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You may have noticed—a lot of people are turning their attention to the world of lip care. Lips are delicate. The skin is thin and can be more susceptible to the sun, wind, and everything else. During the summer, they can easily become dry and irritated, leaving them looking rough. Lip Scrubber The answer? It might be time to start a nighttime lip care regimen. You may have a daily lip care routine, but there are extra benefits you can give your lips by adding a nighttime routine. It goes beyond lip scrubs and balms. It starts by adding an overnight lip mask to your lip care lineup. Slow Down Your Lip Care In this fast-paced, instant-gratification world, sometimes it’s beneficial to slow things down a bit. There’s nothing wrong with a quick lip care routine in the morning. You can restore your lips with a lip scrubber and balm. If lip care is on your mind, these two components can be essential. But it can also be beneficial to slow things down. An overnight lip mask gives your lip...

We’ve all been there. You're in the shower, going through the motions of shaving your legs, underarms, and everywhere else. You think, “There’s gotta be a better way!” While that might sound like something out of a late-night infomercial, there just might be a better way. No, shaving is still part of the equation, but you can refresh your shaving routine with a sugar body scrub! A sugar body scrub can give your skin—and body hair—an advantage before and after you shave. It adds more hydration and moisturization to the shaving experience. Here’s why that can make a difference. Coconut Body Scrub  Soften and Refresh Body Hair Soft, refreshed body hair can be easier to shave. And a sugar body scrub made with nourishing, hydrating ingredients can leave skin and hair softer and refreshed in just minutes. Before shaving, give skin a quick exfoliation. Let the scrub—with all its shea, cocoa, and mango butters—sit on your skin for just a moment or two. Then start your normal shaving r...

There’s something special about biting into a fresh-out-of-the-patch strawberry. It’s lusciously red, juicy, and bursting with incredible flavor. You’ve never had a strawberry quite like it anywhere else. They’re distinct, wholesome, and welcoming. You could say they belong in your self-care! Self-care is all about taking a little time just for you. It’s an important topic, and it’s something we can always use more of. When life gets a little too fast-paced and you need to slow things down, that’s a sign it’s time for some self-care. And maybe some strawberries—and some natural bath bombs scented of strawberries. Here are a few ways you can get more strawberries into your self-care! Strawberries From the Farmers Market This article would be remiss if it didn’t mention getting real strawberries. When life is throwing all kinds of challenges at you and you decide to set aside some time for yourself, a dish of fresh strawberries can be restorative all by itself. Maybe it’s just a dish ...

Have a summertime photo shoot on the calendar? Or are you someone who’s always up for an impromptu photo shoot? From weddings to just because, summer is the perfect time for a photo shoot. You’ve been spending time in the sun—and you have a glow you want to capture for the ‘Gram. Lip Scrubber There are steps you can take to nurture that glow and give your skin what it needs to look gorgeous for any and all summertime photo shoots. If you want to be extra social media ready, here are three steps you’ll want to add to your summertime skincare regimen. Grab a vegan lip mask and let’s get started! Give Your Lips a Boost of Hydration   From selfies to portraits, you want your lips to look incredible in every frame. One of the best ways to do that is to focus on hydration. Start with a vegan lip mask. Overnight lip masks can deliver hydration and moisturization as you get your beauty rest. When you wake up, you may notice softer, more luscious lips. You can continue the regimen of lip ...

Summer is nearly here. The summer sun, along with toasty temperatures, can do a number on your skin, from head to toe—lips included. This is why it’s important to keep skin protected every time you go out. From wide-brimmed hats by the pool to flowy long-sleeved blouses at the beach to sun care moisturizers, there are all kinds of ways to keep your skin sun and summer ready. But getting your skin summer ready isn’t just about protection from the sun. It’s also about being proactive. It’s about keeping your skin nourished and hydrated. And you can give your lips the summertime advantage by focusing more on nourishment and hydration. You don’t have to wait until your lips start to look dry and weather-worn before you reach for a lip scrubber or lip mask. Get Ready for Summer Sun There are a lot of ways you can get ready for summer sun. You may already be out there by the pool or on the patio for brunch. One way to get ready for summer sun is with an infusion of nourishing...

