Natural Health And Beauty Products

Prior to the Second World War most individuals in most countries used natural products every day for most things. People kept a couple of chickens in the garden and grew a couple of vegetables. If they could not, they purchased fresh vegetables, but usually baked their own bread. There were fresh food markets all over town.

Despite the fact that tinned food has been with us for 200 years, until 50-60 years ago, food in cannisters or cans, was thought to be more suitable for military personnel, than for civilians.

The military consumed food from cans because it was easier to transport, removed their dependence on friendly locals, removed the need to forage and was quicker, because the food could be precooked in colossal batches.

Civilians did not require cans because women stayed at home, households were extended and there was plenty of time to cook. The Second World War changed all that, Men went to war and women went to work and tins became 'fit for civilian consumption'.

More powerful and more effective marketing kept it that way and in the Seventies and Eighties, the mass food producers' dream became a fact, a generation did not learn how to cook and they cannot teach their children how to cook because they do not know how themselves.

These days. young people are hooked on cans and frozen meals that are full of sugar, salt. and preservatives However, some people are seeing the errors that were made and are still being made by relying on processed food. There is a huge movement to re-educate

However, this does not only apply to food, but also to health and beauty products in general, although good food is still the best health and beauty product you can get. Fresh food and natural products will keep you hair, skin and eyes shiny, supple and bright,

Fruit is healthy for your skin; especially apricots, bananas and avocados mashed up with a little olive oil. The inside of banana skins will ease many minor skin problems, but aloe vera is brilliant for healthy and unhealthy skin. The jelly inside the leaves of the aloe vera can be rubbed on the skin neat. These foodstuffs, or some of them, will grow in lots of places.

Honey has been used for centuries both on skin and the hair as has olive oil and the two may be blended together, rubbed on skin on any part of the body; left to do its job of cleansing and decontaminating for a time and then washed off. When treating the skin, do not neglect the scalp. Tea tree oil is a powerful disinfectant for cuts and blisters.

Hair may be treated with egg albumen, vinegar, real ale and camomile. They are healthy tonics for hair before you wash it with a gentle shampoo. Camomile may be applied after shampooing as can any tea. Some remedies are better for certain colours of hair, which you can check easily on the Web

Eyes may be bathed in salt water to remove dust and airborne pollutants. Slices of cucumber have long been utilized to relieve weary eyes..

It is fun to learn about, prepare and use natural health care products for your skin and hair and in most cases it is cheaper than using shop-bought extracts mixed with preservative chemicals and they are less likely to result in an allergic reaction as well.

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