All Natural Skin Care

Hello Everyone!

Well me keeping up with my blog posts this week has not really happened has it?
I've had such an eventful week, I went to A&E Tuesday afternoon as I was still feeling unwell & in pain & 8 hours later I was being asked to go to another local hospital which specialises in that area at 2am in the morning for an emergency operation that morning. But after some decisions by the doctors for now that didn't happen & I am to be reviewed in the next few weeks to see how things are going.
It has been such a week & I am absolutely wiped out you could say. 

So I have the chance to do another post while I am resting on the sofa I thought I'd take the opportunity to.

My favourite kind of skincare products are ones which are made up of natural ingredients because I believe they have the best properties in them to help your skin. One of my favourite brands currently & that I have only recently started trying is a brand called "Beauty Kitchen". Beauty Kitchen are an award winning brand who are 100% natural & affordable. All of their recipes contain 100% pure essential oils & natural ingredients. The first Beauty Kitchen store was opened in Glasgow which has now grown to their products even being stored in Holland & Barrett! One of the brands line is so great & can be found on their products:

"I may not be perfect but at least I'm not fake".

You find Beauty Kitchen products have a vast selection of ingredients in their products which vary from: 
*Shea Butter
*Mango Butter
*Olive Wax
*Sweet Almond Oil
*Rosemary
*Seaweed
*Epsom Salt
*Fine Sea Salt

Just to name a few!What kind of properties you are looking for Beauty Kitchen will do a product to help your skin's needs.

Recently I have started to get some pretty dry areas to my face especially around my nose area. I come across the Abyssinian Oil range from Beauty Kitchen & found it had all the properties I needed to help my skin. Abyssinian Oil is high in Omega 9 & is meant to be more effective than Argan oil. It penetrates the outer layer skin & nourishes the skin while protecting it from dehydration which is the main cause for wrinkles & fine lines. It is suitable for all skin types which makes it even better.

So the 3 products I got to try from this range were:

Abyssinian Oil Facial Cleansing Balm 
It is naturally fragrance free & non greasy. So it doesn't leave your skin feeling like you need to wash it again. The cleansing balm soaks into your skin & removes any impurities & make up to leave your skin feeling clean & soft. It also contains Shea butter along with the oil to help restore the skins natural elasticity. The cleansing balm is so easy to use! 

*You simply take a pea size amount & warm the product up in with your finger.
*Massage the product all over the face concentrating on the problem areas.
*Remove the balm with a facial cloth or Konjac sponge (which I have previously posted about my one from the Konjac sponge company).

You can use the balm morning & night 

Abyssinian Oil Aroma Facial Concentrate
This as the name states is an oil, I am normally pretty funny about trying facial oils simply because in areas of my face my skin can be pretty oily. But I have found that this facial oil is moisturising & doesn't leave my skin feeling greasy & oily like some oils do. The oil not only contains Abyssinian Oil but it also contains Magnolia Oil & Palmarosa which helps to balance the production of sebum. With the facial oil you:

*Massage 3-4 drops onto cleansed skin & apply using circular movements.

You can also apply the facial oil before applying make up as it creates a great skin smoothing base!

Abyssinian Oil Night Halo Potent Sleep Mask
This mask helps hydrate, cleanse & refresh your skin while you sleep! The mask absorbs into you skin overnight leaving your skin so refreshed when you wake up. It is definitely one of those great skin pick me ups! This product has to be my most favourite of the three I have tried. All you have to do is:

*Take a good amount of product & apply it all over the face & to your neck. The balm forms a very thin layer over your skin & smells so good.
*Then in the morning simply wash off the mask & use the cleansing balm to wake up your skin.

All of these products are just so rich & nourishing & have definitely helped my skin become more moisturised.

The great thing is on the Beauty Kitchen website you can even download recipes to create your own products! 

*Selected Holland & Barrett stores have mini kitchens, recipe cards & more.
*Workshops at the Beauty Kitchen HQ in Glasgow where they hold workshops to make you own beauty products & see how it's done.
*Or purchase ingredient kits from the Beauty Kitchen website where you can make your own lip balms, bath bombs & other products!

Such a great fun thing to do so I will definitely be trying this!

You can find out more about these at:

http://www.beautykitchen.co.uk/create-your-own 

Or visit their shop at:

http://www.beautykitchen.co.uk/shop

All of the products from Beauty Kitchen are affordable & will not break your bank balance that is another thing I like about the brand. You don't have to spend through the roof prices to get great effective skin care products & I do believe that is where some people go wrong.

Take care,
Love Lottie xox