Safe Cosmetics ~ Healthy Faces by Eve Organics

Is Mineral Makeup Messy?

We've started a new playlist on You Tube that will answer all of the frequently asked questions we receive from our customers.  The number one question is "Is Mineral Makeup Messy?"

Watch the video to find out the REAL answer!

 

Turn Your Natural Mineral Eyeshadow Into a Liquid Liner

Happy Friday everyone!  Have you wanted to use mineral shadow, but wanted the crisp line of a liquid liner?  We have the demo for you . . .

Check out the video and comment with suggestions on a video demo you'd like to see.  And, if you like the video, share it with a friend!

 

Healthy Skin from the Inside

Guest Blogger:   Pam Koskinen

I came across this article while searching the web (healthywomen.org) and thought it was worth passing on.  With so many things against us when it comes to our skin it's great to know that Eve Organics skin care and make-up are full of the best ingredients to keep your skin healthy and beautiful. 

Get Beautiful Glowing Skin

Ever noticed how whatever is going on in our life seems to show on our face? If we're stressed, we can expect acne and dark circles under our eyes. If we're dehydrated, our skin looks dry and flaky. If we're sick, our face appears pale. Eat or drink too much and we wake up with puffy skin. But get a stretch of feeling great, exercising, eating right, and we positively glow with health.

Well, there's a reason for that. Our skin is our body's largest organ-an average of 21 square feet, to be exact. Whatever goes on in the inside shows up on the outside.

Take smoking, for instance. Studies find that smoking prematurely ages skin by disrupting your body's natural process of breaking down old skin and replacing it with fresh skin. Smoking also triples your risk of squamous cell skin cancer (not to mention numerous other cancers).

Stress can also negatively affect your face (and the rest of the body). But the opposite is also true. What you eat and how you live your life can lead to smoother, healthier skin. Overall, your best bet for your skin is also what's best for overall health: a low-fat, high-fiber diet filled with fruits, vegetables and whole grains, plenty of water, regular exercise and enough sleep every night (not just on weekends). More specifically, here's what the science shows:

• Fats. Several studies find that the amount of poly- and monounsaturated fats, particularly omega-3 fatty acids, you get in your diet may affect the amount of sun and aging damage your skin experiences. The best source of omega-3s? Cold-water fish, such as salmon, mackerel and tuna. For healthy mono fats, we recommend olive oil and nuts.
• Tea. To understand the effect of green tea on skin health, you first need to understand what causes aging. We now know that skin aging is mainly the result of free radical damage to cell walls and other cell structures. Sun exposure and cigarette smoking contribute to the production of these free radicals. Antioxidants, on the other hand, are molecules that neutralize these free radicals. One good source is any type of tea. One Arizona study, for instance, found that the more black tea people drank (particularly tea with lemon) the less likely they were to develop squamous cell skin cancer.
• Fruits, vegetables and fish. You know these foods are good for you for any number of reasons. But did you know they may prevent wrinkling? When researchers from Monash University in Australia studied the diets of 453 people aged 70 and older from Australia, Greece and Sweden to see if there was any correlation between what they ate and the amount of wrinkles on their skin, they found those who ate the most fruits, vegetables and fish had the least amount of wrinkles. Conversely, the researchers found, foods high in saturated fat, including meat, butter and full-fat dairy, as well as soft drinks, cakes and pastries, and potatoes, increased the likelihood of skin wrinkling.
• Exercise. Regular exercise maintains healthy circulation and blood flow throughout your body, including your skin.
• Vitamins. Although it's always best to get what you need from food, several studies attest to the skin-protecting effects of supplements containing the antioxidant vitamins E and C.
• Other nutrients. Other studies suggest that consumption of borage oil (high in omega-3 fatty acids), garlic and ginkgo biloba may also protect skin from the detrimental effects of sunlight and free radicals.

10 Foods to Eat for Your Face

1. Salmon
2. Green Tea
3. Olive oil and olives
4. Sardines
5. Brazil nuts
6. Blueberries
7. Flaxseeds
8. Non-fat dairy products
9. Canola oil
10. Avocados

Turn Your Natural Mineral Makeup Foundation Into a Liquid Foundation

Good Friday everyone!  Now, the few of you who absolutely refuse to switch over to a powdered foundation have no excuses!  Safe, nurturing foundation made by real women for real women.  Take a look . . .  Leave a comment and share with a friend!

