As the weather warms and we shed our winter clothes there are a few things to remember to protect our skin. We are all tempted to show more skin as we head into summer but the heat and sun can take a toll on our skin if we are not careful.
A glow from healthy skin, is far more longer lasting than a tan. There are plenty of ways to keep your skin protected while still enjoying the sun. Besides being a good pick-me-up mentally and emotionally, the sun provides a calorie free dose of Vitamin D. Some studies suggest all a person needs is 15 minutes a day in the sun to keep their body (and mind) healthy. There are few reasons to totally avoid the sun, just use some moderation and common sense.
We all like to enjoy some rays but carry it too far and your skin is burned. Then it peels. Then its pale, again. A tan is really the visible damage your skin endures from too much sun. It can dry your skin and prematurely age you. Protecting your skin is simple and the rewards are health and younger looking skin.
Keep your skin hydrated. Skin that is dry is vulnerable to infections. Hydrated skin produces sebum as protection. Start by nourishing from the inside out. Drink eight glasses of water a day and take advantage of the fresh fruits and vegetables coming into season now.
While you are out and about in the sun, wear a sun-screen. There are several natural and organic sun-screens available now making it easier to forego those with a lot of chemicals. After the sun goes down its good to replenish the moisture that the sun has taken away. Using a lotion can sooth the excessive dryness and sunburn. Wild Natural Beauty’s Serene Lotion w/jojoba, or Desert Treasure w/milk and honey are excellent options to keep your skin moisturized. Too much sun can lead to premature aging, to combat this try Wild Natural Beauty’s Refresh Natural Crème with Vitamin C. Vitamin C protects and heals damage caused by the sun.
Enjoy being in the sun but respect it and respect your body. Good health shines through and it’s the best asset you have.
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
New Arrivals
It has already been a busy spring for us at Wild Natural Beauty. Not only are we about to launch the second phase of our skin care line but we are introducing a new line for babies. Look for our launch of both these lines in mid April.
Our first launch completes our skin and face care line. We are featuring many non-soap cleansers, like Simply Beauty No Soap Cleanser, which utilize oils to draw the dirt away from your skin. But that’s not all we are also adding to our Divine collection with Divine Mudd Cleanser. The combination of clay, oils and DMAE create a fabulous cleanser that will leave your skin fresh and smooth.
Any healthy face regime would not be complete without and astringent and toner, and WNB is bringing your some of the best choices out there. Even that’s not enough for us, as part of this product launch we wanted to provide alternatives to some of the harsh chemical acne medicines in the store today.
UnPimp My Face Acne Wash and UnPimp My Face Astringent offer a natural and powerful deterrent to acne. UnPimp My Face Acne Wash is a non soap cleanser, It utilizes oils and extracts to prevent the bacteria that causes acne while gentle enough on your skin not irritate the acne already in existence and aggravating a tough situation. UnPimp My Face Astringent is the “two” of this one - two punch ridding your face of any lingering dirt.
And now for the baby. Wild Natural Beauty is proud to present Wild Natural Baby a skin and bath line just for baby. We had a lot of fun creating this line. It seems that there is a product alert almost everyday., which forces the question: “What can you use on your baby that’s safe?” Wild Natural Baby is the answer to that question.
Wild Natural Baby includes all aspects of baby care, from Bubbles Natural Baby Shampoo to Cutie Patootie Diaper Ointment. All of Wild Natural Baby products are newborn safe. We use these products on our own children and mommies and babies are very satisfied. WNB uses safe ingredients known for their effectiveness and quality. Fluffy Bear Baby Powder, for instance is talc free. Our bath gels (Nighty-Nite and Splish-Splash) and soap (Happy Baby) are 100% organic.
There’s more to see, we look forward to your visit to WildNaturalBeauty.com, come see what’s new.
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
Our first launch completes our skin and face care line. We are featuring many non-soap cleansers, like Simply Beauty No Soap Cleanser, which utilize oils to draw the dirt away from your skin. But that’s not all we are also adding to our Divine collection with Divine Mudd Cleanser. The combination of clay, oils and DMAE create a fabulous cleanser that will leave your skin fresh and smooth.
Any healthy face regime would not be complete without and astringent and toner, and WNB is bringing your some of the best choices out there. Even that’s not enough for us, as part of this product launch we wanted to provide alternatives to some of the harsh chemical acne medicines in the store today.
