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Women with pale skin can sometimes come across as sickly-looking. Put on some cheek color to minimize the whiteness. Cheek colors come in various beautiful shades you will delight experimenting with.

Apply these to:

~ Add depth and color to your face
~ Subtly contour your cheekbones
~ Compliment your facial features
~ Give you a more radiant look

Many of us have heard comments about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ oils in both our diets and beauty products, but with all the information about saturated, unsaturated, monosaturated, hydrogenated, synthetic, petrochemical etc. . .  it may be hard to remember what’s what. 

As a rule, if the oil comes from a plant and is healthy for eating, it’s beneficial for your skin as well.  Safflower is a very soothing oil which can be high in Oleic Acid, a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid.  Certified Organic Safflower Oil is a highly moisturizing oil and is an exceptional addition to both your diet and your natural skin care regime.

Olive oil is renowned for its health benefits in diets, but did you know the benefits of using it on your skin?  Olive oil is very moisturizing and conditioning for both skin and hair and, with its high fatty acid and antioxidant content, can also be helpful for anti-aging care.

While all types of Olive Oil are great sources of omega 9, according to Travis Van Slooten, Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the best.  Extra Virgin Oil is produced from the first pressing of the olive fruit which results in this extraction having the highest levels of antioxidants, particularly vitamin E and phenols.

Some Health benefits of omega 9 include:

• Lowers cholesterol levels, thereby reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease
• Reduces atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
• Reduces insulin resistance, thereby improves glucose (blood sugar)
• Improves immune function
• Provides protection against certain types of cancer

For skin care, use on hands, face, or body in place of lotions or creams.  For natural skin care, using products that use olive oil and other plant oils is best.

Maybe raw meat isn’t such a good idea, but eating raw plant-based foods are going to give you the best health results of any diet for anti-aging skin care.  A good rule of thumb is:  “Keep it as close to the way it grows as possible”, which means staying away from processed, bleached, packaged, and canned foods as much as you can.  

Many people have found amazing benefits by eating more naturally in the form of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.  In fact, raw food has found it’s way into many lives simply because of the incredible health benefits experienced.   Only living plants can give us the nutrients and energy our skin and bodies need to grow, heal and stay looking and feeling young.

For more information about raw food, click the following links:  http://www.rawmelissa.com/ , http://www.thebestofrawfood.com/

What we put in our bodies is as important as what we put on our bodies for healthy, radiant skin.   

In addition to outside anti-aging skin care, here’s a healthy recipe that will not only give your body wonderful nutrition, but satisfy those sweet cravings too:

http://www.rawmelissa.com/movies/chocolatebanana.wmv

Jojoba has so many amazing healing properties. It is commonly used in hair and skin care products. The benefits of jojoba on the skin are numerous, in fact, the early Native Americans have used Jojoba oil for centuries as treatment for cuts and sunburn relief.

Other therapeutic benefits of jojoba oil also include:

~Cleans clogged pores and restore the skin’s natural pH balance.

~Reduces wrinkles and minimize stretch marks.

~Helpful in treating eczema, acne and many other skin problems.

~Helps fight skin surface roughness, flakiness and fine lines.

~Jojoba’s anti-bacterial properties help inhibit the growth of acne causing bacteria.

Sea Buckthorn is a deciduous shrub native to many areas in Europe and Asia, including China, Mongolia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Great Britain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Finland, Sweden, and Norway.  The oil and extracts come from the seed and berries and requires around 10 pounds of whole berries to produce 1 pound of oil. 

Sea Buckthorn is exceptionally rich in essential fatty acids, Vitamin E, Beta-Carotene, and Anti-oxidants.  This highly prized ingredient is very beneficial for skin and is used to treat a miriad of conditions including: damaged skin, ulcerations, scar tissue, wrinkles, ezema, and burns. 

This is definitely an ingredient to watch for in moisturizers and anti-aging products to feed your skin what it needs to look beautiful.

For years doctors believed that food and overall health had no relationship at all.  Now, we are all realizing how closely-linked they really are.  Of course, genetics and other things can have an impact but, for the most part, the condition of a person’s skin can actually be an indication of how healthy or unhealthy their diet is. 

In addition to using healthy makekup on the body,  what goes into the body can also have significant effect on the health of your skin.  We will be providing Healthy Diet Tips to help you create optimal health and beautiful, radiant skin from the inside out.

One of Natures’ fabulous ingredients for skin is Organic Jojoba Oil.  Jojoba oil comes from the beans of the plant Simmondsia Chinensis and can be found growing in warmer areas such as Southern California, Arizona, and Mexico.  It is golden in color and one of the most ideal oils for the skin.   Jojoba oil is more like a liquid plant wax and, as such, its stability and shelf life is considerably longer than most plant oils. 

One of jojoba’s best qualities for the skin is its ability to absorb into the skin much like our own natural skin oils.  This absorption capability allows for greater moisturization and skin protection. 

When looking for healthy makeup, be sure to look for products that contain this wonderful oil.