Want to make your own natural moisturizing lip balms?

I have been searching for the right lip balm for a while; my lips are so dry.  EOS lip balms were my favorite for a while but my lips become dry after 1 to 2 hours of using them, so I decided to make coconut lip balms.

Here is my DIY recipe. You will need: 
1.5 Tbsp Organic Coconut Oil, 1.5 Tbsp Organic Beewax, 1 Double Boiler or Microwave Safe Container, 1 Wisk or a Spoon, Empty Lip Balm Containers or top round steel Tins, red clay powder moroccan as natural Colorant (optional), Cooking Gloves. 

What to Do?

How keep a beautiful healthy skin during Fall?
Fall is so beautiful; nature is transforming under our eyes with beautiful colors. We overlook the fact that beautiful autumn also brings dry air and cooler temperatures. Like nature, our skin changes during fall; our skin becomes rough, dry, dehydrated, and dull. It is very important to adjust our organic skin care routine to have a beautiful and glowing skin during fall. 

Here are 5 tips to tweak our natural and organic skin care routine for fall. 

Tip #1. Switch to an Heavier Facial Daily Moisturizer 
Heavier moisturizers will hydrate our skin and prevent skin moisture loss; Moisture loss creates dry and flaky skin.  What heavier moisturizers to choose? If you're using a gel moisturizer, switch to an organic lotion moisturizer. Acure Organics has thicker natural and organic day creams that provide great protection.  Treatment oils are another option if you do not want to change your facial moisturizer. You simply put some facial moisturizer in the palm of your hands and mix in few drops of the treatment oil. Few oils to add to your moisturizer: Indie Lee Moisturizing oil and  Bee Naturals.

Tip #2. Use Toners to Boost Skin Hydration 
Toners are so important in a skin care routine during cool and dry weather. They add additional moisture to the skin. My all time favorite and a basic in my skin care routing is the Thayers Facial Toner. Another toner you could use is S.W. Basics toner. Made with raw apple cider vinegar and clary sage essential oil, it is perfect for oily skin. A third option is the HollyBeth Organics toner; it is a rose geranium facial toner that works well on dry skin. This toner USDA organic certified; it soothes the skin and draws moisture to it.

Tip #3. Get Your Scrub On 
Exfoliate, Exfoliate, Exfoliate!! Exfoliation is a must during cooler temperatures. It brightens skin complexion by getting rid of flaky skin. Don't have a facial scrub for fall? Try the certified organic  HolleyBeth Organics, Grits and Honey Scrub. This is a simple scrub with great results. It smooths and nourishes the skin with its honey content. One of my favorite oil-based scrub is 100% Pure: All Natural and Organic, Body Scrub - Coconut; this scrub smells wonderful and it is ultra-moisturizing. It is so gentle on my skin and always leaves it silky soft. If you have cellulite like me, BaeBody Arabica Coffee Scrub will be your best friend. It makes my thighs look great. Getting rid of cellulite requires consistent scrubbing and cool weather gives us enough time to smooth this cellulite away before we breakout skirts and swim suits for summer. 

Tip #4. Stock Up on Body Moisturizers and Lip Balms. Body and lip moisturizers will keep our skin healthy, smooth and soft. Cooler temperatures come with flaky and dry skin because we loose so much moisture. The Acure Organics ultra-hydrating body lotion is great for dry and normal skin. It is made with natural and organic ingredients, including cacao butter. Our lips can get cracked and dry during fall; they also require a lot more moisturizing during cooler weather. My favorite natural or organic lip balms packs are: Burt's Bees- Superfruit lip balms, Beauty by Earth - Vanilla beans and honey lip balms, Henné Organics - Luxury Lip Balm. All those lip balms are so moisturizing; they keep my lips soft for hours. 

Tip#5. Stay Hydrate - This is So Important! Beautiful skin also comes from what we eat and drink. Some of the skin moisture comes from the water we drink. It is critical to dry plenty of water if we want a glowing and healthy skin. Keep water by your side at all time. I usually drink a full glass of water as soon as I wake up in the morning. I also have water at my desk.

Fall will bring cooler temperatures that dry our skin; by following these five tips, we will have a great looking skin during fall. 

