Seattle's Best Blow Out

For the best blow out in Seattle, try Jessica Rockwell. A bijoux space in charming tree lined Montlake, she conditions the hair, for shine and movement. And you leave with great tips, such as apply Moroccan Oil from back to front. And the price is perfect - ask for the $30 deep conditioning special.

Dry Skin Brushing Keeps You Beautiful

The Body Nurish Clay Body Mask set includes a dry skin brush. It a powerful tool for health and beauty, and here is why:
Dry skin brushing may be the single most important therapy you add to your detox program. Your skin is your largest elimination organ. It releases a pound of waste each day and will be the first organ to show symptoms of imbalance or toxicity.
The skin eliminates a quarter of the toxins from the body.  Dead skin cells can build up and clog your pores. Clogged pores inhibit your skin from effectively releasing toxins.
If toxins are unable to escape through the skin they will either be stored in fat cells, contributing to cellulite and other fatty deposits, or they will be re-circulated back into the blood stream, overworking the kidneys, liver and other organs. 
Exfoliating the skin is great for creating radiant and vibrant looking skin. It is  also essential for good circulation, strengthening the immune system, stimulating the nervous system, toning the muscles and improving digestion. Here is a list of the many  benefits of dry skin brushing:

• Stimulates blood and lymph flow. The lymphatic system is an important part of your cleansing and immune system. White blood cells called lymphocytes carry nutrients to cells and remove waste. The lymph flows outside of the circulatory system to bathe, cleanse and restore all of our cells, but it must be returned to the blood vessels to dump its waste. It does this through tiny lymph vessels with one-way valves to the heart. Exercise, massage and skin brushing help to speed the process and clear the lymphatic system.
• Removes dead skin cells. Dry skin is a sign of detoxification. It is important to remove the dead cells to keep from clogging the system. This will also improve skin texture and renew the skin cells.
• Stimulates the hormone and oil glands. With daily brushing and bathing, the skin can produce the oil needed to stay healthy.
• Reduces cellulite.  This requires daily brushing for several months to start to see results, but you are worth it. When you massage and stimulate the skin it begins to break up the toxic deposits of stored fatty tissues that pucker the overlying skin into cellulite.
• Strengthens the immune system. Dry skin brushing can reduce the length of infections and illness by moving the toxins more quickly through the system and stimulating the lymph to move waste matter out.
• Stimulates the nervous system, tones the muscles, tightens the skin. By stimulating nerve endings in the skin, this technique will rejuvenate your nerves and activate individual muscle fibers, resulting in toned muscles. The increased blood flow to skin, and removing of dead cells, stimulates the creation of new skin cells which tightens and regenerates overall skin health.
• Nurtures your body. Maybe one of the most important benefits of this practice is purely the pleasure Spend this time, 5-15 minutes per day, giving your body the attention deserves.

1. Brush your dry body before you shower or bathe, preferably in the morning.
2. Start at your feet and always brush toward your heart. Use brisk circular motions or long, even strokes.
3. Brush all the way up your legs, then over your abdomen, buttocks, and back. If you have cellulite on your hips and thighs, concentrate their a little longer. For complete dissolving of cellulite, brush for 10 minutes daily for several months.
4. When you reach your arms, begin at your fingers and brush up your arms, toward your heart. Brush your shoulders and chest down, always toward your heart.
5. Finish by taking a shower and if you choose, use cold/hot therapy to further stimulate the lymphatic system and improve circulation.
6. Dry and massage your favorite body lotion or oil from the Super Salve Company.  

That Hair!

When going into a sauna or putting a cloth hat over your hair for gardening, apply Body Nurish's Organic Herbal Hair and Scalp Treatment is infused with traditional Western and Ayurvedic herbs that have been used for centuries to promote hair growth and help alleviate dandruff. This blend provides vital components for health, beautiful hair. It had a beautiful scent from all of the herbal ingredients, and  is rich in plant sulfur and silicic acid, which stimulates the scalp,conditions the hair, promotes extra shiny and lustrous hair, and helps to enhance hair volume.
Or, go to Salon Blast for the best blow out in Seattle, ask for Jessica Rockwell. An upscale neighborhood bijoux salon with habit forming prices. Try a deep conditioning shine and blow out for $30!

