Importance of Exfoliating

Did you know that removing dead skin cells from your body, at least once or twice a week, can help rejuvenate your skin? The process of removing your dead and dry skin cells can help increase your skin renewal process, which will allow your skin to feel smoother and healthier. Exfoliating can also help de-clogged your pores, helping to reduce your blackheads and acne.  

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History of Essential Oil- part 6

Did you know in Chinese folk medicine, aromatics and herbs were used in religious rituals? Religious rituals in China used aromatics such as fragrances and essential oils. Aromatics oils and herbs were also used to improve health in traditional Chinese medicines. Written within an internal medicine book, by Huang Ti, showed that aromatic oils played an essential part in Eastern medicine. This book is still being used a guide in today's Eastern medicine.

Herbs were also found to be used for beauty and hygiene maintenance.

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Source: http://www.utne.com/mind-and-body/history-of-herbal-medicine-ze0z1404zcov.aspx

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Essential Oils

Do you know the difference between essential oils and fragrance oils? Essential oils are oils that are naturally extracted in various ways directly from plants. However, this does not mean that all plants contain essential oils. Essential oils have been known to be used in aromatherapy to help de-stress, help with muscle pain, skin problems and more.

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Saponification

Did you know that in the hot process, saponification is very important? Saponification in the process making soap using either fat or oil, this

is done by hydrolyzing. Hydrolyzing means to break down a compound, fat or oil, by chemical reaction (alkali) with water. In this process, the fat and hydroxide are heated up to 80- 100 degrees Celsius. Unlike the cold process, the exact measurements are not needed. After the saponification process is complete, the excessive liquid is drained and then pour into a mold.

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Cold Process and Winners

Did you know that even in the cold process of making soap you still need heat? In order for the fat to melt the temperature needs to raise, making sure the fat is completed melted before being added to the soap. In this process, the measurements need to be exact to make sure that the soap does not have any extra ingredients, such as fat.

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Soap in the 18th Century

Around the 16th Century, soap began to use vegetable oil instead of animal fat. Production of soap was mainly produced by small manufacturers. It was not until the 18th Century that soap production was industrialized. One chemical creation that helped increase soap production was the ability to create alkali, a major ingredient in soap, from the sulfates of potash and soda. James Keir was the creator of this chemical creation.

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Soap in Europe and Winner

Did you know that soap was around during medieval Europe times? Those who made soap around that time were part of a guild. In France, around the 15^th Century soap production were mainly produce by a few areas, which were Provence-Toulon, Hyeres and Marseille.

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History of Soap in China

Did you know that the ancient Chinese used a flower to help create a similar context to soap? Gleditsia Sinensis, a honey locust which is locally grown in China, was said to have been used to create a similar context to soap to help with bathing. Soaps made out of animal fat were not used until modern era time in China.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap

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History of Soap- Part 2

Did you know that ancient Romans used a tool called a “strigil” to bathe with? A strigil was made out of metal and was used to scrape off dirt and oil. Ancient Romans would massage oil into their skin and then remove the oil and dirt with a strigil. The use of a strigil sounds a bit rough, but it’s not so different from what most of us do today when we shower. We soap and a loofah, or shower sponge to help remove the dirt and oil. 

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap

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History of Soap

Did you know that soap has been around for since the ancient Babylon? The earliest record of soap started in 2800 BC, in ancient Babylon. Babylonians used water, alkali, and cassia oil as ingredients for their soap. In 1550, in Egypt, history shows that Egyptian used a combination of animal and vegetable oils with an alkaline salt to form their soap. The soap comes from the word sapo, Latin for soap.

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Caffeine and your Skin Care Routine

Now that we know, how caffeine can get be absorbs through your skin within 5 minutes, let’s review the benefits of caffeine in your skincare routine.

Benefits: Caffeine can help exfoliate your dead skin cells. Using coffee grounds as a base for your an exfoliator can help remove dead skin cells and leave your skin nice and smooth.

Caffeine can also help reduce puffy eyes. If you have panda eyes (bags under your eyes), caffeine will help reduce the swelling and inflammation. Many eyes cream out in the market right now, contain caffeine to help reduce these swellings. 

In our first couple of post, we mentioned that caffeine can also help reduce cellulitis, temporarily. We know that using a coffee scrubs can help reduce your cellulitis, by removing excessive water. Now we know that this effect will only last up to three to four hours.

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Caffeine in Your System

Did you know that it only takes about 10 minutes for caffeine to kick in within your system? That’s right- coffee is able to you wake up within 10 minutes of consuming it.

