Beauty

The nostalgic scent of sunscreen is synonymous with summer, hot sand between your toes, beach lounging and sun-kissed adventures.

It’s spring!  (At least for those of us here in the northern hemisphere.) It’s a great time to make your own seasonal perfume blends to celebrate the return of green. Spring brings to mind rebirth, flourishing, moving forward, and movement in general.  Any of these can inspire a great-smelling, natural blend.  Or you can center your perfume around one main essential oil. 

Incorporating herbs into your lifestyle can take many forms, from cooking with essential oils to making your own body scrubs and lips balms.

Anti-aging isn’t a dirty word anymore, for looking the best you can at all ages should come naturally to us. And if it comes via Ayurveda, that’s the best possible scenario.

Winter is here so you know what that means: chapped lips! Along with drinking plenty of water and applying lip balm, you should also be using lip scrubs at least once a week.

I’ve yet to go for a facial and not get asked about my skincare routine. I avoid harsh cleansers that leave my skin dry and inflamed, but even with holistic toners and moisturizers, blackheads seem to be inevitable. While it can be satisfying to remove blackheads and pop zits, doing so can actually make your skin more prone to breakouts as dirt is transferred from clogged pores to open ones.

Breathwork is not a product you can buy, but it is a concept you should buy into. For centuries, monks, meditators, and gurus have promoted the miraculous benefits of breathwork. But they don’t need to preach, actually. The proof is in the pudding: Look at the glow on the face of any breathwork practitioner and see the benefits before your very eyes.

Winter is almost always hard on the skin, especially if you live in a cold, dry, and sunny climate. Exposure to wind and sun burn can make your lips painful and peeling unless you take steps to protect them.

The holidays bring plenty of joyful memories for many people—family gatherings over home cooked meals, crisp winter hikes in the snow, and, for some, buying gifts. Unfortunately, not everyone feels the same away about holiday gift giving and many struggle to find a meaningful present. Rather than opt for a gift card, think about sending holiday cheer with one of these holistic gifts.

Have you ever used rose water?  Divine, isn’t it?  Real rose water—one of the most popular cosmetics in the world—is technically a hydrosol, a scented water produced by distillation of fresh rose petals.  Distillation is when you use steam to extract plant components, especially scented components.  Hydrosols&nbsp