Sugar body scrubs can be revitalizing treats for the skin. Whether your skin is looking dried out or you just want to refresh your complexion, sugar scrubs are skincare products made to help. With a blend of nourishing and hydrating ingredients—plus sugar—they can start to refresh your skin in a matter of minutes. Want to get even more out of your sugar scrub? There are a few things you can do to give your scrub a bit more oomph. It all starts with ingredients in your sugar body scrub !    Use a Sugar Body Scrub with More Than Just Sugar Some traditional sugar body scrubs emphasize sugar over other ingredients. Some may even have very few other ingredients. These can be useful in certain situations, but if you're interested in revitalizing and refreshing your skin, look for scrubs with ingredients that essentially “give back.” As sugar exfoliates, ingredients like shea butter, cocoa butter, and mango butter can help infuse your skin with nourishment and hydration...

You and your best friend—you're two peas in a pod. Your friendship means the world to each other and then some. It’s time to celebrate that bond with a day of self-care! Self-care is one of those things that more people are weaving into their lives. Between work, errands, and life in general, sometimes it can feel like a challenge to give back to yourself. But it’s important, which is why more people are making it happen. In honor of National Best Friends Day this June 8, why not have a day of bonding and self-care? It doesn’t have to be on June 8—it can be whenever and wherever you want. Grab some lip scrubs , boba iced tea, and let’s go! Give Your Lips a Mini Spa Sesh Celebrate your friendship with a mini spa session right at home or by the pool. There are all kinds of ways to have a mini spa day with your bestie, but one way to keep things simple (and mini) is to treat your lips to their very own spa sesh. With products like lip scrubs, balms, and masks, you can e...

Who doesn’t love the scent of fresh fruit wafting through the air? Imagine the aroma of fresh fruit at the farmer’s market or right off the tree. Ah! There’s something special about that sweet scent. It’s inviting and invigorating. It’s exciting! Now, what if you could bring that scent of real fruit to your skincare? Peach Body Scrub There are all kinds of ways you can bring the sweet scent of fruit into your daily skincare. A black cherry lip scrubber ? A peach body scrub? A mango body butter? Why not? Here are a few easy ways you can weave your favorite fruits into your skincare routine—and immerse yourself in the scents you adore! Start Your Day with A Fruity Body Scrub You're getting ready for the day, so you hop in the shower. This is the perfect time to add a fruity sugar body scrub into the mix. Rinse with warm water then shut it off for a few moments. Reach for a peach body scrub . Or a pink grapefruit body scrub. Or any other scent that draws you in. Then scru...

Grown-up slumber parties are in. You may have already heard, but in case you missed it, kids don’t get to have all the fun! And guess what? You have a new reason to put your own slumber party on the calendar: the overnight lip mask . Of course, the overnight lip mask is just the start of it. Why not make it a lip care extravaganza? Make it an evening with snacks, drinks, movies, music, and all kinds of lip scrubs and balms—all in your PJs. What else do you need to put together a grown-up slumber party with all kinds of lip care goodies? Send Out the Invites As with any party, you don’t want to skip the invites. Sure, you can text or DM your potential partygoers, but why not give it more of a formal twist? It may be a little extra for a slumber party, but with invites, you can remind everyone to bring some lip care goodies for everyone to sample. Plus, it gives your invitees a tangible reminder to RSVP. It’s easy to gloss over text or DM invites—and those invites can get lost in the me...