Perfect Hair in Seattle

To make any hair mask more of a luxury for the senses and enhance the mask, keep small bottle of essential oils near the shower. After shampooing, shake a few drops of lavender, geranium, rosemary, anything you like into the palm of your hand and massage into hair under your regular mask or conditioner. Your hair will absorb the scent and smell great for days, and release a bit if scent if you sweat while running or whatever.
Or, go to Jessica Rockwell for Seattle's Best Blow-out at Salon Blast - a bargain at $30 for deep conditioing and perfect styling. Seattle's Montlake neighborhood never looked so good!

Borage for Beautiful Hair

Borage has a number of well documented constituents, that preserve your beauty inlcuding alkaloids  and an essential fatty acid called gamma- linolenic acid (GLA). Borage oil, evening primrose oil, and black currant seed oil all contain GLA, a fatty acid that the body converts to a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin, which has anti-inflammatory properties.
Herbs such as calendula flower, comfrey leaf, horsetail, coltsfoot, slippery elm, echinacea flower, borage, elder flowers, immortal, and yarrow are just a few herbs that help topically with cellular regeneration.
One great way to try it is Super Salve Company's various eye creams, and  the stand out product Replenishing Hair Mask.
Or go see Jessica Rockwell at the very chic Salon Blast in Seattle, near the Montlake Cut. Both upscale and affordable, the deep conditioning shine and style are $30.

Comfrey Promotes Cell Regeneration

Comfrey leaf is a popular folk herb traditionally used topically to promote healing of wounds. Allantoin is a compound found in this herb. It stimulates healthy tissue formation and is widely used in body care products for its skin-soothing and softening properties. Cosmetic experts have studied comfrey leaf and have found that it promotes cell regeneration.
Super Salve Co. has a wonderful Comfrey Lip Balm and a Comfrey Lotion, both are chock full nourishing herbs and things, but what is really great is Body Nurish Herbal Foot Treatment with comfrey leaf. Massage the soles of your feet thoroughly for 15 minutes or so before bed, you will see results quickly, and sleep better. A Reflexology chart can tell you more!
Of course, ending the day with a relaxing bath is always a good move:
Comfrey Bath Tea Bag
Comfrey grows wild in may places, and can be found in many herbal shops, along with muslin tea bags.
Pull a ribbon through the neck of the muslin bag, and tie. Attach the bag tie to the water spout in your bathtub and arrange it so the bath bag gets wet as you let in the water. Or you could just play with it in the water for a few minutes so the essence of the herbs dissolves into the water.
Bach Brandenburg Concerto is good for a bath, so is a soothing Herbal Jelly Face Mask. PG Wodehouse is great to read  in the bath, if you don't mind laughing out loud.

What Lies Beneath

"Always judge by appearances, anything else is superficial." Oscar Wilde

There are many great ways to care for your skin and overall appearance of your face. Let's learn about the your face, this understanding will help you care for it.
Bones
The face forms the front of the skull, and is made up of thirteen bones. the jaw is two, which are fused below the nose. The lower jaw is movable, the nose is made of two flat bones, which join in the middle. The forehead is called the frontal bone.
Muscles
Important facial muscles connect to the bony structure; this allows eyes to open, eyebrows to lift, chewing, and the rest. The muscles of the cheek, the ring of muscle around the eyes, and the muscles around the mouth. Slack muscle tone in these areas directly affects facial shape, learn about exercises, massages and pressure points that will help preserve your natural glamour.
Skin
This tissue cover your entire body, regulating temperature through sweat glands and interpreting the world through nerve endings. The skin on the face is delicate because the muscles layer underneath is less dense.
The skin is made of cells that are constantly rubbed away and replaced. This renewal slows with time, so facial rejuvenation techniques are needed to nourish and replace this layer.
But for now, go stand on your head for five minutes to stimulate blood flow to nourish and cleanse, and we will talk again tomorrow.