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Skincare Review: the perfect winter skin cure for elephants

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  The perfect winter skin cure if you love elephants but don’t want to be one During these dry winter months (yes, even if you live in a humid climate with lots of snow your skin is drier than in other months) we need all the help we can get if we don’t want to develop elephant skin. Sometimes that [...]

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Skincare review: Natural Body Butter by suuthe

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  You may or may not know that it’s the blend of base oils that provides the cornerstone to any moisturizer, be it for face or body. Single oils just don’t penetrate the intercellular matrix of the skin nearly as well as good blends. That’s why there exist ancient recipes for moisturizers that blend multiple oils together for maximum moisturization; [...]

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Love your skin: Tips for smoother, softer, sexier Winter Skin – Part 4

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Part 4:  Moisturize Moisturizing is the final step in taking care of Winter Skin Body Layering Just as with winter clothing, my motto in moisturizing winter skin is: Layer it! Layering will give your skin much more protection, more nourishment, and keep more moisture in your skin while still allowing it to breathe. I find that if I use lotion [...]

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