diy Coco Choco body butter

Body butters are very popular at the moment as now is the time to prepare our skin for the cold winter days. They are creamy anhydrous products, rich in composition that do not even need a preservative, as they don’t come in contact with water.

diy rose & myrrh body lotion

diy rose body lotion by Stella Crown

My obsession with roses is well-known and while we are in the heart of winter, I decided to make a rich and pink moisturizing lotion with an airy and velvety texture. It leaves the skin soft and hydrated and is suitable for hands and body.

lait après soleil | after sun body milk for face & body

after sun body milk by Stella Crown

Though we all love summer, sea and sun along with them we have also sunburns and denydrated flaky skin. Which means that we obviously need an anaplastic, regenerative and delicate lotion that will be absorbed directly.

So I made a simple but effective formula, where I intentionally used only beeswax for emulsification because I needed a texture rich and fatty enough; just what dehydrated skin needed. Furthermore, it heals and softens the skin, stimulates elasticity while forms a thin protective film that prevents the loss of moisture from the skin.

diy eléa shampoo with black pearl extract & silk protein

eléa natural shampoo by Stella Crown

If something is missing from the blog, this is for sure a hair shampoo. I think, it was about time to make one! So, I prepared a special product SLS free and can also be used as a shower gel for your body. 2 in 1! How cool is this? It is suitable for everybody and especially for hair loss treatment. Ideal for hair repair & treatment after summer! It strengthens the hair, makes it smoothed and soft, gives a silky texture, while if you use it as a shower gel, your skin will shine literally!

strawberry, charming and glamorous (Fragaria vesca)

strawberries

It belongs to the family of Rosaceae, a perennial herb with thin stems that run on the ground and flowers white or pink in inflorescence corium. It grows in cool places. Small berries have emerged from crosses of different species while large fruit comes from indigenous species of America. Strawberries which are not, from a botanical point of view, berries but technically, are aggregate accessory fruits,  multiply   very very quick. Reports of strawberry are found in Pliny and Apicius, while the first cultivations began in 1300.

about wheat germ (Triticum vulgare)

wheat germ & benefits

Back to school years, you might remember that our teachers learnt us how to grow legumes. We used to put in a bowl cotton and dropped some water, then threw some of the legumes and these slowly grew up within a few days. The sprouts that we observed were eaten normally and constitute a real health bomb for our body.

the awesome avocado (Persea americana)

avocado tree

Αvocado is dating back to 10,000 BC, an evergreen and indigenous tree which  belongs to the flowering plant family Lauraceae. It was discovered in Mexico and was one of the main ingredients of indigenous people diet and later spread to Venezuela, Cuba, Chile, the US, Israel. It came in Europe after the World War II. and in Greece it is mainly cultivated in the region of Crete, as it is a sensitive tree and thrives in areas where thrive mostly citruses. It can reach up to 18 m, while the fruit has a buttery texture and that’s why is called also “butter-tree”.

avocado fruit

Avocado is a fruit with rich nutrients, it’s edible and you can use it as a cosmetic as well. It actually contains a lot of fatty acids, but it does not put you weight because because this kind of fat is beneficial to the body (called "good fat” too). It offers a variety of vitamins such as A, B, C, D, E, K, omega-3 fatty acids, lecithin, beta-carotene, proteins and fiber, potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and folic acid.

Eating avocados, helps to reduce cardiovascular disease, treats constipation, reduces cholesterol, strengthens our immune system, is a shield against cancer, sheds pressure, helps in weight loss and when is consumed as an appetite, it stops bulimia  nervosa and protects eyes from various diseases such as cataract. 

For more details, consult a nutritionist.

avocado oil

It is used in cosmetology widely, both for skin care and hair care. It gives a nice foaming in our soaps with softening properties, treats scars and wounds, protects the skin from sun rays, rejuvenates and helps to regenerate skin cells, thus fights premature aging. It is suitable for mature, dry and sensitive skin, moisturizes the eye area, strengthens the hair, gives glow to the dry and dull hair and acts against hair loss. We use avocado oil in all our cosmetic products while we can melt the avocado so that we can create facial  and body masks and scrubs instantly and quickly.

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jojoba oil for beautiful skin & hair (jojoba, Chinensis simmondsia)

jojoba bush

A shrubby perennial plant, native to northwestern Mexico and the southwest region of USA, belongs to the family Simmondsiaceae, of the order Caryophyllales, which is now cultivated in Peru, Argentina, Israel. The indigenous people of America used the fruit of the plant in their food while the fruit oil was used both as a cosmetic and as a healing drug.

about carrot & beauty benefits (carrot, Daucus carota)

carrots in different shades

Did you know that the primary color of the carrot was purple? Experienced egyptiologists reveal than carrots were portrayed as purple in Egyptian tombs! Later, many growers tried to create different varieties such as white, red and yellow, while the famous orange version made by the Dutch, where they crossed the varieties between them. The purple variety is still cultivated though.