08.17.2010
Makeup Brushes for Vegan Skin
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One hard thing about being vegan is not being able to use certain types of material or cloth. This includes makeup brushes, which is something you can argue as one the most important parts of vegan beauty or eco-friendly products for skin care. You may feel limited and to be honest, it can be tough finding soft man-made brushes that can stand up to traditional brushes, but it can be done. So what vegan products are out there, in the market, to pamper vegan skin that can stand up to regular makeup brushes.
Taklon is an animal-friendly kind of brush to use. Not only are they soft, but they also blend very well. The material is 100% man made fiber, yet maintains softness. It is very good choice for those who prefer soft brushes and are willing to pay a little more money for a quality.
Nylon is another option, and while they are not as soft as Taklon they still do the job well and usually can be purchased for a cheaper price.
These two are the most common types of vegan beauty makeup brushes, but you may also find a few rarer types as well.
Never trust a company that does not state what the bristles are made of. Even if the company says their brushes are synthetic, the keywords are “100% synthetic” and “not tested on animals”. This is important.  So always double check labels for more info or do your research online.
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08.13.2010
Garlic, Mother Nature’s Vegan Skin Antibiotic
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Garlic is one of Mother Nature’s most powerful healing herbs.  It is a very wise idea to have a bounty of garlic on hand for any given situation– any illness or health challenge.  Many health experts agree that garlic is multi-purpose and provides many  healing medicinal benefits, a  great plant-based vegan skin choice. Fresh raw garlic is a natural antibiotic and anti-microbial.  Eaten and juiced raw, it’s powerful benefits are boundless.

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08.12.2010
Vegan Cosmetics & Solutions for Toiletries
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Vegan beauty doesn’t just stop with skincare, it also starts with a whole lifestyle. It includes natural and organic based cosmetics, hair care, and personal products.  Embracing this way of life proves beneficial in many ways, that is why it is so important to incorporate such practices into your daily life. Luckily for us, modern advances in vegan science offer us smart alternatives to the products we use everyday. Here are a few alternatives you might be interested in.
1- Natural Toothpaste
A quality non-toxic toothpaste is hard to find but there are a few notable brands that really work. Try Toms of Maine Toothpastes which comes in a large variety of flavors and formulas like Whole Care Fluoride Toothpaste and Fluoride Free Sensitive Toothpaste for Sensitive Teeth. Best of all, these products are easily available in most drugstores and on the web!
2- Natural Deodorants
Try Terra Naturals All Natural Deodorants. These all natural vegan deodorants contain no GMO, no petroleum, and no aluminum. They come in various formulas for women, men, and teens. You can purchase these natural deodorants and other products directly from TerraNaturals.com.
3- Hand Soap
Hand soaps are the best way to stay germ free, but you still want something that is completely natural and safe. The All-Natural Liquid Satin Soaps from Jason Naturals are a smart solution. These fragrant natural hand soaps also come in sixteen fluid ounce bottles which is like 6 bars of soap in on bottle! Purchase these products at Amazon.com.
4- Mouthwash
Unfortunately there are not a lot of options here, however  you can find natural mouthwash products from Toms of Maine and Jason Naturals. Try Jason Sea Fresh Mouthwash which contains no alcohol . Instead it contains refreshing ingredients like sea salt and ionic minerals to keep your smile healthy.
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08.09.2010
STOP TOUCHING YOUR FACE! A Natural skin care remedy
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This may sound just like what your mom would to say, but scratching, constant touching or playing with your face is a no-no. Try to pay attention to just how often you touch your face during the day (with dirty hands).  Watch for acne or other skin problems in areas that you touch often. Watch your behavior, then if necessary, change your habits and check out the results. This may seem painfully obvious, but this one BIG tip may make a lot of difference in your future.