 Is  coconut oil and butter good for dry skin? Is it the best oil for natural skin care? What is it all about? I use many different oils and butter for my dry skin and coconut butter and oil work wonders.

Coconut oil and butter are mainly made of fatty acids and triglycerides. Triglycerides are the main components in our body natural oils. Triglycerides and fatty acids are skin softeners; they help the skin barrier by preventing excess moisture loss. 

Coconut oil is also rich in proteins; it regenerates and restores the skin. It contains vitamin E, which promotes healthy skin growth, skin repairs, and is anti-bacterial according to Organic Facts.

It is important to not apply too much coconut oil on your skin. I read articles about some people stopped using coconut oil. I think it is important to understand how natural and organic ingredients work. Coconut oil and butter quickly saturate the skin; this is one of the reason they are so efficient. Do not use too much coconut butter, according to organic facts the skin can only absorb a certain amount of oil.  When we use too much coconut oil, the skin does not absorb it any more and your skin will feel greasy.
I use unrefined organic coconut butter and virgin oil. Below are the best unrefined coconut oils I found:

​ I have been searching for the right lip balm for a while; my lips are so dry.  EOS lip balms were my favorite for a while but my lips become dry after 1 to 2 hours of using them, so I decided to make coconut lip balms. Here is my DIY recipe for coconut oil lip balms.

Thinking About Transitioning to Natural Deodorants? A DETOX GUIDE
Natural deodorants can be tricky to add to a natural skin care regiment. I gave up so many time when transitioning to natural dedorants. I had to find out why it took to transition to natural deodorants and I give you the guide. The first thing  I fond out is that there is a detoxifying stage in transitioning to natural deodorants.

Detoxifying stage?
The transition to natural deodorants includes a detoxifying stage. Why detox? There is a build up of toxins created by years of using antiperspirants that need to be cleared up. Your sweat glands need to readjust before functioning properly. This detoxifying and adaptation phase depends on each individual; it can take up to a month, according to Dr. Hauschka. 

Sweat Glands and Antiperspirants and Transitioning to Natural deodorants

One of the functions of the sweat glands is to release toxins our body creates in stressful situations, according to Mayo Clinic. These byproducts are in a fluid that is released in our armpits' hair follicles.

The fluid is released during emotional stress time, and is actually odorless. The odor under the armpits comes from bacteria breaking down the fluid released. Antiperspirants stop this process.

#1: Use the season at your advantage -
The best time to transition to natural deodorants is fall, and spring. The temperatures are cool enough to not sweat too much. It is important also to wear cotton tops so the skin can breathe. Synthetic fabrics trap in the sweat and bacteria, and this will create the odor.  It can take up to a month for the detoxifying process and for the sweet glands to resume their natural  functions. 

# 2: Deal with body odor effectively -
The best thing to do is to completely remove all your hair and clean your armpits during the day to wash away the bacteria built up.

# 3: Sweating is healthy -

There are sweat glands all over our body to cool the body and sweating releases stress and accumulated toxins in our body. According to WebMD, aluminium-based compound antiperspirants clog the sweat conduits. Natural deodorants are not made to stop sweating that is an healthy function of our body; they are designed to fight bacteria that create the odor and keep the armpits clean.

# 4: Natural Deodorants you need to know about -
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Below are few natural deodorants that worked for me. There are both aluminum, petroleum, and paraben free.  

The all natural  stick deodorant from Green tiding lavender is very strong. The scent of lavender is  great especially during the transition stage. This deodorant is extra strong so there is less sweating with it. I used it during the transition phase to fight the smell. You can shop it  here.  
Another deodorant in a jar is from Primal Pit Paste; it  is a paste deodorant. Paste deodorants are a bit different, so it takes a little to get used to them. To use:  just take a small amount of the paste on clean dry fingers and apply under the armpits. This paste deodorant still works  great even after a long day. They also have a deodorant stick now. I also used the armpit detox bar from Zabana essentials and the Desert Essence tea tree oil deodorant. ​ ​The Dessert Essence tea tree is easy to apply and work well; I found that it does last too long though but it is a great to start transitioning to natural deodorants.