How does caffeine wake you up? Caffeine blocks adenosine, a chemical that makes you sleepy by binding to our brain receptor, from binding to your brain receptors because caffeine itself is almost the same size. By blocking adenosine, this will allow you to feel less sleepy.

A study conducted at the University of Barcelona showed that caffeine has a greater effect in males than females. A total of 668 university students (238 males and 45 females) participated in this study, with an average age of 22. Activity levels were measured in various time frames, and results showed higher level activities in male participants than in female participants.

This study also measured activity levels with decaffeinated coffee. Results from the decaffeinated coffee did not show any significant levels of activities between male and female participants. In other studies, researched showed that it takes at least 45 minutes for the highest levels of caffeine to enter your blood system. So after drinking your coffee, you can feel caffeine kick in within 10 minutes, but you do not get the most of it until at least 45 minutes after.

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Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222113526.htm

Coffee the World's Second Most Valuable Commodity

Did you know that coffee is the second most valuable commodity in the world? That’s right! With more than 12 million pounds of coffee consume around the world yearly no wonder coffee is one of the top most valuable commodity in the world, along with oil. 

It’s estimated that around 11 million of hectares around the world is being used to grow and cultivate coffee. The United States, itself, is one of the largest coffee importers in the world, importing more than 5 billion pounds of yearly. The top five countries that the U.S. imports from are Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam, Mexico, and Canada. The price of coffee import is not steady, ranging from $1-$2 per pound. The price depends on various factors such as weather, availability, how much is cultivated and other factors.

What makes coffee the second most valuable commodity?

Coffee doesn’t just wake you up and keep you going throughout the day; coffee has also been tied to reducing risk to various health deficits. In one recent study, a small increase in coffee consumption a day, over a long time period helped reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. This study found that participants who slowly increased their coffee consumption to about 1.6 cups a day, over the past 4 years, had a lower risk of type 2 diabetes than for those who didn’t.

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History of Coffee- Part 2

Historical figures and events made coffee one of the world’s most popular drink. As coffee began to trade around the 13th Century, coffee houses and roasting of coffee beans were also introduced. One historical figure that helped people accept coffee was Pope Clement VIII. Pope Clement VIII baptized coffee allowing Christians to drink it.

On the major historical event, which helped with coffee rising popularity in the US was The Boston Tea Party In  1773, when Americans rebelled against England by dumping the tea, which was the most popular drink at that time. Coffee took its place after that event. Brazil played a huge role coffee the popularity of coffee. Coffee plantations in Brazil grew immensely fast, and coffee became over produced. Coffee's over production allowed coffee to be available for everyone and not just to the elites.

At the beginning of the 1900’s, instant coffee was created making it easier to mass produce. The 1920’s prohibition in the US made the coffee sales and consumption soared. In 1938, one of the biggest coffee manufactured in Brazil, Nescafe, develop its own way to freeze dry the instant coffee allowing this to help with the over production. 

Once TV was introduced to us, in the 1950’s, commercials of coffee helped spread it all over the US.

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History of Coffee

Let’s get to know coffee! Even though no one really knows how and when coffee was first introduced, the earliest signs of coffee usage were around the 10th century by the Ethiopians.

From Ethiopia to Mecca, by the early 15th-century coffee had made its way into the trading market and was spreading through Egypt and North Africa. Coffee houses, in various locations such as Syria and Istanbul, the capital of Ottoman Empire, had also started to grow and spread. By the 1600’s coffee had spread all over Europe and even traded to the East Indies and later on to the Americas (North and South). Around this time coffee was also introduce to India and later spread all over Asia.

Even though Ethiopia may have been the origin of coffee, it is not one of the largest producers of it. Brazil is the largest coffee producer, followed by Vietnam and then Colombia.

Coffee beans from around the world are unique due to its different flavors, aromas, bodies, and acidities. Here in the United States, more than 150 million Americans drink coffee on a daily basis! That’s a lot of coffee!

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Jojoba Oil- part 3

Did you think that was the last of jojoba oil? Nope! Jojoba oil can also help repair your dry hands and cracked feet. During tough winters and hot summers season, your hands and feet can take a toll. These weather condition can cause your hands and feet to dry and crack, as you go about your every day. Jojoba oil can help them keep their moisture, leaving them soft and smooth.

How does it work? As we mentioned before in our previous post, jojoba oil has a waxy surface which can help create a thin barrier around your skin when applied. This thin barrier will help keep the moisture and help protect your hands and feet from other damages. With its anti-bacterial property, jojoba oil can also help prevent bacteria from causing infections on your dry and cracked feet.  

Jojoba oil can also help repair your dry nail cuticles. Containing vitamin E, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, jojoba oil can help lift your dry cuticles, leaving them smooth and soft. 

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