Being Green with Natural Skin Care

One way to help reduce the global warming of our beloved earth is by finding ways to save money and at the same time stay healthy and also be more eco-friendly. You must always ensure that the manufacturer of the product that you are using offers safer products not only to us but also to the environment. Nowadays, many products in the market are made using chemicals that can speed up its growth process and make them look more appealing to consumers. Therefore, using natural ingredients is the best way to avoid using products that comes with chemicals that may harm your skin. In order to go green with your skin care, below are some beauty tips that you can do;

Natural Face Mask:

What you need:

1. To determine your type of skin care or suitable make-up
   
2. Always read product labels
   
3. Always update your knowledge on latest information
   
4. Choose fragrance-free products
   
5. Choose a Non-toxic products or products with recyclable packaging
   
6. Avoid using PVC containers
   

Method:

1. First of all, you must determine what type of skin care or make-up needs which are suitable for you for example whether you need moisturizer, body butter, body scrub, hand cream, fragrances, sun screen, eye cream, lip conditioner (lip gloss), or face serum (liquid base). Here’s some quick but profound advice from the experts at BirthOrderPlus.com, “Try to keep it simple when choosing for a suitable skin care product for example by choosing a basic cleanser, toner, moisturizer, and broad-spectrum sunscreen enabling you to keep your skin in good condition.”
2. Always keep yourself up-to-date with the current information on skin care products through the internet, newspapers, books, or from seminars. For the beauty industries nowadays, the main problem or issues is the usage of Toxic synthetic chemicals. In order for you to know the latest information, you can browse the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database site where you can know what is the popular cosmetics available and also what personal-care products that comes with high hazard scores on a scale of 0 to 10 depending on the content of their toxic.
   
3. If possible, choose fragrance-free products because artificial fragrances frequently contain phthalates that can trigger allergic reactions and other health problems or hidden dangers that may occur from “fragrance” or “parfum” which maybe harmful to the consumer.
   
4. Look for product that comes with recyclable glass and also does not provide danger of leaching toxins into the product contained within. If you find certain product which comes with plastics, Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) which is also known by recycling code #1, and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) with recycling code #2, where both of them is considered safe for usage and they are frequently accepted by recycling programs.
5. It is recommended that you avoid using containers that have recycling code #3 and the letter “V” or in other word referring to polyvinyl chloride, or PVC (also known as poison plastic) which provides environmental and health hazards when it is disposed off.
6. It is also recommended that you use organic beauty and grooming products which was grown without using synthetic fertilizers or pesticides which is much healthier not only to consumer’s bodies, but also to the environment.
7. You can also make your own green skin care treatments that will definitely give yourself satisfaction, save money and also do not come with preservatives or toxic chemicals. For example, an effective face mask can be made from bananas and powdered oats, your very own cleanser can also be made out of an anti-oxidant-rich tomato and yogurt, or creating an acne-fighting toner using green tea.
8. You can also get beautiful skin through diet, along with a good exercise for keeping nutrient-carrying blood circulating consistently through your body. Consume lots of protein, healthy fats (such as omega-3 fish oils or flaxseed oils), complex carbohydrates, and also fruits. You also have to make sure to drink at least up six to eight glasses of water so that you can flush out toxins from cropping out on your skin.