California Baby

I know that I am not alone when I say that as a mother, I want only the best for my baby. Overexposure to the sun, air pollution and other chemical elements in our environment is bad enough for us adults, but imagine the damage being done to a child with such delicate skin. Jessica Iclisoy, a mother of two, is the creator of California Baby, one of the few all natural and organic skin care product lines for babies. This amazing skin care line has become extremely successful, catching the attention of many California local news channels, countless magazines, as well as celebrities such as Katie Holmes and Denise Richards.

California Baby does not only cater to children. All of their skin care products can be used on children and adults alike. In addition to skin care products, California Baby offers products for bath time, diaper care, SPF sun care, bug repellents, pregnancy and more! Jessica also created a magnificent line of essential oil blends that can be used directly on the skin, diluted in bath water or massage oil or diffused with a wall diffuser to create a pleasant aroma throughout the home.

Among my absolute favorites from California Baby are the California Baby Calendula Cream and California Baby Soothing & Healing Mist for Face and Body. These products are miracle workers for both my son’s and my own battle with eczema. As well, I cannot live without the California Baby offspring Overtired & Cranky MOMMY & DADDY Oil Aromatherapy,which works wonders in helping to calm and soothe the whole family after a long and tiring day. California Baby has a unique line of products that are specially formulated for colds and flu. The California Baby Colds & Flu Aromatherapy Bubble Bath, Colds & Flu Massage Oil, and essential oil blend all work together to lower temperatures, relieve muscle aches, loosen mucus and ease congestion. This is extremely helpful when you have a young infant who has caught a cold or the flu and cannot be treated with medicine.

California Baby has a variety of gifts and totes that are great as “baby shower” or “welcoming baby” gifts. Any parent would be grateful to receive such a thoughtful gift that shows how much you care. Even better, California Baby is reasonably priced and conveniently sold at your local Target store, which makes it very easy to keep your shelves stocked with this terrific skin care line at all times. Travel sizes are a perfect way to try out something new and see how well it will work for you or your child’s skin. I am sure you will absolutely love California Baby and become a huge fan, like myself and many others.

Homemade Facial Tips

We don’t always have to spend a lot of money or depend on someone else to enjoy a refreshing and uplifting facial treatment. You can treat your skin to a quick midnight snack right at home with a few items that you most likely already have in your kitchen! Some of your most commonly used food ingredients have surprising benefits to your skin. I have searched far and wide and found some of the best homemade facial masque recipes. These scrumptious homemade facial masques will fill your skin with delight and satisfaction.

Take a few minutes to whip up these simple recipes, follow my Five Easy Steps to a Self-Facial and bask in the moment of self-indulgence. You deserve it!

Honey & Egg Masque – Dry Skin
Mix together 1 tablespoon warmed honey, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon almond oil and 1 tablespoon yogurt. Apply to the skin and relax for 10-15 minutes. For easy removal, use a warm, (wet, squeezed-dry) face towel.

-Honey has many hidden talents. Most people are not aware of the fact that honey is a main ingredient in many anti-aging and moisturizing creams on the market. As a natural antioxidant, honey offers superb moisturization and anti-microbial properties.

-Yogurt is a terrific moisturizer and also offers a mild level of exfoliation. The lactic acid present in yogurt will help to refine your pores and smooth your skin by removing dead skin cells. The natural anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties will aid in fighting off germs and bacteria, which is wonderful for congested skin.

Egg & Cucumber Masque – Oily, Dehydrated Skin
Juice from 1 Cucumber (whole cucumber pureed and drained through a sieve), 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon witch hazel, 1 egg white (beaten until stiff). Apply to the skin and relax for 10-15 minutes, remove with warm towel.

-Eggs are great for all skin types. An egg applied to the skin will encourage tightening of the pores. Their high level of antioxidants will also help to protect the skin against free radicals and premature aging.

-Cucumber juice provides excellent skin hydration.

-Lemon Juice is beneficial to the skin for a couple of reasons. The citric nature of lemon juice works to draw impurities from the pores and will help to reduce their large appearance. The combination of Citric Acid and Vitamin C will also help to brighten and smooth the skin’s overall texture and tone.