UnPimp My Face Acne Wash and UnPimp My Face Astringent offer a natural and powerful deterrent to acne. UnPimp My Face Acne Wash is a non soap cleanser, It utilizes oils and extracts to prevent the bacteria that causes acne while gentle enough on your skin not irritate the acne already in existence and aggravating a tough situation. UnPimp My Face Astringent is the “two” of this one - two punch ridding your face of any lingering dirt.
And now for the baby. Wild Natural Beauty is proud to present Wild Natural Baby a skin and bath line just for baby. We had a lot of fun creating this line. It seems that there is a product alert almost everyday., which forces the question: “What can you use on your baby that’s safe?” Wild Natural Baby is the answer to that question.
Wild Natural Baby includes all aspects of baby care, from Bubbles Natural Baby Shampoo to Cutie Patootie Diaper Ointment. All of Wild Natural Baby products are newborn safe. We use these products on our own children and mommies and babies are very satisfied. WNB uses safe ingredients known for their effectiveness and quality. Fluffy Bear Baby Powder, for instance is talc free. Our bath gels (Nighty-Nite and Splish-Splash) and soap (Happy Baby) are 100% organic.
There’s more to see, we look forward to your visit to WildNaturalBeauty.com, come see what’s new.
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
In The Spring
Spring is coming. That means warm days, sunshine, flowers, green grass, pollen, sunburn, insect bites, and rashes. But before you spend your money on over the counter remedies try looking in your kitchen. Any fruit or vegetable is rich in vitamins and minerals but most can be healing too. There are many foods that can be used as remedies for all kinds of springtime ailments. Keep reading and you will find helpful tips to keep you fresh faced and smiling all spring.
Lets look at garlic. Garlic is antiseptic, antibiotic, and antifungal. Even though its smell is potent its healing properties are worth enduring it. Don’t get me wrong, garlic in tomato sauce is yummy. Garlic on your foot, is not. Got athlete’s foot, use some garlic juice on it. Springtime cold? A garlic infused oil can be rubbed on your chest.
Ok maybe garlic is not first choice, perhaps lemon would help. Lemons are a natural insecticide. Keep away mosquitoes and house flies by using lemon essential oil. If you have a mister on your patio mix in some lemon essential oil or wipe down your picnic table with this essential oil. Already got stung? Apply pure lemon juice to the affected area will relive the pain of the sting.
Did you know that potatoes can relieve pain and inflammation? Use a baked potato on your tennis elbow. Cut the potato a third of the way in and apply the “cup” on you elbow and wrap loosely so the potato doesn’t fall off. Make a poultice with potato and heal bruises and sprains. And a slice of a raw potato applied to a burn can relieve the pain.
What about sunburn and poison ivy and chiggers? Aloe Vera, while not commonly found in one’s pantry or fridge it’s usually on the patio or within reach. Known for its amazing healing properties, the Aloe Vera gel can be applied to burns, scrapes, rashes, and sunburns. Honey is also good for skin ailments. Honey can be applied on rashes and burns. Not only does it create a barrier on the affected area to prevent further infection its antifungal and antibacterial (in unpasturized honey) properties aid in healing.
Springtime, do your worst. As long as your pantry is full you’ve got it covered.
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
Lets look at garlic. Garlic is antiseptic, antibiotic, and antifungal. Even though its smell is potent its healing properties are worth enduring it. Don’t get me wrong, garlic in tomato sauce is yummy. Garlic on your foot, is not. Got athlete’s foot, use some garlic juice on it. Springtime cold? A garlic infused oil can be rubbed on your chest.
Ok maybe garlic is not first choice, perhaps lemon would help. Lemons are a natural insecticide. Keep away mosquitoes and house flies by using lemon essential oil. If you have a mister on your patio mix in some lemon essential oil or wipe down your picnic table with this essential oil. Already got stung? Apply pure lemon juice to the affected area will relive the pain of the sting.
Did you know that potatoes can relieve pain and inflammation? Use a baked potato on your tennis elbow. Cut the potato a third of the way in and apply the “cup” on you elbow and wrap loosely so the potato doesn’t fall off. Make a poultice with potato and heal bruises and sprains. And a slice of a raw potato applied to a burn can relieve the pain.
