Anti-aging & Skin Care Bonuses of Organic Palm Oil- Part I

Organic Palm oil is one of nature's purest and strongest anti-aging ingredients.  It is most commonly used in organic body care soaps and shampoos because it easily removes dirt and oil from skin and hair. This botanical oil also contains a refatting agent that replenishes skin and hair's natural oils.  It is also used in organic skin care products specifically for its wonderful anti-aging properties, as well as for its ability to moisturize.  

 

One of the most nourishing and beneficial anti-aging properties contained in organic Palm Oil is its innate beta carotene.  This powerful antioxidant attacks free radicals that lead to aging of the skin by destroying healthy skin cells.  Additionally, organic Palm Oil is a bonus source of Vitamins A, C, and E, which also contain strong free-radical-fighting properties.

Perhaps the finest anti-aging component of organic Palm Oil is its rare toctrienols, members of the Vitamin E family.  The most commonly found type of Vitamin E, tocopherol, is well known for its benefits in treating many common skin ailments. Vitamin E is a another strong antioxidant  that aids in fighting free radicals that damage the skin and cause fine lines and wrinkles.
 
Interestingly, Dr. Betty Kamen, PhD, aserts that toctrienols are a more powerful antioxidant compared to tocopherols.  These anti-aging miracle workers have been proven to be measurably more effective in preventing damage from free radicals and the effects of aging that follow. When Palm Oil is used topically in organic skin care cleansers, soaps, moisturizers and other products, its toctrienols penetrate the skin's layers deeply to speed healing and protection.

More Anti-aging Bonuses of this fantastic, organic botanical oil to come in Part II! (:

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Choose Happiness to Naturally Heal Skin & Body

"Whoever is happy will make others happy, too.  He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery." - Anne Frank


Choosing to feel happy and grateful about the many good things we can see in our daily lives releases many different brain chemicals that generate a profound sense of well-being in our minds and bodies.  Happiness is also truly contagious!  Folks who always appear to be "up" and bubbly are fun to be with and really create happiness in others around them.

What a great avocation- to choose to create happiness in ourselves and the lives of others!  It certainly is easier if we can remember that we are never truly left alone to solve any problem that comes up in our day.  Reminding ourselves of this can reduce the anxiety we sometimes feel that blocks happiness.  We can choose to remember that "Spirit" is always with us, always available, and can help us to relax and decide on the best course of action for any situation we encounter in our day.  With this knowledge, we can choose to go about our day feeling happy, rather than stressed, angry or depressed.

If we make feeling good, happy & up a regular daily practice, it will have a pronounced positive effect on our mental, emotional, spiritual and phycial health.  Many scientific studies have shown the inherent connection between feeling "good" or happy and improved physical health.  It seems that a "happy" mind and body are a healthy body and mind, too.  Feeling happy every day is a great way to heal your skin, too, because this powerful emotion also releases chemicals in the brain that work to heal the skin and other organs, too.

Try spending some time powerfully focusing on feeling happy and on what you are grateful for every day.   Research shows that just 10  minutes daily of this kind of mental practice can substantially lower blood pressure, boost mental focus and clarity and even boost the immune system.  Try this for a week or two, and notice how much better you will feel and how much more energy you will have.

Anti-Aging Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil in Organic Skin Care-Part II

 

Recently, we've been discussing the many anti-aging benefits of choosing to use Virgin Coconut Oil in daily organic skin care.  It's been found in recent studies that an ideal anti-aging facial or body moisturizer will contain an organic, botanical oil that will soften skin, as well as protect it from free-radical damage, promote skin healing and of course help us look younger.  Pure Virgin Coconut Oil fits that description!  

Organic Virgin Coconut Oil is a smart choice to get the best anti-aging ingredients for body moisturizers and cremes, cleansers, soaps and body care today.  As we mentioned in Part I of this Blog, it does a great job of preventing destructive free-radicals from forming in skin.  This wonderful gift from Nature is rich in natural anti-oxidants that, when used as part of a daily skin care plan, continue to fight new free radical attack.  The oil also has many additional health benefits for the body when taken internally or used in the preparation of food, because it's also an immune system-strengthening powerhouse!

The intoxicating scent of pure, organic Coconuts is best preserved in their oil when it's pressed through a non-chemical process known as the "DME Method" (see previous and future Blog posts for more information.) So the fragrance makes it delightful to the senses, and regular use of Virgin Coconut Oil helps to maintain the strength and elasticity of the connective tissues in the skin.  This added benefit discourages formation of deep lines and wrinkles and loss of skin firmness!

Fragrant, Pure Virgin Coconut Oil has even been shown to beautifully restore damaged or diseased skin.  It is  easily used on the face and body in its pure essential oil form, or as a strong, proven anti-aging component in organic facial and skin moisturizers, body butters, body scrubs and soaps and more.  Why not get rid of age spots, fine lines, wrinkles, loss of firmness and tone with a healing botanical oil that has both a lovely natural feel and exotic fragrance? We do, and we love it!

Are We Culturally Biased Against Organic Skin Care?

