We love it when we can use something natural on our skin and get great benefits - often times even better than the expensive skin care products on the market. The following are natural beauty boosters that can be used as replacement for many of the products in your drawer.

1. Green Tea Powder

Green tea is supposed to help ward off cancer and heart disease, help control weight and keep your mouth healthy. Regular consumption for a decade or more has even shown to have some positive benefits in bone health.But when I learned that green tea had skin benefits, too, I bee-lined it to the Asian store to look for some powder.More »

2. Cocoa Butter

If you're not familiar with cocoa butter, the first thought you might have when hearing the words might be some decadent chocolate dessert, but think again! It has many benefits to your skin and is so easy to incorporate into your skin care routine.More »

3. Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil comes from the leaves of a tea tree, also known as "melaleuca alternifolia" and is native to Australia. Tea tree oil is made by steam distillation of the leaves themselves. Tea tree oil has many benefits for skin, but is it what your skin needs? Come see what tea tree oil can do for your skin.More »

4. Jojoba Oil

Jojoba oil is known as the oil (wax) that mostly closely resembles human sebum, so the uses and benefits to skin and hair are high. The jojoba plant is found in desert areas of California, Arizona and Mexico. It is a plant that can grow up to 15 feet high and the oil is pressed from the seeds/nuts that grow on the tree.More »

5. Rose Water

Rose water is made by steeping or distilling rose petals in water. Rose water is used in beauty products, perfumes and also in cooking - especially in Middle Eastern recipes. I use it every morning on my skin. Come see how to use it and how you can even make your own.More »

6. Turmeric

Turmeric is a spice used mainly in Asian cooking, specifically Thai and Indian so when you think of turmeric, a delicious dish of curry might come to mind, but change that thought! Turmeric is great for your skin!More »

7. Essential Oils

It always strikes me as funny when people fear essential oils. Essential oils are actually amazingly healing ingredients. Potent, yes, very! Scary, no, well, not if used correctly, and most certainly not scary like most aromatics – synthetic fragrance chemicals!More »

8. Epsom Salt

Epsom salts are actually not salts at all, but a mineral combination of magnesium and sulfate. Your body can actually absorb them when you take an epsom salt bath and you will find many stories of epsom salts being good for your body online. Here are 6 ways to use them at home.More »

9. Rose Hip Oil

You know that big "pod" on your rose bush that stays after all of the petals fall off? That's where the rose hip oil is extracted from. It is great for all skin types from oil to very dry.More »

10. Avocado Oil

Avocado oil comes from the pulp of the avocado fruit and avocado seed oil comes from the seed. It’s best for dry and aging skin and hair.More »

11. Argan Oil

Argan oil is pressed from the nut of the fruit of the Argan Tree, which is only found in Morocco. The argan tree lives to be about 150 to 200 years old and does not start producing the fruit until it is 30 to 50 years old. Because the tree is found only in a limited area, the oil itself is quite rare.More »

12. Shea Butter

Just like cocoa butter comes from the seeds of the cocoa pod from the cacao tree, shea butter comes from the nut of the African Shea tree. And there are many easy ways to get this in your skin care regimen, even in its natural state.More »