Is sugar the answer to dry skin? In a way—yes! Of course, it’s not just sugar alone that can help control the appearance of dry skin. Sugar can be a wonderful exfoliator. It’s coarse enough to help soften the look and feel of dry skin. At the same time, it can be gentle enough to massage over skin without irritation, with some caveats. Peach Body Scrub Dealing with dry skin isn’t about reaching for a spoonful of sugar. It’s about finding a sugar body scrub with sugar and other nourishing natural ingredients—ingredients that help give back to your skin. That can be the key to revitalizing dry skin. It’s exfoliation, it’s hydration, and it’s giving your skin what it needs to thrive—all in one. Sugar is just the beginning! Why Simple, Natural Ingredients Matter Sugar is simple. But when it comes to rejuvenating dry skin, it’s just the starting point. Real, natural sugar can help buff away signs of dry skin, but there are other simple, natural ingredients to look for. These can be ingre...

It’s time to talk about lip care. A lot of us tend to rely on our favorite lip balm and that’s the extent of our lip care. But the skin that defines our lips can be incredibly sensitive. It’s thin and easily affected by all kinds of environmental factors, like sun and wind. It doesn’t take much for the natural moisture on the surface of our lips to be sapped away. This can leave your lips feeling dry and looking chapped.  Lip Scrubs What can you do? It can be as simple as adding lip scrubs and treatments to your daily skincare routine. We often put a greater emphasis on taking care of the rest of our skin, from head to toe, and our lips can be left out. If you desire hydrated, fuller, kissably soft lips, they’re closer than you might think. All it takes is a few minutes of TLC every day and they’re yours. Alluring Ways to Take Care of Your Lips Using a balm is a great step in caring for your lips, but there are a few more things you can add to achieve fuller, more hydrated lips....

You set self-care goals at the start of 2023. It’s been several months, now it’s time to check in on those goals. Are you still working toward your self-care goals? Have you hit major milestones along the way? If the answer is yes, celebrate those accomplishments and continue your journey. If you’ve taken a break from working toward your self-care goals, or they’ve slipped from your routine, that’s okay, too! That’s a normal part of working toward any goal. That’s also why this article exists—it’s all about checking in on your progress and helping you discover ways to recommit to your self-care goals. After all, May is National Recommitment Month! Are you ready to recommit? Peach Body Scrub Add Some Uplifting and Aromatic Skincare to Your Routine Self-care has many layers. There are all kinds of different things that can recharge and restore us as individuals. But there’s one thing that can recenter us like no other: aromatherapy! Aromas can be wildly powerful. They can seemingly tran...

You’ve probably heard about how important it is to get your “beauty sleep.” Your body needs rest to look and feel rejuvenated. That’s what gives your skin that beautiful glow. While sleep is crucial, a relaxing and luxurious evening body care routine is a surefire way to support a night of rest. Plus, it can leave you smelling totally delicious. Before diving into bed at the end of the day, use some body care products like peach body scrub for the ultimate evening body care session to promote a night of beauty sleep. Coconut Body Scrub Luscious Bath Bombs for a Bath at Dusk A bath is a classic form of self-care. If there’s a bath in your home and you have time for one, make the most of it and toss in a bath bomb. Natural bath bombs with Epsom salt, kaolin clay, and shea butter will leave your skin feeling ultra-soft and smelling delicious. Choose natural bath bombs that get their delightful scents from essential oils or an essential oil blend to ensure your beauty sleep preparation...

We all have a bestie who pours their energy into everything they do. They push themselves and then push some more. It can be inspiring. But you also know they could use some TLC in their day—a chance to pause and recharge. If your BFF’s birthday is on the way, now’s the perfect time to give the gift of relaxation and self-care. From natural bath bombs to scrubs to body butters, there are all kinds of self-care products that can give your bestie more ways to feel recharged and reinvigorated. As you think of ways to make their next b-day all the more special, here are a few ideas that put self-care front and center.   Natural Bath Bombs Natural Bath Bombs Let You Hit Pause on the Day There’s a reason why natural bath bombs get the first mention. Bath bombs made with simple, natural ingredients—like shea butter, kaolin clay, and Epsom salt—can be great for skin. At the same time, they can be aromatherapeutic thanks to the addition of select botanical oils. But bath bombs really shin...

