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Have you heard of the hemp oil craze? It's like the new coconut oil but better! It also turns out that it is beneficial to helping hormonal acne, it has skin benefits, and other benefits. It's important to get 100% pure organic hemp oil. My favorite is Hempvana. use code UNLOCK10 to get 10% off your order. Because hemp oil is generally newer to the market, most people don't know how to use hemp oil. So to help you out here are some uses for hemp oil.


    1. Make up Remover-
In the past people have used coconut oil for this, but coconut oil is actually comedogenic. This just means that it clogs your pores and causes more breakouts. Hemp oil is non-comedogenic, it rates a zero out of 5 on the scale. In fact, it helps skin by unclogging pores and prevents break outs by balancing sebum production, which is commonly found in hormonal acne.

    2. Skin & Hair Moisturizer- 
Applying hemp oil helps relieve problems like dryness and eczema. It is actually considered a 'dry oil' so instead of making you feel oily it acts more like an astringent. Hemp oil helps to condition the skin and strengthens it to become more resistant to infections. Try this recipe for a skin or hair moisturizer!
  • 1 tbs argan oil
  • 1 tbs hemp oil
  • 6 drops lavender oil
  • 6 drops tea tree oil
   3.  Eat it-
Hempvana Hemp Oil blends the perfect combo of Omega 3, 6, and 9 fatty acids. It is flavorful with notes of an earthy, nutty taste. It's not recommended to heat hemp oil. When it is cooked it smokes, which causes most of the nutrients to deplete. Instead experiment by adding it to your favorite recipes like salads, dressings, hummus, protein shakes, pesto, or cold soups.


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Luna

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I'm always trying to find way to heal my body from the outside in and I'm obsessed with nutrition that has additional beauty benefits. I even listed some of my favorite wellness and beauty books. You can benefit from all my obsessive hours of deep diving into beauty and nutrition. This particular recipe is an adaption from Bobbi Brown Beauty. I love this recipe because it is completely customizable for your liking or for what you have in the fridge! As well as being delicious, each ingredient has an added bonus of beauty benefits that will help you towards your beauty goals. Hope you enjoy!
Ingredients (Serves 1):
  • 1/2 of a Sweet Potato, roasted
  • Handful of Arugula
  • 1/2 cup of Cherry Tomato
  • 1/2 of a Avocado
  • 1/4 cup of Pumpkin Seeds
  • 1/2 cup of Lentils, cooked
  • 1/3 cup of Red Cabbage, chopped
  • Spoonful of desired Humus (optional)
  • Tahini Dressing (recipe below)
Tahini Dressing:
  • 1/4 cup of Tahini
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Soy sauce, as desired
  • Siracha, as desired
  • 1 tsp ginger

Beauty Benefits:
  • Sweet Potato- Skins best friend! Sweet potato contain vitamin A which help repair and smooth skin. Just 1 cup contains 769 percent of your daily need of vitamin A.  SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE PERCENT. Sweet potatoes also contain vitamin C, B, B6. 
  • Arugula- Anti-aging protection! Arugula is another friend for your skin because it contains phytochemicals that lower inflammation, protect cells from DNA damage, and reduce skin redness from the sun.
  • Tomato- This is a natural Sun defender! Tomatoes contain the nutrients Lycopene, beta-carotene, Vitamin E, and Vitamin C which help aid in defending against UV damage. If you cook them or pour a little olive oil, you can help increase the Lycopene absorption. Lycopene is an antioxidant that helps aid in defending against sun damage, it improves heart health, and can also lower risk of certain types of cancer.
  • Avocado- Beauty boost! Avocados burn easily for energy and fire up the natural detox process of the liver, which help skin stay clear. They are a natural fat, so only half an avocado would be sufficient, but honestly who would do that? 
  • Pumpkin Seeds- Say helloooo to great skin! Pumpkin seeds are high in zinc which help fight breakouts- specifically propionibacterium acne. If you suffer from acne consider putting zinc into your diet. They also help collagen production, and who doesn't need more collagen?! "Pumpkin seeds contain nutrients like omega-3s, vitamin A, B, and K and minerals niacin, magnesium, iron, and copper." 
  • Red Cabbage- The more collagen, the better! Red cabbage contains twice the amount of vitamin C than green cabbage, which help builds collagen. It also contains fiber, vitamin K, vitamin B6, and silicon, which helps your hair and nails against breakage. 
  • Lentils- Under appreciated  legume. Lentils support cellular repair because of their blood sugar  stabilizing ability. This is key for healthy, wrinkle-free, clear skin. 
  • Tahini- Calm nerves and clear skin! Tahini contains zinc, which we have learned previously helps aid in getting clear skin. An added bonus is the vitamin B, which helps relieve stress.

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Luna
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  The leaves are changing and the air begins to pickup a chill. It is a sign that is fall. The trees prepare to shed all their extra weight to give their branches a break for winter. Nature picks up on the signs better than we do. They aren’t afraid that their leaves are falling. In fact, it’s like they know it is the season for rest. Much like the natural seasons, we also move through seasons. Unlike natural season, we sometimes fail to acknowledge what seasons we are in because we busy being busy. We like our busy. Defend our busy. Even take pride in our busy. We put our busy into small, well-manicured boxes that cultivate comparison.  We've curated lives of busy and it's to our own detriment. 
  This last year I've really worked on my heart health as well as wholeness in my body and spirit.  So I checked in with myself and found I need to evaluate how I was doing and felt like I needed to slow down. There was tugging within my own heart to pause.  So I decided to take a break. I needed rest. And my posts became few and farther between. A funny truth about social media and blogging is that if you are posting less, you are actually "not doing well." But if my heart says I am doing well because I am posting less, who is right? If I am always feeling the need to post that I am successful at my busy, at what cost does my heart suffer? 
  Managing my rest is no one else's responsibility. Not a spouse, or a parents, or friends. I took a blogging hiatus to find some rest and to regroup. For so long, I have tried to be everything to everyone. Even with this blog. When I relaunched this blog I wanted to be relent, but I realize now that I need to focus on what is in my lane. I have a  desire for people to find wholeness- body, soul and spirit. So in a way, consider this a re- relaunch. Or maybe just a redirection. It is still a place for creativity and style, but my main focus is going to walk through wholeness for myself and if you like what you read, hopefully you can find that too. 
  I now feel like my season of rest is ending. It's springtime for me. Things are budding and it's time to create. I turned a beautiful 27 years old this year and I felt a strong sense that there was a new beginning on the horizon. So learn to monitor your rest, because when spring comes it is time to work. What season are you in? 

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Luna
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