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Why Use Organic Skin Care?

You are slowly being poisoned. In fact most of us don't even know it. The unfortunate truth is that most mass produced skin care, that promises you healthy skin contains many harmful toxic ingredients. The synthetic ingredients used to thicken, bind, stabilize, fragrance & lengthen shelf life, compromise our immune system and damage our health. At the low end, synthetic ingredients merely cause dryness, irritation or allergies. On the high end, ingredients have been shown to contribute to birth defects, central nervous system disorders, hormone imbalance, even cancer.

Our skin is the largest organ of our body, 21 square feet for the average adult. It protects, a barrier for germs, gives us shape, regulates temperature, has millions of nerve endings and continuously eliminates toxins. It is also our most resilient organ. Just think of the thousands of times you have cut, burned, scratched it and it miraculously healed itself, if you properly take care of it. Unfortunately most of us aren't taught how to do so and the information from most cosmetic companies are designed to sell products rather than educate. The skin literally soaks up the ingredients of every soap, cream, deodorant we use, and these substances end up in our bloodstream to affect our health.

The reason big-business cosmetic companies use harmful ingredients are unfortunately tied to profits. Synthetic ingredients cost less, prolong shelf life so they can remain on shelves longer, control bacteria growth, contain "fragrance" synthetic perfume that harms our immune system. Many companies have jumped on the "natural bandwagon" offering token amounts of poor quality essential oils or "natural" ingredients..
One of the major benefits of essential oils are that the molecular structure is so small it can go directly into the bloodstream to help heal the body. They can reach our inner organs within minutes. For this reason, it is important to use only organic essential oils, as they are distilled from plants. If they are grown with pesticides, fertilizers you are getting concentrated amounts of these as well in the products. Unfortunately with the products that use low grade, non-organic essential oils this also causes the other "toxic" ingredients to penetrate deeply into the body as well. An excellent book on exposing detrimental ingredients is "Don't go to the Cosmetic counter without me" by Paula Begoun.

Tevana Organic Skin Care

My belief is that only the finest , freshest, organic, natural ingredients should be used on the skin. I have researched to find the best sources to make my products. We live in busy times, good daily routine doesn't have to be complicated or involve many steps. I've created a skin care system that only takes 5 minutes in the morning and evening for beautiful skin.

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1. Take 1/8 teaspoon of Tevana Ayurvedic cleanser, add 1/4 tsp. liquid, customized with your choice of water, milk, yogurt, or green tea to make a loose paste. Massage gently into your face & neck. This product nourishes the skin with its blend of organic botanical ingredients as well as gently exfoliates to reveal healthy new skin. Leave this on for 2-10 min. Rinse off.

2. In the palm of your hand mix 2-3 drops of the Facial serum, or 1-2 pumps of facial cream and spray Tevana Mist, smooth over the face and neck using upward strokes.

3. Press gently on the pump for the eye gel. The amount you need is about the size of a lentil. Use your ring fingers and rub them together to divide it in half and then gently pat it above and below your eye on the orbital bone.

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Tevana cleansing milk is needed to remove and dissolve make-up (If you use waterproof mascara, you will need a special remover). Apply a quarter size amount to your face & neck, gently massage, then gently remove using a clean facecloth or facial sponges.
Otherwise follow your steps for the botanical cleanser

2. Mix 2-3 drops Facial serum with Facial Mist, apply to face and neck.

3. Press the pump gently, apply a tiny dot of eye cream to your ring fingers, and do feather light tapping to your eye bone above and below moving outwards. More cream is not better, there are only 4 layers of skin which will swell with too much cream.
Note the reason you don’t apply to the lid is the delicate eye is that it could get into your eye. The skin here will act like a wick, pulling what it needs from what you applied. If you press out too much apply it to your neck area.

DIY Weekly or monthly ..... Home Spa treatment

8 steps to rejuvenating your body mind and spirit

You work hard and deserve to give your face, body mind and spirit a treat of rejuvenation.

Put some relaxing music on your sound system.

1. Herbal Steam. Opens the pores, brings toxins to the surface, hydrates, softens skin Bring 3 cups of water to a boil, pour into a large bowl. Add 2 drops of single essential oil or blend, (may be purchased through this site) place a towel tent-like over your head to retain the steam, your face should be at a comfortable level - so the steam caresses the skin for 5-10 minutes.
Avoid this step if you have Couperose or very sensitive skin

2. Apply 1 tsp of Hawaiian Honey to your face, now begin gently tapping your face & neck for 5-10 minutes. It will get tacky, the skin lifts up - toning your skin, greatly improving your circulation.

3. Mix 1/2 tsp. Tevana cleansing powder & 1 tsp. Organic Vanilla yogurt. Smooth over face & neck. Place cotton pads infused with green tea over your eyes, lie down, relax for 10 minutes. Rinse off

4. Once a month you may give yourself a dermabrasion treatment.
(or if you have kapha skin you may do it twice a month. Avoid this if you have very thin or sensitive skin.)
Place 1 tablespoon of the dermabrasion powder in a bowl and add a teaspoon of water or tea. Mix and use your fingertips to apply and do small light circles on your skin. It will take about 10 minutes to do correctly. Rinse well.

5. Apply either the basic or your dosha type mask. Mix with either tea, water, milk, cream or use 2 teaspoons mask with ½ teaspoon Hawaiian honey and
2 teaspoons yogurt. Apply to face and neck avoiding the eye area. Leave on 5-8 minutes. Rinse well.

6. Apply Facial serum or cream mixed with Facial Mist to your face & neck. Do facial acupressure for 15 min. Acupressure points rejuvenate the body by strengthening the entire body. A stronger healthier body, is reflected in healthier, radiant skin.

7. For your body, use a skin brush, or silk mitt for about 5 minutes. Begin to brush gently up in spirals towards your heart. Do your stomach in clockwise circle as well as your fingers and arms. That’s it. It will remove dead cells and speed up your circulation. Then rinse off and apply your body oil.

8. Lastly, give yourself the Tevana Rose, Milk and Hawaiian Honey bath, the ginger bath or one of the Bath salts.
Rinse well, on damp skin massage on your favorite Tevana Body Oil.