Skin Care Recipes and Remedies Blog

New research by University of Sweden shows that skin creams can actually harm the skin in that they can dry it out and weaken the skin’s existing barrier. It was shown that both the use of vegetable and mineral oil results in skin’s lessened ability to cope with the outside stress.

Click here to see the difference between dry skin and normal, healthy skin.

The topic of using oils came up recently when Susan posed a question (see the topic of post summer skin care here) about the difference between oils in skin care. I recommended the use of natural oils such as coconut oil that are much more gentle on skin and allow it to absorb it fully unlike mineral oils that leave the greasy residue and don’t do much to lubricate the skin. Adding beeswax to natural moisturizer recipes is highly recommended for any skin type but especially dry skin type where it can make a huge difference in how much of the moisture the skin takes in and retains.

Since winter is ahead of us and the dry skin type suffers the most throughout it, here are some great dry skin recipes that can help your skin.

When Christine, owner of UglyDucks, agreed to give away her products to the visitors of this site, I was ecstatic! I was so blown away by the ingenuity and simplicity of the product! Why didn’t I think of this?

Christine is giving away 2 pairs of disposable foot moisturizing slippers - AKA Ugly Ducks and two lucky readers will get to enjoy this fantastic product.

What are Ugly Ducks?

These slippers are made of polyester foam and have an all natural, moisturizing cream already inside.

The cream is formulated to repair dry, rough, and calloused feet.

The cream that is already in the slippers is made of finest olive oils, bees wax, jojoba oil, shea butter, aloe vera oil, vitamins A, E and C and an array of soothing essential oils.

This all-natural cream can be used for feet, elbows, hands, lips, and even hair!

How to participate in this giveaway?

Send us your favorite dried, rough, cracked feet/heels recipe. The recipe has to contain natural ingredients.

Go to this page, fill out the form and send the recipe. Write Ugly Ducks in the Title field and make sure you leave us your email address so we can contact you if you win the slippers.

Christine will choose 2 winners and the winning recipes will be published on both this and UglyDucks website.

This giveaway ends November 15th.

Good luck!

Those dealing with eczema might be no strangers to probiotics therapy. Researchers now find that there is no evidence that probiotics can relieve the bothersome symptoms of eczema and there is some evidence that they may occasionally cause infections and gut problems. Read more at Science News.

Check out the home remedy for eczema.

Leon’s beauty secrets posted these interesting rosacea home remedies. Check them out!

Now that the summer is over and harsh weather is coming up, it is time to consider making homemade moisturizers. These are actually homemade lotions, but moisturizer sounds fancier

The best time to use them is after taking a shower and after using a body scrub. The skin is still moist, pores opened, and the lotion gets into the skin layers freely.

Here are 2 homemade moisturizer recipes you can prepare… (more…)

After you download a free lip gloss and balm recipes ebook, you might find it useful to watch some videos to see how easily these recipes can be prepared. Enjoy!