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Soothing Stretch Mark Cream Recipe

On July 6, 2017 / Natural Skincare and Beauty, Recipes / Leave a comment

‘Your body is not ruined. You are a tiger who has earned their stripes.’

While I completely agree with this sentiment, it doesn’t mean that we all wouldn’t love to reduce our stretch marks just a little bit, especially for those of us who have very defined and angry looking tiger stripes after the stretchy fun of pregnancy! Not only will this cream lessen your stretch marks over time but it will also sooth, moisturize and give your precious, fierce tummy and stretchy bits a well deserved pamper!

Bath Salts for Circulation

On June 11, 2017 / Herbal Medicine and Health, Natural Skincare and Beauty, Recipes / Leave a comment

This particular bath salt recipe is helpful for all kinds of circulation problems, including acne. Now that the weather is getting colder, some of you may be really feeling the affects of poor circulation, with cold toes and fingers plaguing you for months at a time.

Feeling the onset of cold or flu? Quick, do this!

On April 26, 2017 / Herbal Medicine and Health, Recipes / Leave a comment

Feeling a cold coming on, or maybe the beginning of flu symptoms? In any situation where you feel the symptoms of sickness coming on, you have a short window in which to avert the process!

6th Day Chocolate Bath Milk

On February 9, 2015 / Natural Skincare and Beauty, Recipes / Comments Off

FORGET LOVE, I’D RATHER FALL IN CHOCOLATE What girl doesn’t love Chocolate! And maybe you enjoy the odd bath? Why not combine the two. For our Men readers- You can get in your partners good books by running them one of these delicious and sumptuous baths! The aroma of Chocolate has great aphrodisiac qualities and endorphin enhancing properties. Goats milk is absolutely beautiful on the body, and is the closest of all the milks to your skins natural PH level, making it excellent for even the most sensitive of skin. Your skin will drink up this beautiful bath milk…sending […]

Silica For Health, Skin, Hair and Nails

On January 16, 2015 / Featured Product / Comments Off

A high Silica Diet is most important when our bodies feel completely broken down. It is important for aiding: -Impotence and sexual weakness -Hair growth -Nail Problems -Sores and wounds -Weakened and inflamed Ulcerated linings of canal walls -Fatigue and Mental stress -Debility and Lameness -Sore thighs and weak lower limbs -Itching feet, gristly joints -Kidney pain -Hair loss -Pus ailments -Stiff neck Great for people who are constantly hair twirling, picky and have habit forming behaviors like nose picking. Silica protects the body and skin. It acts as an insulating agent, helping us to keep and retain our […]

Affordable, Natural Christmas Gift Giving!

On December 5, 2014 / Recipes / Comments Off

Bath Milks These yummy milks sooth and heal dry or itching skins and may also be enjoyed simply as a relaxing, delicious soak! Bath milks may be designed for specific conditions such as assisting sleep, for stress, sore muscles, promoting energy and creativity or simply to strengthen all aspects of well-being. Design them for your needs. Bath milk soaks, cleanse, moisturise and tone the skin, whilst the use of appropriate pure essential oils send signals to the brain via the olfactory bulb located in the nose, to nourish, purify, energize or act on the body in ways specific to your […]

Making Natural Skin Scrubs

On April 18, 2014 / Recipes / Comments Off

Scrubs are easy and inexpensive to make, easy to use and can be most effective in revitalising the skin by removing dead skin cells, increasing circulation and stimulating cell renewal. Scrubs can unblock the pores of dead cells and because of their exfoliating action can beautify dry, aging, flaky, oily, rough textured and acne-prone skin types. Scrubs promote a more youthful complexion, helping to ease fine lines and wrinkles, remove toxins and blemishes and ease dry, itchy skin conditions. A scrub uses friction to help slough off the build-up of dead skin cells, especially helpful when the skin becomes sluggish […]

ROSEWATER

On January 23, 2014 / Recipes / Comments Off

1 Cup boiled distilled water 2 Drops tincture of benzoin 22 Drops Rose pure essential oil Method: Add above ingredients to the boiled hot water. Allow to cool and bottle in attractive glass containers. This produces a beautiful superior quality rosewater that is one of the best skincare treatments for dry, inflamed, mature or sensitive skin as a toner, refresher and skin balancing treatment. It may be used for cleansing the face and for prevention and elimination of wrinkles. There is simply nothing better than rosewater for daily skin treatment. Also effective for the treatment of acne and blackheads with […]

Sports Balm

On January 16, 2014 / Recipes / Comments Off

This is a strong balm that has a cooling and pain relieving effect on sprains, bruising and general sports related injuries. It may also be helpful for other pain related conditions, when used topically. Ingredients: 1/4 cup beeswax pellets 1 1/4 cups oil combination made up as follows – 1/2 cup Arnica Oil (for pain, bruising and inflammation) 1/4 cup Tumeric Oil (for pain, inflammation and tissue repair) 1/4 cup St John’s Wort (for nerves, ligaments and tendons) 1/4 cup Rosemary Oil (for circulation and pain) Note: these are all infused oils Combine beeswax and oil combinations in top of […]

Vanilla Butter Melts

On January 10, 2014 / Recipes / Comments Off

Vanilla butter melts This version is somewhat firmer than the Shea melts and a little silkier due to the Cocoa Butter. Small chocolate moulds 40gm Cocoa butter 25gm Beeswax 40ml Vanilla bean infused sesame oil (or cold pressed oil of choice) 25ml Apricot cold pressed oil 5ml (120 drops) Vanilla oleoresin (or 6ml Vanilla fragrant oil) Method- Melt Cocoa butter, Beeswax and cold pressed oils in top of a double boiler until well combined. Allow to cool slightly before adding essential or fragrant oil. Pour into moulds and allow to harden at least 24 hours before unmoulding.

Butter Melts

On January 10, 2014 / Recipes / Comments Off

Butter Melts These beautiful butter melts may be used in the shower by wetting and warming the body under hot water and then rubbing the melt all over the skin to soothe, soften and nourish – leaving silky softness all over – or if bathing, pop one melt into the bath water for a luxurious silky moisturising bath. (Be careful, as bath or shower may become quite slippery.) Small chocolate moulds 130gm Shea Nut Butter 120gm Beeswax 60ml Jojoba oil cold pressed 30ml Coconut oil cold pressed 30ml Sesame oil cold pressed 15 drops Bergamot essential oil 10 Drops Mandarin […]

Peach Body Butter

On August 6, 2013 / Recipes / Comments Off

100gm Peach Butter 20 drops Jojoba oil 20 drops Meadowfoam seed oil 5 drops Sea Buckthorn oil 4 drops Grapefruit seed oil 15 drops Peach flavour oil Combine all ingredients by mixing thoroughly – use a hand blender if needed. Package into sterilised pots. Enjoy.

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