An Ayurvedic recipe for tight skin, glowing complexion, and reduced inflammation.
This diy rose face mask delivers a potent skincare boost while leaving your skin feeling clean and refreshed. This recipe was originally adapted from Ayurvedic traditions. With three simple ingredients, the face mask is as raw and organic as possible.
How to Make the Rose Mask
Step 1.) Crush up 8-10 fresh rose petals in a mortar and pestel. It is ideal that the roses are freshly picked and contain no pesticides or harmful chemicals, as they will be directly applied to your skin. Grind the petals until they are a fine consistency.
Step 2.) Slowly add in 1-2 tablespoons of organic whole milk. The milk used should be pure organic with no added hormones, chemicals or GMO’s. Grind the mixture of milk and rose petals until a thick paste consistency is reached.
Step 3.) Add into the mixture 1 tablespoon of raw organic honey. Stir the mixture of ingredients until a thick gooey paste is reached.
Step 4.) Apply to face and let sit for 10-15 minutes. Rinse when done!
Glowing healthy skin is all the rage nowadays. Who doesn’t want beautiful, plump, radiant skin? Considering this is a goal of many, the market and economy have taken advantage of this. There are now millions of serums, creams, and cleansers, to help you reach that glowing complexion. But this is where we have it all wrong.
Yes, what we put on our skin is very important, especially considering it is our largest organ! But that is not the only thing that contributes to beautiful radiant skin. We spoke with licensed Natural Aesthetician Swan Dances With Breeze Diaz to find out how skincare is more than just creams.
Read our interview with Swan to discover the keys to a glowing complexion
Swan is a licensed Natural Aesthetician graduate from Southwest Institute Of Natural Aesthetics (A.k.a. S.W.I.N.A.).
She incorporates Holistic practices in her self-care line Natural Passion 4 Wellness as well as her Aesthetic practice Raw Kiss Treatments to better assist her clients on their healing journey. Therefore she refers to herself as a Holistic Aesthetician.
Tip No. 1: Live a mindful and concious lifestyle
“When you think of skincare, what are the most important things to consider to maintain clear, radiant, and healthy skin?”
“What I’ve learned in my scope of practice and holistic practice to maintain healthy skin: what you eat always shows on the outside, proper skincare regimen, use of non-toxic synergetic ingredients in skincare, shampoo, and conditioner.
Low-stress lifestyle, no alcohol consumption, no smoking of any kind, drinking plenty of water daily, consistent sleep schedule, mindful affirmations, and more”.
Tip No. 2: Avoid products with dyes, fragrance, and alcohol
“What are some red flags to look for when buying skincare regarding ingredients?”
“What are the best foods to consume for maintaining healthy skin and what do they provide?”
“All organic or at least non-GMO foods high in antioxidants such as Blueberries, Dark Chocolate, Pecans, Strawberries, Goji Berries, Raspberries, Kale. Antioxidants help you to age gracefully and protect the skin’s surface from damaging free radicals such as UV and pollutants”.
Tip No. 4: Get your sweat on to release toxins
“What are some lifestyle changes people can make to promote healthy skin?”
“Any physical fitness that’ll make you sweat. Sweating releases toxins naturally and makes the skin tighter and more supple. I’ve heard that face yoga helps reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
I do yoga several times a week. Yoga on its own detoxes the organs tightens the skin from head to toe and relieves stress from the mind and body. Drinking water when thirsty throughout the day flushes out the lymphatic system and encourages healthy blood flow”.
Tip No. 5: Avoid inflammatory foods (processed, fried, or hydrogenated foods)
“What are the worst foods you can consume for skin health?”
“The worst foods and beverages to consume that aren’t healthy for skin are gluten which is wheat, white flour, barley, and rye. Processed sugars such as high-fructose corn syrup, granulated sugar a.k.a. white sugar, and soda, alcohol, fried foods, cow’s milk products, processed meat, whey, processed foods, peanuts, hydrogenated oils, and spicy foods cause inflammation for those who have rosacea”.