 
Recently I've been having conversations with friends who actually use organic skin care products, about people's perceptions when it comes to choosing whether or not to purchase these products.  A number of interesting possible "roadblocks" came up in our discussions, that I think are worthy of some discussion on this Blog.  Of particular note among these conversation topics, was the theory that Americans may be somewhat culturally "biased" towards purchasing organic body care. 

According to what several people have mentioned, there seems to be a pervading "westernized" idea in American culture that organic skin care and body care products that are or are not manufactured in this country, according to the FDA's standards, may not be "clean" or pure.  Additionally, people seem to believe that purchasing and using Organic products that don't fall under the FDA's watchful eye, could be risky, because these products could potentially contain some kind of harmful contaminants that could cause illness or injury. 

Well, I really had a good laugh over this, probably because I may have wrongly assumed that Americans are long over this kind of thinking.  The truth is, anyone who does a bit of research on the internet today will find that this is simply not true.   Most organic products are grown according to USDA Certified Organic standards, which are actually very strict standards, when compared to those followed by the FDA.  In addition, it is worth purchasing organic products grown and produced in European and other nations, whose government standards for "organic" are even stricter than our own, due to the purity of these products. 

A great rule of thumb to always follow when considering different organic products currently available in stores, is to look for the USDA Certified Organic seal (shown below.)  These skin care and body care products are guaranteed to be pure and free of any possible contaminants.  



 I'll be publishing more soon on this Blog about other possible roadblocks to purchasing organic skin care and beauty products that are truly healthy and healing for everyone.

Anti-Aging Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil in Organic Skin Care-Part I

One of perhaps the most annoying signs of aging is when brown, freckle-like spots or "liver spots" start showing up, especially on facial skin and hands.  Unfortunately, these "age spots" mean that free-radical deterioration of the lipids (fats), or lipofuscin, has already occured in skin.  It is well-documented that the main cause of age spots is oxidation of polyunsaturated fats and protein in the skin, due to free radical "attack."  The skin cells can't rid themselves of the discoloration caused by lipofuscin, and it continues to accumulate over time, causing the brown or "age spots."  

 

The good news is it's absolutely possible to prevent further skin aging and to even reduce the appearance of these age spots with using a moisturizing, free-radical-fighting botanical oil in daily organic skin care. We've been talking about the many virtues of Natural Organic Virgin Coconut Oil for quite some time on this Blog.  One of it's best healing qualities is that it's strong in fighting against free radicals, because it is unrefined and hasn't been stripped of its innate antioxidant-rich properties through a chemical refining process.  Most folks don't realize that commonly-purchased "natural" skin care products are made with refined vegetable oils- all the natural, botanical antioxidants have been stripped out of them, and so they are very likely to actually generate free-radicals both in and outside the body. 

 

Remember, whatever we put on our skin is absorbed into the skin cells and bloodstream in 23 seconds.  Using products that contain refined oils in fact causes skin to age faster. These "natural" products might feel like they bring temporary relief, but they actually accelerate the aging of the skin, production of age spots and can even promote skin cancer due to the free radicals produced by these  refined oils.   Fortunately there are many organic facial moisturizers, body lotions, body butters, organic body cleansers and soaps available to choose from today that are made with unrefined botanical oils, like Virgin Coconut Oil, that are rich in natural, free-radical-fighting anti-oxidants. 
- Check back for more Anti-aging Secrets of this miraculous organic skin care oil in our next Blog! (:  

Healing Skin Care Benefits of Organic Lemongrass Oil

Organic Lemongrass, or Melissa, is an herb easily recognized by its tall fronds of leaves and strong lemon-citrusy scent and is indigenous to Sri Lanka and India.   Applying this healing botanical to the skin can help alleviate common skin disorders and problems, such as bacterial infections and even large pores.  In addition, organic lemongrass is even used an excellent mosquito repellent. 
 

Inherent anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties give organic Lemongrass the ability to discourage bacterial or microbial growth on the skin.  The essential oil reduces the occurence of skin infections as well as alleviates skin irritations, like folliculitis and cellulitis, that are caused by bacterial infections.  

Lemongrass oil is also fungicidal, as it clears fungus infections on the skin. 

This healing essential oil from nature's bounty has been gifted with unique antifungal, antimicrobial, antibacterial /antiseptic chemical qualities that allow it to also be a very effective astringent.   Facial skin toners, cleansers and soaps containing organic lemongrass oil do a great job of firming and tightening the skin.  When used as an astringent/toner, this lively-scented oil is very effective in minimizing skin pores, while it forms a protective barrier of hard tissue under the skin that guards it against daily free radical exposure.

 

Astringent herbs and oils constrict the skin, contract pores, provide skin-firming, limit the secretions of oil in the skin and help to clear and fight the recurrence of acne.  Astringents/ facial toners are meant to cleanse, stimulate and remove excess oil from the skin, leaving it feeling toned and fresh.   Organic Lemongrass essential oil makes an excellent, healing addition to toners and soaps, due to its natural astringent and antiseptic qualities.  

This lovely, lemony-scented organic essential oil is also well-known for its aromatherapeutic qualities to calm and relieve stress, and this is very important in healing the skin and body as a whole!  Stress is a large contributor to decreased effectiveness of the immune system, and disease.  Adding organic lemongrass essential oil to your daily skin care regimen or bath is an easy, enjoyable way to increase the healing in your skin care.