Hibiscus tea, also called “sour tea” because of its tart taste, is made from a mixture of dried hibiscus flowers, leaves, and dark red calyces. Calyces are pods that hold the plant’s seeds after the petals fall off. Calyces are often the main ingredient in hibiscus herbal teas. Studies show hibiscus tea and extract…
Amazing Benefits Of Helichrysum Essential Oil
Helichrysum, a member of the sunflower family, is among the most miraculous and powerful healing plants available to us. Helichrysum is a plant native to the Mediterranean region, where it’s been used for its medicinal properties for thousands of years and is respected for its unique, regenerative and protective skin care benefits. Traditional use of this plant…
Toxic ingredients in your cosmetics?
Personal care products unregulated Men, women and children are all exposed to ingredients in personal care products everyday. According to EWG Skin Deep Cosmetic Data Base “the average woman uses 12 products containing 168 different ingredients daily. Many cosmetic chemicals are designed to penetrate into the skin’s inner layers, and they do”. Most consumers don’t realize…
Is your sunscreen is toxic?
Approximately 650 sunscreens were investigated during EWG’s 12th annual sunscreen guide. EWG found two-thirds of the sunscreens they examined had serious concerns. Some concerns they found included inferior sun protection or toxic ingredients like oxybenzone, a hormone disruptor, or retinyl palmitate, a form of vitamin A that may harm skin. Despite scant evidence, the FDA still…
Japan in the Fall: an Insider’s Guide (COMING SOON)
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