Foreue – Natural Skin Care (Handmade & Vegan)

The words luxury and vegan are not contradicting terms. Although it can be somewhat of a hard search, you will find out that vegan luxury soaps and skin care products do exist.  You don’t have to buy silky smooth body creams and lotions that are loaded with parabens to achieve beautiful skin, nor do you have to limit yourself to cleansing bars that contain some interesting natural ingredients but are also laced with the traditional chemicals and preservatives.  By the way, it is important to realize that when very good soap is handmade, attention is placed on making smaller quantities at a time, with more attention on quality.  I will show you where to search for the best of vegan luxury soaps, so read further.

Astringents or toners, also know as facial mists, floral waters, etc are an important part of the face cleaning process.  These natural beauty products are used for removing make up and any excess oils on the skin, or soap residue.

I always look for astringents that have flower and herbal essences that can deposit active ingredients to the skin while soothing, nourishing and cleaning and even lightly moisturizing the face.  Such natural skin care products should contain little to NO alcohol, dyes, synthetics, or fragrances (use essential oils instead).

For much of my childhood, I was an active dancer and I loved to ride a bicycle and roller skate.  But unfortunately, my eating habits weren’t healthy and my strength level went up and down.  My unhealthy eating habits interfered with my activities and I sometimes found myself lacking interest in any kind of dance movement or outdoor activity.  The day I discovered healthy organic vegan nutrition changed my life dramatically and I became a different person.

I believed in the myth that oil was bad for our faces, especially in areas that were already oily (e.g. the T-Zone of forehead, nose and chin). I’m happy to report that I have been proven wrong by Replenish Moisturizing Serum.

Through Replenish, I have become a convert in the use of oil on my face. My previous images of oily skin being doused with more oil until the point it can’t breathe haunted me. That old belief had to go!

In my recent trip abroad to Malaysia and Thailand, I was on the look out for things natural and hand made. Very quickly, I found out just how big of a market share our pharmaceutical and beauty subsidiaries have made overseas. Perhaps I am more of an idealist than most, but I was expecting homegrown, local products to be more available than they were. Or simply, I just wasn’t in the right places.

Here are some helpful suggestions for how to stay healthy and well even when life seems to be extra stressful and challenging.  Every choice we make in life affects our health.  The foods we eat, the beverages we drink, and the smells we inhale, all directly affect our health.  The best way to be well and healthy and keep stress levels at their minimum is to keep life simple.