Anti Aging Non-Toxic Skincare Routine

Anti Aging Skincare Routine

What you put ON your body is just as important as what you put IN your body. The skin is our largest organ and is part of a delicate filtering system. If you are using toxic products on our face, scalp, and body you are contributing to the overall toxicity of all your organs. Many, if not most, of the beauty products on the market today contain toxic chemicals. These toxic chemicals can alter your hormones and cause a number of health conditions including cancer! 

If you are ready to make a change to a non-toxic lifestyle you will need to start paying attention to the ingredients in the products you use. When you start the search for healthier products you may notice that the less ingredients a product has the more expensive it will be. This is not always the case but it is also usually more difficult to find healthier products without going to a specialty store.

I have found that if I want to get the BEST products for the BEST cost AND have control of the ingredients I would be better off to make them myself. By doing this I not only have drastically reduced my exposure to toxic chemicals but I have also saved money!

I have kept my skincare routine pretty basic. I am not going to share product names or brands but I will suggest researching the ones you plan to use or the ingredients you plan on using to make your own. The Environmental Working group has a large product base with an easy to understand toxicity scale that breaks down each ingredient. You can find that info here:

https://www.ewg.org/

When I search for ingredients for my products I always look for organic and therapeutic grade oils. This is my favorite Anti-Aging Blend here.

This recipe is a mixture of the following:

Argan oil

CBD oil

Rose oil

Frankincense oil

Lavender oil

Using a 1 ounce bottle add 4 mL of cbd oil, 10 drops each of rose, frank, and lavender, and fill to the top with argan oil. Shake well before each use.

Here are some benefit/uses of this mix:

wrinkles

fine lines

sun damage

stretch marks

blemishes

skin cancer

wound healing

scars

facial capillaries 

redness

I hope you enjoy this amazing blend!

Sesame Honey Energy Bites

Anyone else love sesame seeds? They may just be one of my favorite foods! I love the sesame sticks from the bulk food section at the grocery store and I love the candy bites too! I don't always love the ingredients though. I decided to make my own so that I can enjoy them without worrying about what ingredients went into them.

I looked through pages of recipes and decided I would just try my own thing because, how hard could it be? Through a little trial and error I came up with this simple recipe that tastes DELICIOUS!

I started with these ingredients. Simple isn't it?!

I toasted the sesame seeds a bit in the pan before I added the honey then stirred for about 8-10 minutes.

Let the mixture cool before emptying onto a cutting board covered with wax paper. Place another piece of wax paper of top and roll out to desire do thickness with a rolling pin. Remove paper on top and score with a sharp large blade knife.

Recover with wax paper. Place in the fridge for about 10 minutes then break apart and move to a glass sealable container to store or you can just eat them all!

These won't last long! Yum!
Hope you enjoy!

Sesame Honey Energy Bites

1/2 cup of raw sesame seeds

1/4 cup of honey

Dash of salt (optional)

Cook on stove top in stainless steel pan on medium to a light boil for about 8-10 minutes. Let cool but not completely and spread onto wax paper. Cover with another sheet of wax paper and roll out with a rolling pin to desired thickness. Score with a large bladed knife then recover with wax paper and put in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes. They are now ready to break apart and enjoy!

Grain Free Dairy Free Brownies

I had a taste of some keto brownies this week that a friend was gifted for her birthday. There were so moist and delicious I decided to find a great recipe and give it a try! I couldn't find a recipe that I loved all the ingredients so I made my own. Most keto recipes are using stevia and in my experiences using stevia the recipes end up having a bitter aftertaste. I love coconut sugar and I'm not specifically on a keto diet but I am gluten free so this recipe worked perfect!

 

3 eggs

4 tbsp coconut oil

1/2 cup cocoa

1/2 cup coconut sugar

Pinch of pink salt

Bake 350 for about 20 minutes 

The icing was actually a chocolate mousse and was 1 can of full fat coconut milk, 1/2 cup coconut sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa and I blended it in the Vitamix then chilled till pudding consistency. You can ice the brownies as you serve or keep refrigerated if you ice the entire batch.

I hope you enjoy these as much as we did😀