Affordable Eco-Friendly Ways to Maintain Your GLOW and Beauty, Naturally!

Beauties, 
We love trying all of the new products and potions that come our way, but sometimes we like to go classic with homemade, natural beauty treatments. Fancy treatments for hair, skin and nails are undoubtedly luxurious, but sometimes the best beauty fixes can be found in your home!

We want to share 3 of our favorite GO-TO natural, homemade beauty remedies that actually work:

1. You've probably heard of using toothpaste to dry up zits.. It also works great when you use it to scrub the yellow stains off your nails that can result from wearing nail polish. Just put some toothpaste on an old toothbrush (we chose this all-natural Tom's formula that is made without sulfates — meaning that it won't dry out your cuticles!), and scrub away at clean nails. Your nails will look so fresh and so clean-clean that you can go without lacquer and still look polished. 

2. If you've noticed that your skin has lost its usual brightness and luster, squeeze some fresh lemon juice onto a cotton pad and apply to skin. 

Lemon juice is an acid, so it can act as a toner for dull skin. It has exfoliating properties, so it can help brighten the look of the skin. But, it can also be very drying, so make sure to rinse it off after ten minutes or so. 

3. Apple cider vinegar removes clumpy residue in hair from product buildup. It also works excellently as a natural detangler. When used regularly in your natural hair care routine, apple cider vinegar can revitalize your hair, leaving it soft and smooth. The vinegar also works by closing the cuticle of the hair and makes your hair super shiny!

There you go Beauties! As easy as 1, 2, 3!

Xo, 

~Maryam 

Did You Know Roses Make an Excellent Natural Facial Toner? Here's how to Make Some!

Beauties, 

I was inspired to share my new Rosewater Toner recipe. It has left my skin feeling supple and firm. Roses have been used for centuries in beauty rituals and products! This DIY rosewater toner is easy to make and definitely a treat to use. It makes a gentle and all-natural face toner for almost all skin types, and it’s easy and inexpensive to make (about $5).

Supplies: 2 roses for about one packed cup of rose petals (be sure to rinse the petals first), 2 cups boiling water

1 strainer, 1 large, sterilized glass container (large enough to hold 2 cups of liquid) with a tight-fitting lid.

Instructions:

1. Remove the rinsed rose petals from the roses and place them in a small pan.
2. Pour two cups of boiling water over the petals and put a lid on the pan. Allow the water and petals to sit until the water cools to about room temperature.
3. Place the strainer over a large, sterilized glass container and pour the water into the container.
4. Optional: Add some of the rosewater to a small, sterilized glass container with a lid for a more convenient size to use in your bathroom.
5. Store extra rosewater in the refrigerator for about a week.
6. Apply the rosewater toner to a clean face before moisturizing.

How To Get Smooth, Glowing Skin

Exfoliation removes dead skin cells, leaving your skin radiant and smooth. You can exfoliate all year round at least twice a month. Whether it's bikini season or you just want soft, clean skin, exfoliating your skin from head to toe will get you glowing.

Many women exfoliate their faces but do not exfoliate other body parts. As the weather heats up and you get bikini-ready, you should exfoliate all over. Exfoliation is also important before  when rejuvenating winter-weary skin.

Supplies: Exfoliating Scrub or cleanser, Loofah, body brush or exfoliating gloves, Pumice stone, Body Balm or cream.

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Instructions:

• Before stepping into the shower, brush your dry skin .This will help remove the loose skin and prepare your skin for the exfoliating process. Begin with the soles of your feet, working your way up your body.
• Get into the shower and wet your body from head to toe. Don't exfoliate your skin if you are sunburned or have any open cuts or wounds.
• Use a pumice stone on your feet to eliminate rough spots and calluses.
• Apply your exfoliating cleanser to your loofah or gloves. Begin scrubbing your body in a circular motion starting with the bottoms of your feet and working your way up. When you reach the bikini area, don't scrub too hard because the skin is very sensitive.
• Be gentle on your face, particularly around your eyes and mouth. Use an exfoliating product especially formulated for the face, which is gentler than products designed to be used on the body.
• Don't forget about your hands. You want them to look and feel soft and smooth too!
• Rinse your body with lukewarm water, and follow with the coldest water you can stand. Apply a shower gel to soften your skin. 

