All lead to blackheads, whiteheads, and enlarged pores.  Just think for a moment about these waxes. In solid form, waxes are thick, hard and waterproof. Do any of these characteristics sound like they’d be good for your skin?

Science is constantly learning about the impact that stress has on your overall health. Recent research suggests that anywhere from 60 to 90 percent of illness is stress-related. The physical wear and tear of stress includes damage to the cardiovascular system and immune system suppression. Stress can cause a miriad of health problems, compromising your ability to fight off disease and infection, throws your digestive system off balance, makes it difficult to conceive a baby, and can even stunt growth in children.

Lanolin – Very effective for moist wound healing (especially for breastfeeding mothers).  In other applications it’s a terrible pore clogger and allergen for many people.

To counter-balance the stress response, we need to learn to activate our bodies relaxation response brings your system back into balance, deepening your breathing, reducing stress hormones, slowing down your heart rate, lowering your blood pressure, and relaxing your muscles. 

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