Dry Skin Remedy: Olive Oil Scrub

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Ingredients:

• 1 lemon
• 5 tbsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Method:

1. Mix the sea salt and olive oil in a bowl
2. Add the juice of the lemon
3. Use this body scrub to exfoliate and moisturize your skin in the shower

Why it works:

Olive oil contains a compound called linoleic acid. This compound prevents water from evaporating. This keeps the skin hydrated and moisturized. Olive oil also contains various antioxidants that help prevent anti-aging and skin cancer.

Dry Skin Remedy: Coconut Oil

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Ingredients:

• Quality Coconut Oil

  

Method:

1. Rub coconut oil on your skin as if it were body lotion
2. Use daily

Why it works:

Coconut oil is rich in fatty acids: lauric, capric, caprylic, myristic, and palmitic. This combination of acids allows it to penetrate the skin better than other oils and moisturizers. It is able to moisturize even the deep layers of skin. It also provides long lasting moisturization because is full of nutrients such as vitamins A, C and E. This oil  is also antimicrobial and is abundant in natural antioxidants. 

  

Caution: Frequent massages with coconut oil promotes hair growth.

Dry Skin Remedy: Honey Rub

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Ingredients

• Honey

Method 

1. 2-3 minutes before taking a shower, gently massage the honey onto your skin.
2. Remember to pay attention where the skin is driest e.g knees, elbows, feet
3. Rinse off in the shower

Why it works:

Honey can be used as a moisturizer because it is a humectant. A humectant is a substance that retains and provides moisture for the skin. It also has antimicrobial properties.