Here’s the top 5 things you can do today to help your skin recover from the party season and look your best in the New Year: Get your sleep patterns back on track The term ‘beauty sleep’ is absolutely true, your skin needs that restful time to heal and regenerate. And, did you know, your…
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Zero calorie chocolate indulgence
Chocolate: the health-boosting gift A gift of chocolate is a huge treat – for you and your skin, ideally dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa). Simply eating it provides potent antioxidants in the form of flavonoids, omega 6 fatty acids, and some essential nutrients including vitamins A, B, D, E and K and minerals, riboflavin, thiamine,…
The perfect hand cream
Hand cream of Dreams What does it take to make the perfect hand cream? That’s the question you ask when starting to formulate a new product. Of course, for everyone the answer may be different, but when I started to think about what a perfect hand cream should be like, the ideas started rolling. Learn…
What is the difference between a balm and a cream and how should you use them?
Balms and Creams Skincare products come in many forms from purely water based like a simple plant infusion to the waxy balms that need just a smear in application. Balms and creams sit at different points along this spectrum. And the defining aspect of the spectrum: water. Water content While it’s true that a whole…
Blackberry and Honeysuckle Lotion
Blackberry and Honeysuckle Lotion for oily skin When your skin is oily it needs bringing back into balance. This blackberry and honeysuckle lotion makes use of dry oils and a range of emollient and humectant ingredients to bring your skin into balance. You are producing oils to lubricate your skin, but if it seems over-oily,…
Having a Bad Hair Day? – time for change
The shampoo market is declining as consumers seek more natural options, here’s our thoughts on ‘No Poo’
How and why to do a Patch Test
How and why to do a patch test Everyone has their own unique skin so it’s impossible to say how an individual will react to a particular ingredient. While many of the ingredients with known, more universal, sensitivities are avoided in natural skincare (the artificial fragrances in particular, as well as many preservatives and additives)…