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Homemade Remedies For Reducing Wrinkles And Fine Lines

Aging is a natural process, but it's no surprise that many of us want to maintain a youthful appearance for as long as possible. The good news is that you don't need to rely solely on expensive products – your...Read More

Effective Homemade Anti-Wrinkle Cream With Unique Ingredients

Aging is a natural process that we all go through, but that doesn't mean we can't take steps to care for our skin and combat the signs of aging. One way to do this is by making your own anti-wrinkle...Read More

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Zinc PCA for Acne

Acne is a widespread skin problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Unfortunately, finding a skincare product that works for everyone is not always possible. Zinc PCA is a promising ingredient that combines Zinc and Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid, a natural...Read More

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Korean Skin Care Routine For Oily Skin

Oily skin is a daily struggle for many of us and it can be frustrating to find a skin care routine that works well. However, with the help of Korean skin care, you can achieve a radiant, glowy and healthy...Read More

DIY Ginger And Peppermint Foot Soak

Who doesn't love a good foot soak? If you're like me, you probably don't do it as often as you should. But when you do, it's amazing. There's nothing like putting your feet in a tub of warm water and...Read More

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Citrus and Tea Tree Oil Foot Soak

Foot soaks are so underrated, unfortunately. I guess people find them too messy and requiring too much preparation. However, once you put a bit of work in preparing the foot soak your feet will love you forever. Just think about...Read More

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Homemade Bergamot-Mint Lotion Bars

Lotion bars with beeswax and natural butters look like soap bars but act like body moisturizers. Body lotion bars are becoming very popular among people. They are very convenient to carry around, you do not have to worry about liquid...Read More

Oatmeal Rejuvenating Face Scrub

I find that oatmeal is honestly a magical ingredients in skin care in homemade cosmetics. I've been using oatmeal in my body care for years and still cannot get over how soft and smooth your skin becomes. Oatmeal, in my...Read More

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Making Tinted Lip Balm is Easy! Read on for 8 Simple Tips

Now, down to the fun stuff! Are you a DIY-person and love making beauty products for yourself or for your favorite person? If so, today you'll learn to make lip balm and find out why it's an essential for anyone...Read More

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5 Skincare Mistakes That Make Your Acne Worse and Destroy Your Skin – Part 1

Some skin care habits could damage your skin and make acne worse. One of the most important things during skin care routine is to keep outer protective barrier safe and intact. Unfortunately, I see many people making same mistakes that...Read More

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Why Hydrating And Moisturizing Is So Crucial For Mature Aging Skin?

Hydrating and moisturizing skin care products MUST be in everyone's skin care routine. Yes, I deliberately emphasized the word "must" here. If you use skin care with adequate hydrating and moisturizing ingredients, you can say that your skin care routine...Read More

How To Make Aloe Vera Gel At Home – Easy Recipe With Pictures

Just imagine having beautiful glowing skin free of acne and other imperfections!!! Wouldn't it be so nice? I certainly vote for a clear skin! Of course you can buy many expensive products, after all, there are thousands and thousands of...Read More

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DIY aloe vera whipped hand cream

Today we are going to make a hand cream that will keep your hands soft, healthy, moisturized and silky. What Is Aloe vera? Aloe vera is an amazing plant that has an endless list of benefits (Healthline). You can you...Read More

Dry cracked heels: causes, prevention, remedies and treatments

Ultimate guide to the best dry heels care Our feet work very hard. They walk, they run and take use to where wherever we need to go. We stick our feet into very uncomfortable shoes, we make put up...Read More

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The Most Effective Way to Remove Dead Skin From Your Heels

Chemical peel at home with lactic acid - the most effective way to remove dead skin from feet What is Lactic Acid Lactic acid is a hydrating alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) commonly derived from milk, but there are alternative...Read More

7 Vegan Recipes of Homemade Lip Balms Without Beeswax

Lip balm is probably the number one item in my care routine. I carry at least one everywhere. Because I constantly lose it, I make many lip balms and always keep one literally in every pocket of all my pants,...Read More

How Acne and Pimples are Formed

Let’s first see how this annoying acne develop. Acne is actually a disorder that happens in pilosebaceous unit. Pilosebaceous unit consists of a hair follicle, a hair and sebaceous gland (gland that produces sebum – skin oil, that prevents skin from...Read More

What is Retinol and Why it is important to add it to your skin care

4 Unique Uses of Retinol Retinol has been on a market for a long time. It was first approved by FDA as an acne treatment in 1971 (wikipedia). Since then many researches clearly showed that retinoid has numerous astounding benefits...Read More

