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Best Oil for Dry Skin

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If you have atopic dermatitis, dry skin, or skin trauma you may want to switch to this topical oil.

Many people rely on chemical-laden lotions and medicated ointments to treat their skin problems. While these strong chemicals can work at healing the skin quickly, it can strip your skin of its natural oils. Losing natural oils and peeling away the top layer of skin can expose you to more outside irritants. This can be problematic leading to chronic inflammation or higher risk of disease.  Surprisingly, coconut oil is not the best oil for our skin (but it does come close).

And the Winner is... Sesame Oil!

Here are the top 5 health benefits of using Sesame Oil on your skin:

Fights Germs

Sesame oil acts like an antimicrobial.

Lowers Disease Risk

Its lignans are high in antioxidants.

Heals Wounds

Those with trauma experience less pain.

Protects Against UV

Protect yourself from UV ray exposure.

Chemopreventive

Protects against skin cancer with sesamol.

It is not only delicious in salad and stir fry, but sesame is the best oil for skin! Using it can help protect you from airborne irritants, in addition to being a great moisturizer.  Essential oils and dry flowers can even be added to your carrier sesame oil. I personally love the smell and effects of calendula flowers and lavender essential oils because they both aid in healing dry, cracked skin. You can infuse the flowers into the oil then add drops of lavender.

Sesame oil contains linoleic acid which has antimicrobial properties to fight germs. Lignans are a key component of sesame oil, which houses antioxidants that absorb easily into the skin. Sesame oil beats out other plant oils because it’s shown to have wound healing, anti-aging, and chemo preventive properties as well. View the reference link to compare numerous plant oils, then you’ll see why sesame is the best oil for skin. Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5796020/

Sesame Carrier Oil

Start with the best topical carrier oil.

Calendula Flowers

Infuse flowers in the oil.

Lavender Essential Oil

Add this healing essential oil.

Hi, I’m Kelly Gibson. I am a Holistic Nutritionist with a focus in natural remedies for health issues, like skin rashes!  I specialize in plant-based nutrition for weight loss and wellness.  If you’re looking for a vegan nutritionist who can educate you on skin health or plant-based diets, request a consultation today!  I work with customers as an online nutritionist. I also travel local to Tempe Arizona, Chandler Arizona, Scottsdale Arizona, Phoenix Arizona, Ahwatukee Arizona, Gilbert Arizona and Mesa Arizona. As an in-home nutritionist and personal trainer, I bring the nutrition and wellness to YOU! Get started here.

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Homemade Almond Milk and Almond Crackers

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Finally, A Two-In-One Recipe for Homemade Almond Milk with no wasted leftovers! No second guessing.

Homemade Almond Milk Ingredients:

  • 1 cup raw almonds, soaked for 8 hours
  • 3 1/2 cups water, filtered
  • 4 raw dates, pitted
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract + 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 pinch of salt
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You’ll need a nut bag and food processor, something like this.

Instructions: After preparing the above ingredients, all you need to do is mix the ingredients on high-speed for at least 1 minute in a food processor until smoothe. (Then, convert to a blender if you want to extract more homemade almond milk.) Use a nut bag to strain your homemade almond milk mixture into a medium sized bowl, as pictured below.

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Homemade Almond Milk, strained into a bowl. It smells and tastes wonderful!

 

Squeeze any remaining liquid from the nut bag until most of the milk is strained into the bowl.  Pour milk from the bowl, into a sealed tight bottle (like below) and store in the refrigerater for up to 5 days.

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Here is what this mixture looks like in a gallon jug. All you need is a a 32oz bottle! If you want more homemade almond milk, double or triple this recipe.

Once you store your homemade almond milk in the fridge, immediately move onto the following recipe.

Use your Remaining Almond Meal for these Delicious Crackers!

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The most delicious cracker recipe in the entire southwest ;)

Sweet and Salty Almond Cracker Recipe:

  • Leftover Almond Meal from the above Homemade Almond Milk recipe
  • 1-1/2 T Sesame Oil
  • 1 tsp basil (for basil lovers like myself ;) )
  • 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp sage
  • 1/4 tsp thyme

Instructions: It doesn’t get any easier than this!  Preheat your oven the 375, then mix all of the ingredients together with a spatula. Place parchment paper onto a baking sheet, and use the spatula to flatten out your cracker mix into a 1/4″ thick paste across the sheet (careful to keep the corners and edges 1/4″ thick as well). Form the paste into a nicely shaped rectangle.   Once you complete this, carefully use a sharp knife to press down into the paste to create square crackers!  (If you slide the knife too quickly, the almond meal may crumble!) Now they are ready to be baked for 8-10 minutes.  Keep an eye on it to make sure to pull out the dough once the edges start to brown.

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sweet and salty almond meal, sliced into square crackers onto a baking sheet

There you have it! A homemade almond milk recipe with no leftover waste! Complete with sweet and salty almond crackers for the win! And trust me they’re so good you won’t want to leave any behind ;)

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After your first bite, you will be thinking about your next batch!
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The Crumbs are All that is Leftover From this Recipe!

There’s no better way to make Homemade Almond Milk and Almond Meal Crackers :)

Created by Kelly Gibson from Kelly Athletics LLC.

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    Kelly is a Vegan Personal Trainer and Plant-Based Nutrition Coach, with over 4 years of experience creating plant-based recipes.

    These recipes are inspired by:

      1. YumUniverse
      2. OhSheGlows