10 Ways to Use Salt as a Health and Beauty Product

Table salt is an inexpensive way to treat your body to a nice relaxing delight. Salt can be used to relieve dry itchy skin and reduce the oiliness of oily skin. Salt, along with baking soda, can make an excellent toothpaste that is great at fighting plaque and is a natural whitener.

10 ways to use salt as a health and beauty product

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7 Important Skin Moisturizer Tips

1. look for moisturizers that contain cell-repairing compounds that have or include vitamin-A
2. you also want antioxidants such as green tea and vitamin-C
3. cholesterol and fatty acids are also important because they mimic the structure of your skin

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The Power of Salt

The last several articles have been about using baking soda for various household cleaning tasks including the kitchen, bathroom, laundry room and a few other uses such as, taking care of your kids and pets and as a beauty product.

To continue with our “No more chemical cleaners” series, we are going to shift to table salt and its many uses around your home.

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10 Ways to Use Baking Soda as a Beauty Product

In my previous posts I have suggested ways to use baking soda, one of nature’s best products, to clean your home – your kitchen, your bathroom, and your laundry. But baking soda can be used as a health and beauty product as well.

Back in the day, baking soda was one of the only beauty products available to clean your teeth, clean your hair, use as a mouthwash, and use in your bath to soften your skin.

10 ways to use baking soda as a health and beauty product

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Do It Yourself – Organic Skin Care for Oily Skin

Astringents and Toners

Astringents work best for oily skin because they remove excess oil and will temporarily tighten the skin and enlarged pores.

Natural astringents include:

• peppermint -is refreshing and antibacterial
• witch hazel – mild and reduces excess oil from the skin
• sage – mild and fragrant
• cypress essential oil – mild and helps regulate the production of oil in the skin
• grapefruit essential oil – also mild and helps regulate the production of oil in the skin

Toners tend to be gentler and usually include natural soothing ingredients, such as:
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Natural Facial Scrub Using Honey

Honey is a Natural Healer

Honey has been used for centuries in cultures all over the world as a natural skin healing agent. Honey contains an enzyme called glucose oxidase, that when combined with water, produces hydrogen peroxide, a mild antiseptic. In addition to the glucose oxidase enzyme, honey also contains antioxidants and *flavonoids that may function as antibacterial agents. Honey also has the ability to moisturize the skin with out making it oily.

With these properties, honey is a great natural skin cleanser and moisturizer.

Some Favorite Honey Facial Recipes

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Skin – Your Largest Organ

60 % of any substance applied directly to your skin is absorbed into your body.

This is a scary thought when we think of the chemicals in commercially available skin care and cosmetic products. Most of these chemicals are toxic or we know little to nothing about the long term effects on our bodies. For example, lip stick is one of the most toxic cosmetic products because it contains harmful chemicals such as, PVP, saccharine, artificial colors and artificial fragrances. But what also makes lip stick harmful is that it is applied to such a thin layer of skin making it so easily absorbed.

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