Photo by Gibson Claire McGuire Regester.

We’ve been reading about beauty this week. We can put over 515 chemicals on our bodies everyday. Know the ingredients in your cosmetics and skin care products by checking in with Skin Deep.

Another way to know what’s in your lotion is to make it yourself. If you don’t have the time to obtain essential oils or time make your own lotions, you can use simple foods found at your local grocery like cucumbers for those stubborn bags under your eyes,  an advocado dry skin mask, or olive oil for a natural hair conditioner.

There are ways to stay naturally beautiful from the inside out or with Chinese medicine. Bonus: here’s how to understand the mechanisms of balding and prevent it.

Activities like sleeping and yoga affect beauty. Meditation is one way to de-stress while keeping your skin vibrant and healthy.

Over the last few years, various skin care product companies have taken note of the startling fact that 9 out of 10 young women and girls want to change at least one aspect of their body. Dove brand and its parent company Unilever have made improving self-esteem and self-image in girls a focus. There are entire websites and local organizations, like Maiden Spirit devoted to improving self-esteem in girls.

Feeling pretty? We are!

Dr. Gibran Ramos completed his six year training and internship in Naturopathic and Chinese Medicine at National College of Natural Medicine. Dr. Ramos helps patients transform their lives and optimize their well-being at a private practice in Portland, Oregon.