‘Natural Skin Care’

Aloe Vera

Aloe-Vera-PlantThere are more than 250 species of Aloe Vera. The reason about we decided to write on our web site about Aloe Vera is that we believe in his miraculous role for human body.

Ancients used Aloe Vera plant in different remedies to cure skin problems or health diseases.

Many products have Aloe Vera as ingredient, because was proved by the science, many scientific studies show it, that Aloe Vera extracts bring positive effects on fighting with diabetes, or blood lipids, etc. offering the amazing variety of healing benefits. There is used as aloe vera juice, aloe vera gel or extracts in cosmetic products.

Used in cosmetic products, it is known the soothing, moisturizing and healing properties of Aloe Vera.

Read more about the health benefits of Aloe Vera!

Health Benefits of Apple

apple2Health benefits of apple are very important. Apple is diuretic, helps tonic muscle, is refreshing, is good for intestinal antiseptic, laxative, low the level of cholesterol from blood, is anti rheumatically. Is indicated in the physical and intellectual depression, anemia, rheumatism, gout, obesity, conditions fever, gastritis, gastric ulcer, insomnia, headache.

Apple juice is one of the most popular juices for all ages. Consume 3-4 glasses a day before meals. Combined with other juices less pleasant to taste, give them a special flavor.

Apple juice contains:

- sucrose

- cellulose

- pectin

- acid malic

- mineral salts

- vitamins: B1, PP, A, C

- iron

- potassium

Here are some health benefits of apple, some natural recipes for your skin using apple:

FOR DRY SKIN

Make a mix from a 100 ml of apple juice, and 2 spoons of honey. Apply it on the skin, leave it for 20 minutes and clean it with cold water. Apply this treatment 2-3 times per week and your skin will look better and you will feel more beautiful.

FOR OILY SKIN

Make a mix from a 100 ml of apple juice, and 25 ml of lemon juice. Apply it on the skin, leave it for 30 minutes and clean it with warm water. Apply this treatment 2 times per week and your skin will be less oily. Result can be seen after the first application.

Apple

apples1Like other fresh fruits, apple is a healthy source of enzymes that help digestion and fight constipation. Apples contain natural sugars necessary for proper functioning of the body. But that does not mean that we should consume them in excess. Don’t eat more than 3-4 apples per day. Is not safety for your organism. And the days will be best if we start with a glass of natural fruit juice.
Apple are grown everywhere in the world, it is probable the most eaten fruit, used in salads or as desert, has a great flavor. There are more than 15 varieties of apple, but all can be reduce to three from the color perspective:
- green apple
- red apple
- yellow apple
Probably you ask yourself how can an apple help you to look better, and why i am writing about this fruit. Read more  about health benefits of apple and some natural recipes for your skin.

Warts treatment

For warts treatment can be obtained natural remedies using several medicinal plants.

For example you can use tincture of propolis. Tincture of propolis is applied morning and evening with a swab on the warts surface. Is indicated not to use it on the skin around, and try to touch only the wart.

It can use castor-oil plant using the same procedure: dab with castor plant oil for about 2 weeks, break of 10 days and repeat treatment.

There is a naturalist for warts treatment based tincture of celandine. It is applied on the warts surface, 2 drops for a month. It can use dandelion juice for a period of 30 days.

Apply the warts surface, in the morning and in the evening, a few drops of tincture of marigold. Drink tea or tincture of the dandelion root or clover.

Other warts treatment easy for anybody to use, remedies to treat every person, with very good results in short time:
- Applying a warts surface, twice per day, in the morning and in the evening, lemon juice or garlic.
- Applying dressings with vinegar apple.

All this treatments had good results use exactly as prescribe, but we recommend precaution and to consult a medical dermatologist to ensure that the situation is under control. Take care!