Carrot Extract and Carrot Serum for Glowing Skin

No doubt carrots have many benefits for our skin, hair and health. Carrots are loaded with vitamin A and C that boost your immune system, improve eye health and remove free radicals from your body. Carrots are also becoming a...Read More

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Best Skin Care Ingredients To Use During Cold Weather

With freezing temperatures approaching, I started lining up skin care creams and moisturizers for winter. Creams and moisturizers for freezing weather should be different from hot weather ones. You should not be using hydrating products when going outside in extremely...Read More

5 Step Korean Skin Care Routine

Everyone wants stunning healthy skin. And this is a very fair wish that is not that hard to achieve. Beautiful glowing skin needs daily care and routine. Many people get overwhelmed when they come across "busy girl" 10 step skin...Read More

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ABIB Gummy Sheet Mask Milk Sticker – Review

Sheet masks are an amazing addition to your skin care routine. They are easy to use, usually loaded with amazing ingredients that will moisturize, nourish, hydrate and brighten your skin. Sheet masks often have anti-aging, lifting and revitalizing properties as...Read More

8 Gentle Homemade Lip Scrubs

In this article we are going to explore recipes for gentle homemade lip scrubs. Our lips need exfoliation. During exfoliation we remove top dead cells allowing our lips to become smooth, soft, moisturized and healthy. Skin (in this case -...Read More

How To Exfoliate Your Lips in a Safe and Healthy Way

In this blog post we are going to explore in depth one of the 10 steps in lip care, which is exfoliation; lip scrubs specifically. Our lips have very thin skin layer. There are also no oil glands on the...Read More

10 Important Steps for The Best Lip Care

Hello and welcome. Today we're going to talk about lip care. Lips care is an important part of the daily beauty routine. Not many people are aware that skin on our lips and around them has different structure and that...Read More

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Brewer’s Yeast Benefits For Hair, Skin and Nails

Every woman dreams about long, thick, healthy looking locks. There are many ways how we can damage our hair, causing dryness and split ends. Please, follow THIS link to find out and ways to prevent it. In the same post...Read More

Rosette Gommage Peeling Gel – REVIEW

Peeling gels are a gentle and safe way to exfoliate your skin. Unlike harsh chemical peels, you can use peeling gels through the year and even if you have sensitive skin. If you are not familiar with these types of...Read More

Dear, Klairs – Supple Preparation Facial Toner, Review

Dear, Klairs – Supple Preparation Facial Toner has received an extensive list of awards by many magazines and cosmetic companies. It was ranked #1 Best Toner on Glowpick. Toners are a very important step in our skin care routine; this...Read More

2NDESIGN Springy Peeling Gel Tone Up Boost Review

Peeling gels is one of the safe and gentle was to exfoliate your skin. If you do not know what peeling gels are, please, follow THIS link so you could read an extensive post about this type of exfoliants. Now,...Read More

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What Are Peeling Gels and How To Use Them To Exfoliate The Skin

Exfoliation is one of the steps in skin care routine. However, it is very important to understand that exfoliation needs to be gentle so we do not ruin our protective skin barrier. There are many ways you can safely exfoliate...Read More

What Are Enzyme Peels and How to Use Them to Exfoliate The Skin

Skin exfoliation is one of the steps in skin care routine. There are many ways to exfoliate your skin: scrubs (please, do not do it, facial scrubs shouldn’t be even sold, unless it is a gentle powder scrub), chemical...Read More

Homemade Soothing Chamomile Lavender Face Wash

If you are looking for a natural face wash that will cleanse your face, fight acne and leave your skin soft and smooth - you found the perfect recipe. We already learned about amazing benefits of chamomile for our health...Read More

Whipped Body Butter – Recipe

Making your own whipped body butter is a mesmerizing process. I love mixing different ingredients and see the final result. It also feels satisfying knowing that my body butter has all the components I want it to have. Although it...Read More

Understanding Body Butters and Their Benefits for The Skin

Today we are going to talk about body butters and explore what they are good for and whether we can make them at home. Body butter is another very effective way to moisturize and sooth your skin. So if you...Read More

Time Revolution Artemisia Jelly Sheet Mask – Review

(This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you make a purchase, I might receive a small commission at no extra cost to you) Hydrating masks for face are a must product in everyone's skin care product stash. If...Read More

