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11 Simple Tips for Kissing Those Zits Goodbye & Natural Acne Solutions
Acne is frustrating, let's face it. Whether you're a teen that feels like each new day you wake up with a fresh zit ready to explode to the point you want to miss a day of school or an adult who is saying "enough already, puberty is done and my forties weren't supposed to be like this!". Fortunately, we have some natural acne treatments & home remedies for pimples. As a women in her forties with a lot of stress and raging peri-menopausal hormones plus three teenage daughters, I wanted to formulate natural acne skincare products to create a healthy daily ritual for fighting acne that doesn't involve harsh chemicals, alcohols or synthetics. These chemicals can not only exacerbate the exact problem you are trying to alleviate but they also fill your body with chemicals that can cause other health issues such as hormonal disruption, headaches, fertility, asthma, cancers and more.
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Is Your Skincare Sustainable and Why You Really Should Care
As an indie natural beauty entrepreneur, I care deeply about sustainability both within my business and personal life. I have been implementing many initiatives to be more sustainable and to educate consumers about the role they play in the environment and the sustainability of the earth. In fact, caring about the environment has been a business value since our inception in 2014 and last year I made it my personal mission to try to switch all of our packaging to a more sustainable option. Find out why you need to start caring more!
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5 Clean Skincare Trends that will Make You Glow
After much of our own research and polling all the experts' reports in skincare, we have summed up the 2020 clean skincare and beauty trends for the everyday woman, not the LA-fame type of Kardashian women, but just the every day yoga-going, Lululemon wearing, doing it all and owning it, kinda woman. We have summed up these beauty trends of spring 2020 and also feel these will be relevant for the whole of the year, and maybe even intensifying throughout this whole decade to come. These five simple and clean beauty trends really may just be the future of skincare as women seek to find more simple, clean and natural ways to bring their natural beauty to a new level of radiance through self-ritualized practices that are done at home, rather than paying for expensive treatments at the derm or cosmetic enhancement centre!
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5 Ways to See if You're [Really] Sensitive to Baking Soda in Natural Deodorant
Let's break down these myths that proliferate the natural deodorant market. I get asked all the time by natural deodorant newbies if they will go through a nasty, stinky detox process when they make the switch. Sure, it may be true that when you start using natural deodorant for the first time, your armpits may need some time to adjust. Just like any big life change – give your body time to grieve the loss of conventional anti-perspirant but then, it’s time to move on and get ready for even better things to come – no smell, less sweat and safe, non-toxic ingredients that really work through your hot sweaty workout or yoga practice.
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Do You No Poo? We Are Talking About Hair People!
What is the No Poo Method? The No Poo Method encourages you to wash your hair with just water or an all natural, gentle shampoo alternative that is safe for hair. Note: Keep reading for some suggestions on natural shampoo alternatives to do the No Poo Method.
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Three Simple Things to Detox and Cleanse Your Skin, Mind and Gut
This is not your typical blog post suggesting you drink lemon water everyday, eat cabbage soup, and take fibre supplements to make you poop. And it's not about dry January where you ditch alcohol and purify your liver after the holiday binge you went on. While I think those are all helpful to cleanse and detox for optimal health at certain times of the year, this post is more about detoxing in a broader, more holistic, longer lasting, natural sense ~ detoxing three areas of your body that affect Every. Single. Thing. You. Do. Everyday. Your skin. Your mind. Your gut.
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Tips for Coping with Back Pain through Movement and Positivity
Life doesn't always go as planned. 2018 threw me a major curveball. I started January 2018 with fulfilling a passion of mine to complete my certified Yoga Teacher Training. I couldn't have been more excited! Given that I am a natural skincare formulator and an avid wellness geek taking up my yoga certification was a perfect next step for me on my wellness journey. That excitement turned into a daily yoga practice and sometimes combined with a gym workout sesh in the same day. My body started to give me some pretty strong signals that I was pushing myself too hard. I had been suffering for the past decade with on and off back pain that would throw me out for a couple weeks at a time.
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Does Natural Deodorant Actually Work?!?!