Herpes Treatment

There is not known the best herpes treatment till now. Usually it reacts differently from a person to another. First of all you should think about supporting your immune system, as your first goal. In this moments biotechnology companies are making efforts to develop a herpes vaccine. Until an effective herpes vaccine or cure for herpes simplex virus  infection is found, read more about herpes treatment using natural recipes, remedies with plants, that you can do at home.

A diet with a higher lysine in stead of arginine (an α – amino acid) is a perfect herpes treatment. Arginine is a conditionally nonessential amino acid. Most of the time it can be manufactured by the human body, and does not need to be obtained directly through the diet. When the oral herpes appears, try to avoid food like cottage cheese, pork, bacon, ham, salmon, snails, tuna, lobster, or coconut, pecans, cashews, walnut, almonds, hazelnut, pinenuts, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds. Including more lysine (also an α – amino acid, but an essential one, that participates in hydrogen bonding and as a general base in calalysis)  in your diet is a great way to ward off herpes recurrences!

Here is a herpes treatment that we recommend, a natural remedy easy to make. In the case of herpes, the treatment is  need to start earlier, from the first signs of disease appear. With a swab of cotton applied on the affected area the following mixture of oils:
- 4 drops of oil bergamot, eucalyptus and geranium, one spoon of olive oil or marigold lotion.

Don’t let this mixture on the sunlight or light and apply the oil in the affected area 2-3 times daily. It is recommended not to enter in contact with the sunlight for 30 minutes after application, because this mixture can increase sensitivity to sunlight. But you will see beneficial results after the first aplication.

Health Benefits of Lime

lime juiceThe health benefits of lime are multiples. Limes are used for scurvy, peptic ulcer, respiratory disorders, gout, gum, eye care, piles, urinary disorders, and others like arthritis, rheumatism, prostrate and colon cancer, cholera, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, fatigue, heart diseases and even very high fever. But we will talk only the properties that help lose weight and how lime contributes to skin care beauty.

Health benefits of lime for skin care

Lime juice and the oil produce from fresh fruits are having only beneficial effects for skin, even they are consumed orally or applied externally.

Use a foam from a white egg and combine with some grater lime peel. Apply it on the skin and cover with a cold towel for 10 minutes. When applied externally on skin, its acids scrub out the dead cells, cures dandruff, rashes, bruises, etc. A lot of skin diseases are solved.

The reinvigorating effects won’t appear too late. Lime juice rejuvenates the skin, protects it from infections, keeps it shining. Due to the presence of the high level of vitamin C reduces body odor, activating as a anti oxidant, anti biotic and disinfectant.

After a hard working day come at home and take a hot bath in which put slices of limes, and 200 ml of juice. This refreshing bath will give you energy, and your skin will feel great in every pore. Don’t forget that the smell of lime is very good as aroma therapy.

Lime juice can be used to make your hair become lighter with sun exposure. However it can make your skin darker with sunlight. Your skin bronze will stay longer.

Health benefits of lime will help you feel great and refreshing. Try it now!

Lime

limeLime has it origin in the Himalayan region, India, but has been grown all over the continents and . Has a round form, green to yellow in color, 3–6 cm, containing sour and acidic pulp. Looks like a lot as a lemon, but it taste sweeter than lemons. Lime is often used for their property that accents the flavors of foods and beverages, very loved by chefs. They are usually smaller than lemons.

Limes are an excellent source citric acid, have natural sugar, vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus. It is well known by the specialists that lime contains more vitamin C than the lemon.

The lime juice forms an indispensable ingredient of salads, having the property to keep fresh the salad. In fruit salads helps to retain the normal color of fruits and accent their flavour.

Lime fruit minerals and vitamins:

- Calcium 60 mg

- Phosphorus – 20 mg

- Iron – 0.3 mg

- Vitamin C – 63 mg

- Vitamins B Complex – small parts

About the curative property of the lime, please read a dedicated post Health Benefits of Lime for skin problems and cure.