7 Effective Homemade Moisturizers For Healthy Skin

In this post we going to explore recipe of homemade moisturizers and creams. You could read the basic algorithm of preparing DIY moisturizers HERE. What Does Moisturizer Do? Skin creams and moisturizers are meant to do the following to our...Read More

How to Custom Make Moisturizer at Home

Moisturizer and moisturizing cream is one of the steps in a daily skin care routine. There is a common belief that people with oily skin should skip on moisturizers, oils and face butters. However, it is a very common mistake....Read More

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PURITO Galacto Niacin 97 Power Essence – Review

(This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you make a purchase, I might receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.) If you are struggling with freckles, age spots, oily shine and skin dehydration, then you...Read More

Etude House 3 Minutes Care In Morning Mask – Review

I would like to give you a quick review of Etude House sheet masks. You only have to keep this mask on your face for 1-3 minutes. And that is it. This is what makes this mask so attractive to...Read More

DIY Facial Wash Vs Homemade Face Cleanser

In this post we will briefly learn why cleaning your skin with mild, gentle cleansers if very important. And then explore recipes of several DIY face cleansers. Washing your face might seem like a very simple procedure: just apply some...Read More

6 Major Reasons You Should Be Using Cleansing Oil

Hello and thank you for stopping by. We are going to dive deep and learn about cleansing oil for face. Cleansing oil for face has been a controversial product for many people. Some people report that it clogs their pores...Read More

Skin Care During Self Isolation Guide

How to Use Quarantine Time to Get Glowing Skin In this crazy pandemic time it is really easy to feel down and worried even for the most optimistic people. I think what gets me the most is uncertainty - when...Read More

What is Double Cleansing Method and Why You Need to Do It

At some point in life I believed that soap and water was the best face washing routine. I have oily skin and really loved this crispy feeling after viciously rubbing my skin with soap. My skin felt very dry after,...Read More

What Is The Skin Barrier and Why You Should Care About It

"Wash your face the right way!" This phrase always made me chuckle. Like seriously, how can you wash your face the wrong way? You just use some soap or cleanser, rub your face, splash it with water and here you...Read More

Difference Between Essence, Serum and Ampoule

Essence is the next step in the skin care routine and is applied after a toner. However, if you start looking around at skin care products, you will also find an ampoule and serum. And they are also the next...Read More

Chamomile Benefits for Skin and Hair

Chamomile is widely used in folk medicine and home cosmetology for many years for its unique medicinal and healing properties. People create many cosmetic products with chamomile: toners, lotions, masks, shampoos, hair rinsers, and healing salves. Chamomile is quite...Read More

Overnight sleeping mask or Night cream: what to use?

Night cream vs Sleeping mask Overnight sleeping masks are an awesome Korean invention. It is so cool that we can apply a product packed with all the good stuff on our skin, go to sleep and let the mask to...Read More

Amazing Healing Benefits of Calendula for Skin and Hair

Hello and thank you for visiting. In this blog post we would learn everything about beautiful bright calendula. Calendula has been known for its amazing benefits in medicine and cosmetology for years. Calendula species have been even used...Read More

Good and Bad Alcohols in Cosmetic Products

The alcohol in skin care products causes a lot of confusion. Alcohol in cosmetics has “bad” reputation and people try to avoid it because of very common belief: alcohol dries your skin up. It is partially true and there are...Read More

Probiotics and Prebiotics in Skin Care – Are they good for you?

_ You probably heard about probiotics and prebiotic in some way. It’s been a hot topic for awhile. Simply put probiotics and prebiotics help to maintain a balance between “good” and “bad” bacteria. What do probiotics do? You see,...Read More

What is Galactomyces ferment and What it does to your skin?

Now days skin care is quite unique and interesting as more and more researches are conducted on different skin care ingredients. Retinol, snail mucin and even synthetic tripeptide that “mimics” the effect of a peptide found in a snake venom...Read More

Jayjun Okra Green Mask – Review

I think I mentioned many times that I am in love with products by Jayjun company. It came to the point that once I see the product by this company, I always buy it because I know it will be...Read More

How to Do Facial At Home With Homemade Natural Products

Hello. Today we are going to continue our discussion about face clean up at home. We already explored spa-like facial at home steps and also learnt why it is important to clean face daily and how to do it. In...Read More

8 Steps to Do a Facial Clean Up At Home

How to clean your face at home properly and without damaging your skin. Clean face is the very first and very important step to achieving clear, glowing skin. When we clean our face, especially at the end of the day,...Read More

SNP 36.5 Active Seal Masks – Reviews

I you are looking for high quality Korean sheet masks that actually deliver good results, then you should meet these 3 SNP masks. These masks are called Active Seal for a reason. Each mask is cut in half...Read More

