I’ve been experimenting with making herbal oil infusions with different types of herbs and powders for the skin, hair, and body. When making an infusion, you are extracting all of the healthy properties of that herb to infuse into the oil. You can make an oil infusion using the hot or cold method. Using the cold method, you put your herbs or powders into a jar of oil and you sit it on a … [Read more...]
Coffee Facial Soap
I am not much of a coffee drinker, but I do drink it on occasion. I love the taste of it and the delicious aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Even if you don’t drink coffee, or you drink it occassionally, coffee has some wonderful skin benefits. Coffee has antioxidant properties helping to boosts circulation, tighten the skin, rejevenate the skin, reduce puffiness and dark circles. It is … [Read more...]
Coenzyme Q10 Facial Serum
This facial serum nourishes and hydrates the skin also helping to reduce puffiness and dark circles. I have been wanting to experiment with making facial serums versus facial oils. Facial oils nourish the skin as well, but the difference between the two is that facial serums focus on a specific skin concern. Facial serums incorporates active ingredients into the formulation to help fight … [Read more...]
Keeping On
I must say that for me, in my third act of life there are still things that I want to achieve, because I am still here. But what I have learned is that when you are trying to take your life into a different direction, you have to rise to the occasion. That’s the hard part. You can want “change” all you want. But, if you don’t do anything about it you are going to be in that same position six … [Read more...]
Hyaluronic Acid Facial Serum
This blog post welcomes an ingredient that I have been interested in experimenting with for my face. One of the ingredients that you may find in your facial creams or facial serums is Hyaluronic acid. This ingredient comes in a powder form or a gel that has already been made. I used the powder form to formulate this hyaluronic acid serum with just three ingredients: distilled water, hyaluronic … [Read more...]