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Today I'm talking to the lovely SandraFroidevaux about natural cosmetics and essential oils.
Sandra has been fascinated by nature since she was a child. She worked in the commercial sector for 20 years. In 2017, she successfully completed her studies to become a traditional European naturopath and now helps her patients to stimulate and support their self-healing powers in a natural way.
The diversity of nature has inspired her so much on her life's journey so far and allowed her to find her inner peace.
Today she works independently as aqualified naturopath, foot reflexology therapist and makes her own cosmetics.
In this episode, you will receive lots of valuable tips and information about natural cosmetics and essential oils, and Sandra also provides us with two great cosmetic recipes.
We talk about the following topics:
Julia: I'm delighted to have the lovely Sandra Froideveaux as a guest on the podcast. Welcome, dear Sandra.
Sandra: Hello, dearJulia, and thank you very much for the invitation. I was delighted.
Julia: Today we want to talk about natural cosmetics. You're also on my Darmglück course, and we came up with the idea that you make your own cosmetics. So I thought it would be interesting to talk about it.
My first question is: Why is the topic of natural cosmetics something that should interest us at all?
Sandra: I myself am a naturopathic doctor and naturopath in Switzerland.I have always been very interested in nutrition, and then I always asked myself whypeople makean effort from the inside, buy organic products, try to eat well and healthily, but from theoutside, via the skin ... What are they doing? That's how I slowly approached it.
I had a lot of skin problems myself and was always interested in essential oils. That's how Icame across natural cosmeticsand asked myself what isactually contained in the various ointments, pomades and everything else. Does the body need these products or not? That's how Icame across natural cosmetics.
Julia: Sometimes we forget that what we put on our skin also penetrates our bodies. It's not as if it only stays on the surface of the skin, is it?
Sandra: No, it doesn't stay on the surface of the skin. Itactually penetrates into the body. This has also been tested with essential oils: for example, lavender oil enters the bloodstream 5minutes after application,and then of course it goes everywhere in the body. This has beenproven.It then remains in the body for a certain amount of time and iseventually excreted via the lungs and kidneys.
But it has been confirmed: What you put on the skin goes into the body. It doesn't stay on the skin. The skin is also permeable, fats and water penetrate it.
Julia: Yes, we know this from hormone ointments, for example, which are applied to get the hormones into the body. That's why I think you have to be aware that we let what we put on our skin into our body.
What harmful substances are there that you should avoid getting into your body?
Sandra: Harmful substances that we always hear a lot about are silicones. These are petroleum products. They are not natural products. Silicone products clog the pores of our skin, which need to be permeable for breathing and exchange. If the pores are blocked, this exchange can no longer take place.
Then there are parabens.These are also toxins that we should not ingest. They can affect the hormone system. These are the most important ones, which are made from petroleum. We shouldn't take them in.
Julia: Where are they contained?
Sandra: In shampoos, skin creams, body lotions, lipsticks, lip balms and even make-up. Really everywhere in cosmetics.
Julia: That shows that it's also an issue for men. I've already been told: "Well, cosmetics are none of my business as a man." But men also use shampoo and shower gel.
Sandra: Yes, and shaving foam, deodorant and aftershave too.
Julia: Then it's a topic that concerns everyone.
You mentioned essential oils earlier. There are also artificial flavorings or fragrances. I think that also plays a role when it comes to perfumes and things like that.
Sandra: Yes, exactly.I've noticed that in myself too. I used to sometimes wear perfumethatsmelled really goodbut gavemea headache after five minutes. Then I knew:that's the perfume. It 's the synthetic substances that don'tdo me anygood.When I work with essential oils, the volatilize relatively quickly. quickly, but the nose is so fine. You get the scent in your nose quite quickly, but it also dissipates quickly. You also quickly get used to the scents. Essential oils are really somethingvaluable from the plant worldthat plants give us.
Of course, you also need to be familiar with essential oils. This is a verybroad field. There are also companies that sell essential oils as"pure" essential oils, but if you look behind the scenes, youcan see that they have probably been treated. So this is also an issue with essential oils: where do I buy them? Which companies can I trust? That is a verybigissue.
