Archive for Natural Skin Care

Battling Bacne

Gluten Free Skin Care Natural Skin CarePublished June 2, 2011 at 5:54 am Comments Off

Lately I keep seeing commercials promoting products designed to combat acne on the back and chest, something that a few years ago seemed pretty much taboo to discuss. Let’s face it, just the term “bacne” sounds pretty awful. But it’s nothing compared to dealing with all of the frustration and embarrassment that comes with actually
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Balancing Greasy Summer Skin

Gluten Free Skin Care Natural Skin CarePublished May 26, 2011 at 10:52 am Comments Off

With Summer right around the corner, and temperatures rising, chances are your skin’s moisture content is also rising. But one of the biggest mistakes that people make in the Summer months is to use harsh, over-drying products that are formulated to absorb or combat excess oil. The problem is that the more you strip you
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Makeup You Don’t Have to Depend On

Gluten Free Make-Up Gluten Free Skin Care Natural Make-Up Natural Skin CarePublished May 11, 2011 at 10:34 am Comments Off

Since mineral makeups first began to appear, they’ve promised smooth, flawless skin, and some even claim to hydrate. But there are two issues that I have with most mineral makeups. First of all, while natural minerals like kaolin clay can help clarify the skin, if your skin is dry to begin with, you are inevitably
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Is Plastic in Your Eye Makeup?

Natural Make-Up Natural Skin CarePublished February 23, 2011 at 11:59 am Comments Off

While I’ve been hesitant to develop a collection of eye makeup products for my natural, cruelty-free cosmetic line Gluten Free Beauty, a few revelations as of late have me doing just that! Namely, the realization that many department store makeup brands are actually using plastics in their products.  And as if that were not disturbing
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A Few Natural Ingredients to Avoid

Natural Make-Up Natural Skin CarePublished February 7, 2011 at 8:19 pm Comments Off

I’ve been using natural makeup and skin care products for years now, but it wasn’t until I actually began making my own line (Gluten Free Beauty) that I realized just how many totally natural, and commonly used ingredients are not actually all that “user-friendly.” Here are a few ingredients that I hear people mention all
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Lotion Tissues Gluten-Free?

Gluten Free Skin Care Natural Skin CarePublished January 13, 2011 at 10:39 am Comments Off

In the midst of another very cold Winter, my sinuses inevitably become irritated and a runny nose becomes a daily occurrence. Between the dry air outside and the even drier air created indoors by the heater, keeping the area just below the nose from becoming a flaky mess can be a bit of a Winter
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A Scrub That Surpasses

Derma E Gluten Free Skin Care Natural Skin CarePublished October 6, 2009 at 6:57 am No Comments

I love a product that surpasses my expectations! I had only just received an inquiry about Derma E products, when I received a sample of their Microdermabrasion Scrub packaged neatly with my Skin Botanica order.  But there are so many scrubs on the market, and few actually perform as promised. Well, this trial was an
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Just a Little Eye Treat I’m Loving Lately

Gluten Free Eye Care Gluten Free Skin Care Natural Skin CarePublished September 1, 2009 at 9:29 am No Comments

For fine lines and wrinkles, I still swear by Sircuit’s Addict, but I’ve come to appreciate this little beauty for it’s pure magic! For lighter, day to day beauty routines, I’ve left out my concealer in favor of this dark-circle-erasing under eye cream. Even when my dark circles are their darkest, I simply dab a
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To Tone or Not to Tone

100% Pure Celiac Disease Gluten Free Skin Care Natural Make-Up Natural Skin Care OrganicPublished August 28, 2009 at 7:08 am No Comments

As a tween I thought that a good facial routine meant wash, tone and spot treat.  But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve invested more in good cleansers and moisturizers than astringents or toners. I have tried a few out here and there over the past few years, and recently decided to give 100% Pure Organic
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RENvy

Natural Skin CarePublished August 18, 2009 at 5:52 am No Comments

REN is a company for which I have the utmost respect, and I would actually love to try all of their products–if only money were no object But I do have a wonderful little sample that I did try and quite liked–before I realized that it contained: Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein.  And for us gluten-free
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