Made from Earth Olive Night Creme Giveaway at Leslie Loves Veggies

Okay here I go again. I mentioned about entering giveaways on my post yesterday. Here's another goodie.

Leslie Loves Veggies is hosting a giveaway to win a Made From Earth Olive Night Creme. Not only will one person win, but two.

Here's a bit about Made From Earth from their website:

It has been our honor to work with the best eco-friendly, environmentaly concious and recognized people in the health and beauty industry. Our company is based on the same healthy values from the day we started: excellent customer service for high quality and healthy ingredients. It is our objective to continue to grow by providing exciting new formulas and treatments to serve our healthy family.

Our line of organic skincare essentials contain the highest possible levels of certified organic ingredients and fruits. We have searched the entire USA for ingredients that meet our earth-friendly requirements and are hand-selected to provide you with exceptional skincare. You will find our ingredients listed prominently on our products and throughout this website. No catchy phrases or deceptive marketing – our ingredients speak for themselves.

There are multiple ways you can enter -- blogging about it like I just did is worth 5 entries! It's open worldwide and it ends on July 27th.

You can visit Leslie's blog for her full product review and giveaway Made From Earth Olive Night Creme

Burt's Bees $150 Giveaway at Tales of a Ranting Ginger

I love using natural products, but sometimes they can be expensive to buy. One of my favourite things is entering giveways. I have won some real great natural products and the best thing about winning is using these products before putting out your own money to buy them.

Tales of a Ranting Ginger is a Canadian mom blogger who does product reviews and giveways. She has this unbelieveable giveaway going on right now. Someone has a chance to win $150 worth of Burt's Bees products.

They have a lot of great products to offer all at an affordable prices too if you don't want to enter the giveaway.

So check it out at Tales of a Ranting Ginger. The giveaway ends on July 30th and it's open to Canadians only.

Drink Water For Dry Lips

I should have known better. I bring water with me wherever I go; at least most times I do. Last weekend was an exception and now I'm paying for it. Dry lips! They are so dry that it feels like I have an outer lip. Ever have that feeling? It's not pleasant.

There are two things I think may have caused it.

1. Dehydration
2. Burnt lips

I'm leaning more towards dehydration, BUT I've been guzzling water every day. How dehydrated am I??

Or, I could have burnt my lips last weekend which was very warm outside. I can't live without lip balm, but I didn't have the right lip balm on. I used a natural lip balm. Did I tell you it's raspberry flavoured and smells delicious? I also have a SPF 30 which, of course, would have helped my cause. Ugh! Why didn't I use that one?

Like I said, I'm paying for it.

Sorry, I can't type anymore. I have to drink my water.

If you have any natural home remedies, please comment below. I would love to hear what has worked for you.

Home Remedies For Dermatitis

It's just one of those things if you suffer from allergies like hayfever and asthma, you may suffer from a skin disorder like eczema or psoriasis. My husband and I both have allergies. We both suffer from hayfever. My husband had psoriasis and it runs in his family. I was diagnosed with asthma in 2003. I also suffer from atopic dermatitis which I have through my genes given to my daughter.

The term dermatitis falls under the umbrella term eczema as there are different types of dermatitis. Dermatitis is a very itchy and inflammatory skin condition mostly found in the crease of the elbow, other parts of the arm or legs and sometimes on the face. Besides the vast itchiness, it becomes really inflamed and blister-like. It may ooze pus and then crust over. The irritated area can become scaly and flaky and if it's not treated it can spread. It's not contagious if it's touched by another person, but the dermatitis can spread on the affected person.

If you went to see a doctor, they would most likely prescribe a hydrocortisone cream and in the past I have used such creams effectively. With that being said, this blog leaning more towards a natural remedy here are some tips or ways to treat dermatitis.

*Avoid the sun. In the summer it's extremely hard, but try to stay out of the sun as much as possible.

*Avoid using harsh soaps and hot water. This is a given as both of these will make dermatitis worse.

*Avoid the allergens that causes dermatitis. It could be a certain type of material you're allergic to like silver, latex, plastic, perfumes etc. It can also be brought on by stress.

Skin cells requires a large amount of zinc and when your body is zinc deficient it can cause dermatitis. To boost your immune system take vitamin C and E, selenium and zinc. You can take zinc orally or apply it to the affected area.