Julia: Yes, that's an exciting and important topic. If you say that lavender oil is in the blood within 5 minutes of applying it, then you can understand that it naturally has an effect and that you definitely need to find out where it comes from and what's in it.
Sandra: And always read the labels carefully, even on creams.If you buy essential oils,you shouldfind out about the company.Maybe give them a call or send them an email and ask for the information.
Also make sure that whereit says "organic ", it also contains organic products, or ifit says "wild collection". This is also sustainable. It's not just taken until there are no more plants left. Only a few are taken and a lot is left standing to ensure sustainability sothat you can harvest again next year.
Julia: Good to know. There are also people like you who deal with this professionally. Personally, I always like to turn to people like you, where I know that she has worked on it. It's a passion of hers and she can give me good advice.
Sandra: Yes, exactly. And while we're on the subject of essential oils:The same naturally applies to vegetable oils, such as olive oil and almond oil. Always make sure that they are organic or perhaps even Demeter quality. These really are products where no pesticides have been used.They endup back in the oil if you buy oil that is not organic.They contain a lot of pesticides, fungicides and things like that. This then gets back into our body and organs via the skin. The body stores it and it's a toxic cocktail. We really don't need that.
Julia: Yes, it blocks our system again afterwards and the organs then have to detoxify it again. Some of it is also stored. Fat stays in the body for a relatively long time. The toxins are then also stored and can of course also cause problems. Especially chronic complaints such as allergies or headaches or simply complaints where you don't know where they come from and you can't get rid of them. In any case, you should also think about toxins.
Julia: You also said that you make your own natural cosmetics. What do you do when someone says: "I've never done this before. I'd like to start"? Is there something that you could easily make yourself at home instead of buying it?
Sandra: What you can make relatively easily are balms or ointments, because these two things contain no water phase or almost none. They are just oils and fats that you mix together.For a cough balm, for example, you canmacerate mullein flowers in almond oil.This is a longer process. They are leftin the oil for weeks.Thenstrain and use the almond oil with the mullein to treat coughs or mix it with beeswax or another oil. This is the easiest way to make something. Or a lip balm too. These are just fats.
As soon as you add water, you need emulsifiers again. An emulsifier is something that combines fat phases with water phases, and that's where it gets more complicated. Then there are the temperatures. You have to heat it to a certain temperature. Yes, that's where it gets more complicatedif you want to make cream. The simplest thing is really balm. You can find lots of recipes on the internet, even very simple ones.
That's how I started and then read more and more about it.Then I came into contact with other more complicated things and now I reallyenjoy it.
Julia: Yes, you know 100 percent what's in it when you've made something yourself. I would also start with something simple first.
What I make myself is my deodorant. I just use coconut oil and baking soda. I mix that together. You could add a little essential oil if you wanted to, but I don't think that's necessary. It works really well.
I once made a YouTube video about it. Someone even wrote in there that this deodorant works better than any store-bought one. I also bought products at the beginning, even from big manufacturers of natural products. But then I realized that the deodorant doesn't work so well for me, whereas coconut oil and baking soda work great.
Sandra: Coconut oil is an oil that only becomes liquid at a certain temperature. From 24, 25 degrees. Before that it is solid. That'svery practical, of course. You can mix itand then simply apply the cream later.Wash your hands well beforehand or use a spatula. You only need very little and it works great.
You need to know your way around essential oils. You can't just apply an essential oil, such as bergamot, to the skin. This is very sensitive to the sun and can cause skin spots that you will have forever. That's why you should be familiar with essential oils.
Butwithout is also sufficient. I use a lot of products without essential oils. Sometimes I add something if I have an itch, for example. But it also works very well without fragrances. We're already surrounded by lots of fragrances anyway, so you can give your nose a break.
Julia: Another thing you can perhaps do yourself - I don't know if you've ever tried it - is to use oils to cleanse your face. It might sound strange to cleanse your face with oil, but it actually works very, very well.
Sandra: Oil is also for in detergents.Soaps always consist of oils. The oils bind dirt. A dirt stain is usually greasy and that binds it. That's why oils are used for washing or cleaning.
