We're going crazy for rose hip this week! If you haven't seen our WTF is Rose Hip?! post yet, do take a second to take a peek!Today, we have a super simple toner for you! Combining rose hips, hibiscus and rose water, this fragrant toner is fantastic for most skin types, and is specially nice… Continue reading Kitchen Sink Spa Files: A Rose Hip-Hibiscus Toner
Today is all about the hips! Rose hips, that is! The fruit of the dog rose, or Rosa canina, rose hip has become one of the darling botanicals of the skincare industry, and for good reason!
Flax is your friend! In fact there is no reason why flax shouldn't be your best friend! The plant is a pretty affair topped with gentle blue flowers though it's not afraid to change it up and appear in white, yellow, or red. Let's get to know a bit more about our fine fibered friend.
If you have it, you probably hate it- it makes your skin shine like a disco ball, and all that excess oily that your skin insists on producing can lead to black heads and break outs. But when it comes to oily skin, you do have to be a little careful with how you handle it.
One of my favorite drinks is a big soup-sized mug of turmeric chai, but I don't often have an excuse to binge on it. As far as chai's go, it's warm, it's invigorating, and it doesn't came loaded with caffeine like traditional chai made with black tea, so I can drink it before bed without worrying that I'll be wide awake for a few extra hours. Big bonus. Plus, the strained spice blend makes a nice face wash for my seriously sad looking skin.
I thought I'd take a minute to talk about skin. We all have it. And yet somehow, taking care of our skin seems so much more complicated than keeping your heart healthy (Easy. Eat Cheerios. The TV told me so.).
Possibly the most ubiquitous of natural skin care ingredients, the humble oat is one heck of rock star when it comes to skin!