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08.05.2010
Vegan Gift Ideas
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Even though we’ve still got quite a few months before we start our holiday shopping, its never too early to start thinking about gift ideas.  As a matter of fact, many of us buy a few gifts from time to time at least several times a year. Birthdays, Valentine’s Day,  Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Graduation are usually the occasions in which we give and receive gifts. Of  course this may create a slight problem for those of us who are searching for that vegan friendly gift but it also gives us the opportunity to be a little creative. So here are some smart tips and ideas!
Vegan Beauty Products: Your friends will thank you when you send them luxurious bath sets, skincare regimen kits, and scentsational fragrances. As a bonus, wrap up your gifts  in pretty recycled wrapping paper.
Make Your Own Soaps: If you’ve got serious soap making skills then why not make your own soaps and give them as gifts? As for the rest of us, there are online stores where you can buy products you can trust. Lush is a beauty retailer that specializes in handmade vegan soaps. Lush also sells a wide variety of vegan skin care products, fragrances, and cosmetics. Foreue is a natural and vegan skin care retailer that specializes in handmade vegan soaps and many other products that clean, hydrate and relieve skin problems well.
Vegan Gifts For The Home: Who wouldn’t love a vegan candle? These make great small gifts for anyone you want to express your appreciation to! You’ll find a wide range of vegan candles on Etsy.
Other Gift Ideas: If none of the above ideas sound appealing enough, you might look at other options like a gift certificate to a spa that specializes in vegan skincare or holistic methods of beauty and relaxation. You can find a list of these spas at the Green Earth Travel website. For other smart vegan gift ideas, think recycled stationary, bamboo sheets, or canvas tote bags. There are lots of great options, so check these out and keep on looking for more.
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07.28.2010
Vitamin and Mineral Skin Care Tips
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Vitamins and minerals are a crucial component when it comes to good health both inside and out. They help aid the process of healthy skin cell turnover and renewal, build strong bones, and promote good vision. Vitamins and minerals also offer many aesthetic benefits like treating  common skin problems such as acne and aging. Moreover, some vitamins also fight free radicals, which are known for disrupting the balance of good health.
Read your labels carefully to ensure that the SOURCE OF YOUR VITAMINS is from whole FOOD or is plant based.  Synthetic vitamins are vitamins indeed, but the body can use very very little of their contents. Check your products online or on the label and put them back on the shelf if they do not offer optimum support for your health.
Next, ask these questions about your vitamins:
Are they whole food based?
Is it vegetarian? (vegan is even better for health)?
Are they all natural?
Are they additive free?
Do they contain binders?
Are they allergen free?  (No soy, wheat, dairy)
Now, find out which vitamins are the most important in vegan skin care and why you should take them.
Vitamin A is commonly found in a lot of vegan skin care products, and for good reason! This vitamin contains retinol , a compound that is used to treat severe acne disorders. Retinol is used as a remedy for psoriasis.
Vitamin C is good for fighting the effects of aging and long term sun exposure(both of which often go hand in hand).
Vitamin B is an important vitamin when it comes to alleviating severely dried skin and a lack of this vitamin can cause hair loss.
Zinc is a good mineral that helps slow down your skin’s natural oil production which in thus halts moderate to severe acne problems.
Copper has a more complex purpose as it develops and strengthens your skin’s natural elasticity.
The five vitamins and minerals listed above are important when it comes to a healthy vegan skin care routine. Some will be found in your vegan skin care products and some won’t. To cover all bases, you can take a daily supplement vitamin to complete your adequate nutrition needs. Or you can avoid fast food, prepared foods, processed foods and substitute whole foods, lots of green leafy veggies, plant-based protein, fruits nuts and seeds to get your nutrition from food itself. You may have to change some old habits and relearn how to cook given a new ingredients list but, you can do it.  The food is both nutritious and delicious.
If in doubt, check with your doctor or nutritionalist.
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07.27.2010
Ask the 5 “W”s about Vegan & Organic Skin Care
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“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” Benjamin Franklin had said. This was actually advice for fire protection against economic loss due to house fires. Wisdom here can also be applied to our health by choosing vegan and organic foods plus a healthy lifestyle.

Undoubtedly, organic foods cost a little more than the average. At the same time, think about what vegan and organic nutrition  gives to your health: no pesticides, no chemicals, no preservatives, no GMO (genetically-modified organisms). Over time, the investment is worth the abundant return. Think organic in it’s wholistic offerings: food, clothing, makeup, beauty skin care products and even cookcare.

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07.16.2010
Vegan Skin Care: Shea Butter vs Olive Oil
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Two of the most commonly known natural moisturizers are shea butter and olive oil. Both shea butter and olive oil have been around for centuries, they are both safe to use and vegan friendly. You can use either product in pure form, in soaps, or other skin care products.  But with all the similarities, one is left to wonder what are the differences between shea butter and olive oil.
Shea butter is a natural fat that is used to moisturize skin, fade unsightly scars and stretch marks, diminish wrinkles, and more.  You can even eat shea butter as sometimes its used in chocolate based products. What is more amazing is that this multi-purpose beauty and health remedy is actually derived from the seeds of the African shea tree.  To produce the butter, The flesh of the karite nut is removed and the seed or nut is dried, roasted, pounded into a paste, mixed with water and then customarily kneaded by hand. The thick mass is boiled to separate the natural oils that later yield beige or yellow shea butter in various qualities.  Note: Unrefined shea has the real natural healing and moisturizing properties. Refined shea is bleached (white) , deordorized and heated to over 400 degrees.
Olive oil is derived from the olive plant.  Making this is a rather complex process as the oil is extracted after the olives are milled  until a paste is formed . Then it goes into a press that separates the liquid from the paste.   Like shea butter, olive oil has many useful purposes in beauty, skin care, and food preparation. There are many different types and grades of olive oil.   Extra virgin olive oil has the highest quality, therefore in food consumption, of course it is  best to choose extra virgin olive oil and organic when you can. For beauty needs also use the best quality olive oil that you can find when formulating your own skincare recipes. Olive oil can be use as a moisturizer, bath oil, lip balm, or for treatment of  minor skin wounds.
In the end it is important to know that both shea butter and olive oil based products have a place in your vegan skin care routine. Both are natural based moisturizing remedies that have worked for ages, so you know that they work. There are even a few vegan beauty products on the market that contain both ingredients, so if you decide to give them a try in your own formula try them together  to get the benefits of both all natural carrier oils.
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07.14.2010
Beauty Tools using Natural Soaps & Natural Solutions
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A brush, a comb, a curler, oh my! What other goodies do we use every day, sometimes several times a day, to keep us looking orderly and beautiful? How many times in the past month have we stopped to clean and care for our beauty and make-up tools? Read on for a few simple tools.