I also started withmy face. The various manufacturersalways offer cleansing water, cleansing milk and then this cream and that cream. I had noticed that too. So, it wasn't for me. I had very dry skin right from the start. It got drier and drier.
Today I just wash my face with water. Then I cleanse a little withhydrosol or a flower water without alcohol - because alcohol also dries out the skin. Then I apply my day cream. That's all. My skin has become much finer and more comfortable. It's no longer tight. So that's really great.
Sometimes just one oil is enoughif youlike olive oil, for example.This is a very nourishing oil. Or for yourfeet.If youhavevery dryfeet,it is enoughto simplyrubyourfeetwith a good organic olive oilbefore going to bed andput on cotton socksovernight. This isabsorbed so well that the skin is completely different in the morning,much finer and softer. If you do thisregularly, you'll have soft, comfortablefeetover time.
Julia: It's also cheaper if you just use a little oil. My deodorant is also super cheap compared to what you pay when you buy it.
Sandra: It's also quick to make. Your deodorant is also very quick to make. You take some coconut oil and mix it with baking soda. You have to be careful withthe baking soda. Some people are allergic to baking soda. Maybe you have to see how todose the.
Or also after shaving. If you apply baking soda, itcanreally irritate the skin. You have to try it out and test it.
Julia: I also think you have to experiment a bit and start with something simple. I think you're really doing something good for your health. The more toxins we can remove from our daily care routine, the better our metabolism will function, and it's also very, very important for our gut to reduce toxins.
You then started making your own cosmetics. Initially for yourself, right?
Sandra: Yes, first for myself. Then the family came along.
Julia: Then your customers, and now you also sell online. If anyone wants to find out more, you have a store called Naturophyt, don't you?
Sandra: Yes, exactly. Naturophyt.ch
Julia: What kind of products do you have? What can people buy there?
Sandra:At the moment I have day cream for more mature skin, sensitive skin. Then there is a line for sensitive, young skin. I also have a body cream. It containsbergamotmint. I'm training to be an aromatherapist. Myaromatic plant wasbergamot mint. It really is a special plant for me. You don't find much about it, but it helped me to relieve a lot of itching on my skin. It really is a great plant.
I made a body cream with it in summer, for example after sunbathing, when you might have been exposed to too much sun. Then it soothes and cools. It's not as strong as mint. Likelavender, it is very nourishing, soothes inflammation and can calm you down. But it can also center you. That is really something valuable. I used it to make a nourishing body cream. Ialsohave a night cream. Unfortunately, I don't have any more at the moment.
I'll be adding a solid shampoo in the near future. It's not liquid, but like a soap.It's availablefordry and data-contrast="auto"> greasy s hair. I will be adding to my products. And then a deodorant. Also without perfume , but withdifferent essential oils.
Julia: I think that's particularly practical for people who don't have time to make it themselves. If you buy an essential oil like this yourself and only need a few drops, then you have the bottle standing around afterwards. The cream also lasts a relatively long time.
I use essential oils to make a mosquito spray because we have quite a lot of mosquitoes in Mallorca. It works really well and smells fantastic. There are no chemicals and nothing in it. But then I made a mosquito spray like this and then have the bottles standing around afterwards. So it's a nice thing when you can just buy it somewhere and know that someone is making it with love and paying attention to the ingredients.
One last thing would interest me: You said that there are websites where you can find out about products. Perhaps many listeners are now asking themselves: "I already have so many cosmetics at home. Can I keep using them?" Of course, you won't exactly drop dead if you use them up. But it's really important to change things like lip balm or other things that you use every day as soon as possible. If you put toxins into your body every day, I think everyone knows that it can't be good.
Where can you check whether your own products are actually okay? What can you recommend?
Sandra: There are apps for smartphones, for example "Code Check". You can scan thebarcode of a product and it will tell youwhich substances itcontains. There 's a listlike this - red, green, orange. It explains why certain products are not recommended and what is harmful. Then there is an appcalled"ToxFox". It is also relatively well known. It's the same system. You can scan it andit shows you which ingredients are good and which are not. This gives you quick information.
