Happy Friday everyone and welcome to Face It Friday!

We hope everyone had a great week and that you have plans to enjoy the sunshine this weekend.  We also hope you take a little time out for yourself because everyone needs pampered, especially in times like these. 
 
Being summertime, we all want to wear sandals or barefoot, but what about when you have embarrassingly dry and/or cracked feet?  Or what about fungus??  Don’t worry, more people suffer from it than you think.
 
That’s why this week on Face It Friday we are showing you two DIY foot soaks for dry and cracked feet but also to help with fungus.  SPOILER: One includes mouthwash!!

Ingredients:
2 cups of mouthwash (with alcohol)
1 cup of vinegar

Mix ingredients into a basin of as warm of water as is comfortable and let your feet soak.  Afterwards, rub dry to exfoliate the dead skin off to reveal softer and fresher feet!

The next foot soak is great for really cleansing the feet, especially if your feet excessively sweat which can cause dryness and cracks.

Ingredients:
2 cups of baking soda
Juice from 1 lemon

Mix ingredients into a basin of warm water and watch as it fizzes and bubbles!  This soak will help with foot odor, too!

There you have it friends!  Make sure you not only soak your pretty feet, but also soak in the sunshine and the weekend! 

Welcome everyone to the weekend and to Face It Friday!  You've made it and it's suppose to be GORGEOUS weather here in Fort Wayne.

Hopefully you are going to allow yourself some time to relax and unwind after another crazy week, and we have a way to insure that you do!  

Today, Elizabeth is going to show you how to make three different foot soaks at home to help sooth sore and tired feet, and most ingredients are probably in your kitchen right now!

Foot Soak #1:

1/2 powdered milk
1/2 cup epsom salt (or any salt you have)
2 Tbsp of tea 

Combine ingredients and add to your basin or sink of hot water and enjoy!  The powdered milk helps to soften skin while the salt will detox and soothe your tired puppies.  The tea, depending on which variety you choose, is great for reducing puffiness and to relax the senses.

Foot Soak #2:

1 cup of coconut milk
1 tsp cinnamon
A few drops of clove essential oil

Combine ingredients and add to your basin or sink of hot water.  The milk will help reduce puffiness which will sooth swollen, angry feet.  The cinnamon actually helps with blood circulation and reduces joint pain.

Foot Soak #3

2-3 green tea bags reduce puffiness
Juice from 1/2 a lemon astringent 
3 tsp of honey anti bacterial

Combine ingredients and add to your basin or sink of hot water.  The tea will once again reduce puffiness and relax the senses, while the lemon and honey will help fight bad bacteria that can make feet peel or smell - so that's a win!

We hope you take the time for a little luxury this weekend with one of these soothing foot soaks.  

If you decide you don't want to make a foot soak, you can always get our Bubbling Foot Soak Trio below! 

​Thank you all for stopping by once again and we hope you have a beautiful and relaxing weekend because YOU DESERVE IT!

Hello again friends and welcome to the weekend and to Face It Friday!

Today we are giving you yet ANOTHER way to pamper yourself from home, this time with foot soaks.

Who doesn't love a hot soak for aching and tired feet?  It is the perfect way to unwind from a stressful day or the longest week where every day felt like Monday.

To curate the perfect at home foot soak, here are a few suggestions to try:

Epsom salts - This may seem like a no brainer to some, but many haven't experienced the detoxing powers of Epsom salts.  This type of salt is renowned for soothing tired muscles and to help cleanse the body, especially from the feet!  If you don't have any on hand, that's okay, too.  You can also use kosher salt, sea salt, or pink Himalayan salt.

Marbles or pebbles - If you have any smooth pebbles or marbles laying around, throw a few in your foot soak!  It will feel like a mini-massage when you roll them under your feet as you take a time out from the craziness of life.

Citrus - Make your foot soak feel like a spa with some freshly sliced lemon or oranges.  The fragrance alone will help you completely unwind, but the citrus also helps to uplift your mood!

Fresh herbs - Place a few sprigs of fresh rosemary, mint, or lavender to your foot soak for an out of this world luxurious experience!  Fun fact: Rosemary helps to increase circulation!

Beautify your foot soak - Elevate your experience by adding some flower petals or loose leaf tea.  Chamomile is our favorite!

Cinnamon - Cold weather got you down?  Add a few cinnamon sticks and maybe even some clove essential oil to your foot soak to help warm you from the inside out!

​Also make sure to get yourself either a large Tupperware container or basin for your foot baths and to keep some of your special foot soak ingredients neatly tucked away between uses.

We hope you take some time to pamper yourself this weekend!  As always, please let us know what you would like to see next time on Face It Friday an we hope you have a marvelous weekend!

Hello friends and welcome to the weekend and to Face It Friday!

Today we decided to do our Product Feature on our AMAZING Neat Sweet Feet Foot Balm!  This is one of our absolute best selling products, and for good reason!

This is a foot balm that actually works at curing rough, scaling, dry feet!  Don't believe use?  Check out this photo:

Incredible, right?

