Beauty Through Balance: The Experts Advice

Winterize Your Skin!

With the cold weather upon us our skin can easily become

dry, irritated and dehydrated. irritation and dryness can often lead

to skin conditions in the winter such as eczema.

  

Winterizing Tips for the Skin:

 

1. Avoid synthetic detergents found in most soaps and cleansers such as sulfates as these can further dry and irritate the skin. A natural based cleanser created with pure oils such as jojoba, vitamin e and are free of harsh detergents.

 

Product Solution – Try our Glacial Purifying Face/Body Cleanser for normal to combination skin or our Lavender Olive Rich Foaming Cleanser for dry – sensitive skin. Both free of synthetic detergents, parabens, artificial colors and fragrances.

 

2. Deeply re-hydrate using products such as a mask, moisturizer or serum that contain ingredients which have been shown to draw moisture into the inner layers of the skin. Ingredients such as Hyaluronic Acid and actives derived from the olive as well as fresh seaweed can help to restore moisture levels from deep within

 

Product Solution – Try our Hydra Skin Renewal Gel and Glacial Revitalizing Mist Duo for normal, combination and dehydrated skin. Both created with Hyaluronic acid and seaweed

Our Acai Berry Facial Care products contain Olivate from pure olive oil to help restore skin’s moisture levels and are great for dry/mature skin.

 

3. Protect and Repair – Skin exposed to the harsh environmental factors such as cold and wind can see advanced signs of aging on the skin. Using products rich in fatty acids, minerals, fresh seaweed, and anti-oxidants can combat these effects

 

Product Solution – Our Acai Berry Face and Body Series has been created with the powerful organic Acai Berry and Capuacu butter from the Amazon Rainforest.

Recognized for their ability to heal, repair and protect the skin. The Series includes the Acai Power Repair Moisturizer to address dry/mature skin.

 

4. Internal Hydration and Detox. Incorporate caffeine free herbal teas, pure water with fresh lime or lemon, and juicing(using fresh vegetables and fruit)

these internal drinks can help keep you hydrated and well balanced internally and will help keep your skin looking revitalized

 

5. Soothe and Heal Skin irritation. During the winter skin can become itchy and irritated increasing chances of conditions such as eczema. Using products that contain healing and moisturizing ingredients such as lavender, soy, fatty acids, and seaweed can help restore the skin to its natural state.

 

Product Solution – Products from our Lavender Soy Series offer soothing relief and healing for dry, chapped and irritated skin. The Hydra Skin Renewal Gel from our signature series has been shown to help repair and renew skin irritation and redness by infusing hydration deep within.

 

6. Exfoliate 3 times per week(depending on skin type) – Using a gentle based exfoliant up to 3 times a week helps to keep skin balanced, remove accumulated dry. dead skin cells and prevent skin from appearing dull. Ingredients such as jojoba beads, ground apricot powder, gentle mineral clay, and fruit enzymes all work together to treat the skin without an aggressive approach.

 

Product Solutions – For Normal to dry/sensitive skin we recommend our Lavender Soy Exfoliation. For dry/mature skin the Acai Berry Facial Exfoliating Mask. For normal to combination and dehydrated skin the Hydra Skin Renewal Gel.  To keep the body smooth and silky try our Acai Whipped Body Polish.

 

 

For More information and a free skin consultation on how to Winterize Your Skin Contact us www.beautythroughbalance.ca

 

With your purchase of any 3 products recommended in the above blog, you will receive a Moisturizer for free!

Natural Skin Care Tips While Traveling

If you are planning on taking a trip this season what you pack for skin care can be an essential tool in helping to keep your skin hydrated and well balanced. Time in an airplane, time zone changes and a change in temperature can cause skin to become dry, dehydrated and irritated.

 

In addition to the information shared in the article link below, Sherina recommends that you also try to incorporate basic daily skin care steps(facial cleansing, hydrating mist, exfoliating mask, and moisturizer) that contain super foods known for their skin protecting and nourishing benefits. Super foods such as Olive oil, Acai Berry, Green Tea and Seaweed are a fewthat will help provide essential nutrients during your travels.

Sherina shares some easy to implement skin care tips for when you are on the go..

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This Valentine’s Day create your own luxurious spa experience in the comfort of your home

If you are watching your budget but still want to indulge in romance on Valentine’s Day, here are some easy DIY tips to create the perfect evening for two.

A perfect spa setting starts with creating a mood of total relaxation. Light some candles scented with pure aromatherapy essential oils like lavender, vanilla, cinnamon, ylang ylang or sandalwood.  Throw on a little mood enhancing music, slip into your ‘spa’ robes and create a heavenly bath using rose petals and a mixture of sea salt with essential oils (choose from the list above).  A couple of glasses of organic sparkling wine and the ambience is created.

Once you and your amour have settled into the tub, you can start with a skin smoothing scrub with a body brush to nourish and soften the skin from head to toe. This technique is a great way to keep skin smooth and soft and is even better when someone you love is doing the brushing for you.  Find a soft to medium bristle body brush and try it dry without water or with some essential oils or salt scrub and simply brush the skin in an upward motion, starting close to the body and moving outwards towards your fingers and toes.

After your soak you can complete your experience by treating each other with a full body massage using a natural oil blend. You can shop around for a good massage oil or you can create your own.  Start with any of the following oils: Olive, Soybean, Apricot Kernel, or Almond.  Then add essential oil of your choice (20 drops of essential oil per 100ml of base oil), any of the fragrances previously mentioned will do nicely.

For an extra special Valentine’s Day treat to add to your spa experience, make some chocolate covered strawberries in advance to enjoy as you relax after your massage.  To make these just heat some organic semi-sweet dark chocolate until it melts, dip in a strawberry until most of it is coated.  Cool in the fridge until the chocolate hardens and bring them out a few minutes before you’re ready to eat them.  This is definitely a sexy food that will be very fun to feed to each other.

Some products that Beauty Through Balance offers that will enhance your romantic home-spa experience include the Acai Berry Vital Mineral bath Soak and Acai Anti-oxidant Body Emulsion.