If you were to survey a random group of people at a yoga studio or gym, you would get very mixed answers to this question. For good reason actually because many people have either had a bad experience in the past or just don't know they should be using a natural deodorant to begin with! Let’s have a quick look at the human microbiome to understand the science better. Every part of the human body lives in harmony with trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. We’ve all learned it’s important to have healthy gut bacteria (thanks to those probiotics that keep everything in check!), but did you know there’s a whole ecosystem topically on your skin keeping everything also in check?
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The Ultimate Natural Skincare Routine for Athletes and Yogis
As a sporty gal or guy, you know your skin can take a beating (along with your muscles!) with chafing and rashes, dryness, cuts and bruises, sun overexposure and more. Your skin needs to be given the same amount of conscious effort as your muscles and nutritional needs both pre and post-workout. Here is a play-by-play on how to treat your skin before, during and after a sweat sesh at the gym or yoga: Pre workout Don't go to the gym all made up pretty with makeup on like a superstar. You need to arrive clean-faced to allow your pores to breathe properly when you exercise and sweat. Makeup will block your pores and you can get a breakout of acne and blackheads. Leave your face clean and natural which is at it's prettiest anyway! And of course it goes without saying to wear natural deodorant for your sweat sesh that you have applied on clean skin and with clean clothing to look and smell your best. I often shower before my workout that morning or the night before to start the workout fresh and clean. If you are sweaty person you may want to do the same to clean your sweaty armpits before you head out to workout. It also goes without saying that the key to great skin is hydration!!! So bring that water bottle with you to every workout and be sure you are drinking lots before your workout to replenish what you will lose through sweat. During Your Workout Do not touch your face! Ever! The bacteria on your hands from touching gym equipment and weights or a yoga mat is off the charts and will definitely contribute to a breakout not to mention you have other people's DNA all over you. Yuck what a thought. When you touch your sweaty face and skin with open pores from being hot and sweaty, you are depositing that DNA right onto your own skin and potentially into your bloodstream. This may also lead to you getting sick with a virus you pick up unknowingly onto your hands. Instead use a fresh towel that you bring from home to lay down on the benches, or to wipe your own sweat off your face, and to clean your hands. Use the sanitizer and wipes the gym or yoga studio provides to you to clean down the equipment both before and after use. Finally bring your own yoga mat and yoga mat disinfecting spray with you to yoga practice to be sure it is clean and free of germs and other people's DNA! After workout Ever get butt acne?! It happens. That's from sitting in sweaty gym clothes or yoga pants after you are done. Shower and change your clothes as soon as possible to prevent getting body acne and rashes. 1. In the shower, use a mild soap for your body and face that gently cleanses; do not scrub as it may cause additional irritation after your clothes have been rubbing against you. If you don't have time to shower right away at least change your clothes and use natural wipes to clean away the sweat. 2. Pat your skin dry - do not harshly rub it - and apply a natural body moisturizer as soon as possible while still a bit damp. Try one with natural plant based butters and oils and essential oils that have anti-bacterial properties like lavender or lemon. 3. For your face, neck and décolleté be sure to tone and moisturize to restore your pH levels and keep your pores in check before you apply sunscreen and/or makeup. You may also wish to apply a plant based serum to help protect and prevent aging from the elements if you have just done an outdoor workout especially. Our serum has rosehip seed oil in it to help eliminate dark sun spots and wrinkles and is a nice addition to the simple routine of cleanser, toner, serum and moisturizer. Having a good skincare routine will help to keep wrinkles, dryness and dark spots at bay. And speaking of sunscreen, be sure to look for one with natural mineral-based ingredients with at least an SPF30. Apply liberally to your face, neck and décolletage. So folks stay active and do so with great skincare in mind, not just thinking about your toned muscles and your namaste. About Clean Kiss We create natural and organic products for active, healthy people like you! We proudly make Canadian, artisan-handcrafted wellness products that are simple and pure for your body, face, hair and home. Our specialties are plant based premium skincare, all natural deodorant (that really does work!), and products to tame and manage naturally curly hair. We are 100% Vegan, GMO free, Gluten Free (and free of all unnecessary garbage!) and Leaping Bunny Certified (meaning we never test on animals and neither do our suppliers).
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