Jul
28
2009

(ARA) – Ahhh, summer — July Fourth fireworks, family barbecues, ice cold watermelon, weekends at the beach … and bug bites. Or worse — bee, hornet and wasp stings.
“Dealing with biting and stinging insects is one of summer’s bummers,” says Dr. Christopher Van Tilburg, editor of Wilderness Medicine magazine and the author of eight books [...]
Jul
16
2009

When you think of skin care recipe, scrub recipe is probably what comes to mind. Recipes for scrubs prepared at home cost almost nothing and give you the same effect as those pricey, store bought scrubs.
Each skin care recipe for scrub has 3 ingredients:
1- Exfoliant. An agent that is gentle enough not to damage the [...]
Jul
05
2009

(ARA) – Summertime heralds splashing in backyard pools, beach vacations and outdoor activities of all types. We like to think of it as a happy-go-lucky time when the whole family can enjoy reveling in the sunshine. Those happy rays, though, carry invisible dangers in the form of ultraviolet rays. Protection from dangerous UV light is [...]
Jul
01
2009

What you put on your skin really does matter
It is becoming more apparent that coconut oil is very beneficial for use in cooking, but did you know that the super versatile oil makes for the ideal substance to use for moisturizing and restoring your skin? Whether it’s recovering from a day in the sun at [...]