING SCHEDULE
although showering daily is recommended, most experts agree that taking a bath three to five times a week is ideal.
2 BREATHE EASY
steam from a bath - especially one that incorporates essential oils - can aid the respiratory system by moisturizing and helping to clear out breathing passages.
3 SLEEP TIGHT
studies show that taking a 15-minute hot bath before bed relaxes the mind and body, resulting is a deeper sleep. 

PRODUCT PICKS FOR DO-IT YOURSELF RESULTS:

The Moisturizing Bath Gel
This rich gel is a soothing soak for your bath.

Enriched with organic Rosa Mosqueta® oil, macadamia and almond oils, and delicately spiced with geranium and lavender to leave your skin baby soft and subtly fragrant.

                                                       Rosa Mosqueta® Moisturizing Bath & Shower
                                                          8oz, $10.48, naturalorganicbody.com

 
 
 
 
The Theraputic Bath Salts
Featuring crystallized kelp from an organic seaweed farm in the Brittany coast of France.

This highly detoxifying bath contains all the therapeutic elements from the sea- over 60 different minerals, vitamins, antioxidants and amino acids that replenish, nourish, detox and heal. Organic peppermint essential oil refreshes and stimulates circulation. Organic eucalyptus essential oil strengthens immunity, clears up sinuses and eases decongestion.

Sea Therapy Bath - Organic Eucalyptus

150z, $19.00, naturalorganicbody.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Botanical Blend
Hydrating and soothing Aloe Vera and breadfruit, skin repairing Noni and Kamanu oil, and antioxidant-rich Hawaiian algae, combine with healing Hawaiian seaweeds to soothe, heal and moisturize the skin and relieve irritation.
 
Tropical Bath Soak- Sun Radiance

10oz, $17.00, naturalorganicbody.com