JayJun Anti-Dust Whitening Mask – Review

In today’s post I would like to offer you JayJun Anti-Dust Whitening Mask Review You might already know that I really love JayJun masks and always try them. “JAYJUN cosmetic was founded by a group of...Read More

JAYJUN Anti-Dust Therapy Mask – Review

In today’s post I would like to offer you Jayjun Mask Review. Jayjun is one of my favourite Korean companies and I especially love their sheet masks. “JAYJUN cosmetic was founded by a group of plastic surgeons, dermatologists and...Read More

12 Easy Steps To Have a Spa-Like Facial At Home

Many people consider doing facial at home to save money. Which is very true - by doing your own facial you will be able to save lots of dollars. I am doing my own facials for other additional reasons: First,...Read More

10 Anti-aging Food Items that You Can Buy in a Regular Store

Hello and thank you for visiting. In one of my previous posts I spoke about anti-aging and how I believe that true anti-aging should be a holistic approach. Where are care about our body, soul and...Read More

11 Powerful Cosmetic Ingredients for Anti-Aging Skin Care

I believe that at some point all of us heard the term “anti-aging”. In the present time beauty and cosmetic industries are under huge pressure to ditch term “anti-aging” altogether as diminishing, disrespectful and even shameful for men...Read More

Homemade Skin Care Products with Honey

People used honey for its healing and medicinal properties for centuries. During present time we still appreciate healing effects of honey, despite scientific and medical discoveries and achievements. Honey is a sweet, thick liquid that is made by honeybees. Bees...Read More

8 Amazing Manuka Honey Benefits for Skin

People has known the amazing useful properties of honey since ancient times. The first record of beekeeping and possible use of honey dates back to 2,400 B.C. Different cultures around the globe enjoyed honey for its medicinal and culinary properties....Read More

Mediheal Pumpkin Vita Mask – Korean Face Mask Review

Hello and thank you for visiting. It is fall here in Canada and leaves are changing colours and the pumpkin harvest comes in. You can see pumpkins everywhere: people decorate their porches with this squash. You can smell pumpkin...Read More

Banobagi Vita Genic Hydrating Jelly Mask – my review

Hello and thank you for visiting. Today we are going to explore one of my new favorite sheet masks by famous Korean brand Banobagi. Professionals from many beauty groups (medical, surgical, pharmaceutical) came together to develop unique and safe...Read More

Amazing Benefits of Activated Charcoal for Skin and Hair

Activated charcoal has been used for centuries in purifying water, treating upset stomach and eliminating toxins from the body. Emergency rooms use activated charcoal drinks to treat overdose, food poisoning and other toxins ingestions. When we talk about...Read More

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7 Amazing Autumn Spiced Body Scrubs for Youthful Skin

Body scrubs is one of the easiest and yet much pleasurable way to pamper yourself. If you tried a good body scrub once, you would remember how soft and smooth your skin felt right after. And a pleasant smell of...Read More

Why and how to use tea tree oil for health, skin and hair – DIY

Tea tree oil has many benefits and you can use it in almost every aspect of your life from skin and hair care, to eliminating foot odour and cleaning your kitchen, bath tub and sinks. I wrote an extended article...Read More

Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for Hair and Skin

Hello and thank you for visiting. Today we are going to talk about tea tree oil, its benefits for skin and hair and explore products that contain tea tree oil. Tea tree oil is a transparent liquid...Read More

Dr. Jart Rubber Mask Firming Lover – Review

Hello!! Today we are going to talk about another alginate mask by Dr. Jart Rubber Mask Firming Lover. The beautiful pink mask promises the following: lifting effect, smoothing wrinkles, moisturizing and firming. It sounds like a dream to...Read More

8 Homemade Hair Masks for Split Ends

Having split hair ends could be very frustrating. Usually hair look very dry, frizzy and unhealthy. Once you start working on treating the problem, please, keep in mind that it might take some time. However, you will eventually...Read More

What Causes Split Ends in Your Hair and How to Avoid Them

Split hair ends is one of those frustrating problems that occurred to almost any one at one point of time. Split ends literally mean that your hair is split in half at the end. I used...Read More

7 Amazing DIY Recipes with Aloe for Beautiful Hair

Aloe very is a very powerful and amazing natural plant that has so many benefits for our body, skin, feet and hair. Aloe plant includes many beneficial contents like vitamins, minerals, plant steroids, fatty acids, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory elements. ...Read More

