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CHOCOLATE
Chocolate is an excellent moisturizer and leaves skin baby
soft.
COCOA BUTTER
Cocoa butter is an emollient that has been used for centuries
in Africa as a skin care product. It has been used to heal
and moisturize skin that has been exposed to the elements.
It also helps reduce the formation of stretch marks during
pregnancy by keeping the skin supple. It makes a wonderful
ingredient in lotion bars, lip balms, body butters, soaps
and belly balms for expectant mothers. Cocoa butter is also
a great binder for bath bombs!
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Known for centuries as a prime ingredient for skin care, Extra
Virgin Olive Oil is a superb moisturizer with numerous protective
qualities.
GREEN TEA
Besides its merits as a flavorful, tasty, social drink, green
tea has numerous positive effects on health. A Chinese proverb
says: “It is better to drink green tea than to take
medicine.” In Japan also green tea is known as the source
of “Everlasting Youth and Longevity.” These benefits
have been specified in various books, journals, newspapers,
and TV reports. In Japan, Eisai’s ( a famous monk )
book “Maintaining Health by Drinking Tea” is among
the first works on the topic. The healing properties of tea
derive from its richness in vitamins and similar elements.
HONEY
Unprocessed honey found in ancient tombs was determined to
be edible and was even used to preserve body moisture longer
and is believed to be one of nature’s oldest healing
agents. It has natural antiseptic, antibiotic and anti-inflammatory
properties; it soothes, softens, and moisturizes skin. Honey
can be used in the improvement of cellular regeneration, and
help skin recover from exposure to the environment.
OATMEAL
Oats provide one of the best remedies for feeding the nervous
system, especially when under stress. The oat remedy is considered
a specific in cases of nervous debility and exhaustion when
associated with depression. It may be used with most of the
other nerviness, both relaxant and stimulatory, to strengthen
the whole of the nervous system. It is also used in general
debility. The high levels of silicic acid in the straw will
explain its use as a remedy for skin conditions, especially
in external applications.
RAW CANE SUGAR
Scientific clinical studies for Glycolic Acid have actually
proven results that have been very difficult to prove for
other skin-care products. Glycolic Acid from sugar cane (said
to be the most effective of the various alpha hydroxyacids),
does stimulate and smooth skin, induce exfoliation and increase
the rate at which new, younger cells reach the skin surface.
SHEA BUTTER
African healers have used Shea Butter for thousands of years
as the ideal treatment for dry or aging skin. Protects the
skin against damaging effects of the sun while repairing cellular
degeneration.
VANILLA
Vanilla’s sweet scent has a soothing and calming effect
on anger, fear and sadness. No one can stay upset for too
long when the scent of vanilla oil is in the air. A few drops
of vanilla in body lotion or bath products can relieve dry
itchy skin. Vanilla is one of the most effective basic components
of aphrodisiac massage oils and bath oils
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