Spring isn’t just about longer days and warmer weather. It’s a time of renewal and rejuvenation. It’s a time to flourish. Through acts of self-care, you can feel renewed and rejuvenated, too. As the spring equinox arrives on Monday, March 20, why not immerse yourself in self-care? In other words: What better way to welcome the return of spring than with a self-care party? It’s time to text your besties because the spring equinox self-care party is on! Grab your peach body scrub , body butters, lip care treatments, and find the perfect spot by the pool. Let’s go! Lip Scrubber Scrub Away the Winter Start your self-care party with a scrub! Invite your BFFs to join in on the fun with a scrub of their own. When everyone brings their own sugar body scrub (also made with shea, cocoa, and mango butters, naturally), everyone can surround themselves with all sorts of botanical aromatics. From a summery sweet peach body scrub to a decadent coconut vanilla body scrub, let the aromas tickle your ...

If there’s one skincare product that can be defined as downright delightful, it’s body butter. This creamy, dreamy product is made with all kinds of nourishing, hydrating ingredients, like mango butter and shea butter. It also comes in all kinds of bright and inviting scents, like passion fruit, peppermint, and coconut. Using a coconut body butter after using a coconut body scrub ? Talk about sumptuous!  Natural Bath Bombs As much as you may love body butter—or maybe you have yet to try it—you may also have a few questions about this kind of skincare product. Well, question no more! Here are a few common questions answered. Can you use body butter every day? Here’s the answer! Can You Use Body Butter Every Day? This may be the most common question people have about body butter. Can you use it every day? The short answer is yes. You 100% can use it every day. But you don’t have to. And you might not necessarily want to. Some butters are so nourishing, hydrating, and moisturizing, ...

The world looks a little better in pink. Some might think looking at the world through rose-colored lenses isn't realistic. But having a positive outlook certainly isn't a bad thing, and, honestly, who could resist adding a touch of pink to literally everything in their life? Not you. You're here to feel in the pink (that essentially means healthy and happy) using rosy-hued body care products, and these six body and nail care products will make your world look a whole lot pinker. True Pink Body Scrubs Classic and sweet, there's nothing quite like the pretty color of a true pink. There's also nothing quite like the feeling of freshly scrubbed skin. So, a gentle, nourishing body scrub that offers both is like a two-for-one! Throw in the delightful scent of strawberries, pink champagne, or roses, and you'll wear those rose-colored lenses all day. Carnation Pink Bath Bombs Whether you're doing a bit of self-care in the morning or at the end of a long day, a...

There are countless reasons to give your skin a little extra love. From your birthday to Valentine’s Day—and all those other days sprinkled throughout the year—the calendar is a source of all kinds of special occasions. Though Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, the sentiment of love is still very much in the air. And the sentiment of love is something you can share with your skin. Maybe it’s a special day. Maybe it’s just Thursday. It doesn’t matter. Your skin deserves a little love. It deserves to be nourished, hydrated, and revitalized. Reach for some peach body scrub and body butter. Here are a few more scintillating ways you can give your skin some love.  Lip Scrubber Bath Bombs When you think of bath bombs, you might not necessarily think of skincare. You might, instead, think of the scintillating aromatics bath bombs are known for. When you walk into a store with bath bomb displays, the swirl of scent guides you to their wonderland. However, natural bath bombs can deli...

Who needs Valentine’s Day when you have Galentine’s Day? Galentine’s Day is a fun way to celebrate your friendships with your closest friends. You can throw a little party with all the good stuff, including fantastic self-care products and mani-pedis, of course. It will be like a blast from the past, when you used to have slumber parties every weekend. Whether you’ve been friends for a few months or 20 years, it’s the perfect time to say: “You’re my friend, and we deserve this!” Here’s what you need to plan a fun Galentine’s Day party. Coconut Body Scrub Self-Care Essentials Before anyone comes over for a little party, take some time for yourself. You don’t have to go through a whole self-care routine because who has time for that when you’re excited to catch up with your friends? Still, a quick shower and a clean body scrub will go a long way. You might opt for a classic like a coconut body scrub or try something extra sweet like a birthday-cake-scented scrub. A Good Group of Frien...