Write up

ReNew Organic Skin Care is excited to have our skin care line ReNew Botanicals written up in this months issue of the Urbanite. Check it out. http://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/baltimore/so-fresh-and-so-clean/Content?oid=1464816

ReNew Botanicals

I am very pleased to announce the launching of my new skin care line ReNew Botanicals Vegan Skin Care. Six months in the making my new line is more natural and uses more organic eco-friendly ingredients, while providing you with the results you have come to expect. One of the biggest changes is the emulsifying and the organic preservative system which is based on the Whole Food Premium list, and is approved for use in products certified by the Natural Products Association (NPA). In addition to the new vegan skin care line, I have added a soothing line for those with sensitive skin. The new sensitive skin formula is a very simple fragrance free line using minimal number of ingredients to soothe and moisturize the most delicate skin.

Since just about everyone has requested anti-aging ingredients in their moisturizers I have incorporated those ingredients in all of the moisturizers with a minimal amount for the sensitive, acne and rosacea moisturizers. I have also added a completely new eye cream. My previous eye cream was just for hydration and anti-aging. My new formula does that and more! It now includes ingredients to brighten the area and to reduce puffiness. Two additional new products are Renewal; an exfoliant for home use that includes both mechanical exfoliation (jojoba beads) and enzymes. The second new product is Replenish; an oil free cooling and hydrating mask for all skin types.

Sizzling Summer Specials

Imagine walking into a cool room. Soothing music is playing. You sit down and you are handed a glass of iced tea (herbal or green or course). After a few minutes when you have had a chance to catch your breath and begin to relax you will lie on the table with cool crisp sheets. We will begin the facial you have chosen (chose one of the following when you make your appointment).

DEEP RELAXATION
FACIAL

We will begin by doing some deep breathing. Then I will begin the facial. The facial includes a cleansing, exfoliation and a mask. (There are no extractions since this is about relaxing and rejuvenating).While you are masking I will incorporate some deep relaxation by balancing your Chakras (energy work) . You will then receive an Ayurveda Marma Point Massage on your face and head. This massage will further your feeling a peace and revitalization.

or

ICED TEA FACIAL

Too much Sun? Your skin is feeling parched? Your skin needs anti-oxidants and hydration. Anti-oxidants will fight the free radical damage caused by the sun. This facial includes an herbal hydrating cleanser, followed by an olive leaf powder exfoliation that is
rich in antioxidants. Then while you are steaming you will experience a soothing hydrating cucumber tonic and moisture
mist to deeply hydrate the skin. Then, if needed, I will do extractions. Your mask will be a cream based bask made with Green Tea, White and Roobios Tea all which are jammed packed
with antioxidants. While you are masking you will receive a neck and shoulder massage.

Each of these facials is specially priced at $79.00.

Offer runs from July 1-August 15. Cannot be combined with any other specials or be used with Gift Certificates or Rewards Program.

Shea Butter

I love Shea Butter. It has so many wonderful benefits that I had to start carrying organic unrefined shea butter at my studio. It is one of the best products for revitalizing dull or dry skin on the body or scalp . Shea Butter is extracted from the nuts that comes from the Karite Tree. The shea butter I carry is produced by hand by women from various villages in West Africa. It has a rich creamy beige color and a nutty earthy scent. Shea Butter is naturally rich in Vitamins and minerals. Benefits include: Dry skin, Itchy skin, skin rashes, Eczema, and Dermatitis, Sunburn, Rough skin (such as on feet), Wrinkles and signs of agin, Chapped skin from cold weather, Diaper rash, Skin allergies

Available in Citrus Twist, Belle Fleur and Unscented.

Aromathrapy Awareness Week Continues

Two more oils I would like to feature for Aromatherapy Awareness Week are both great for the skin.

The first oil is Helichrysum. To the novice this is not a well known oil. But for skin care it is one I reach for quite often and for that purpose it is one of my favorites. Helichrysum is anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal. It gives amazing results for skin irritations & rash's. I use it in blends... for acne, rosacea, and skin irritations. There is evidence that it helps with scars & bruises. Second but just as important in skin care is Neroli. This oil is the perfect skin care oil. Great for almost every skin type. The aroma is floral with undertones of citrus. Blends well with rose, bergamot, citrus oils, lavender and Vetiver.

DAY 2 of Aromatherapy Awareness Week

In honor of Aromatherapy Awareness Week and the Month of June today's essential oil is Rose. People seem to either love the smell or dislike it. I think the reason many dislike it is because they have been smelling artificial synthetic rose fragrance oil and not the distilled essential oil or the rose absolute. Once you smell the real thing I think you will change your mind. Let's look at the two different types as mentioned above. Rose essential oil also known as Rose Otto is hydro distilled, the best coming from Bulgaria or Turkey. Rose absolutes are solvent extracted. It is best to use the hydro distilled for therapeutic uses such as skin care so that the solvents are not absorbed into the skin and the absolutes in making perfume since the absolutes smell more like fresh roses. Rose Otto is wonderful for all skin types and is great for grief and depression. It blends Frankincense, Bergamot, Sandalwood and Jasmine

Aromatherapy Awareness Week

To honor aromatherapy awareness week, I will focus on one essential oil each day

Today's oil is sweet orange. I picked this oil because it was such an amazing day here in Baltimore that it made me feel very happy. Sweet Orange is a happy oil. It is refreshing and relaxing, cheery and an antidepressant. It mixes well with a variety of oils including all the citrus oils, patchouli, sandalwood, cedarwood, neroli to name a few. Please be aware that is can cause photosensitivity so do not use on the skin if you will be out in the sun.