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25 Baking Soda Uses Everyone Needs to Know | Did you know you can use baking soda for cleaning, as an air freshener, to neutralize odors in your home, and to brighten laundry? It's also great for PH balance, to ease an upset stomach, for skin, hair, and beauty care, to whiten teeth, to clean hands and nails, and as part of your skincare routine. There are so many uses for baking soda, and we’re sharing 25 natural remedies everyone needs to try! #bakingsodauses #bakingsodetips #bakingsodahacks

25 Brilliant Baking Soda Uses and Remedies You’ve Never Thought Of

9 Korean Skincare Routine Tips | If you want flawless skin, these Korean skincare secrets will teach you which products to invest in (hello, Soko Glam!), a great step by step night routine, and the beauty secrets you should make time for in the mornings to combat oily and/or dry skin, tips for sensitive and acne prone skin, and anti-aging hacks to giving you natural skin that glows. #korenskincare #koreanskincareroutine #koreanskincaresecrets

9 Best Korean Skincare Routine Tips and Products for Glowing Skin

13 Anti Aging Skin Care Tips and Products | Whether you’re in your 20s, 30s, 40s, or you’re over 50, you’re probably on the hunt for the best skin care routine tips, creams, and serums that help prevent wrinkles and reduce the appearance of fine lines. We’re sharing our best beauty hacks and drugstore products to make you look younger and feel your best 24/7. #antiagingskincare #antiagingskincaretips #skincareover50 #drugstoreskincare

How to Look Younger: 13 Anti Aging Skin Care Tips and Products

12 Best Drugstore Skin Care Products to Invest In | Who says you need to spend a fortune on beauty products for beautiful skin? Not us! We’re sharing our budget-friendly ‘cheat sheets’ complete with skin care tips and the best cleansers and moisturizers for all skin types. Whether you have acne-prone, oily, dry, or combination skin, or need anti-aging products and serums, this post is for you! #drugstoredupes #drugstorebeautyproducts #drugstoreskincare

Beauty on a Budget: 12 Best Drugstore Skin Care Products to Invest In

How to Relieve Eczema | Whether you or your children have extremely dry skin or full-blown eczema or psoriasis, we’re sharing our favorite natural skin care tips, home remedies, clothing for eczema, and other products we swear by to prevent eczema flare-ups and help reduce itching and inflammation when your eczema is active. #eczema #eczematreatment #eczemahomeremedies #eczemacure

How to Relieve Eczema: 15 Best Products, Tips, and Clothing for Eczema

15 Best Blackhead Removal Mask Products and Treatments | If you want to know how to get rid of blackheads once and for all, we’re sharing our favorite DIY homemade blackhead mask recipes using natural products like egg whites, baking soda, honey, and activated charcoal, as well as our favorite skin care tips and drugstore products for clear skin that lasts! #blackheads #blackheadremoval #porestrips #skincare #skincaretips #DIYbeauty #homeremedies

15 Best Blackhead Removal Mask Products and Treatments

Detox Water Recipes to Lose Weight | While it’s not realistic to think a detox cleanse can help you lose 10 pounds in a week (LOL), these water detox recipes will help you get the flat tummy you desire! From mint- and cucumber-infused lemon water to aid in digestion, to an apple cider vinegar fat burning detox drink, to Dr. Oz’s grapefruit-infused fat flush water for bloating, these infused water recipes are easy and delicious! #detoxwater #detoxdrinks #detoxwaterrecipes #detoxwaterchallenge

26 Water Detox Recipes for Weight Loss and Clear Skin

How to Get Rid of Acne Overnight | Want to know how to get rid of pimples and blemishes on your forehead, face, chest, and back fast (and naturally)? While these acne products and acne remedies won’t get rid of your bad skin instantly, these at home DIY ideas use things like toothpaste, aloe vera, lemon, and tea tree oil and will work quickly to help in your quest for flawless skin.

How to Get Rid of Acne Overnight: 12 Remedies that Work

8 Natural Remedies for Dry Cracked Hands | Want to know how to get rid of extremely dry hands that crack and bleed? We’re sharing our favorite DIY remedies, tips, and products that are safe for babies, kids, and adults alike. Whether you have painful cracks on your fingers of heals, these natural creams and preventative tips will leave your skin smooth year-round!

Severely Cracked Hands? 8 Tips & Remedies for Fast Relief

How to Get Rid of Blackheads | Looking for the best way to remove blackheads naturally? We’re sharing 8 DIY ideas to help banish blackheads on your nose, cheeks, forehead, and chin fast (sometimes overnight!). Forget expensive store products and try these natural remedies using things like baking soda, honey, and sea salt for instant results and clear skin you’ll love!

