Want to look younger and happier, be energetic and joyful this summer? Give yourself summer, eco-friendly, natural treats. Spoil yourself once in a while.

* For Yourself and Your Home:

 1 . Flowers. Buy fresh gladioluses. These are July’s “brand” flowers. Your house will come alive and you’ll feel happy and energetic.

2. Hot pink roses look very pretty and will bring a holiday atmosphere to your house and joy to you. 

 

* For Your Palate and Relaxation:

3. Buy good white or red wine and drink one glass in the evening.

 4. Have in your pantry herbal treats like rosehips and hibiscus, peppermint and green tea, chamomile and black tea. Drink every day at least one cup of hot tea with a piece of lemon. You’ll do a big favor to your GI system.

 

* For Your Great Shape Body and Detox:

 5. Buy and  eat at least 5 organic fruits or vegetables a day.

 6. Make fresh vegetable juice. Use celery, parsley, carrots, beets, bell peppers, or cabbage. Add one Granny Smith green apple to impove taste and enrich your juice even more with vitamins.

7. Organic Bounty Price: $69

Good for you or for somebody’s summer birthday as a healthy, natural treat or gift  If you want to keep yourself in shape during summer and cut on bread. This huge bounty of organic products with low calories chips and crackers can please everyone’s taste. Packed in reusable 100% organic cotton canvas Green Tree bag. You or your recipient can use it while grocery shoping and many other uses. Contents: Kettle Oganic Ptato Chips, Organic Tortilla Chips, Lundberg Tortilla Chips, Darcia’s Organic Crostini Crackers, Mary’s Gone Crackers, Amy’s Black Bean Salsa, Meditalia Black Olive Tapenade, Garlic of Eatin’ Dip Mix (makes 3 servings); Country Choice Oatmeal Raisin Cookies; 100% organic cotton ‘Green Tree’ shopping bag, 16.5″(w) x 17′ (h), the equivalent to two plastic shopping bags.

8. Napa Valley Wildflower Honey Price :$3.50

You cannot be in summer time without good natural honey, a perfect, natural substitute for sugar. Add a teaspoon to your hot teas, cold beverages or morning organic cereal and oatmeal. Not the grapes, but a bounty of flowers in Napa Valley and hard working bees create this tasty and delicious honey. It comes from Marshall Farms apiaries at the Napa Valley’s finest wineries where the bees forage the nectars from the flowers of the estate like Coppola, Cakebread Cellars, Domaine Chandon, Rudd, and at St. Helena campus of the Culinary Institute of America, and at the renewed French Laundry’s organic garden.

* For Your Healthy, Clean, Happy and Beautiful Look:

 9. Lemony Lightness, a plethora of all natural body care goodies. Price: $22.95 If you love smell and taste of fresh citruses, this earth- friendly gift set (with four natural products) is for you, your family members or your friends that you want to please on their birthday or on holiday.

Lemon Drop Organic Raw Sugar Scrub from Bonicca, This natural scrub gently exfoliates while natural oils moisturize and heal your skin.

Lemon Mousse Ganache for lips is rich and emollient with natural moisturizers to make your lips look healthy, full and sexy.

Lemongrass Solid Moisturizing Lotion from Susan’s Soaps and More.

Rosemary and Lemon Solid Shampoo and Body Bar from Heavenly Scents Soaps

10. Lavender & Chamomile Signature Soap (Susan’s Soaps and More). Made with the essential oils of lavender and chamomile, this natural soap has a clean and pleasant scent and can be used by people with sensitive skin. Price: $6.00

11. I like another product by the same company, a solid natural moisturizer called Lotion Bars. Price: $6.00. It’s a great idea to make moisturizer in a solid form, as a ’lotion bar.’ You can take it with you in your travels or go camping with your family or friends and use, if needed.  Lotion bars are packed in a portable, flat tin, so you can put it in your purse and have them even on the plane where liquid products are not permitted to bring in. Use these moisturizing bars for dry or itchy skin. Select lavender, almond, lemongrass. oatmeal or spearmint gentle scents and apply them to your hands, elbows or foot as easily as you do with liquid moisturizer. Lotion Bars made with shea, avocado and cocoa butters which are beneficial to your skin.

12. California Coast Organic Spa Lotion made with olive oil and grapeseed by Bonicca Natural Body Care. Price: $21.95

Clean and uplifting, this lotion if packed with fresh aromas of jasmine, mandarin buds, and a hint of Monterey Cypress makes together a bouquet of joyful and vibrant scent.

With over 70% certified organic botanicals including therapeutic lavender, aloe, verbena and orange flowers, this anti-oxidant and calming lotion helps your skin to be visibly supple and smooth. This product includes also natural age-defying grapeseed and green tea, vitamins C and E which offer vital protection. Super emollients like olive, shea and jojoba oils in this product will moisturize your skin.

In summary: California Coast Organic Spa Lotion has 100% vegetarian and  over 70% certified organic ingredients with spa quality organic and natural body care. This product is certified by Organic Crop Improvement Association and Quality Assurance International.                                   

13. Soap Woods Gift Set  Price: $15

This set of 4 soaps is created for men, or anyone who loves trees and the woods. 

These soaps, Redwood Burl, Bird’s Eye maple, Tiger Cedar and Walnut manufactured by TS Pink.

 

Look at http://www.katescaringgifts.com or http://www.itsonlynaturalgifts.com; http//susansoaps.com

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