Rachel Haygood Natural Care

Monthly Archives: September 2011

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Organic, Natural Soaps for Hair and Body Care

  If organic soaps are something that overwhelm you, look no further for these fantastic hair and body care products.   Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps began many years ago when Dr. Bronner donated thousands of bottles of soap he made himself in a room he resided in.   Dr. Bronner …

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Organic Beeswax Natural Care Uses

  Beeswax has more uses than may be obvious at first glance-it is a non-digestible wax, yes, but it has the ability to treat a variety of problems that are not well documented.   The following are some reasons to take beeswax.     Cholestorol.   Beeswax helps with high cholesterol-surprise …

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Coconut Oil Natural Beauty Care Tips

    Coconut oil is popular for many things and natural beauty care is becoming more and more of a popular use for coconut oil as we can see the benefits of coconuts in the body, overall health and skin.   Coconut fat consists of medium chain triglycerides that is …

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Eating for Natural Beauty

    Some people believe that makeup can add to a person’s aesthetic appeal, but it is becoming more common that natural glowing skin communicates the true beauty in a person.   Nutrition is the root of natural beauty and is the direct route to natural care of skin, hair and nails. …

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Fat-Why the Body Needs it.

    Why all the hype regarding fat?   It isn’t as though our ancestors haven’t lived for thousands of years on fat-without it the human body dies and it is vital in energy, metabolism and intelligence.   Studies show that children with low fat diets do less well on …

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Reading Preservatives on Labels-a Fine Art

    Shopping for groceries, buying natural care products and household cleaning supplies should be an easy task, but what is all that on the label?   Paraben is a preservative known to cause cancer that you will find in everything from makeup to baby wipes.   Parfume or fragrance …

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Henna Hair-the Herbs That Kicked Dye

  Dye will kill-it’s the reality.Not only does it look gross, it IS gross as your tender scalp soaks up hundreds of toxic chemicals from PPD dye that is considered normal by salons and over the counter use. Gone are the days of natural care being viewed as weak, or diluted. Henna has a …

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How to Restore Hair Color Naturally

  Hair color is determined by melanin content and nutrition.   Melanin decreases over time or because of stress, but a common factor for hair color loss or dulling of the hair is a lack of nutrients.   Some herbs and supplements can restore the health and vibrancy of your hair if they …

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Cocoa Butter Facts

  Theobroma Cacao or most commonly cocoa butter is an antioxidant rich fat from the fruit of the small cacao tree.   Cultivated in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria, Brazil, Camaroon, Ecuador, Colubia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Dominican Republic, Peru, Venezuela, Sierra Leone, Togo, India and the Philippines, the …

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Natural Safe Sunscreens

  Today you will hear about protecting oneself from the sun more than ever as the substances that are not banned by some countries are having negative effects on the ozone layer that serves to shield us from UV rays.   Sunscreens have been sold to us for decades, now, …

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