A Must For The Gorgeously Green

Happy Eco-Friday readers!  Is everybody ready for the weekend?  I know I am!  It’s been a pretty crazy week for me and I’m definitely ready to take a breather.  Most of you know that getting plenty of rest and drinking lots of water can help you stay looking young and healthy.  But how many of you actually do it?  I know it can be hard sometimes to find the time to take care of ourselves, but I’m telling you that we really need to focus on doing it.  Even something as simple as remembering to drink water can seem like a task.  But trust me when I say that your skin, and body, will thank you!

Now there seems to be some controversy over whether or not drinking plenty of water is good for you skin.  Well I am here to tell you OF COURSE IT IS!!!  Since when is drinking water bad?  Now drinking plenty of water might not cure dry or dehydrated skin, but water can definitely help maintain a healthy complexion.  The skin is sort of a barometer of our health and you can definitely determine the overall health of a person just by looking at their skin.  When things aren’t going right on the inside, our skin screams out warning signs on the outside.  So paying attention to our skin runs deeper than just trying to look good.  It’s about feeling healthy as well!

Drinking water daily is important to our overall health because water is needed to assist in most of our bodily functions.  Water not only helps carry necessary nutrients throughout the body, it also assists in flushing out the harmful toxins as well.  For example, by helping to increase blood circulation and cleaning out the toxins, dark under eye circles and breakouts can be diminished.  In addition to transporting the good stuff and getting rid of the bad stuff, water also helps to maintain muscle tone, which in the face, prevents wrinkles and maintains suppleness.  And these are just a few examples of what water can do for the skin!

So what I’m basically trying to say is STAY HYDRATED!  And for those of you who can’t drink just plain water, sparkling water is fine too.  Just make sure you’re not drinking too many flavored waters with sugary syrups, as sugar triggers inflammation within the body eventually leading to wrinkles.  So if you have to, throw in a few fresh fruits to add your own healthy flavor.

Ok, so you’re probably wondering how all of this ties into BCB Eco-Fridays.  Well I have found the coolest eco-friendly water product out there!  SodaStream has created an at-home sparkling water machine that is popping up more and more at spas across the country.  Not only can you make your own bottled sparkling water in your very own home, you can adjust it to create your perfect amount of fizz!  How cool is that?  Even better, this gadget doesn’t require electricity or batteries.  Their products and bottles are completely recyclable, free of harmful toxins, and will save you from spending so much on individual bottles of water that you probably forget to recycle anyway.  Check out their website and learn more about SodaStream now.

Until next time…  xoxo