On the Internet there is the Olionatura.de. I still browse around there a lot today. It explains how you can easily make things yourself. It also explains the differentingredients you can find in natural cosmetics. It's a reallygreat website that I still use today, where I look up and read a lot.
Then"Haut.de": You can also enteringredients there. Products always have to be labeled in a certain language - the "INCI language". You really can't understand it. You can enter these terms onthe page and then it shows you exactly what they are. Is it an active ingredient? Is this a care product? And, and, and...
Julia: Great. It's good to hear that it's not that difficult to take care of your health, especially when it comes to skin and body care.
Finally, is there anything else you would like to say to my listeners?
Sandra: I always say:"We are nature". Whatdo I mean by that? We are natural beings. We are made up of natural cells. Why do we have to put chemicals and synthetic things on our skin or ingest them? The body can't handle them.It can't utilize them,and these ingredientsare really not valuable. Whyshould we need these products? That's why I always say:"We are nature". We arefrom of nature.
Julia: I can subscribe to that 100 percent and it's a very nice message. Thank you very much, Sandra. I wish you every success with your products.
Sandra: Thank you very much.
And here are two more specific recipes from Sandra that you can try out!
10gr beeswax
10gr coconut oil or shea butter or cocoa butter
20gr almond oil
Gently heat everything until it has melted.
Fill into lipstick tubes immediately and leave to cool. Only put the lid on when it has cooled down. Ready.
30gr almond oil
5gr beeswax
e.g. 16 drops of lavender oil (essential oil)
Melt slowly in a bain-marie until the beeswax has melted. Then stir everything until the mixture is lukewarm.
For example, 16 drops of lavender essential oil can be added to the lukewarm mixture.
Allow everything to cool and then pour into a small pot. Only put the lid on when it has cooled down completely.
Fine uses for lavender: for eczema, itchy skin, headaches, stress, nervousness.
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Today I'm talking to the lovely SandraFroidevaux about natural cosmetics and essential oils.
Sandra has been fascinated by nature since she was a child. She worked in the commercial sector for 20 years. In 2017, she successfully completed her studies to become a traditional European naturopath and now helps her patients to stimulate and support their self-healing powers in a natural way.
The diversity of nature has inspired her so much on her life's journey so far and allowed her to find her inner peace.
Today she works independently as aqualified naturopath, foot reflexology therapist and makes her own cosmetics.
In this episode, you will receive lots of valuable tips and information about natural cosmetics and essential oils, and Sandra also provides us with two great cosmetic recipes.
We talk about the following topics:
- what makesspecial about natural cosmetics
- what problems occur when harmful substances enter the bodyand which products contain them
- the difference between essential oils and artificial flavorings
- how you can make your own cosmetics
- Apps and websites that shed light on how to check yourproducts
Julia: I'm delighted to have the lovely Sandra Froideveaux as a guest on the podcast. Welcome, dear Sandra.
Sandra: Hello, dearJulia, and thank you very much for the invitation. I was delighted.
Julia: Today we want to talk about natural cosmetics. You're also on my Darmglück course, and we came up with the idea that you make your own cosmetics. So I thought it would be interesting to talk about it.
Organic - from the outside as well as the inside
My first question is: Why is the topic of natural cosmetics something that should interest us at all?
Sandra: I myself am a naturopathic doctor and naturopath in Switzerland.I have always been very interested in nutrition, and then I always asked myself whypeople makean effort from the inside, buy organic products, try to eat well and healthily, but from theoutside, via the skin ... What are they doing? That's how I slowly approached it.
I had a lot of skin problems myself and was always interested in essential oils. That's how Icame across natural cosmeticsand asked myself what isactually contained in the various ointments, pomades and everything else. Does the body need these products or not? That's how Icame across natural cosmetics.
Julia: Sometimes we forget that what we put on our skin also penetrates our bodies. It's not as if it only stays on the surface of the skin, is it?
Sandra: No, it doesn't stay on the surface of the skin. Itactually penetrates into the body. This has also been tested with essential oils: for example, lavender oil enters the bloodstream 5minutes after application,and then of course it goes everywhere in the body. This has beenproven.It then remains in the body for a certain amount of time and iseventually excreted via the lungs and kidneys.
