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Nine Natural Beauty Rituals: Natural Beauty Expert – Belinda Hughes www.naturalbeautyexpert.com.au 1

2. Use a natural moisturiser, preferably with a natural zinc oxide spf

Using a natural daily moisturizer containing zinc oxide for spf protection

will do your skin the world of good for future anti aging. The sun protection

will prevent UV aging and assist in softening the skin, which also softens

fine lines. Finding the right texture to suit your skin is important as well, to

balance moisture levels throughout the day.

Nine Natural Beauty Rituals

1. Drink lemon water first thing in the morning

This is a change of pace for a lot of people in the morning as

coffee is generally the favored first thing to reach for, but

making this a habit by boiling the jug and squeezing half a

lemon into that cup on route to the shower makes new habit

forming easier. You will feel more hydrated and revitalized

straight up before you rush into your day. It will also give your

liver and kidneys that head start cleanse for the day,

especially if you’ve had a wine the night before. It can also

set up your water intake throughout the day if you do this

ritual first thing.


3. Dry body brush

This is a great thing to do as often as you can. It’s probably unrealistic

to get to it every day, as our working weeks can be very busy, but

making it a ritual on a day you go into work a bit later, or on

weekends will really help combat dry skin, cellulite and assist the

body to detox. That small extra effort of keeping your body brush next

to the shower and actually brushing yourself for 5 minutes (seriously

that’s all it takes, max) will make a huge difference to your skin.

4. Use a serum!

Now if you’re serious about anti aging or any skin

condition you wish to correct a serum is a must! More so

than your protective moisturizer a serum is usually a

higher concentration of ingredients designed to penetrate

deep into the skin addressing those concerns in the

epidermis where they begin. Be careful when choosing

natural serums, a lot of them can be an oil base with

essential oils added, especially from the health food store.

If you prefer a lighter texture than an oil base there is a

large range of professional serums available from

professional beauty salons that are also petrochemical

free. Just ask your local salon!


6. Try cleansing with oil

Cleansing with oil does not leave you skin oily. Even if you have oily skin! Who knew?! The truth is oil attracts oil so

using an oil cleanser is an effective way of cleaning your skin without stripping it. An oil cleanser is not likely to

contain sulphates and other petro chemical ingredients if you’re not ingredient label savvy. They effectively clean

leaving your skin soft, balanced and hydrated. In fact, using an oil cleanser in the evening is often enough

hydration without needing the use of heavy moisturizes, which allows the skin to naturally breathe and repair while

you sleep. Oil cleansers are

easily accessible at most health

food stores, beauty salons and

online. Refer to Natural Beauty

Expert site for some of the best

online retailers who carefully

scrutinize each product that they

sell. Finding toxic free quality

products is not hard when you

have an easy guide on where to

look.

5. Eat fat

We all have heard the old adage about drinking more water for

your skin. This is completely true, to a degree. We are

predominately made up of water, so staying hydrated is

important (see drinking lemon water point) but our cells also

need fat, to stay well lubricated and plump. This also plumps out

those wrinkles from the inside out! Your skin will be less dry and

scaly and your body is healthier for it! To clarify which fat, it’s the

healthy saturated fat you find in avocado, salmon, eggs and

butter that you need. There is a tonne of new medical evidence

out there to support that a high fat diet with plenty of fresh fruits

and vegetables is the best way to eat. Our bodies thrive on fat;

even our brain is 70% fat, bringing a new meaning to the term

fat head! Easy to incorporate into any diet, there are plenty of

healthy cookbooks available to get great recipes from. Some

easy suggestions are avocado on spelt toast, salmon for dinner

a few times a week, and cook in coconut oil. All super quick and

easy for the busiest people!


7. Smile ☺

Smile and the world smiles with you, it also takes a quarter of the muscles in

your face to smile than frown, that’s a huge saving on botox! It also makes your

life easier, when your mindset is geared to the positive life runs more smoothly

rather than when you’re grumpy. It’s important to be mindful of where our

thoughts are throughout the day, catching your thoughts when they start to

dwell on problems will make life much easier. Taking time out to relax, re-

connect, do something for yourself is important to your health, and when your

body is healthy it can wipe years off your face. Your life really is written all over

your face.

8. Take a probiotic

Beauty starts from the inside so it’s important to have proper digestive health and function, taking a good probiotic

will help you achieve this. Don’t forget our skin is our largest detoxifying organ in our body so what goes into the

body shows up on the skin. I use and recommend the maintianME supplements through Sunlighten Saunas, you

can find them on Natural Beauty Expert site along with information on infrared saunas and their health benefits.

9. Use eye cream

The eyes are the windows to our soul and they also are the part

of the body that ages us the quickest. A good eye cream is

essential, there are good natural options available out there, but

like your serum you may want to ask your local beauty salon or

day spa for their recommendations. The eye area is delicate

and you don’t want to weigh it down with too much product so a

good water based eye makeup remover and a light eye cream

are essential. This will assist with fine lines, and prevent milia

(those hard white balls under the skin) from forming.

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