Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Take Care of Your Skin

Most of us have read somewhere that the skin is the largest organ in the body.  We excrete wastes through our skin in the form of sweat and when our body is not “right” on the inside, most of the time it’s because what we are or are not putting in our bodies.


Water is the most important element for moisturized skin.  The more water you drink, the more hydrated your skin will become.  I notice that when my water intake decreases, my skin looks tired and dry.  Within a week of increased water intake, my skin looks  younger and has less dryness.


Topical emoillents can also help skin look younger and firmer.  No matter how you slice it, we must nourish the skin from the outside and the inside.. 


Do you have dry winter skin?  Are your store bought lotions not providing the long lasting moisture you need?  Most lotions are made primarily of water, which, in the low humidity of overheated homes and the cold of the outdoors, evaporated easily.  You might want to try an anhydrous (without water) product such as shea butter or cocoa butter.  Applied on top of all ready moisturized skin, the rich butter may serve to seal and protect the skin.


Neosoul.essentials offers many products such as our shea butter bar, megamix whip, and Eva’s Shea buttah whip for your moisturizing needs.



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1 comment:

stephhutchins said...

African natives use Shea Butter for many, many different things. They rub it on their skin to protect it from the sun and wind. They use it for pain relief as well, for things like arthritis and joint pain. It's also very useful for muscle aches. Unfortunately, someone who doesn't know much about Shea Butter may go into a store and pick up a product which is supposed to have Shea Butter in it. The individual wants to get the benefits of Shea Butter, but most products contain refined Shea Butter.

The difference between refined Shea Butter and pure unrefined Shea Butter is the healing and protective properties. During the refining process, most or all of the healing qualities are removed from the Shea Butter along with the color and scent. So, checking the label to make sure that the Shea Butter is unrefined and organic is a good idea. The benefits of using unrefined Shea Butter are numerous.

Many people use Shea Butter for moisturizing. This is great, because unlike other moisturizers, Shea Butter lasts a long time. With the barrier that Shea Butter provides your skin to protect against dryness and other things, your skin is smoother and more supple. Shea Butter is also used very often for minor scrapes, rashes, and burns. It is great at healing things like this. Lots of people have dry skin during the Winter that they suffer with. She Butter is great for dry skin.

There are so many uses to Shea Butter, no wonder it has become such a popular skincare ingredient. With the unrefined Shea Butter, individuals don't have to worry about the damaging effects of chemicals and toxins either. In a lot of skin care products, chemicals are pumped in either to preserve the product, or for some other reason. These chemicals can literally make people sick. Unrefined Shea Butter is perfectly safe to use on skin, and brings some real fighting power to your beauty arsenal.

For more information, please visit Purely Shea at http://www.purelyshea.com