But it has been confirmed: What you put on the skin goes into the body. It doesn't stay on the skin. The skin is also permeable, fats and water penetrate it.
Julia: Yes, we know this from hormone ointments, for example, which are applied to get the hormones into the body. That's why I think you have to be aware that we let what we put on our skin into our body.
>You shouldleave petroleum products outsidest
What harmful substances are there that you should avoid getting into your body?
Sandra: Harmful substances that we always hear a lot about are silicones. These are petroleum products. They are not natural products. Silicone products clog the pores of our skin, which need to be permeable for breathing and exchange. If the pores are blocked, this exchange can no longer take place.
Then there are parabens.These are also toxins that we should not ingest. They can affect the hormone system. These are the most important ones, which are made from petroleum. We shouldn't take them in.
Julia: Where are they contained?
Sandra: In shampoos, skin creams, body lotions, lipsticks, lip balms and even make-up. Really everywhere in cosmetics.
Julia: That shows that it's also an issue for men. I've already been told: "Well, cosmetics are none of my business as a man." But men also use shampoo and shower gel.
Sandra: Yes, and shaving foam, deodorant and aftershave too.
Julia: Then it's a topic that concerns everyone.
Essential oils or artificial flavorings?
You mentioned essential oils earlier. There are also artificial flavorings or fragrances. I think that also plays a role when it comes to perfumes and things like that.
Sandra: Yes, exactly.I've noticed that in myself too. I used to sometimes wear perfumethatsmelled really goodbut gavemea headache after five minutes. Then I knew:that's the perfume. It 's the synthetic substances that don'tdo me anygood.When I work with essential oils, the volatilize relatively quickly. quickly, but the nose is so fine. You get the scent in your nose quite quickly, but it also dissipates quickly. You also quickly get used to the scents. Essential oils are really somethingvaluable from the plant worldthat plants give us.
Of course, you also need to be familiar with essential oils. This is a verybroad field. There are also companies that sell essential oils as"pure" essential oils, but if you look behind the scenes, youcan see that they have probably been treated. So this is also an issue with essential oils: where do I buy them? Which companies can I trust? That is a verybigissue.
Quality and sustainability
Julia: Yes, that's an exciting and important topic. If you say that lavender oil is in the blood within 5 minutes of applying it, then you can understand that it naturally has an effect and that you definitely need to find out where it comes from and what's in it.
Sandra: And always read the labels carefully, even on creams.If you buy essential oils,you shouldfind out about the company.Maybe give them a call or send them an email and ask for the information.
Also make sure that whereit says "organic ", it also contains organic products, or ifit says "wild collection". This is also sustainable. It's not just taken until there are no more plants left. Only a few are taken and a lot is left standing to ensure sustainability sothat you can harvest again next year.
Julia: Good to know. There are also people like you who deal with this professionally. Personally, I always like to turn to people like you, where I know that she has worked on it. It's a passion of hers and she can give me good advice.
toxins are stored
Sandra: Yes, exactly. And while we're on the subject of essential oils:The same naturally applies to vegetable oils, such as olive oil and almond oil. Always make sure that they are organic or perhaps even Demeter quality. These really are products where no pesticides have been used.They endup back in the oil if you buy oil that is not organic.They contain a lot of pesticides, fungicides and things like that. This then gets back into our body and organs via the skin. The body stores it and it's a toxic cocktail. We really don't need that.
Julia: Yes, it blocks our system again afterwards and the organs then have to detoxify it again. Some of it is also stored. Fat stays in the body for a relatively long time. The toxins are then also stored and can of course also cause problems. Especially chronic complaints such as allergies or headaches or simply complaints where you don't know where they come from and you can't get rid of them. In any case, you should also think about toxins.
Homemade natural cosmetics
Julia: You also said that you make your own natural cosmetics. What do you do when someone says: "I've never done this before. I'd like to start"? Is there something that you could easily make yourself at home instead of buying it?
