When a woman creates a self love ritual in honor of her growth and progress to become the person she is today, she reclaims her power. The ritual unites us back to the truth that each of us is a vibrant, sensual goddess that is meant to feel good in her body. This is a radical notion because the majority of many women’s lives are spent disliking aspects of their body or having low self-esteem.

Skin lightening products have long been marketed as solutions for achieving a fairer complexion, but aside from the chemicals included, it sends the wrong message around loving our natural beauty. While the acceptance of all skin tones has made a small step forward with product lines coming out with varied tones, we still have a long way to go.

In our modern lifestyles, it is easy to have too much because of products that contain xenoestrogens, or chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body. These compounds could potentially wreak havoc on your health unlike the estrogen that your body naturally produces, which the liver is designed to break down and metabolize.