Health Benefits of Apricots

apricotsGood vision

Apricots contain the exact elements and nutrients that are needed for a good vision. Health benefits of apricots are recognize by the specialists, the beta-carotene in apricots, which is a Vitamin A, is used by the human organism to protect the eyes and also keeps the skin, hair, gum and various glands healthy.

Intestinal care

Known by the high content of soluble fibers, apricots help maintain regular dygestion function. They are also good to destroy intestinal worms and can remove gallstones.

Prevent blood pressure and anemia

Health benefits of apricots, used as dried fruits, are known for the properties to have rich potassium level that regulate the high blood pressure. Anemia is cure due to the high content of iron in apricot, makes it an excellent food for people if it’s eaten in quantities of min. 200 gr. per day.

Controls body temperature and cures fever

One of the health benefits of apricot is that is helping control the body temperature. Is an ideal cure for fever. Fresh juice of apricots, mixed with glucose or honey, is a very cooling drink during fevers. Due to the fact that contains high level of water, it quenches the thirst and eliminates the waste products from the body.

Skin Care

Using fresh juice of apricot leaves helps curing skin diseases. It can be applied with beneficial results in scabies,  eczema, sun-burn and itching of the skin due to high exposure to sun.

Use also apricot juice on your hair, and will make it stronger and resistant, also will became shinny and you will be glamorous.

See for yourself the health benefits of apricots. Is very cheap to try it!

Apricots

apricot2Originated in China, apricots feel wonderfully sensuous in the hand., the outside of the fruit has a soft downy or velvety feel, and it is a very delicate fruit with a yellowish orange skin.

Apricot contains extremely much beta carotene, the plant form of vitamin A, good as antioxidant, very good for protecting your skin by the unpleasant problems caused by sun, as pigment spots and cute. Is also a very good source of fibers (2.5 gr in each apricot).

It is said that dried apricots are even healthier. The drying process increases the concentration of the beta carotene and fibers and also the levels of potassium and iron. Apricots are bursting with potassium (about 300 milligrams in three fresh or four dried). Apricots also provide Vitamin C.

The seeds contain laetrilealso called vitamin B17, though not an official vitamin — is a natural substance extracted from apricot seeds that’s been a popular saying that apricot cure cancer, a treatment used for decades. Its anticancer effect comes from the cyanide it contains.

Fresh apricots are an excellent source of Vitamins A, C, E, potassium, iron and are also a great source of beta-carotene. It helps in preventing cancer in organs lined by epithelial tissue, due to its high vitamin A content.

Apricot cure is recommended to stimulate the dygestive sistem. Eat 2-3 fruits of apricot per day (we recommend to eat fruits when is their season, especially in June and July).

Studies confirm the miraculous propertie of apricot cure, saying that if a person eats daily fruits and vegetable, the cancer an heart problems are prevented. Is great if a person eat 600-700 gr of apricot per day, even so eating only 200 gr the risk of having cancer decrease by 60%.

Use apricot juice for your hair. Helps becoming stronger, and has a great glow.

The most known cure is the raw apricot seeds and its extract (laetrile) that would only prolong life many times longer than chemotherapy, essential for organ regeneration.

Fruits

fruitsFruits make miracles for your body. Eating or using them in several natural treatments are giving you energy, hydrate your body or skin, maintain you healthy. Vitamin C, minerals, enzyme, all are included in fruits.

Fruits are beauty friends, contain less calories and a lot of water, good for hydration. So, eat fruits because is important for your health, helps you look better, that’s why are recommended in diets.

Even cream and cosmetics are having as ingredients fruits. Reduce the aging effects on skin, reduce the appetite helps you lose weight.

Here are some fruits that makes you feel better. Read about their properties and how are good when you eat them and how to use them in some natural treatments that you can make at home. Natural remedies are recommanded for your skin, they can cure skin problems, in a great combination they even cure cancer. Try our recipes and you will see the results. See our dedicated posts:

- Apricot

- Lime

- Apple

- Strawberries

- Grapefruit

- Pineapple

- Papaya