Alchemy - Energy & Aesthetics

03/30/2024

Are You an Exfoliation Addict? Here’s THE Skincare Essentials for Rebuilding Your Skin’s Barrier!

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by exfoliation! 🙋🏻‍♀️ seriously, raise your hand in the comments, because this happens more than you think.

Over exfoliation is everywhere!! But I feel like you’ve been led astray. Although exfoliation is a vital part of a healthy skincare routine, Our skin needs NOURISHMENT more than exfoliation. And it’s causing some major skin upsets, including extra oily skin, extra dry skin, extra redness, and an increase in breakouts.

How can you tell if you’re an exfoliation ju**ie?
* Does your skin feel “Squeaky Clean” and tight 🧼 when you’re done cleansing?
* Is your skin shiny as a result from trying to scrub all the breakouts and fine lines away?
* Do you feel the need to DO MORE when you have a breakout or redness?
* Are you over-using products with salicylic acid, benzyl peroxide, retinol, alcohols or even “fragrance?”

Does this sound like you?! Take a breath. 😌

Now is the perfect time to take a look at what you’re doing and reevaluate your skincare products!

Bring a focus to simplifying while using products that build and protect the skin’s natural barrier function — like lighter exfoliation 🪸and more hydration. 💦 It’s all about the balance. Use products like my favorite:

* Purify Oil to Milk Cleanser (1st cleanse)
* Soothe Herbal Cleanser (2nd cleanse)
* Hydrating Facial Mist
* Hyaluronic Serum
* Protect Moisturizer or Flora Elixir Oil (for your skin type)
* Day Time SPF

Specific Skin Conditions might need an additional product like a mask or treatment serum that can be chosen AS NEEDED! 💁🏻‍♀️😘

Like most things in life, skin needs time to heal and repair itself, but healthy glowing skin is on the other side of the process. ✨

-XO, Lindsay

03/25/2024

Spring Forward Your Beauty Routine! 🌱☀️🧖🏼‍♀️

Can you feel it? The changing of the seasons and the beginning of spring. I do!

Spring is a time for clearing out the old and propelling forward with fresh starts. It’s a time to take the energy stored during winter and do something productive — building a strong foundation for the year ahead.

For your Mind, Body + Beauty Routines, this means some changes are in store. Here’s what you can do.

Mind: Throw out the has beens and what was, and leave it in the past. That’s previous year’s business. Find footing in the NOW — and take positive action toward your goals. YOU CAN DO IT! 💪🏻✨

Body: Get your energy flowing! Stagnation is OUT + Movement is IN. That doesn’t mean you need to hit the gym (unless you want to!) but a light walk, some stretching or yoga or even working in the garden 🪴 can get your blood pumping.

Beauty: Follow nature’s cycles! As the dryness of winter is leaving and the weather is getting warmer, our skin, nails and hair WILL feel it, even if you don’t.

• Brighten the skin by lightly exfoliating to shed your dry skin from winter🐍.
• Prepare for increased oil production — shift to lighter products (especially masks, moisturizers and oils) that won’t congest the skin.
• Treat breakouts and acne through nutrition, hydration and personalized skincare (I can help! 🙋🏻‍♀️)
• Wake up the skin with some massage, Gua Sha, and cryotherapy!

• Grab your Spring/Summer SPF! ☀️

SHOP link in Bio or comment CONSULT to find your new favorite product! 🦋🌱✨

-XO, Lindsay

01/12/2024

Skin feeling dry and dull this winter?! Enhance your Body Glow + Warm up with a bath tea! 🌱🛁

It’s cold out there… 🥶 but you don’t have to be!

Blood flow and proper circulation is necessary for healthy skin. When you’re cold, your body constricts to ensure your internal organs get nutrients, but that leaves your skin in no man’s land.

Although lotions and oils can help, there’s no substitute for getting the blood flowing. It’s the most effective route to rejuvenation!

You can exercise, stretch, massage or take a nice relaxing bath that promotes circulation.

Personal favorite here + SHOP recommended ingredients from the link in my bio!

• 1-2 cups of Epsom Salts or Mineral Flakes - Soothes Muscles and Helps to Detox

• 1 tablespoon Mustard Powder - Helps reduce Inflammation, Improves Blood Flow, Boosts Mood.

