Author Archives: Tracy

Does Sweat Cause or Irritate Acne?

Sweat and Acne. Friend or Foe?

The conventional wisdom says “Don’t leave sweat on your skin.” “Sweat is bad for acne”. “Get it off your face as soon as you start to look even a little bit hot.” So in the caveman regimen article, where I prescribe the idea of not washing your face as a way to clear acne, it…

Are You Unknowingly Causing Your Own Acne?

Today is an optimistic guest post from Love Vitamin reader, Nicole, who discovered through the help of my blog and my successful “caveman regimen” experiment that she was causing her own acne with the products she was using. She beautifully describes how the (seemingly) simple act of dumping her beauty products in the bin cleared…

Q&A about Vitex (Agnus Castus) for Female Hormonal Acne

Vitex for PMS and hormonal acne

Ever since I posted this article about treating female hormonal acne, there’s been some discussion about Vitex (also known exclusively as Agnus Castus in Europe… I think I confused quite a few European readers with that one!) Vitex is an herb that can potentially be used to naturally regulate hormones, which will hopefully lead to…

New Ebook ‘Find Your Passion & Live Your Dreams’ Now Available! Get It For 50% Off

Find Your Passions & Live Your Dreams

Hey friends! It’s true! Today is the day – my brand new ebook ‘Find Your Passion & Live Your Dreams – Guide to Creating the Fulfilling Life You’ve Always Wanted’ is now available for everyone!!! I’m so excited about this. If you follow the steps in this ebook and take ACTION on them, you really…

Birth of a New Me: Why I Decided to Cut Off My Dreadlocks

Tracy from The Love Vitamin lets go of her dreadlocks

Yes. Yesterday I had dreads… today… no more. Did I know that April 26th 2013 would be the day that my dreadlocks’ five year reign on my head would come to an end? No I did not. It just kind of happened out of no where. I was going to post about something completely different…

Are You A Woman? If You’re Not Physically Attractive, Then You’re Worthless (or so you’re being told)

Sexual Objectification

Don’t worry – this shocking title is not what I think. But that is the message that is pounded into our heads day after day to the point where our entire culture believes this. I’ve been brainwashed about it too. Everyone has. Whenever I go to write a blog post for you Love Vitamin fans,…

What’s the Secret to Living the Life of Your Dreams? Taking ACTION!

Find Your Passion & Live Your Dreams

This is an excerpt from my upcoming 112 page ebook “Find Your Passion & Live Your Dreams: Guide to Creating the Fulfilling Life You’ve Always Wanted” … to be released… I don’t know, but sometime very soon! This ebook is my first project venturing off the acne niche and I’m really excited about it. I…

Dry Shampoo is the BEST! De-Grease Your Hair Without Washing It

DIY homemade chemical free dry shampoo

So, I’ve discovered something that’s rocked my world. Dry shampoo (natural, homemade, DIY dry shampoo, of course) is awesome! What’s dry shampoo? It’s oil-absorbing powdery stuff that you put on your dry hair and it soaks up all the oil in it. Then you just comb it out, and your hair looks bouncy and beautiful…

Why Leaving Your Skin Alone Can Be The Best Thing You Ever Did For It

Leave those toes alone

I have this memory of when I was a kid. I don’t know what was up with my feet, but I had a lot of broken and loose skin all over my feet and toes. Just so you know what I’m talking about… it’s kind of like if you get a callous, or you rub…

Breaking Free From Orthorexia: Story of An Unhealthy Obsession with Healthy Eating

Healthy eating, or overboard?

This is the writing of a Love Vitamin reader who would care to remain anonymous, but allowed me to share her thoughts with you. In it she admits to herself and the world that she has a problem with food: she wants to control her anxiety about life and her skin, and she tries to…