Oatmeal Masque – Combination, Sensitive Skin
One beaten egg, 1/2 cup cooked instant oatmeal (ground with coffee grinder or blender), one teaspoon olive oil. Apply to the skin and relax for 10-15 minutes, remove with towel.

-Oatmeal is beneficial to all skin types, helping to restore the natural moisture balance of the skin. Oatmeal is most ideal for sensitive skin because of it’s superb healing properties.

Chamomile & Herb Masque – Normal Skin
1 teaspoon finely crushed and dried chamomile flowers, 1 teaspoon of fresh mint finely chopped, 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 egg white blended all together in a blender. Apply to the skin and relax for 10-15 minutes, remove with warm towel.

** Before serving these delicious snacks to your skin, be sure that you do not have allergies to any of the ingredients. Even though you will not be ingesting the ingredients, you may still suffer an allergic reaction when they are applied to the skin. **

Support the Beautiful Cause!

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Skinstore.com is playing an important role in supporting the cause and is giving us the opportunity to share in the effort. There are several skincare and beauty products that can be purchased in which a portion of the sales will be donated toward breast cancer research. Down below are a couple of these beauty items that Skinstore has to offer. You will find that there are some great gift ideas. To view the full list of skincare and beauty products designated to support the worthy cause, visit SkinStore.com or click on one of the links below. Let’s help do our part in finding a cure for this disease!

DuWop Purse Your Lips

DuWop introduces Purse Your Lips: an adorable pink miniature purse with a wrist chain strap, filled with DuWop’s Pink Shimmer Lip Venom. A portion of the proceeds from Purse Your Lips will be given to CEW’s Cancer and Careers, an organization that helps provide inspiration and insight to working women living with cancer. Pink Shimmer adds sparkle and shimmer to any makeup application for a rosy pout that cannot be achieved by wearing ordinary lip gloss.

DuWop Purse Your Lips

Boscia Rose Blotting Linens
Absorb excess oil without disturbing your makeup using finely woven linen made from 100% natural leaf fibers from the exotic Abaca tree plant. Slim package is ideal for purse or drawer. Boscia will donate 10% of the proceeds from the sales of the Rose Blotting Linens to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation to support breast cancer research. Boscia Rose Blotting Linens are infused with the exquisitely feminine essence of Rose to help soothe your skin and uplift your psyche.

Boscia Rose Blotting Linens 100 sheets

Absolute Aqua

Nope, this isn’t a recipe for a vodka cocktail. On the contrary, this is the recipe for a healthy beverage with the most important ingredient of all – water. We all know that without water, we could not survive. But we don’t need just any water. We need clean water. Doing us more harm than good, tap water just isn’t an option any longer.

Did you know that the high levels of chlorine found in tap water could actually lead to cancer? That’s right, cancer from water! And the scary fact is that more chlorine and chemicals in water enter our skin through skin absorption and inhalation of steam while taking warm showers than they do from drinking from the tap. Ever wonder why you are placed under steam during a facial? Well, it’s because steam encourages your pores to open up, allowing for maximum absorption of products. Taking warm, hot showers have the same affect on your skin. While the chlorine and other chemicals are penetrating your skin at a very high rate, you are also inhaling the steam. The steam from a hot shower will contain up to 20 times the level of chlorine and other synthetic chemicals due to the fact that these chemicals vaporize at a lower temperature and faster rate than water alone. There are numerous irritants induced by the chemicals and chlorine found in water. To name just a few, there are asthma, bronchitis, and as mentioned before, cancer. We are also left with dry, dehydrated and congested skin.

So what is the solution? It’s easy – water purifiers. Purifying water is not a new trend, which is why there are so many systems to choose from. I have an easy recipe for healthy water that you can obtain throughout your home. After much trial and error, I’ve discovered the most ideal and cost effective purifying systems. For my drinking water, I utilize the Brita Disposable Faucet Filtration System. Rather than purchasing a separate filtration pitcher, I just pour some filtered water into a pitcher and keep it in the fridge. This saves me time and money! I also use the Brita Disposable Faucet Filtration System For the Bathroom. This filter has a very nifty fountain feature. No more bathroom cups or using your hands when brushing your teeth! Best of all, my mouth is left feeling fresh and clean after brushing.

