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Some tips on how to avoid or manage dry skin! Avoid Hot Showers Hot showers can feel great, but they are extremely drying. Try to shower with as cool as temperature as you feel comfortable with. Moisturize This step is especially important after showers, or washing your hands with soap. Moisturizing will replenish your skin's water content, and nourish it. Our line of Body Oils and Body Butters are effective moisturizers are made from the finest natural ingredients, specially formulated for tropical living. Made from carefully selected essential oils, coconut oil, and beeswax, we use only the purest and highest quality natural...

Using Natural Essential Oils for Aromatherapy and Relaxation Essential oils are concentrated compounds extracted and drawn out from plants via distillation. Essential oils contain the complex mixture of compounds that give each plant its characteristic fragrance and other aromatherapeutic benefits. Essential oils can be used in a number of ways starting simply as a pleasant fragrance; but most oils offer several other benefits including antimicrobial properties, stimulants for the mind and body, stress relief, or other therapeutic benefits. Essential oils can be used diluted in water, mixed with other carrier or base oils such a coconut, or with a diffuser. Bergamot A cooling and...

The benefits of Coconut Oil in Natural Skin Care and Hair Treatments The natural mix of oils and fatty acids in coconut oil is similar to that found in  our skin and hair, and its complex make-up gives it many natural benefits that synthetic oils or other non-100% pure beauty products cannot offer. We explain some of the best reasons why coconut oil is an important ingredient in natural skin care and hair treatment products and why it is a favorite here at Utama Spice. Natural hair treatment The unique fat composition of coconut oil helps protect and nourish your hair and scalp, which means...