Skincare Blog

When Danish scientist Henrik Dam fed a cholesterol-free diet to baby chicks in his lab about 90 years ago, he noticed excessive bleeding in some of them. It did not stop after he replaced the cholesterol. Dam ultimately concluded the bleeding was related to a “depletion of an anti-hemorrhagic compound,” which he called vitamin K (for “koagulation,” as spelled in Danish). For that discovery, Dam won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1943. Most people know about vitamins A, B, C, D and/or E, but vitamin K slips under the nutritional radar. Yet it is essential for life...

Any spa or salon will gladly charge you up to $300 for a luxurious all over body scrub. Marketed body scrubs will easily ask you to pay $50 or so for one of their products. But why spend all of this money when you can make your very own wonderful body scrub at home, and for a fraction of the cost? To give yourself your own salt scrub, you need: Salt or sugar Body oil A bath tub with warm water Sound simple enough? It is. Here’s how you can treat yourself to a DIY salt scrub: 1) You can...

They say the best things are free – so why not take advantage of the skin care products you probably already have sitting around in your cupboards and on your shelves at home? You do not need to spend an arm and a leg to have the best skin care products out there. Here are some of the best of the best skin care recipes that are tried and true. The Most Natural Face Lift If your face is in need of a bit of a “pick me up”, you may want to try this apple cider vinegar-based face lift...

Cucumbers have been a long standing folk remedy for different skin ailments. Who hasn’t at least heard of putting slices of cucumbers to rest over puffy, tired eyes to reduce the swelling?

We also see a lot of beauty products on the market that utilize cucumbers for skin radiance and moisturizing. Organic and commercial products both take advantage of the natural benefits from cucumbers. So what is it about cucumbers that have made them a beauty staple for generations?

As more and more medical treatments seem to be crammed down our throats to treat our health and beauty woes, more and more of us are starting to turn back to more natural approaches to health and healing. One of the most common these days is acupuncture. Acupuncture is being used to treat and heal a number of different ailments, from aging to arthritis to even inducing labor for pregnant women. Acupuncture is popular because it is natural, it works, and there are little to no side effects. What is Acupuncture? Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese treatment that involves having...