 

 

Who Came First the Chicken or the Egg?

Guest Blogger:  Pam Koskinen

It's Chick Days!  For those that live (or want to take a drive) to the country you will see that at this time of year many farm and garden stores are having their annual 'Chick Days'.  So, I thought it would be fun to post a little something about our own experience getting chicks and some fun facts about eggs!

Last year our family decided it was finally time to get chickens.  Up until then I was perfectly happy getting our fresh eggs from the neighbor down the road.  But, my kids thought it would be fun to have our own chickens and get our own eggs and experience the joy of raising baby chicks.  You see, they've been bugging me for about 2 years and I kept putting them off, then I  finally gave in...on one condition - the chickens that we get had to be 'pretty' chickens.  I didn't want the common red or white ones that I saw so many people have.  I wanted fun, different colored, beautiful chickens (was there such a thing?). 

So with that came the research.  Poultry magazines, internet, chicken books, ( I even went to a 'chicken class' that our local 4-H extension office was having).  I looked through many pages trying to decide what type, or breed, we should get.  This chicken business was all new to me and I wanted to do it right! 

Do You Have Small, Close-Set Eyes? We Can Fix That!

It's amazing what a little makeup can do.  My childhood friend Lori dropped by to show us how she applies her makeup to acheive a look that makes her eyes look larger and wider-set.  Check out the video. . .  share it with a friend!

 

Here's our newest Friday video:  How to Turn Your Frown Upside Down

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Shout Out to our New Retailers!

We want to extend a warm welcome to our newest Eve Organics retailers!  Is one near you?  Drop in and say hi to support your "local" businesses.

MAINE

Bedard Medical, 359 Minot Avenue, Auburn, ME 04210  BedardPharmacy.com  Phone: (207) 784-3700

WASHINGTON

Country Aire Inc., 200 W. First St., Port Angeles, WA 98362  CountryAireMarket.com  Phone:  (360) 452-8884

IOWA

Washington Street Wellness, 505 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240  WashingtonStWellness.com  Phone:  (319) 466-0026

How to Make Your Lips Look Larger With Natural Mineral Makeup

Ok, it's official.  We are posting new video content every Friday . . . here and on Facebook.  Tune in and let us know what you would like to see.  And, as it says at the end of the video, if you like the information you're getting, let us know by commenting or SHARING with a friend!

 

Thinner with Chocolate?

Guest Blogger:  Pam Koskinen

 

 

Ok - So I'm always looking for articles on WHY Ishould continue to eat chocolate and this just happened to be in my in-box this morning from Dr. Weil!  I thought it was worth passing on. 

 

"My weakness is chocolate; not pop, or coffee or tea. Actress Katherine Hepburn credited her famously slim build to "a lifetime of chocolate," and now a new investigation from California suggests that eating chocolate is "calorie neutral" and doesn't cause weight gain. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego set out to test the hypothesis that eating small amounts of chocolate on a regular basis wouldn't contribute to weight gain. They analyzed information from 1,000 overweight, but not obese men and women and found that those who ate chocolate most often tended to consume more calories overall, including saturated fat, but weighed five to seven pounds less than people who didn't eat any chocolate. This held true regardless of age, gender or amount of exercise reported by the chocolate-eaters. The difference seemed to hinge on how often the participants ate chocolate, not how much they ate. The study was published online on March 26, 2012 by the Archives of Internal Medicine.

My take? Chocolate has many health benefits - it is a source of polyphenols (the same type of antioxidants found in red wine), and the fat it contains, stearic acid, doesn't affect cholesterol levels. In addition, research has indicated that the flavonoids in dark chocolate may help reduce the stickiness of platelets, cells that play an important role in blood clotting. As a result, blood takes longer to clot, reducing the risks of coronary artery blockages. Chocolate's polyphenols also appear to boost levels of HDL (the "good" cholesterol) and lower LDL (the "bad" cholesterol) at least in the lab. I have long recommended good-quality dark chocolate as a healthy snack, as long as you don't go overboard. An ounce or two a few times a week is good for you, but it's not a strategy to lose weight. I'll be interested to learn what it is about chocolate that explains the findings that people who eat chocolate regularly are thinner than those who don't.

Isn't that awesome news worth SHARING?