Tool #1   Organic soap and water

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06.07.2010
Vegan Skin Care For Baby
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The biggest concern every parent have for their children is their health and well-being. That is why its so important to use vegan skin care products specifically designed for babies and small children. Use products that are all natural and safe.
All babies have delicate and sometimes sensitive skin, so what is good for you won’t always be a smart choice for your child. It’s good to know that there are a lot of great vegan skin care brands and products that are safe for baby.  To get you started, read below for a small list of vegan skin care products that are good for you baby.
California Baby Calming Massage Oil Aromatherapy : Calm your baby down with this relaxing blend of aromatherapy herbs including French Lavender and Clary Sage. It is important to note that this product does not have nuts, oil, gluten, soy , or dairy. Use this moisturizing oil to soothe and calm your baby before bedtime. You can purchase this at Amazon.com
Little Twig Tangerine Baby Bath: Free from parabens and phthalates , this citrus-rosemary scented bubble bath contains the essential Vitamin E, Shea Butter, and Aloe Vera to moisturize and soothe. This bubble bath is dermatologist tested and pH balanced. You can purchase this at A Much Better Store.com
Cradle Clear Lotion for Dry Scalp: Sensitive babies sometimes suffer from dry scalp and cradle’s cap. Alleviate this problem with CradleClear Lotion. This product was made with pure ingredients that soothe, condition,  and nourish dry skin. You can also purchase this at A Much Better Store.com.
Angel Baby Lotion: This hypoallergenic lotion is organically preserved and free from toxins. Its also clinically tested so you know that it’s safe enough to use on your baby’s delicate skin. Enhanced with organic rooibos to alleviate diaper rash, eczema, and other skin conditions. You can purchase this lotion at EarthMamaangelbaby.com
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06.04.2010
Vegan Skin Care on Facebook
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Facebook is so much more than a social network to catch up with your friends latest adventures, its also a great web tool to discover websites to discover, products, for buying stuff, and for joining organizations–the ones you believe in.
Its also a great way to learn about and share your vegan skin care knowledge. These days, everyone is on Facebook or some other form of social media like Twitter. Companies use it to promote and  people use it to research and connect directly with the company.  What is in it for you? Find out now, look  below for some of the best Facebook pages to follow.

Chic Vegan is a smart blog that keeps you up to date on everything important including vegan skin care,  fashion, food, and more. Don’t miss the “Making of a Perfect Face” series for step by step tips for beautiful skin. Follow their FB page but don’t forget to read the Chic Vegan blog for more.

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06.02.2010
Vegan Remedies For Oily Skin
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At one point or another, we all will have oily skin. Besides using special natural vegan products such as the LeMudd Clay Masque by foreue mother nature offers other interesting alternatives.So here, we will take a look at a few uncommon natural vegan ideas that you can use to help control your oily skin.
Tomato Paste
This may sound like a rather odd idea, but it is a proven zit cure that is vegan and animal friendly. A can of regular tomato paste can dry out a zit and slow down your oily skin with the help of lycopene. Lycopene is a natural byproduct of tomato’s that helps control your oil pores. You can use it right out of the can or add herbs to it and use it like a regular face mask.
Orange Rind
This sweet smelling vegan option is a good choice for those who like high scented options that most stores sell. Rubbing the rind in water and splashing it onto your face will sooth and dry out the zit or skin with the acid in it.
You can also use lemon juice as well, diluted or not with water. Again, it works much like an orange rind does only with a bit more acid in it.
Garlic
This may sound like a unpleasant option, but garlic is a known blood stream cleaner. You can rub pure and raw garlic on the zit or oily skin, which cleans the pores plus skin. This is a good option that can be bought locally and is ready with little to zero prep time. Great for in a hurry rush answer to excessive oil.
Cucumber
Slicing or grating cucumbers and placing them all over, the skin absorbs the oil that causes breakouts or blackheads.
The Conclusion
These are simple vegan and cheap answers to your oily skin problems. Not only are they animal friendly, but many also give your skin that extra something that only natural plants can give to your skin.
Have fun with these solutions!
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