Here's why it's so effective.  We use cocoa butter, which deeply penetrates the thick layers of the skin and helps to soften from the inside out.  Mix in some shea butter to help reduce redness and the irritation that causes the scaling and cracking.  Finally, and the star of the show, is wheatgerm oil.  Wheatgerm oil is a natural ingredient that is high in omega 3 fatty acids AND vitamin E, so you know it moisturizes TO THE MAX!

We combine all of these rich ingredients into two sized sticks for easy and mess free application; a larger stick for use in the bathroom or right before you go to bed and a smaller one to throw in your purse or gym bag.  

Another bonus (I know, how could it get better?), it's great for all parts of the body that are severely cracked or dry like elbows, knuckles, and knees!  

Get yours know and see the amazing results for yourself!

Thank you so much for stopping by and we hope to see you next Friday for another Face It Friday!

Happy weekend everyone!

As always, please consult a dermatologist before trying any of these recipes and make sure to test any new products on a neutral spot of the body like the inside of the arm or the back of the hand.

Hello beautiful friends and welcome to another Face It Friday! 

This week we are discussing an ingredient that is packed full of good-for-your-skin goodness and is probably in your kitchen right now!  We are talking about apple cider vinegar.

We know, it smells weird and tastes awful, but your skin will love you for it!  It ACV is naturally antibacterial and it helps to balance your skins pH, so you can use it for so many different applications!

Dandruff?  Simply rinse your hair in the shower with ACV and after a few uses you will notice how it calms and restores a dry, itchy scalp.

Large pores?  No problem!  Put some ACV in a spray bottle and spritz on your skin after your favorite mask or skincare routine to tighten and smooth pores.

Razor burn?  OUCH!  You can easily and quickly sooth irritating razor burn after shaving or waxing by spritzing some ACV on the affected area.  It will calm down the redness and stop the itching (it will sting a little at first)!

How about a face mask?  After all, this is Face It Friday!  

This mask will help calm acne prone skin.

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp of ACV
2 tsps of honey
2 tsps of baking soda

Combine and watch it fizz!  The thin paste can be applied to clean skin and then sit for 20 minutes.  Rinse will cool water and pat to dry!  The ACV, honey, and baking soda all have antibacterial properties to help with stubborn acne as well as to calm down inflamed skin.

Apple cider vinegar is inexpensive and effective... what could be better than that!

Make sure to let us know what you would like to see on Face It Friday or if you have any skincare questions that you need answered!

Happy weekend!

As always, please consult a dermatologist before trying any of these recipes and make sure to test any new products on a neutral spot of the body like the inside of the arm or the back of the hand.

Happy Friday friends!  Welcome to another Face It Friday, and this week Elizabeth is showing you how to make 3 at home face masks using oatmeal!

Wait..what?  Yep, oatmeal!

Oatmeal is so calming and soothing for skin, which is why it has been a home remedy for sensitive skin for years!  It is high in saponin which acts as a natural cleanser, lipids to help moisturize and help reduce itching and inflammation.

The first mask is for oily skin.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of cooked plain oatmeal
3 Tbsp of yogurt
1 Tbsp of honey

Mix together and apply to a clean, dry face.  Let sit for 10-15 minutes and rinse with cool water and pat dry.

The second mask is for acne prone skin.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of warm water
1 Tbsp of coconut oil
3 Tbsp of cooked oatmeal

Mix together and apply to a clean, dry face.  Let sit for 15 minutes and then gently massage the mask into the skin for an additional 5 minutes.  Rinse with cool water and pat dry.

The third mask is for sensitive skin.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of warm water
1 tsp of honey
1tsp of white wine OR apple cider vinegar (helps balance the skins pH levels!)

Combine and apply to a clean, dry face.  Let sit for 15 minutes and rinse with cool water and pat dry.

There you have it!  Easy face masks to help pamper and soothe your skin from home.  Make sure to let us know which was your favorite and what you would like to see on our next Face It Friday!

Enjoy your weekend!

As always, please consult a dermatologist before trying any of these recipes and make sure to test any new products on a neutral spot of the body like the inside of the arm or the back of the hand.

Hello beautiful people and welcome to another weekend and another Face It Friday!  Today is a little different because we are featuring one of our own products: Naked Cream Cleanser!

This is one of my personal favorite products because it uses pure oils and butters to help remove unwanted dirt and make up.  No harsh chemicals or soaps that strip your face of all moisture.  This is the perfect cleanser for those with sensitive, dry skin that needs delicate attention.

Just gently apply to your face, make up and all, and massage as the butter beads softly exfoliate and the oils remove impurities.  Then rinse with cool water and pat dry!  The Naked Cream Cleanser is great because it can be used by itself, no moisturizer required after!  Simply wash and go! Or, for added hydration, add our Aloe Beautiful Nourishing Face Cream for an unprecedented level of moisturizing goodness.