• 1-3 pinches of Turmeric Powder - Warming Spice that also brightens and helps rehydrate the skin. ☀️

• 2 tablespoons Grated Ginger Root (put in a tea bag or mesh container and add while the water is running) - Promotes circulation, Aids in Detoxing, Fights Cold and Flu, Helps reduce Anxiety and Smooths Skin.

• 6 drops of Rosemary Essential Oil or blend (safe for the skin - none of that Target stuff 😉) - Helps Dryness and Promotes Radiance in the Skin while Helping to Reduce Stress

**Best done before Bed and As always, use caution and get the advice of a doctor if necessary! 👩‍⚕️

12/13/2023

New Skincare Routines for 2024 + Personal Recommendations! ✨

The new year will be here before we know it, and as much as I enjoy the idea of “new year, new you,” I think it gives the wrong idea. We love who you are! 🤩 But maybe somethings need tweaking or new goals are on the horizon… and focusing on a few improvements is more realistic and attainable. If skincare is on that list, let’s talk.

BIG Questions: 🙋🏻‍♀️

• Are you happy with your skin?!
+
• What would you like to improve?

Let’s be honest, there are SO many treatment + product options out there, it’s easy to get lost in the sea. But it IS possible to find what will work best for YOU, and I’m going to help you love your skin this upcoming year!

Professional treatments are approximately 20% of your overall skin health, while 80% make up your home care routines. This does NOT need to be complicated, but it’s necessary for you to reach your goals. Let’s look at what will work for your life.

Talking with my gal pals, family, and beloved clients to find the perfect routine for their needs is a highlight of this career! I LOVE it!! 🤍💫

Ready to love your skin?
Let’s G L O W!!! 💛

Leave “GLOW” in the comments and we’ll do a free consultation with personalized recommendations! ⭐️🌱

#2024

12/09/2023

Quick Face Mapping!!😌🗺️✨

So many questions about the skin + what’s happening underneath the surface! There’s so much happening + our skin feels it too. Do you wonder why you have:

*Breakouts in Random Places or that just won’t go away
*Sudden or Chronic Redness/Irritation
*Swelling/Inflammation
*Dryness/Oiliness
*Discoloration
*Fine Lines or maybe even Sagging Areas

But here’s the deal, the health of the skin reflects what’s happening within our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual landscapes.

Sometimes it’s a relatively simple answer like a breakout due to bacteria, allergies, or hormones, but sometimes the skin shows us what’s going on deeper within our systems. Sickness, stress, disease, dehydration, anxiety, traumas and more can come through and manifest on the face.

Face mapping is an interactive way to understand what might be happening and where to draw your awareness holistically. IT’S ALL CONNECTED! 💫

Eastern + Western medicinal practices use tale tell signs in the face + skin while diagnosing patients. As an example, Western medicine has linked puffiness and discoloration of the skin in and around the eyes as symptoms indicating the health of the liver or kidneys. And then there’s those stubborn breakouts on the chin that link to hormone fluctuations, not to mention the growing studies relating gut health to skin conditions like breakouts, eczema and psoriasis. 😱

Eastern medicine puts more emphasis on the healing power of the face and not only looks at the face for diagnosis, but also as another method to help improve overall health. 🌱

Reference this face mapping guide whenever you want to learn more about a certain area on the face, or we can always take it a step further and do a full face reading! 🙌🏻💛

— XO, Lindsay

12/06/2023

Boost Your Self Care Routine in the Year Ahead! ✨

is more than bubble baths and massages, even though those are two great methods to combat stress! It’s taking care of yourself on another level (physically, mentally, emotionally, financially, spiritually and beyond), and it’s a necessity if you want to keep your cup full and avoid a slew of issues.

Since skincare and wellness fall in the self care category, I get asked by friends, family and clients for all kinds of self care advice and ideas. This year, I’ve created a for finding the perfect self care items for yourself or those you love!

In true form, ideas are divided into element categories for each personality (wood, fire, earth, metal and water). Full descriptions and shopping links to products can be found in the link below. This is such a fun way to choose meaningful gifts! 🤩🤍

Which category fits your self care style best? Let me know in the comments! 👇🏻

I’m Earth 💁🏻‍♀️🌎, then Water💦/ Fire🔥

Happy self care shopping! 🛍️

—XO, Lindsay

A beautifully crafted self care gift guide for each type of person in your life.