After stepping out of the shower, apply a moisturizing body balm all over.

Ay of Yamerra’s Shea Hair and Body blends are recommended. Find one here Exfoliation is drying to the skin, so you must keep your skin hydrated.

BEAUTY Rx: Did You Know Yamerra's Sultry Mango is Excellent for Brittle Hair and Dry Skin?

I use quiet a number of natural beauty products as well as Yamerra's within my skin and hair regimen. While I have used Sultry Mango, my favorite Yamerra Eco-Luxe treats include Lemon-Fire Bliss Lemongrass (because its uplifting and invigorating with fresh tea tree for my dandruff and rosemary and burdock for my dry skin). I also LOVE LOVE LOVE Home Sweet Home Honey Vanilla. It is so gentle and mild, fresh and sensuous and I can use it head-to-toe, even on my face, lips and under my eyes (at night).

I noticed my hair was breaking last week and started using Yamerra's Sultry Mango. I have not used it in a while because I would usually go for Lemongrass or Honey Vanilla. Oh my! I forgot how amazing it is!!!! I washed and air dried my hair last night, and applied sparingly to my scalp and locks. Then I twisted hair into bantu knots.

This morning, my hair smelled so fresh and felt so so soft! My deep Mango conditioning treatment has really helped to stop the breaking too, reducing brittleness and softening my locks! Check out a review below by NaturallyNellzy (5k plus followers on YouTube, natural beauty advocate and Eco-conscious beauty maven). She review Yamerra's Sultry Mango, Be Bodacious Tangerine Grapefruit and our Natural Facial Serum:



Have YOU tried some Sultry Mango? Pick one up here: http://www.yamerrastore.com/hair/mango.php

Save-Our-Earth Saturday: Green Solutions You can easily adopt into daily living

I am excited to share some really cool information on how to be more Eco-conscious around the house. I found that you can easily adopt some of these Green Solutions and participate in saving our resources!

I have listed some Green Solution I practice below. Feel free to leave us a comment about how YOU are reducing waste of resources around YOUR home:

REDUCE

• For every 10 minutes you shower, you may be using up to 25 gallons of water. If you used a WaterSense-rated showerhead (epa.gov/watersense), 120 million gallons could be saved in just one day — that's 182 Olympic-size pools! — and $88 million a year. 
• Windows and doors can be major causes of heat loss especially in the winter, with faulty windows adding 10 to 25 percent to your heating bill. Open blinds during the day to let sun in. At dusk, close them to trap heat.
• Pay bills online, or set up automatic check paying from your bank account. No envelopes, no postage — and no late fees, if you’re on an automatic plan.

• Choose concentrated or ultra cleaning products, which use 50 to 60 percent less packaging than traditional formulas while cleaning just as thoroughly.

• True or false: The only way to save your computer’s energy during a lunch break is to shut it down. False. Leaving it in “sleep” mode uses very little electricity — with no wait for rebooting when you return. 

Let' be Eco-conscious, after all- It's Ultra fashionable!

~Maryam

Wellness Fix: Pure Honey and Fresh Lemon to the Rescue

In the past week, I've been sick with a dreadful bout of sore throat, voice loss, sniffles, coughing (uncomfortable, mostly at night...The worst), and aches.   It’s likely that working too much and neglecting nutrition probably left my immune system even more susceptible to getting sick. 

We can avoid getting sick by maintaining a good diet and taking vitamins? Mum's advice on one sure way to keep the "cooties" at bay (and this is super easy): 

Every morning, have a spoonful of raw honey (in raw form, it should be a pale yellow color and very thick) with organic cinnamon sprinkled over it. Try to take this before breakfast and it’ll ramp up your defenses! Take it straight and not in your tea; it’ll just turn to sugar once in the tea. This is a preventative way to boost our immune system.

Another way, more reactive than proactive- and I find this helps especially with voice loss is taking a shot of freshly squeezed Lemon (2 tablespoons will do). Follow directly with a teaspoon of honey.

Leave us a quick comment on how YOU boost your immune system. We'd love to hear from you.

