Too Much In The Sun

Posted in: Environment, Featured by Catalina Toma | March 24th 2011 | no comments

Turn off the lights please! Make it day time! And there came the day with its breaking dawns and its bright sun… What if I end up wishing I could turn off and on in whatever moment pleases me the light of the sun or the light of the moon? If you had a button that would [...]

The Source Of Life-The Amazonian Rainforest

By Catalina Toma | October 9th 2010 | no comments

Perhaps when looking for gold and discovering the Amazon, Francisco de Orellana really discovered it. As one can most certainly say that the rainforest has turned out to be real gold. Gold that should not be plundered and destroyed but instead appreciated for its inestimable value, [...]

The Benefits Jojoba Oil Brings To Your Skin And Hair

By Catalina Toma | October 8th 2010 | no comments

Do you enjoy trying all kind of exotic oils on your skin, massaging every part of your body and indulging yourself in long massages just waiting for the results these oils may bring to your skin? You most certainly do and I do not blame you since I do not think there is even one single person who doesn’t. Perhaps only if you happen to feel grumpy and not doing anything, yet such a [...]

The Underwater Treasure

By Catalina Toma | October 8th 2010 | no comments

Have you ever heard anyone talking about Aphrodite? You probably have when talking about beauty and whatever is related to this vast subject. She came to be known as the Greek goddess of love and the legend says that she was born from the depths of the sea and as such she took her beauty from this wonderful, mysterious environment. And if one thinks about the natural elements of the sea [...]

Anti-aging Tips

By Catalina Toma | October 8th 2010 | no comments

Have you ever been able to make peace with the idea that you are growing old, that your skin will never be the same as it used to be when you were young and beautiful? This can turn out to be one of our greatest apprehensions. Though we somehow realize that it is an inevitable process we try by all means to prevent it using all the natural resources that we have and perhaps all the tips [...]

Wheatgrass Juice And Its Miracles On Your Body

By Catalina Toma | October 8th 2010 | no comments

Have you ever drunk wheat grass juice? You might enjoy doing this after finding out its innumerable benefits on our body. If you do not enjoy its taste then you can also combine it with other fruits like apple, carrots and sweeten it with some honey. We live in an era when being surrounded by all kind of pollution facts, we most often lack the all prevailing oxygen, and as such [...]

“Women’s Gold” – Shea Butter

By Catalina Toma | October 7th 2010 | no comments

Shea butter has practically invaded the cosmetic industry being present in all beauty care products from soaps to lotions and creams. Initially, Shea butter had been used by Africans to heal skin and scalp disorders. Later on, people started using it in dry skin and hair treatments, but also to eliminate wrinkles and expression lines. Yet, one may wonder what Shea butter is. Well, it [...]

Miraculous Aloe Vera

By Catalina Toma | October 7th 2010 | no comments

If you ever happen to come across an aloe Vera plant you shouldn’t leave it unnoticed. There is no way for you to do this since it has been endowed by Mother Nature with so many properties. Besides from its soothing and healing effects on various burns or wounds it also became popular due to its possibility to reverse degenerative skin changes, fighting skin aging and helping improve [...]

The Benefits Of Almond Oil

By Catalina Toma | October 7th 2010 | no comments

If you wish to delay the aging process of your skin then there is no better way for you to do this than start using almond oil. It can be considered to be one of the most natural ways for you to be able to achieve a radiant and natural glowing complexion. It can be found in so many cosmetic products, yet not many of us are aware of its innumerable benefits on our body. If it were for [...]

Herbal Hair Treatments

By Catalina Toma | October 7th 2010 | no comments

If you happen to have a dull, brittle, splitting or oily hair and you have dreamt all your life to have a sumptuous, dense, silky, smooth hair, nature comes to solve your problems. All you need is to start using herbs and be patient; the results will most certainly not fail to [...]

Simple Beauty Secrets Coming From Nature

By Catalina Toma | October 7th 2010 | no comments

The vegetables and fruits that are to be found in abundance in this period may be used as simple beauty solutions. You can trustfully rely on such ingredients and indulge yourself in endless beauty treatments. Let’s take for example cucumbers, which have the same pH as our skin and as such they prove to be excellent when used on skin, bringing back the long forgotten glow and making [...]

Hungarian Ecological Disaster

By Catalina Toma | October 6th 2010 | no comments

Another environmental disaster occurred on Monday in Hungary as a containment reservoir at the Ajkai plant simply bursted out releasing into nature a toxic red sludge, a mixture of metal oxides. The toxic mixture gets its color from the fact that it contains mining waste including toxic heavy metal like lead, cadmium, arsenic and chromium. It is what can be called the worst ecological [...]

Traditional Beauty Herbs-Linden Flowers

By Catalina Toma | October 6th 2010 | no comments

As not everyone is blessed with a smooth, silky, good looking complexion, nature can make you achieve what you thought to be impossible to be achieved. It only takes some time and a lot of herbs and of course you need to continue taking care of yourself. Linden flowers are used for therapeutic purposes, both in scientific and traditional medicine. They are widely used in cosmetics as [...]

Dolphins And Marine Environment

By Catalina Toma | October 6th 2010 | no comments

Have you ever seen a dolphin? I have to admit here that I have a weakness when it comes to these lovely animals. Contributing to our good mood as they seem to be always smiling, we love to interact with them whenever we encounter them. I have once swum with dolphins and I have to tell you that it can be an unforgettable experience. I strongly advice you do the same if you happen to have [...]

The Earth…A Huge Botanical Laboratory

By Catalina Toma | October 6th 2010 | no comments

Have you ever envisaged the earth as a huge botanical laboratory? Well I think we can consider it to be a huge lab revealing us from time to time the unexpected properties of plants, many of them still unknown to us, plants which constitute the basis of modern cosmetics. If we were to [...]

The Benefits Of Chamomile

By Catalina Toma | October 6th 2010 | no comments

Nature has been and continues to be an inexhaustible source of raw materials that can be used in cosmetic treatments and in day to day activities undergone in order to take care of one’s skin. As you most probably know, plants, fruits, vegetables and clay lands have been used in cosmetic purposes since ancient times. One of these herbs is chamomile, having wonderful effects on one’s [...]

The Fuits Of Venus – Strawberries

By Catalina Toma | October 5th 2010 | no comments

Do you like strawberries? Most surely you do as they taste great, they look quite appetizing and they tend to attract one like some kind of a magnet. Being not only delicious to eat, they also contain a large amount of antioxidants and are a high source of Vitamin C. In ancient times, they were said to alleviate melancholy, inflammations and infections. Being often associated to Venus [...]

All Mighty Olive Oil

By Catalina Toma | October 5th 2010 | no comments

A cooking and beauty ingredient spanning throughout the ages, allowing you to never get rid of your beauty and keep yourself in a good body shape- I am talking about olive oil. Great on skin because it contains omega fatty acids and significant amounts of Vitamin E and Vitamin K, it proves to have excellent hydrating and anti-aging properties. Let it do its work on your skin and the [...]

Grandma’s Natural Hair Treatments

By Catalina Toma | October 5th 2010 | no comments

When it comes to hair treatments, made in order to prevent hair loss, make your hair shinier, stronger and better looking you have most probably become familiar with numerous products. Yet, there are also some less expensive methods that can help you. Some of them bizarre, yet with already proven excellent results. You may want to try some of them. Even if it sounds weird, beer [...]