Brita Disposable Filtration System: What I love most about the Brita Disposable Filtration Systems is that they cater up to 300 gallons of water, which can last for up to one entire year! It is so convenient to not have to purchase one replacement filter after another.

Aquasana: Now that we’ve covered the kitchen and bathroom sinks, you may be wondering how it is possible to filter your shower water.The Aquasana Shower Filter is the answer. This deluxe filter will purify your water in two stages. Stage one removes the chlorine and normalizes the water’s ph. Stage two filters out all of the other chemicals that are harmful to your health. With the use of the Aquasana Shower Filter , you will immediately see and feel a difference in the moisture retention of your skin and overall health of your hair. If not, you have 60 days to return the Aquasana Shower Filter for your money back, no questions asked.

I highly recommend making an investment in purifying the water throughout your home. Use my preferred customer link to get 20% off Aquasana purifying systems all the time! In addition, they offer free shipping on everything! Now is the time to take advantage of the reduced prices and reap the benefits of having purified water. Take the necessary step in purifying your life and get started with a high quality water purifier. There’s nothing to lose except maybe some dehydrated skin, dry hair and an annoying cough.

Get 20% off Aquasana Water Filter Systems and FREE shipping on all water filters, including their drinking water filters, shower filters, whole house water filters, and sport bottle filters.

Bye-Bye Bumps!

Does your skin have the tendency to become red and irritated after shaving? Is your current soap or shave cream just not working for you? Well, I have the solution. There are more than just organic foods out there. Organic product lines have become a quintessential in the world of beauty. One of my favorite lines is Alba Botanica.This organic product line offers a variety of skin and hair care products. My razor does not touch my skin unless I am armed with the Alba Botanica Moisturizing Shave Cream. This shave cream has the consistency of lotion, so it easily glides on and leaves my skin feeling soft as silk. My personal favorite is the Alba Botanica Moisturizing Cream Shave, Mango Vanilla . However there are several other scents to choose from that are all derived from organic herbs, plants and fruits. Alba Botanica shave products are available in both creams and foams. The Alba Botanica Moisturizing Shave Foam, Aloe Mint which is available at www.albabotanica.com, is a great choice for men as it leaves the skin feeling fresh and vibrant. Because of Alba Botanica’s superior ingredients, you will find that using their products will result in smooth and refreshed skin. What could be better for your skin than using organic products that are alcohol and soap-free and enriched with vitamins and plant proteins? Well, the answer is nothing! Healthy products equal healthy skin, and healthy skin equals happy you!

Mother Nature’s Sun Protection


With all the craze of bareMinerals natural makeup, it was only bound to happen that someone would come up with a suncare product to compliment the powder foundation. Peter Thomas Roth is the lucky winner and I couldn’t be any more excited! I actually heard about this mineral SPF through a friend. I tried it once and was immediately sold on the product! Peter Thomas Roth Instant Mineral SPF 30 is the perfect alterative to the many other greasy and heavy sunblocks that we are used to using. Like the bareMinerals makeup, PTR’s Instant Mineral SPF 30 is free of chemicals. The powder offers a residue-free, matte finish with instant sun protection. What I also love about the Instant Mineral SPF is that it is gentle enough to use on infants over the age of six months. Normally, my toddler son will put up a fight when I try to apply sunblock to his face. However, with the Instant Mineral SPF, he enjoys the tickle from the brush and looks forward to the application! I have found that using the SPF powder over a tinted moisturizer works best because it plays the role as your translucent powder and also eliminates the need for an additional sunblock. The convenient packaging of PTR’s Instant Mineral SPF 30 is great for carrying around in your purse or makeup bag. It allows for quick and easy reapplication throughout the day. Peter Thomas Roth Instant Mineral SPF 30 is definitely a step in the right direction if you want to keep your skin healthy and sun damage free. I never leave home without it and neither should you!