What about sunburn and poison ivy and chiggers? Aloe Vera, while not commonly found in one’s pantry or fridge it’s usually on the patio or within reach. Known for its amazing healing properties, the Aloe Vera gel can be applied to burns, scrapes, rashes, and sunburns. Honey is also good for skin ailments. Honey can be applied on rashes and burns. Not only does it create a barrier on the affected area to prevent further infection its antifungal and antibacterial (in unpasturized honey) properties aid in healing.
Springtime, do your worst. As long as your pantry is full you’ve got it covered.
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Too Big To Fail
I have discovered lately the benefit of holding onto your vision for a goal. With all the turmoil going on around us it’s been very easy to lose sight of it and either panic or go into survival mode.
When my family & I started this company I was smart enough to write down what I wanted for its future. I knew there would be rough patches to go through and it would be there to restart my inspiration. I also knew when times are really good that I’d need it as a reminder to help me stay on course. The vision I wrote down keeps me honest, humble, and inspired.
Some of the most successful people kept their goals focused in their mind’s eye; always striving to attain it. No matter what was set before them they only saw their goal.
Everyone can use that advice for themselves for any desire they have in mind, be it money, love, or health.
The organic industry is a perfect example of this vision in action. I think the idea of wholesome, safe, nutritious foods and products have gained a respectable foothold that it can’t be laughed off as a hippie fad. It’s one of those movements that’s “too big to fail”. Healthy organic living has gained a foothold in the American psyche.
Consumers who believe in natural and organic products and ingredients won’t easily go back to the old way because of financial pressures. Some will find a way to stay organic even if means making it themselves. It’s our faithfulness to this idea of an organic lifestyle that will keep it going through this recession and thriving when the market eventually gets revved up again. One’s devotion to their vision for their life is what gives it strength; it makes it grow and inspires others to follow.
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
When my family & I started this company I was smart enough to write down what I wanted for its future. I knew there would be rough patches to go through and it would be there to restart my inspiration. I also knew when times are really good that I’d need it as a reminder to help me stay on course. The vision I wrote down keeps me honest, humble, and inspired.
Some of the most successful people kept their goals focused in their mind’s eye; always striving to attain it. No matter what was set before them they only saw their goal.
Everyone can use that advice for themselves for any desire they have in mind, be it money, love, or health.
The organic industry is a perfect example of this vision in action. I think the idea of wholesome, safe, nutritious foods and products have gained a respectable foothold that it can’t be laughed off as a hippie fad. It’s one of those movements that’s “too big to fail”. Healthy organic living has gained a foothold in the American psyche.
Consumers who believe in natural and organic products and ingredients won’t easily go back to the old way because of financial pressures. Some will find a way to stay organic even if means making it themselves. It’s our faithfulness to this idea of an organic lifestyle that will keep it going through this recession and thriving when the market eventually gets revved up again. One’s devotion to their vision for their life is what gives it strength; it makes it grow and inspires others to follow.
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Why Not Something Different
A couple of years ago I read the book The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne. It was inspiring and life changing. Occasionally, I’ll read other books similar to The Secret. One I came across discussed an intriguing idea. It asked, “What are you dismissing?”. The book explained that inspiration and ideas come when you ask for help but some people don’t accept what is being offered because it’s not what they are familiar with or think that’s not how their problem should be solved. This concept really clicked with me on a personal level, but I also thought about our products too. Could natural and organic products still be too new or foreign to people out there?
Possibly. For years I was hooked on a certain department store brand scented body lotions. I loved the scents they created and even tried to create my own lotions inspired by the store brand. This company used manufactured scents and they were hard to recreate on my own. At that time all I could use was essential oils. I didn’t know how to find the chemically created scents. That’s funny to say now, but back then I wanted the fake smell. Using essential oils of jasmine and rose geranium didn’t compare to the manufactured and chemically enhanced smell that entranced me.
Now if I had remained stubborn and insisted that the store brand knew best and I should just let them sell me what they had, you wouldn’t be reading this blog today. But I didn’t dismiss what the universe was telling me. By trying to imitate the scents I exposed a difference that I couldn’t easily reconcile. The more research I did to solve these differences the more I learned that I’d rather have an essential oil mixture than the store brand scented lotion.
Natural and organic products are new concepts to some people. And what I ask of these newbies is to stay open and learn. Although it is a little alarming to learn about all the harmful ingredients that are allowed in skin care and cosmetics, don’t shut down. Keep learning about what is natural and what is organic. It can be fascinating to learn about the history and processes of some foods, plants and ingredients and hopeful too. The human race has endured millennia and found ways to stay health and cure their ailments.