Sandra: What you can make relatively easily are balms or ointments, because these two things contain no water phase or almost none. They are just oils and fats that you mix together.For a cough balm, for example, you canmacerate mullein flowers in almond oil.This is a longer process. They are leftin the oil for weeks.Thenstrain and use the almond oil with the mullein to treat coughs or mix it with beeswax or another oil. This is the easiest way to make something. Or a lip balm too. These are just fats.
As soon as you add water, you need emulsifiers again. An emulsifier is something that combines fat phases with water phases, and that's where it gets more complicated. Then there are the temperatures. You have to heat it to a certain temperature. Yes, that's where it gets more complicatedif you want to make cream. The simplest thing is really balm. You can find lots of recipes on the internet, even very simple ones.
That's how I started and then read more and more about it.Then I came into contact with other more complicated things and now I reallyenjoy it.
Julia: Yes, you know 100 percent what's in it when you've made something yourself. I would also start with something simple first.
What I make myself is my deodorant. I just use coconut oil and baking soda. I mix that together. You could add a little essential oil if you wanted to, but I don't think that's necessary. It works really well.
I once made a YouTube video about it. Someone even wrote in there that this deodorant works better than any store-bought one. I also bought products at the beginning, even from big manufacturers of natural products. But then I realized that the deodorant doesn't work so well for me, whereas coconut oil and baking soda work great.
Sandra: Coconut oil is an oil that only becomes liquid at a certain temperature. From 24, 25 degrees. Before that it is solid. That'svery practical, of course. You can mix itand then simply apply the cream later.Wash your hands well beforehand or use a spatula. You only need very little and it works great.
You need to know your way around essential oils. You can't just apply an essential oil, such as bergamot, to the skin. This is very sensitive to the sun and can cause skin spots that you will have forever. That's why you should be familiar with essential oils.
Butwithout is also sufficient. I use a lot of products without essential oils. Sometimes I add something if I have an itch, for example. But it also works very well without fragrances. We're already surrounded by lots of fragrances anyway, so you can give your nose a break.
Julia: Another thing you can perhaps do yourself - I don't know if you've ever tried it - is to use oils to cleanse your face. It might sound strange to cleanse your face with oil, but it actually works very, very well.
Sandra: Oil is also for in detergents.Soaps always consist of oils. The oils bind dirt. A dirt stain is usually greasy and that binds it. That's why oils are used for washing or cleaning.
I also started withmy face. The various manufacturersalways offer cleansing water, cleansing milk and then this cream and that cream. I had noticed that too. So, it wasn't for me. I had very dry skin right from the start. It got drier and drier.
Today I just wash my face with water. Then I cleanse a little withhydrosol or a flower water without alcohol - because alcohol also dries out the skin. Then I apply my day cream. That's all. My skin has become much finer and more comfortable. It's no longer tight. So that's really great.
Olive oil for velvety feet
Sometimes just one oil is enoughif youlike olive oil, for example.This is a very nourishing oil. Or for yourfeet.If youhavevery dryfeet,it is enoughto simplyrubyourfeetwith a good organic olive oilbefore going to bed andput on cotton socksovernight. This isabsorbed so well that the skin is completely different in the morning,much finer and softer. If you do thisregularly, you'll have soft, comfortablefeetover time.
Julia: It's also cheaper if you just use a little oil. My deodorant is also super cheap compared to what you pay when you buy it.
Sandra: It's also quick to make. Your deodorant is also very quick to make. You take some coconut oil and mix it with baking soda. You have to be careful withthe baking soda. Some people are allergic to baking soda. Maybe you have to see how todose the.
Or also after shaving. If you apply baking soda, itcanreally irritate the skin. You have to try it out and test it.
Julia: I also think you have to experiment a bit and start with something simple. I think you're really doing something good for your health. The more toxins we can remove from our daily care routine, the better our metabolism will function, and it's also very, very important for our gut to reduce toxins.
You then started making your own cosmetics. Initially for yourself, right?
Sandra: Yes, first for myself. Then the family came along.
"Naturophyt.ch" - online store for natural cosmetics from Switzerland
Julia: Then your customers, and now you also sell online. If anyone wants to find out more, you have a store called Naturophyt, don't you?
Sandra: Yes, exactly. Naturophyt.ch
Julia: What kind of products do you have? What can people buy there?
