Ep. 71: Breaking Free from the Commodification of Self-Care: #SelfCareIsFree [Beauty Secrets Vol. 7]

Self-care isn’t for sale. Despite the best efforts of marketing, a sheet mask won’t change your life. But sleeping more will.Going outside for a walk will.Stretching for 15 minutes a day will. #Selfcareisfree & if there’s one thing you retain from listening to this episode, it’s that you to believe & know in your core that buying products or hiring experts is not necessary to do the work that needs to be done to be your best self. Self care is not a product, it’s a habit. This episode is all about the practices and habits you can follow to take care of yourself to reach your best self.

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I’ll be sharing examples of free and low-cost self-care on the official Instagram account for the show @NakedbeautyPlanet: https://www.instagram.com/nakedbeautyplanet/.Capture a moment practicing free self-care, tag me @nakedbeautyplanet and use #selfcareisfree to be featured!

Links to Resources:

Read more about the sleep & skin connection: https://www.everydayhealth.com/skin-and-beauty/amazing-reasons-to-sleep-for-skin-health.aspx

My favorite stretches to increase flexibility & mobility:

- Figure-Four Stretch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE6mJ0VjK7Y

- Pigeon Stretch (ultimate hip-opener): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVlX5HNKamw

- YouTube video 5-Minute Full Body Stretch: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox

- If you’re working towards a split:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30N0n9qxFVg

Seakbuckthorn Oil, what I discovered my skin loved after research: https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/sea-buckthorn-oil/profile

Where I order most of my oils: https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/catalog/ingredients/carrier-oils

Think Dirty, to review beauty products for toxicity: https://www.thinkdirtyapp.com

Learn More about Intermittent Fasting: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/your-definitive-guide-to-intermittent-fasting

App for Intermittent Fasting: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zero-fasting-tracker/id1168348542?mt=8

Skincare Addiction on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SkincareAddiction

Ayurvedic Beauty Episode of Naked Beauty: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-secrets-vol-6-ayurvedic-beauty-your-dosha-ojas/id1131628553?i=1000416732706

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