The Best Way to Remove Blackheads: 8 At Home Blackhead Removal Ideas!

If you're on the hunt for eczema remedies that work quickly and effectively in treating dry, itchy, red, and raw skin, and that are suitable for kids and babies, this collection is a great place to start. From environmental factors to diet and product recommendations, these tips will help keep eczema at bay and prevent future flare ups.

Natural eczema treatment: 7 natural ways to treat eczema that work!

Looking for the best full coverage drugstore foundation for acne? We’ve got you covered. We’re sharing 10 of the best drugstore foundation products and brands to help cover up acne and breakouts, which are lightweight while still providing a luminous glow. Perfect for combination and for oily skin, these drugstore makeup products will give you a dewy look without creating excess oil, allowing you to look your best on a budget!

Best Full Coverage Drugstore Foundation for Acne: 10 picks under $30!

If you're on the hunt for eczema remedies that work quickly and effectively in treating dry, itchy, red, and raw skin, and that are suitable for kids and babies, this collection is a great place to start. From environmental factors to diet and product recommendations, these tips will help keep eczema at bay and prevent future flare ups.

7 eczema remedies that work

Desperate to learn how to get rid of cellulite on your bum, legs, and/or thighs? So are we! And that’s why we’ve rounded up this collection of tips to teach you how to get rid of unwanted dimples naturally. And fast! From the best diet and exercises to a fabulous DIY coffee scrub and self-tanner, we’ve got 10 tricks up our sleeves to help you banish cellulite once and for all!

How to Get Rid of Cellulite: 10 Natural Remedies That Work

101 apple cider vinegar uses | While apple cider vinegar and weight loss is a hot topic these days, few people realize there are ACV remedies for pretty much everything. It’s good for skin, for hair, for dandruff, for feet, for acne, for yeast infections, for PMS relief, and for cleaning, it’s a great morning sickness remedy, it can boost energy levels, and YES! it’s good for weight loss. Check out 101 ACV benefits for a happier, healthier, skinnier you!

101 Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar That Will Blow Your Mind

Looking for natural acne remedies to teach you how to get rid of acne (and the pimples and blackheads that come along with it) without using harsh products on your skin? We’ve got you covered. Using ingredients like coconut oil, raw honey, baking soda, apple cider vinegar, and tea tree oil, this collection of 10 DIY acne remedies will teach you how to banish acne for good using products you already have lying around the house.

10 Natural Acne Remedies That Work

Your complete breakout map guide! If you haven’t heard of face mapping, take note! The location of your acne and breakouts isn’t random, it can actually tell you a lot about your health. If you struggle with bad skin and have exhausted all of the products and natural remedies that promise to get rid of acne without success, we’re sharing our best tips to help you understand what your breakouts mean and what you can do to control and (hopefully) eliminate them completely.

Face Mapping 101: What Do Your Breakouts Mean and How Can You Stop Them?

Detox water is a great way to lose weight and get that flat belly you've always lusted after. We've rounded up 15 great detox water recipes, and while these aren't meant to replace your workouts, certain ingredients like apple cider vinegar and lemon make them great for fat burning and for clear skin. H2O never looked (or tasted!) so good!

15 Detox Water Recipes For Weight Loss and Clear Skin!

While store-bought makeup removers are convenient, they can also be pricey and contain chemicals that lead to breakouts. Fortunately, there are HEAPS of natural DIY makeup remover recipes out there that are far superior. We've rounded up 10 fabulous recipes for makeup remover pads and cleansers using products you probably already have lying around your house - coconut oil, olive oil, baby shampoo...the list goes on!

10 DIY Makeup Removers That Work

When it comes to makeup and beauty tips, we're often inundated with information, which can lead us to question everything. Are we applying foundation properly, is it the right shade for our skin tone, and are we using the right eyeshadow for blue eyes? There's a lot to know, and mistakes are inevitable, but it's amazing what a few alterations to your beauty and skin care routine can make to your overall appearance. Check out 7 beauty mistakes you didn't know you were making and learn how to fix them once and for all!

7 Beauty Mistakes You Didn’t Know You Were Making (and How to Fix Them)

Sugar scrub recipes are easy to make and you can interchange ingredients (gingerbread, peppermint, lavender, lemon, vanilla, coffee, grapefruit, etc.) to suit your personality. The only two must-have ingredients are sugar for exfoliation and some type of oil to moisturize (I prefer coconut oil!). From a green tea sugar scrub for acne and blemishes, to a chocolate and honey sugar scrub for lips that’s simply intoxicating, these DIY homemade sugar scrubs will give you gorgeous skin year-round!

15 Sugar Scrubs for Gorgeous Summer Skin