Natural Skin Care Recipes

To reduce your risk, don’t use permanent, dark colored hair dyes, which have more of the offending chemicals. Instead, consider trying other options, such as henna, semi-permanent dyes, highlights, and herb-based rinses. Some salons, like Aveda, offer dyes that have lower concentrations of certain chemicals like peroxide and ammonia. I also suggest you try foiling, as less of the dye touches your scalp. Or, visit Long Locks for some fun and interesting natural skin care recipes and hair care recipes. 

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Heat 1 teaspoon of sesame oil over medium high heat.
3. Add garlic and ginger and cook for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
4. Add pepper and onion and cook 2 minutes.
5. Stir in curry powder, paste, and cumin and cook 1 minute.
6. Add tamari, xylitol, and coconut milk and bring to a simmer.
7. Add cilantro and immediately remove from heat.
8. Brush fish with remaining teaspoon of sesame oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
9. Place on broiler pan brushed with olive oil and broil for 8 minutes (or until fish flakes easily).
10. Place fish on top of quinoa and top with sauce.
11. Serve hot.
12. Serves 4 (each serving ½ cup quinoa, one fillet, ½ cup sauce).

1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium high heat.
2. Add chicken breasts and cook for 8 minutes on each side, until chicken is cooked thoroughly. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
3. Add shallots to skillet and cook for one minute.
4. Add broth and lemon juice and deglaze the skillet.
5. Stir in parsley, capers, lemon zest, and pepper. Simmer for 1-2 minutes.
6. Add chicken back to skillet and cook for 3-5 minutes, until chicken is reheat.
7. Serve warm.

• Hot peppers. Capsaicin is the “hot” ingredient in hot peppers. Studies show that, in spite of being fed a high-fat diet, laboratory rats given supplemental capsaicin actually lost body fat and 8 percent of their starting body weight, while the rats not given capsaicin gained both weight and fat. I recommend Nature’s Way Cayenne 40,000 H.U. Take 450 mg three times daily with food.
• Turmeric. A well-known antioxidant and anti-cancer agent, turmeric is also a traditional Ayurvedic weight-loss agent. Its active ingredient is curcumin, which studies show suppresses fat deposition in mice fed a high-fat diet. I recommend a turmeric extract standardized to 95 percent curcuminoids, which you can find at any health food store or vitamin retailer. Take 500 mg three times daily. Or, simply add this wonderful spice to your recipes! You can find many recipes that include turmeric online.

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl. Mix the wet ingredients in another bowl.
3. Stir the wet and dry ingredients together and add the berries.
4. Spread in a 9×9 pan that has been lightly sprayed with olive oil.
5. Bake 20–30 minutes and enjoy warm.

• 4–5 apples, peeled and sliced
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 stick no-salt butter
• 1 cup erythritol
• 1 cup wheat-free baking mix (I like Pamela’s)
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• ½ cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

• 2 cups pureed pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

• Six large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed (about six pounds)
• Spray olive oil
• 5 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons flaxseed oil
• ½ teaspoon sea salt

• 2 red onions, peeled and diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 pounds green beans, trimmed
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dill
• 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup raspberry vinegar
• 1 teaspoon erythritol (I like the Z Sweet brand)
• 3–4 dashes hot sauce
• ground pepper to taste
• 1 bag organic mixed lettuce
• 4 ounces dried cranberries, unsweetened
• 4 ounces sliced almonds

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped or pureed ginger
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 2 cups fresh cranberries
• ½ cup truvia or erythritol
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon allspice

Best Natural Skin Care for Dry Hands--Step 5

The final step in keeping your hands soft and supple during the harsh winter months is to supplement with essential fatty acids (EFAs). EFAs are known to create moister, softer, suppler skin and tissues.

To ensure that you are getting enough EFAs in your diet, eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, like flaxseed oil (1–2 tablespoons per day), ground flaxseed (4–6 tablespoons per day), raw pumpkin seeds (2–3 ounces per serving) and cold-water fish, such as salmon, trout, mackerel, or halibut (3 times a week). Also be sure to include monounsaturated oils, like olive oil, avocado oil, or macadamia nut oil, in your diet. Use these oils in your salad dressing recipes and when cooking overall to help you moisturize your skin.

Finally, take at least 1,000 mg of fish oil per day.

Best Natural Skin Care for Dry Hands--Step 2
To keep your hands smooth and soft during harsh winter conditions, you should exfoliate weekly.

Exfoliating the skin on your hands helps to remove dead skin cells and can encourage the formation of undamaged new ones. There are plenty of exfoliating products on the market, but if you want to make a natural skin care recipe at home, try this:

1/4 cup brown sugar
1–2 teaspoons coconut, jojoba, avocado, or olive oil
1–2 teaspoons honey

Mix all these ingredients together and massage into your dry hands for about one minute (or less). Then add a little water and continue massaging for a minute (or less). Wash your hands, then moisturize (see below).

Best Natural Skin Care for Dry Hands--Step 3
During the wintertime, you simply need to moisturize frequently. However, I am not a fan of the chemical-laden drugstore brand moisturizers. Most of them contain petrolatum. Also known as petroleum and paraffin jelly, petrolatum is a type of mineral oil used to seal in moisture. This is the ironic part, because petrolatum actually interferes with your skin’s own moisturizing ability, leading to even more dry skin and chapping.

When you use a skin care product that contains petrolatum, you will usually find it to be very waxy. This is a sign that your skin is not absorbing the product. Instead, it just sits on top of your skin, suffocating and clogging your pores.

Fortunately, there are plenty of moisturizers that do not contain petrolatum and other questionable chemicals. Some of the best natural skin care contains shea butter, cocoa butter, aloe, and other soothing and easily absorbed ingredients from nature. Just look in your local health food store or at any of the countless online retailers that sell products with natural skin care ingredients. Some of my favorite natural beauty care products Aubrey Organics Collagen & Almond Enriching Moisturizing Lotion, Devita Tahitian Shea Butter Brulée, and 100% Pure Lemon Shea Body Butter.

Be sure to use your moisturizer after washing your hands, before and after going outside, and any other time you feel you need it.



 

• ½ cup butter, softened
• ½ cup erythritol
• 1 egg
• ½ cup light molasses
• 1 ½ cups Pamela's baking mix
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup boiling water

• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup erythritol
• 1/4 cup unsweetened Dagoba cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups Pamela’s wheat-free baking mix
• 1/2 cup unsweetened dark chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup goji berries