Healing Dry Sensitive Skin

Jojoba oil has become wildly popular in skin care products. Its stability gives it a conveniently long shelf life. It is virtually odorless, making it an ideal carrier medium for scents and perfumes. Plus it spreads easily and absorbs deeply without leaving any greasy residue. It’s also remarkably efficient – a very little goes a long way.

Jojoba oil can work miracles on the skin. It combines easily with our natural oil to unclog pores, leaving them deeply cleansed and refreshed. It also has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties that help to reduce symptoms of acne, eczema and psoriasis. But the main reason jojoba oil has become so sought after is because it can add luster and beauty to even the driest of skin. Its beauty benefits are immense.

This is an oil (well, liquid wax, really) that improves the suppleness of the skin. It softens and smoothes it, minimizes fine lines, reduces the size of pores, and prevents eruptions and breakouts. Some people refer to it as a miracle worker when they see how it restores the aliveness of dry or mature skin.

Jojoba oil has many of the characteristics of sperm oil, long a favorite ingredient in cosmetics, but one that became unobtainable after 1971 when an international ban on commercial whaling was put into effect. Like sperm oil, it is very similar to the natural oil, or sebum, that we secrete through our pores. And while technically a wax, rather than an oil, it is extremely stable and can be used on even the most sensitive of skin without causing any adverse reaction.

This is definitely an ingredient to look for in your moisturizer. Just make sure there is more than a token amount of it in whatever moisturizer you buy. You can tell by looking at where it is located in the list of ingredients. The list is in descending order of quantity. If it’s not close to the head of the list, find a different product.

I mix a little of my favorite organic crème into a 4 oz bottle of jojoba oil and use it as a body oil. It’s especially delicious after a bath, and not too expensive as it spreads so well. You need only use a tiny amount. I keep it in a glass bottle, like other fine oils I use. There are questions about how they react to plastic that cause me to avoid putting them in plastic containers.

And as a final bonus – jojoba is cultivated in some of the most arid areas of the world, places where it has been very hard for people to make a living from the land. The popularity of jojoba has resulted in rising incomes and prosperity where they are most needed – much better than killing whales, for sure!

It’s a desert plant that became the answer to an industry’s prayer. When commercial whaling was banned in 1971, the supply of sperm oil dried up and the cosmetic industry was left without a vital ingredient. Fortunately, jojoba oil was found to have the same characteristics that made sperm oil so valuable. They are both very similar to the sebum that we secrete through our pores. They both penetrate the skin very easily and deeply, and they both bring emollients that smooth and refine the skin’s appearance, reduce fine lines, and minimize the size of pores. You can read more here about the beauty benefits of jojoba oil and why I am so keen on it.

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Keep your skin smooth, healthy and glowing with a remarkable natural beauty gel. Everyday your skin goes under attack from sun, wind and environmental toxins. Using this gel and products made from it, protects your skin and heals past damage. Packed with vitamins, anti-oxidants, amino acids and minerals, it nourishes, protects and heals face and body. In fact, it is a natural cure for the skin, as well as offering major beauty benefits.

Aloe vera works wonders on dry skin by smoothing out rough areas and nourishing the skin cells. It naturally contains high levels of vitamin E. Vitamin E works on the skin surface to smooth out the appearance of fine lines, age spots, and scars for smoother, younger looking skin. Vitamin C, also found in high quantities in the gel of this plant, is a free radical fighting anti-oxidant that improves collagen production in the skin. Collagen is a structural protein that breaks down over time. By building up collagen levels, vitamin C helps plump up skin cells.

Amino acids work externally on the skin adding collagen-building proteins. The amino acid proteins smooth and protect moisture levels in the skin by bonding with the skin cells. Aloe vera has 18 different amino acids that improve the skin when used in topical applications.

Age spots and discoloration of skin pigment is an inevitable part of the aging process as your skin undergoes damage from free radials and UV radiation. This natural beauty gel naturally lightens dark areas on the skin.

You can also treat puffy eyes with aloe vera gel. In the morning, eyes can look puffy and swollen. Rub some of the gel around your eyes first thing. It’s natural anti-inflammatory properties get to work right away so you look fresh and awake when you head out the door.

It also heals damaged skin. Studies show that small wounds and cracks heal better when treated with it. Compounds in aloe vera fight fungal and bacterial infections while stimulating the healing process and encouraging the skin to rebuild in the damaged areas. And, as a natural anesthetic, it reduces pain at all stages in the healing process.

Keep healthy skin glowing and repair damaged skin with a daily application of aloe vera. Face cream and toner that contain it make it easy to add this natural healing gel to your daily skin care routine. Or use aloe gel straight from the plant. The leaves come packed with clear gel. Simply break off a stalk and squeeze the gel into your hands. That’s why I like to keep an aloe vera plant close at hand.