I love Sundays.
They are my favorite day of the week. Usually on a Sunday, I’ll aim to get to the farmer’s market, the beach for a walk, and yoga.
My perfect Sunday also includes doing some cooking for the week, and a DIY beauty treatment, be it a sea salt bath, or a facial or something like that.
My go-to is usually what we call “The Deep Cleanser” which is bentonite clay and apple cider vinegar facemask that gives your skin a very deep cleaning by drawing toxins out from deep within.
Here’s the recipe:
- Use ½ cup bentonite clay. I like this one from Aztec Beauty.
- Mix it with 1/8 of a cup of raw apple cider vinegar.
- Make it into a paste and apply to clean skin.
Only leave this mask on for 10-15 minutes until the clay dries. If you leave it on to long, your face will get very red and it might get irritated.
A great alternative just as good as clay is Healthforce’s Zeolite which also binds to toxins and pulls them out.
Both can double for a detox bath as well. I’d suggest doubling the amount of vinegar if you are going to soak your bones in a bath with the goal of detoxification. This is a great idea for rashes, itchy skin, or if you are on an actual cleanse.
But back to the facials!
A great follow up to that is a strawberry yogurt treatment.
We call this “The Glow Treatment”.
This one is so easy and you can make a little batch that will last you for 3 treatments.
All you have to do is blend up:
- 10 organic strawberries
- ½ cup organic plain, full fat yogurt
- the juice of ¼ of a lemon.
Apply to your face and let sit for 20 minutes. When you wipe this off, your face should feel super soft and supple.
Good food is medicine for our bodies and also for our skin. Strawberry extracts are often used in many beauty products. The vitamin C they contain can prevent damage caused by free radicals and lighten sun damage.
The yogurt protein and probiotics will have long-lasting softening and revitalizing effects on the skin.
And last but not least, what woman wouldn’t love longer, thicker lashes naturally?
Well, lavender oil is your key to them (who needs Latisse?).
Adding 1-2 drops of lavender essential oil to a tube of mascara will stimulate both eyelash growth and thickening within 2-3 weeks of use.
You may have noticed that lavender is in a lot of hair growth products. It’s also touted as a good remedy for alopecia (hair loss connected to autoimmunity).
A study by a group of dermatologists in Scotland showed that 44 percent of alopecia patients who were tested experienced new hair growth when they massaged their scalp daily with lavender and other essential oils for seven months. Seven months can seem like a long time, but if you just get used to putting a few drops lavender essential oil in your shampoo bottle whenever you buy a new one, it will soon become an easy routine.
If you are not into homemade treatments, but still want to treat yourself, by all means, do so. We are all about self-care at TWJ.
I love Mychelle’s Apple Brightening Peel and often use that when I’m not in the mood to mix up my own conconction. The Alba Papaya Enzyme Face Mask is great too.
We have a long list of all of our favorite natural bath and body products here on our healthy product review site (just scroll down once you get there).
If your bathroom is littered with the regular brands of cosmetics and products like Dove, Oil of Olay, and the likes, then you must watch and read the blogs below to make healthy switches that could make a huge difference to your endocrine and immune health as time goes on.
Have a great day!
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I have been suffering from excessive hair loss and extremely unmanageable hair for some time now. I have changed my diet a lot since I have been following your posts and blogs but nothing has helped. How can I check for sure if the hair loss is due to a thyroid issue, metal toxicity issue or some other reason? Also, I have been thinking of supplementary my diet with Bulletproof Collagen Protein from your last session. How is Great Lakes Gelatin different than Bulletproof Collagen? Which one is better to include in diet? Lastly, can I apply Lavendar oil on the eyebrow for getting a fuller eye brow definition?
Love that the gelatin worked for you, Elizabeth. See my comment to Rachel below with the link to the study for other oils.
Glad it was helpful, Rachel. Look into metal toxicity and thyroid issues as other possible root causes of thyroid issues. Here’s a link to a Scottish study (apparently there are several) that talks about also use thyme and rosemary. http://www.nutritionbreakthroughs.com/html/a_natural_solution_for_hair_lo.html
Hey Debra! I love that you did both face masks already! Be careful with applying the lavender oil directly to lashes, it will likely sting with water but maybe not so much with oil. I’d get a clear mascara tube and put the lavender oil in there if you don’t want to wear mascara.
The clay mask is amazing…I have been doing it for years and love it. Am very anxious to try the lavender oil. My hair is thinning. I have already seen an increase in thickness by taking Great Lakes gelatin on a daily basis, but maybe I can get even better results with the lavender. Would love to know which other oils were used.
This is awesome information! Thank you!! I am currently dealing with unexplained excessive hair loss and I would love more information on the study from the group of dermatologists in Scotland – could you provide that information? I am especially curious what oils (other than the lavender) were used. Thanks again!
After watching the segment I immediately did the clay mask and am now wearing the strawberry mask. I don’t wear mascara much in the summer but want to do the lavender on the eyelashes. I am thinking of using lavender and a little water(which I already spray on my face) or do you think I should mix it with oil. I am going to apply with a cotton pad. What are your thoughts on that?
Love your tips.