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Tip No. 6: Be mindful of when your skin is irritated
“How can you tell if your skin is irritated?”
The most common signs are inflammation, red dryness, and cystic acne (large bulbous pimples).
Tip No. 7: Invest in clean products
“Why does using clean facial products matter?”
“Depending on the ingredients they can either help aid in your healing or cause more skin challenges”.
Tip No. 8: Water and Aloe Vera juice are your new BFF’s
“What are some natural ways to hydrate your skin?”
“Some natural ways to hydrate your skin are drinking mostly water throughout the day as I’ve mentioned several times, fresh green juices, adding raw local honey to your weekly face masks, and drinking aloe vera juice that’s made from the full plant”.
Tip No. 9: Adjust your skin-care routine to the seasons
“How do the seasons affect the way you treat your skin?”
“When the seasons changesuch as winter you’ll need more hydration than in the summer unless you live in Arizona. You’ll need hydration all year around, lol! Winter and Summer are the two climate changes that make the most drastic change on and in the skin. But remember no matter what climate it is, or your skin tone we all need protection meaning SPF.
If you live in a climate that is more humid, in my opinion, it is the best type of weather for supple, glowing skin. Typically the skin doesn’t require as much moisture applied to the skin”.
Tip No. 10: Read that label!
“What are the most important things to remember when it comes to skin care?”
The most important things to remember when it comes to skincare is PLEASE make sure to read ALL of the ingredients before investing in them. The reason why I didn’t mention google is because it has a lot of misinformation.
I will also be creating a community group on facebook to assist with questions regarding skin, provide nutrition advice such as recipes, and all things holistic wellness. The forum will be a great support for those needing a safe place, and all things holistic from a professional standpoint. If you follow my Instagram page Raw Kiss Treatments, I’ll be announcing the date there. Last but not least also get in the habit of reading all ingredients on food labels.
Tip No. 11: Choose your SPF wisely
“What should we know about sunscreen?”
“Most sunscreen products and makeup have titanium dioxide and or zinc oxide. Titanium dioxide causes lung damage. Zinc Oxide blocks hair follicles, causes dryness, is used in bleach, with continual use and high doses cause flu-like symptoms, and upper respiratory tract irritation.
Our Protective Moisturizer active ingredient for SPF is organic Carrot Seed Essential Oil which is a naturally SPF 40. And with the combination of our shea butter makes it SPF 50. You can find it on our website at naturalpassion4wellness.com”.
“Anything else we should know?”
Never use a skincare product that contains tea tree oil. For many years I’ve been an avid ingredients researcher. I have seen this ingredient in several products for skin, and hair care. Tea tree essential oil is a magnificent essential oil! But it should only be used in household cleaning products. It causes extreme dryness over time and is very harsh on the skin.
Also 80% of mainstream skincare products have some kind of chemical ingredient in them. That’s a lot! Keep that in mind.
Aglowing complexion is all the rage in 2021. You can approach obtaining this glow from the outside or from the inside. Turns out, the phrase “you glow from within” is really true! We’ve been noticing more and more that lathering on pricey creams and serums isn’t the only thing that will lead you to that dream complexion. It’s rather a result of paying attention to something else…your organs.
We had the opportunity to chat with certified Colon Hydrotherapist Keshia Marie regarding the key to smooth, healthy, and nourished skin. According to Keshia and numerous other practitioners, regular sessions of colonics can clear up acne, eczema, and even one session can produce a healthy glow. In our interview with Keshia we focus on why colonics are gaining popularity for great skin.
“Our skin is the largest organ of our bodies that releases toxins”
Our Chat with Keshia Marie
Thank you for taking the time to talk colonics with us here at Similar Souls On Fire. I’m going to first start by asking you,
How would you describe colon hydrotherapy to someone who has never heard of it?
I describe Colon Hydrotherapy as Hydro (Water) Therapy for your Colon. Warm filtered water is gently infused into your colon by use of a small instrument called a speculum, its sterile and safe it is inserted into the anus, (your butt hole) by the therapist or you can insert the spec yourself based on the system used.
