My last post was quite food/health related, so this week I’ve picked a more beauty-related topic: skin. For a lot of people, skin appearance is a sensitive subject, and for good reason. Skin patterns tend to be unpredictable, completely random and at times feel very out of control. This can lead to a lot of self-esteem and self-doubt issues in people of all ages.
Plus if you turn to my favorite resource in times of self-doubt, the world-wide web, you’ll end up with a slew of suggestions about things to put on our skin that are all synthetic, odd-looking substances with weird textures and smells. Basically: things you know simply CANNOT be that good for you. So without further adieu, here are some ways to keep your skin radiant without all the man-made chemicals!
The Fun Stuff: Hempseed Oil
Hempseed oil, or sometimes just called hemp oil, is really wonderful for you when applied directly to your skin. This awesome oil helps moderate the amount of oil your skin produces, which can be great to keep you from looking Barbie-doll shiny throughout the day. Less oil also reduces pore clogging, which can lead to fewer breakouts.
On the other hand, if you completely dry your skin out, it will naturally try to remedy this by producing way too much oil. Yikes! Hempseed oil also takes care of this problem by acting as a moisturizer, but unlike the kind that comes out of a titanium-white tube and smells vaguely like plastic, it will not clog your pores.
It can also help with skin-regeneration due to the vital omega-6-fatty acids it contains, which can aid in fixing skin discoloration. This along with the linoleic acid (which your body cannot produce on its own) it provides your skin with can help reduce wrinkles and it even said to have anti-aging properties!
Terry Naturally is a great brand to check out when you’re looking for hempseed oil, along with Mountain Rose Herbs and many more!
The Science-y Stuff: Drenamin
Drenamin is a type of supplement that encourages adrenal gland health. Now, I know what you’re thinking: my adrenal gland doesn’t sporadically break out, so who cares?
Your adrenal glands are part of your endocrine system, and specifically, they produce a variety of hormones that are essential to life. Hormones and the variety that are released by your adrenal glands and the rest of the endocrine system can make a huge impact on the way that your body works, including the emotions you experience and the appearance of your skin!
So, drenamin (which comes in an easy-to-take form by Standard Process, I’m just sayin’!) helps to keep the levels of hormones that get released by your body reasonably stable. In doing this, it helps keep mood swings and stress levels to a minimum. By decreasing the hormonal spikes your body experiences, suddenly a lot of the uncertainty that used to come with stress-breakouts is gone!
The Plant-Based Stuff: Aloe Vera Gel
Finally, my favorite: plant-based solutions! All good things in the world come from plants, in my opinion, and aloe vera gel has a special place in my heart since it also comes from a cactus!
Aloe vera gel is fantastic to put into face masks because it has a variety of tricks up its sleeve! It’s been used for thousands of years to heal wounds and burns, and its through the same principles that make it great for hydrating skin, fixing discoloration, toning, and remedying acne scarring.
Depending on what you mix it with, aloe vera gel can be great for any of the things I already listed and more. It can be mixed with honey, rosewater, tomato juice, and even eggs and work miracles for your skin (all of which are in a neat little list for you, with a couple of additional recipes too!).