~ Maryam 

Try-This Tuesday: The Best Clear Skin Duo EVER!

Darlings, 

For a long time, I have struggled with caring for my skin, having to change my habits and include regular exercise in my self-care routine. I have also had to look for (natural) skin care products for combination skin (as some parts of my face  I find more oily, and the other parts, dry). No one would know this to be the case (a skin-issue secret for me). 

I am excited to add that I have found the ultimate, all natural duo cleansing set to care for my face: Doterra's Clear Skin Set. It includes a Foaming Face Wash and A Topical Blend Essential oil stick for clear skin and break outs. All the herbs and essential oils used are therapeutic grade and do wonders for the skin. (These products are natural and work very well with Yamerra's Natural Facial Serum).

I absolutely LOVE these two products and plan to keep them in my skin care regimen for a long time. I have included these two pieces in my routine which also consists of taking natural supplements, Hair Skin and Nails, Moringa and Biotin. These supplements really do help restore balance and maintain radiance. Have you tried any of them? What are Your go-to choices to give that additional boost to your skin, hair?

Clear Skin Duo- Leave your skin strengthened,  fresh,  and revived. 

I recommend you try Doterra's Clear Skin Set. Soon, you will be able to purchase them here, on our blog.


~ Maryam 

BEAUTY Rx: Did You know Eating Grapefruits can make your skin GLOW?

Beauties, 

Grapefruit is one of the many citrus fruits I enjoy for breakfast. It is rich in vitamin C. But the Grapefruit is different from other citrus fruits because it has "lycopene" (big word eh?... yes- I had to look it up too!), a known cancer-fighting chemical. You can also choose to juice your Grapefruit and enjoy it as a liquid. The juice provides the same benefits as eating grapefruit itself. Grapefruit also has unique phytochemicals (a.k.a. bioflavanoids) that help promote skin health and general health.

" A Grapfruit A Day Emboldens the Skin"

You can also enjoy Yamerra's rich blend of Tangerine and Grapefruit from here. It really helps to alleviate conditions such as dandruff, acne and rashes. The Grapefruit extracts found in Yamerra's Be Bodacious Hair and Body Blend can alleviate inflammation. Yamerra's Be Bodacious also helps reduce acne and breakouts. Our blend is also recommended to reduce stretch marks and scars.

Be Bodacious is nutrient-rich, strengthening and refreshing... Try some!

 Incorporate some power Grapefruit into your diet (permanently) and watch your energy levels rise and your skin start to glow!

RESCUE ME, ROSEMARY! by Maryam Moma

Fresh Rosemary Herb

Think back, focus on the history of your hair. Our hair takes an awful beating between heat styling, coloring, teasing, and all the other abuse we inflict on our helpless strands. Not only that, but our hair changes with age and usually for the worse, not the better. There isn’t much we can do against hormones and changes due to time taking its course, but we can sure do our best to keep a healthy scalp in order for healthy, abundant hair to grow in. I’ve got one secret weapon in my hair arsenal that can’t be beat: Rosemary.

I’ve been using rosemary oil on my scalp for months (since the winter set in), and it’s made a huge difference in my scalp, stopping itchiness and dryness in its tracks! Normally have a very dry scalp, but the rosemary oil keeps it supple and healthy. It amazes me how much this natural remedy has helped my hair! I put a few drops of rosemary oil in each parted section (4) of wet hair.I then massage through my entire scalp with my fingers… It takes maybe two minutes. You can pick up an organic rosemary oil from Whole Foods or any other natural foods store.

If you want to super charge your rosemary routine, pick up Yamerra's Rejuvenating Lemon Fire Bliss with healing rosemary  . After shampooing, saturate your hair with the oil, put on a shower cap, and hold a blow dryer over it for 5 minutes. Leave it on for an additional 15-30 minutes and then rinse out and style as usual. Or if your hair is in really bad shape, apply a small amount to the ends of your hair and leave it in as you style. You can also apply this to your scalp for maximum conditioning! If you’ve got dry, brittle, damaged hair, rosemary is an ingredient you definitely want to take advantage of for softer, stronger, and healthier hair.

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