There are a few choices of colon hydrotherapy systems but generally, most facilities offer the Open-system or the closed-system. The open system is where you get to push your waste out like you’re on the toilet. In the closed system, there is no push it is a pressurized system operated by the therapist. When you do have the urge to go, instead of pushing, the therapist will release the valve that allows the waste to flow from you, through the waste hose, into the colonic system and down the septic (like you’re flushing the toilet). Pretty interesting huh?
What initially made you interested in becoming a certified Colon Hydrotherapist?
After receiving quite a few colon hydrotherapy treatments myself, then my husband tried them (but not until he saw a difference in me). I remember like it was yesterday. It was session number 7 and that was the same session that I literally felt a change like a light bulb came on. It was like brain fog was lifted, I was now aware of my surroundings, it was like I was asleep, all that time and it literally felt like I had just woke the f*** up. (Excuse me but I normally don’t express myself that way).
“Colon Hydrotherapy helped extend my daughter’s life”
My 2nd oldest baby girl Jonae had a chronic heart condition called Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), the pediatric heart physician told me that there was nothing more that they can do for my Sweety. She was four years old when they registered her with Hospice and told me not to bring her back to the hospital.
The owner of the facility in Chicago suggested giving my daughter an enema to help release some toxins and said it would give her some relief. We brought her in on our next session and when the therapist saw her she pleaded with us to allow her to give my daughter a colonic instead of an enema, we said why not? My baby had a colonic which took about 15-20 minutes when my daughter got up her tummy had gone down maybe 50 % or more. To me it was flat. She received so much relief that she was able to lay completely on her tummy.
How does colon hydrotherapy relate to your skin’s health and natural glow?
Our skin is the largest organ of our bodies that releases toxins. When we sweat, exercise, drink alcohol etc. toxins are released through our pores. If one is not eating the healthiest, living a healthy lifestyle, or is overwhelmingly stressed out; pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads may form on the skin.
That is why water (Alkaline, Lemon and Chlorophyll) is very important to drink. Aim for drinking at least ½ of your body weight in ounces. This is how much water you should drink to help flush the toxins out through other organs as well as the liver, kidneys, bladder, helping your skin to provide a healthy natural glow
What happens if we never get colon hydrotherapy in our lives?
I will describe and compare their colon to a garbage can that has food continuously dumped in and is never dumped out and washed. The food sits in the colon, rots, begins to stink, the toxins then leaches through the bloodstream and you begin to feel sick, weak, develop allergies, flu cold-like symptoms all the time, pooping smells like who died?
Breath stinks so bad no matter how much you brush your teeth and floss, body odors are formed from the underarms no matter how much deodorant is applied and private areas smell no matter how many showers are taken.
What can happen if your stool sits in your colon for too long? What effects can that trigger?
I see it all too often, so many people I knew from family members, friends, clients, actors, singers die from Colon and rectal cancer just this week an Actress (Natalie Deselle- Reid) died from Colon Cancer.
Other Ways of Cleansing
Why is cleansing so essential to our health and vitality?
Cleansing is essential to help assist us with long life/longevity. I remember some time ago now I met a man, less than 20 years ago during that time he was 107 years young he lived to 114 years. Mr. Bernando LaPollo says to me as he addresses the page from his book to me, Keshia you’re doing a wonderful thing giving and getting Colonics, the key to Long life is to ‘Keep your Colon Clean’.
It’s important that the total body is cleansed, our major organs need cleansing from head to toe, the cleansing process can be daily, weekly, monthly, or seasonally. Infrared saunas, ionic footbaths, meditation, fasting, water fasting with alkaline water, juice fasting, intermediate fasting, drinking herbal Chinese teas, matcha, oil pulling, parasite cleansing, are all fantastic. Total body cleansing products from Renew Life, Nature Sunshine products are reasonably priced.