The answer of how to be healthy and live a happy life is natural and organic living – or atleast choices. Don’t dismiss this movement as a fad, it can change your life and after awhile of living this way you’ll look back and wonder how you ever lived without it.
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Your Skins Best Friend
It’s funny that one of the most hydrating and protective oils for one’s skin comes from a woody shrub that grows in the deserts of the southwest United States and northwestern Mexico. But jojoba does and its seeds are valuable to many.
Jojoba oil is odorless and colorless and stored for long periods without turning rancid. This stability reduces the need for stabilizers and antioxidants. It easily lends itself to many cosmetic products.
The seeds of Jojoba (Simmodsia chinensis [Latin]) do not contain oil but liquid wax esters. The wax esters in jojoba oil so resemble human sebum that it actually helps to balance the skin’s sebum. When using jojoba oil the body believes the skin is hydrated and protected by its own sebum and therefore does not produce more. This benefits oily skin because it does not over produce oil and potentially clog pores. Jojoba also has strong anti-bacterial properties which discourages bacterial growth that attack the skin. Dry skin benefits too from jojoba from its ability to prevent moisture loss and to act as a protective barrier.
Jojoba oil is rich in vitamin B and vitamin E and minerals chromium, copper and zinc. It’s a rejuvenating oil that benefits and soothes many skin conditions.
Wild Natural Beauty features a Balance Natural Body Lotion. Use this lotion just out of the shower for amazingly soft skin. Our lotion can even help your cuticles. Rub a tiny amount on each finger before you go to bed and wake to healthy and hydrated cuticles.
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
Jojoba oil is odorless and colorless and stored for long periods without turning rancid. This stability reduces the need for stabilizers and antioxidants. It easily lends itself to many cosmetic products.
The seeds of Jojoba (Simmodsia chinensis [Latin]) do not contain oil but liquid wax esters. The wax esters in jojoba oil so resemble human sebum that it actually helps to balance the skin’s sebum. When using jojoba oil the body believes the skin is hydrated and protected by its own sebum and therefore does not produce more. This benefits oily skin because it does not over produce oil and potentially clog pores. Jojoba also has strong anti-bacterial properties which discourages bacterial growth that attack the skin. Dry skin benefits too from jojoba from its ability to prevent moisture loss and to act as a protective barrier.
Jojoba oil is rich in vitamin B and vitamin E and minerals chromium, copper and zinc. It’s a rejuvenating oil that benefits and soothes many skin conditions.
Wild Natural Beauty features a Balance Natural Body Lotion. Use this lotion just out of the shower for amazingly soft skin. Our lotion can even help your cuticles. Rub a tiny amount on each finger before you go to bed and wake to healthy and hydrated cuticles.
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Queen of Flowers
It’s called the Queen of Flowers. It is associated with Aphrodite, the Goddess of Beauty. Its scent is heavenly and calming. Roses have been respected throughout the ages of man. Besides being pleasing the eyes and nose, roses are also known to take care of the body inside and out.
Roses, from petals to hips, have been used in food and drink, distilled for their oil and distilled in water. The essence of a rose has a tremendous effect on the body, mind, and soul.
As a food, roses were used in ancient Rome in festive celebration feasts and many Middle Eastern recipes still include roses as ingredients in desserts. But it’s the petals brewed in tea that have a soothing and healing effect. Rose petal tea is useful against the flu and colds. It soothes sore throats and opens blocked bronchial tubes relieving congestion. It is also known to reduce fevers. A cautionary note about taking rose petal tea or rosehip tea. Roses are a mild diuretic. Roses are great for digestion and can restore balance in the gut but as in everything it is best not to over-indulge. Moderation is always best.
As a topical medium, rosewater is highly regarded for its astringent and toning properties.
Rosewater reduces redness caused by enlarged capillaries just below the skin’s surface. It refreshes dry skin and is safe and gently for sensitive skin. Due to the antiseptic and astringent properties women have used rosewater to cleanse their face for many centuries.
As an essential oil, rose oil is rare. To produce rose oil it takes approximately 50,000 – 60,000 petals to produce one ounce of rose oil. Most of the time is mixed with a complimentary scent in order to make it more affordable. True “otto” rose oil isn’t cheap. “Otto” refers to the method of distillation. It steam distills crushed rose petals. Rose petals can be distilled using the absolute method which processes the flower with a solvent. Although the process requires fewer rose petals and produces cheaper oil, traces of the solvent remain in the final product and therefore less effective.