Another great feature about our Naked Cream Cleanser?  It can be used as a moisture mask!  Just apply to a clean, dry face and let sit for 30 minutes.  Then wipe off and your left with that beautiful dewy glow!

Hello everyone and welcome to the weekend!  Let us rejoice in celebration!
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Alright, now to this weeks Face It Friday!  Today we decided to share a recipe to bring a little sunshine to your day since it's been nothing but clouds, rain, and even SNOW here in Fort Wayne- introducing 3 orange face masks!

Oranges are full of the obvious vitamin C which helps to boost collagen giving you that youthful glow as well as citric acid which tightens pores for a flawless complexion.

The first mask we are going to make is for acne prone skin. 

Ingredients: 
1 tsp of orange juice (preferably freshly squeezed)
1 Tbsp of baking soda

Mix together and the ingredients will cause a fizzy reaction,  Then simply apply to a clean, dry face and let sit for about 20 minutes before rinsing with cool water and patting dry.  Voila!  

The second mask is for super dry skin, especially for those cold and dreary midwestern winters that last 8 months out of the year.

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp of orange pulp
1 tsp of coconut oil

Mix together to form an oily paste full of vitamins and rich moisturizers!  Apply to a clean, dry face and let it sit for about 30 minutes.  Gently rinse with cool water and pat dry.  Mmmm just what tired, dry skin needed!

The last mask is for oily skin.

Ingredients:
3 Tbsp of orange juice (preferably freshly squeezed)
1 tsp of yogurt
*optional: add a tsp of honey!

Mix together and apply to a clean, dry face and let sit for about 10-15 minutes.  The yogurt helps to draw out oil without dehydrating and the option of adding honey helps to balance as well as kill any harmful bacteria.

Once again there are 3 different face masks to easily make from home to bring a little sunshine to your skincare routine!  We hope you enjoyed this video and please let us know what you would like to see on Face It Friday!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

As always, please consult a dermatologist before trying any of these recipes and make sure to test any new products on a neutral spot of the body like the inside of the arm or the back of the hand.

Welcome friends to the weekend and to another Face It Friday!  Today we show you how to make 3 easy face masks at home using the ultra nutrient rich banana and other kitchen staples.

Bananas are packed full of good for you vitamins like Vitamin A to help reduce dark spots, Vitamin E to protect against harmful UV rays, and Lectin to help fight bacteria.

The first face mask is to help acne prone skin.

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp of mashed banana
1/2 tsp of baking soda
1/2 tsp of turmeric

Mix together and apply to a clean, dry face.  Allow it to sit for 10-15 minutes then rinse with cool water and pat dry.

The second mask is to help brighten dull and tired skin.

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp of mash banana
1 Tbsp of honey

Mix together and apply to a clean, dry face and let sit for 20-30 minutes.  Rinse with cool water and pat to dry.

The third was is to help reduce fine lines and wrinkles.

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp of banana
1 Tbsp of yogurt
1/2 Tbsp of lemon juice

Mix until incorporated and apply to a clean, dry face.  Let sit for 20 to 30 minutes then rinse with cool water and pat dry.

Remember that the banana peel is great too!  Place the peel under your eyes to help lighten dark circles!

Thank you so much for stopping by and we hope you have a fabulous weekend!  Make sure to let us know what you would like to see on Face It Friday!

As always, test any new products on a neutral area of your body (inside of arm or back of the hand) and consult a dermatologist. 

Hello everyone and once again you made it to Friday!  Congratulations!

This week on Face It Friday, we are talking about the magical avocado!  Here you will find 3 easy to do face masks using our wonderful friend the avocado and other items most likely in your kitchen as we speak!

Since the avocado is full of vitamin E and C which is a great antioxidant AND as oleic acid which reduces inflammation, these face masks will help even the fussiest of skin.

The first face mask is for dry skin and has only TWO ingredients!

Ingredients:
1/2 an avocado
1 Tbsp honey

That's it!  Just mix the two together and apply to a clean, dry face.  Let it sit for about 10 to 15 minutes, rinse with cool water, and pat dry!

The next mask is for oily skin.

Ingredients: 
1/2 an avocado
1 tsp of plain yogurt

Mix together and apply to a clean, dry face for about 10 to 15 minutes.  The lactic acid in the yogurt helps to kill bacteria that causes acne, leaving you feeling fresh.  Rinse with cool water and pat dry.

The third mask is for completely dehydrated skin.  Think in the middle of a harsh midwestern winter skin!

Ingredients:
1/2 an avocado
2 Tbsp of cream or milk

Whip together and apply to your face and let sit for 15-20 minutes.  This mask is also GREAT for dry or frizzy hair.  You can also add a little cornstarch if you want to thicken it up for a paste.

And there you have it!  Three easy face masks using the superfood, avocado with options for all skin types.  

Thank you so much for stopping by and we hope you have a fabulous weekend!  Make sure to let us know what you would like to see on Face It Friday!

As always, test any new products on a neutral area of your body (inside of arm or back of the hand) and consult a dermatologist.