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We have numerous cosmetic products at our fingertips that claim to create an anti-aging process on our skin. Eye creams are particularly noticeable claiming to lighten dark circles, reduce wrinkles and illuminate puffiness around our eyes. The cosmetic industry has spent millions on eyes alone. It can be overwhelming to read the results on these products and put your trust in them, as well as your hard earned money. Are there anti-aging eye cream alternatives? Absolutely! All cosmetics have a start somewhere other than the factories. They come from your kitchen! That’s right, there are numerous cosmetic recipes you can obtain right from your cupboards or refrigerators, they are easy to make and cost much less than the anti- aging eye creams at the department stores.

A lot of anti-aging products contain botanical oils. What this means is that the skin products key ingredients are made from plants and herbal extracts, oils, fragrances and vitamins. Understanding what the individual botanical oils are meant to do for our skin is key to choosing the best natural skin care products for our age and skin type.

Different botanical oils meet a variety of skin nutrition needs. Following is a basic botanical glossary of some commonly used botanical oils that are found in today’s anti-aging products.

Anti-bacterial: eucalyptus,

Anti-inflammatory: Evening Primrose, Matricaria,

Anti-irritants: Matricaria

Astringent: Baby oil, Tea tree

Conditioner: Evening Primrose,

Emollients, Skin Softeners, Smoothes, Apricot, Avocado, Camellia, Coconut, Corn, Evening Primrose, Grape Seed, Hazelnut, Joyoba, Kukui Nut, Macadamia Nut, Olive , Safflower , Soybean oil, Sunflower, Sweet Almond, Wheat germ

Essential Oil: Matricaria

Lubricant: Coconut, corn, peanut, sweet almond

Moisturizes: Hazelnut, Jojoba, Matricaria, Wheat germ

Nutrient: Sesame Oil

Reduces Oiliness, Refines pores: Camphor,

Stimulates, rejuvenates: Rosemary Oil, Peppermint, Tea tree

The beauty world is going nuts this season. From coconut in your moisturizers to almonds in your lip balm… nuts are everywhere. Nut and seed oils such as sesame and grape seed are some of the hottest beauty ingredients in all leading cosmetics today. “Nuts, seeds and, in particular, their oils also offer valuable beauty benefits as they are naturally packed with anti-ageing antioxidant vitamins,”. Apart from their beauty benefits they also are excellent for aroma therapy.

Almonds are a wonderful food all packaged up in its little brown coating. Not only does it pack a wallop when it comes to nutrition, but almonds add flavor to many many recipes, in addition to being used as a base for non other than some baby formulas. This article will explore the many uses of almonds, their nutritional value and some interesting facts that I bet you didn’t know about almonds.

Almonds Oil is great to achieve glowing skin and hair. Almond oil is a naturally emollient product and skin softener. It is a great medium to use on your skin, because of it’s a very fine texture and natural affinity to the human skin, making it easy to be absorbed by the skin, without leaving your skin feeling greasy or clogged.

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Did you know that aside from providing good mono-unsaturated fats, almonds may help you shed those unwanted pounds?  A few years back, researchers actually found that people eating a diet rich in almonds lost more weight than those on a high-carb diet with the same number of calories, which goes against the traditional belief that weight loss is all about calories in versus calories burned.  Researchers followed 65 overweight and obese adults, 70% of whom had type 2 diabetes, for 24 weeks. One group ate a 1,000 calorie/day liquid diet supplemented with 3 oz of almonds (384 additional calories) and the other group ate the same liquid diet but instead supplemented with a mix of complex carbohydrates (such as wheat crackers, baked potatoes, or air-popped popcorn). The two diets were equal in calories and protein but differed in fat and in addition to the liquid diet, they could also have salads with lemon juice or vinegar dressing.

The almond diet contained 39% total fat including 25% from heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, while the non-almond diet contained 18% total fat, 5% from monounsaturated fats. Participants in the almond diet saw an 18% reduction in weight and body mass index (BMI) compared with an 11% reduction in the non-almond dieters. Additionally, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, and need for diabetes medication more so than the non-almond dieters. In terms of diabetic patients, since a side effect of some diabetes medication is increased hunger, the faster one can get off of medications, the better, so to stay slimmer.  But for everyone else looking to lose weight, these results are very important!  So what’s the mechanism behind all this almond based weight loss, you ask?  Well, the researchers speculate that the fat in almonds may not be completely absorbed and earlier research suggests that the cell walls of almonds can act as a physical barrier to fat, and they also may make you feel fuller, longer, something I can vouch for myself.  So go out and grab some almonds—turns out these yummy nuts are no longer diet-taboo!

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