To good news is rose is a subtle scent and a little goes a long way. It is very potent, even when mixed with another essential oil.
When used as an aromatic, rose has an uplifting and calming effect on the mind. Relieving depression and anxiety; it restores confidence and balance. Mixed with carrier oils or lotions, rose oil is known to be effective against pms symptoms, digestive problems, reproductive problems and balancing hormones. Rose oil, like rosewater is also good for your skin, being just as effective for sensitive and acenic skin.
Finally, as the rose fades and withers away the rosehip is produced. This a berry like fruit that is formed if the rose is left to lose its petals and not cut before the bloom fades. This fruit is made into a tea as mentioned above and jams and jellies. It is packed with more vitamin C than oranges and other citrus fruits and high in antioxidants.
Rosehips have been known to reduce inflammation and ease stiffness and pain in the joints. As a beauty product it helps promote tissue growth and collagen production making it great for mature, aging skin and for those suffering from eczema and excellent treatment for burns.
Wild Natural Beauty has many rose products: rose oil (Fantasy Shower Gel), rosewater (Grace Rosewater Natural Crème), and rosehips (Rosena Rosehip and Hibiscus Natural Facial Crème and Rosena Rosehip and Hibiscus Natural Facial Serum).
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
Roses, from petals to hips, have been used in food and drink, distilled for their oil and distilled in water. The essence of a rose has a tremendous effect on the body, mind, and soul.
As a food, roses were used in ancient Rome in festive celebration feasts and many Middle Eastern recipes still include roses as ingredients in desserts. But it’s the petals brewed in tea that have a soothing and healing effect. Rose petal tea is useful against the flu and colds. It soothes sore throats and opens blocked bronchial tubes relieving congestion. It is also known to reduce fevers. A cautionary note about taking rose petal tea or rosehip tea. Roses are a mild diuretic. Roses are great for digestion and can restore balance in the gut but as in everything it is best not to over-indulge. Moderation is always best.
As a topical medium, rosewater is highly regarded for its astringent and toning properties.
Rosewater reduces redness caused by enlarged capillaries just below the skin’s surface. It refreshes dry skin and is safe and gently for sensitive skin. Due to the antiseptic and astringent properties women have used rosewater to cleanse their face for many centuries.
As an essential oil, rose oil is rare. To produce rose oil it takes approximately 50,000 – 60,000 petals to produce one ounce of rose oil. Most of the time is mixed with a complimentary scent in order to make it more affordable. True “otto” rose oil isn’t cheap. “Otto” refers to the method of distillation. It steam distills crushed rose petals. Rose petals can be distilled using the absolute method which processes the flower with a solvent. Although the process requires fewer rose petals and produces cheaper oil, traces of the solvent remain in the final product and therefore less effective.
To good news is rose is a subtle scent and a little goes a long way. It is very potent, even when mixed with another essential oil.
When used as an aromatic, rose has an uplifting and calming effect on the mind. Relieving depression and anxiety; it restores confidence and balance. Mixed with carrier oils or lotions, rose oil is known to be effective against pms symptoms, digestive problems, reproductive problems and balancing hormones. Rose oil, like rosewater is also good for your skin, being just as effective for sensitive and acenic skin.
Finally, as the rose fades and withers away the rosehip is produced. This a berry like fruit that is formed if the rose is left to lose its petals and not cut before the bloom fades. This fruit is made into a tea as mentioned above and jams and jellies. It is packed with more vitamin C than oranges and other citrus fruits and high in antioxidants.
Rosehips have been known to reduce inflammation and ease stiffness and pain in the joints. As a beauty product it helps promote tissue growth and collagen production making it great for mature, aging skin and for those suffering from eczema and excellent treatment for burns.
Wild Natural Beauty has many rose products: rose oil (Fantasy Shower Gel), rosewater (Grace Rosewater Natural Crème), and rosehips (Rosena Rosehip and Hibiscus Natural Facial Crème and Rosena Rosehip and Hibiscus Natural Facial Serum).
Lisa Radke is one of the owners of Wild Natural Beauty natural and organic beauty essentials. Please visit our website at www. wildnaturalbeauty.com.
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