Sandra:At the moment I have day cream for more mature skin, sensitive skin. Then there is a line for sensitive, young skin. I also have a body cream. It containsbergamotmint. I'm training to be an aromatherapist. Myaromatic plant wasbergamot mint. It really is a special plant for me. You don't find much about it, but it helped me to relieve a lot of itching on my skin. It really is a great plant.
I made a body cream with it in summer, for example after sunbathing, when you might have been exposed to too much sun. Then it soothes and cools. It's not as strong as mint. Likelavender, it is very nourishing, soothes inflammation and can calm you down. But it can also center you. That is really something valuable. I used it to make a nourishing body cream. Ialsohave a night cream. Unfortunately, I don't have any more at the moment.
I'll be adding a solid shampoo in the near future. It's not liquid, but like a soap.It's availablefordry and
Julia: I think that's particularly practical for people who don't have time to make it themselves. If you buy an essential oil like this yourself and only need a few drops, then you have the bottle standing around afterwards. The cream also lasts a relatively long time.
I use essential oils to make a mosquito spray because we have quite a lot of mosquitoes in Mallorca. It works really well and smells fantastic. There are no chemicals and nothing in it. But then I made a mosquito spray like this and then have the bottles standing around afterwards. So it's a nice thing when you can just buy it somewhere and know that someone is making it with love and paying attention to the ingredients.
Websites and apps that bring light into the darkness
One last thing would interest me: You said that there are websites where you can find out about products. Perhaps many listeners are now asking themselves: "I already have so many cosmetics at home. Can I keep using them?" Of course, you won't exactly drop dead if you use them up. But it's really important to change things like lip balm or other things that you use every day as soon as possible. If you put toxins into your body every day, I think everyone knows that it can't be good.
Where can you check whether your own products are actually okay? What can you recommend?
Sandra: There are apps for smartphones, for example "Code Check". You can scan thebarcode of a product and it will tell youwhich substances itcontains. There 's a listlike this - red, green, orange. It explains why certain products are not recommended and what is harmful. Then there is an appcalled"ToxFox". It is also relatively well known. It's the same system. You can scan it andit shows you which ingredients are good and which are not. This gives you quick information.
On the Internet there is the Olionatura.de. I still browse around there a lot today. It explains how you can easily make things yourself. It also explains the differentingredients you can find in natural cosmetics. It's a reallygreat website that I still use today, where I look up and read a lot.
Then"Haut.de": You can also enteringredients there. Products always have to be labeled in a certain language - the "INCI language". You really can't understand it. You can enter these terms onthe page and then it shows you exactly what they are. Is it an active ingredient? Is this a care product? And, and, and...
Julia: Great. It's good to hear that it's not that difficult to take care of your health, especially when it comes to skin and body care.
Finally, is there anything else you would like to say to my listeners?
Sandra: I always say:"We are nature". Whatdo I mean by that? We are natural beings. We are made up of natural cells. Why do we have to put chemicals and synthetic things on our skin or ingest them? The body can't handle them.It can't utilize them,and these ingredientsare really not valuable. Whyshould we need these products? That's why I always say:"We are nature". We arefrom of nature.
Julia: I can subscribe to that 100 percent and it's a very nice message. Thank you very much, Sandra. I wish you every success with your products.
Sandra: Thank you very much.
And here are two more specific recipes from Sandra that you can try out!
Simple lipstick recipe
10gr beeswax
10gr coconut oil or shea butter or cocoa butter
20gr almond oil
Gently heat everything until it has melted.
Fill into lipstick tubes immediately and leave to cool. Only put the lid on when it has cooled down. Ready.
Simple ointment recipe
30gr almond oil
5gr beeswax
e.g. 16 drops of lavender oil (essential oil)
Melt slowly in a bain-marie until the beeswax has melted. Then stir everything until the mixture is lukewarm.
For example, 16 drops of lavender essential oil can be added to the lukewarm mixture.
Allow everything to cool and then pour into a small pot. Only put the lid on when it has cooled down completely.
Fine uses for lavender: for eczema, itchy skin, headaches, stress, nervousness.
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