We all know a good night’s sleep is important to feel refreshed, energized, and revitalized. But is “beauty sleep” a real thing? As cliché as beauty sleep sounds, it is in fact vital to keep your skin radiant and looking its best. Sleep is essential to your bodily health as well as improving the look of your skin. In order to maintain that glowy skin, you should consider the effect of sleep on your skin.
Effect of a Deep Sleep on Your Skin
As we curl up in our bed and get those deep z’s, our skin goes into repair mode. When we are sleeping, HGH (The human growth hormone) kicks in and starts to rapidly accelerate skin repair and cell regeneration. So why is this regenerative phase so important? As you fall deeper and deeper into your sleep, your blood flow becomes more evenly distributed throughout your body.
This renewal process allows your skin to deeply absorb any nighttime creams on your skin due to the heightened regenerative phase. The moral of the story is without this deep sleep of regulated blood flow, your skin will not regenerate to the fullest, leading to duller tired-looking skin.
Achieving That Glow
After a long night have you ever woken up and seen your reflection in the mirror? Your eyes are puffy and dark, you may even have dark circles and blotchy red skin. In deep sleep, your cortisol levels are higher resulting in maximized production of collagen. This is what makes your skin look more awake and radiant.
Not enough deep sleep is a trigger on our bodies resulting in cell-damaging stress. This stress can make it harder for cell regeneration to occur resulting in dull skin. Too little of sleep can cause the vessels in your body to expand. Then comes the kiss of death…dark circles. In the end pounding on anti-aging creams before you go to bed won’t compensate for your severe lack of sleep.
Breakouts, Skin Conditions, and Flare-Ups, Oh My
When your skin is struggling to produce new skin cells, older skin cells can dull your complexion and clog pores leading to breakouts. Unfortunately, lack of sleep can result in reactions in the body as well. Disruptions in various hormone mechanisms can inflame and worsen acne. Increased cortisol levels can inflame your skin leading to redness, acne, and rosacea.
Not enough sleep sends the adrenal glands into an over-production of the cortisol level making sebaceous glands produce more oil. Increased production of cortisol manifests as acne breakouts, a spike in skin sensitivity, and allergic contact dermatitis reactions.
Tips to Pamper Your Skin at Night
In order to really take advantage of cell regeneration at night, start by taking off all your makeup before hittin’ the pillow. Remaining foundations or beauty products on your skin will sink into your skin and clog pores. If your skin needs a boost throw on an overnight mask after cleansing your face.
To help maintain your skin’s moisture from the inside out, consume plenty of water throughout the day. Skin that is dehydrated is more prone to result in premature aging. Drinking enough water allows our bodies to deliver essential fluids to organs, and tissues while removing excess fluids from other areas.
Last but not least, aim for getting in-between 7 to 9 hours of uninterrupted sleep. In doing so, our bodies are allowed to release growth hormones producing collagen. This will leave your skin glowing and your hair shining. Creating a bedtime routine and winding down one hour before bed will allow you to fall into a deep restful sleep.
Everyone wants that dewy, glowy, smooth skin look, but how do you get it? Most would think you need the right face products…but health starts within. It is important, to begin with being conscious of the things you are putting in your body, as they will affect your skin as well. This is why consuming a radiant skin tea blend is the perfect way to get all those essential nutrients for your skin straight into your body.
Read more about the power of herbs and how they can boost our health in my post here!
Calendula is great for providing the skin with moisturizing agents and keeping the skin hydrated. It also contains many antioxidants that protect the skin.
This herb also contains Vitamin C which helps decrease the appearance of fine lines on the skin.
Amla is rich in antioxidants and Vitamin C as well making it a great candidate for soothing acne scars and redness in the face. This wonderful herb also promotes the production of collagen in the skin, slowing down the aging process.
Vitamin E is another essential vitamin it contains making it useful in boosting your skin complexion.
Combine all the herbs together, let them steep in a cup of hot water, and enjoy! Consuming this radiant skin tea blend daily will allow your insides to receive all the nutrients needed in order to provide your skin with that natural glowing look.