How to Use Aloe Vera for Face and Acne

There are several types of aloe plant that have many useful properties. However, Aloe Vera is the most widely used one in cosmetics and medicine. It can regenerate and heal your wounds and skin scars and blemishes. You can find...Read More

7 Amazing Homemade Beauty Products with Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is probably one of the oldest plants that is still respected and widely used now days. According to some historians, people have been using Aloe Vera almost 6,000 years back. We can trace the usage of Aloe all...Read More

NEOGEN Real Fresh Cleansing Stick Green Tea – Review

Neogen Dermatology is a Korean premium brand that produced many products. The company has been around since 1982 and now has multiple offices all over the world. The company has its own high-tech laboratory where employees constantly...Read More

5 Unique Uses of Mugwort in Cosmetics and Skincare

There is a huge hype going on in today’s skin care industry about mugwort. New researches proved that mugwort extract not only helps with redness, itchiness, swelling but also has anti-aging properties. However, mugwort has been known and used for...Read More

6 DIY Hair Masks For Damaged Hair

Our hair require a lot of care and attention. We have to wash it, condition, blow dry it, style, straighten or curl it, apply mouse, hair spray, gel and so on and so forth. A lot of us also...Read More

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18 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Rose Water in Your Care Routine

Rose water has a vast variety of medical and cosmetic benefits. It serves as an excellent addition to anyone’s skin care and hair care routine. Healing properties of rose water have been known even to ancient people in Rome,...Read More

7 Recipes of Homemade Face Toners for Glowing Skin

Face toners are a very important part of a skin care routine. In fact, you can actually skip other steps like applying serum or cream, but you should always apply a skin toner. What are skin toners? Toners usually look...Read More

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4 Reasons You Should Be Using A Facial Toner

Many people consider facial toner to be just an extra skin care product that is nice, but not necessary to use and include in skin care routine. However, facial toner is a crucial component of daily skin care routine and...Read More

9 DIY Face Masks for Teenagers

It is a hard to be a teenager. This is a time of global changes in the body, adjustments and preparations for adult life. A real hormonal storm occurs in the adolescent body, when a young person is experiencing deep...Read More

8 Amazing Homemade Christmas Body Scrubs

Holidays are approaching fast and this is probably one of the busiest times of the year. We are all running around looking for presents, decorations, chocolate and candies. We think about turkey dinners, yummy deserts and gingerbread cookies. There is...Read More

10 Simple DIY Face Masks for Healthy, Glowing Skin

Face mask could feel like a much needed luxury at the end of busy and crazy day. I find that face masks give me a guilt-free excuse to hide from everyone in the house and have “me” time. Everyone...Read More

How to Use Green Tea in Skin Care? 8 Answers to Most Common Questions

Green tea is prepared from unfermented leaves that are green in colour. Tea has a slightly bitter, but pleasant taste; some other herbs could be added for extra flavour. Green tea infusion has a long list of useful...Read More

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8 Amazing Benefits of Pink Clay for Flawless Skin

Pink Clay is very famous in skin care for its amazing calming, anti-aging and cleansing benefits. Pink clay is actually suitable for any skin type, but people with sensitive skin especially praise this type of clay for being so gentle...Read More

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7 Homemade Amazing Simple Body Scrubs for Glowing Skin

Hello and thank you for visiting. You probably heard and read so many time that exfoliation is good for you. Lot’s of skin experts or wonderful bloggers tell you that you should use body scrubs to have beautiful glowing...Read More

From AA to ZZ – guide to double letter skincare

s AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, FF, GG, PP and ZZ creams. What do all those letters stand for? What do they mean? And what is the difference? You are probably wondering (well, I was) what the difference is between...Read More

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Vella Neck Patch Prestige Wrinkle Killer – neck care patch review

Hello and thank you for visiting today. In today’s post we are going to talk about an amazing patch that will help us to minimize neck wrinkles – Vella Neck Patch Prestige Wrinkle Killer. For some reasons, it is...Read More

3 Homemade Facial Masks for Beautiful Skin

Today I spent few hours in the kitchen doing what usually women do on the weekend: cooking and cleaning :) I developed a habit of performing some self-care while doing household chores. I hardly ever have time to sit down and relax,...Read More

Homemade Laundry Detergent

Sometimes doing laundry sounds like a chemistry lesson: laundry detergent, bleach, fabric softener. Now wonder many people get allergies from their cloth that have been exposed to so many chemicals. Laundry detergents are also harmful to our environment because...Read More