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Remedies for our animal friends

Remedies for our animal friends

As with our human friends and loved ones, our animal loved ones are oft in need of a little care and attention, and if you can help them yourself or subsidize their regular veterinary care with a few herbal additions, all the better! 

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Anti-stress tea!

Anti-stress tea!

We all get stressed now and again, some of us more than others! Thankfully nature has everything we need to take the edge off and create a more balanced mood all round!

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Huge drop in price for base cream!

Huge drop in price for base cream!

Sometimes the universe gives you a gift.

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DIY Sports Balm!

DIY Sports Balm!

Got yourself a little niggle?

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DIY Talcum Powder!

DIY Talcum Powder!

Commercial talcums are usually made from magnesium silicate, many also contain some asbestos and aluminium and some studies have linked talcum powder with ovarian cancers! They may also cause coughing, vomiting and even pneumonia if used carelessly and inhaled by babies. It’s so easy to make your own talc and avoid all the potential health risks. So here are some of my favourite recipes for making your own Talc!

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Just when I was about to retire…

Just when I was about to retire...

It’s true, this was going to be my last year of teaching diploma’s at Cottage Hill Herbs. What with the bridge being out and the shop being closed, there’s been a lot of work to be done in other areas and I thought, ‘well maybe the universe it telling me that it’s time to ease up a bit’. However, I then found myself inundated with requests for another herbal diploma, and I thought to myself, ‘come on universe make up your mind’. So I did some soul searching and some thinking…and here’s what I decided…

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Featured Herb – Melissa Lemon Balm!

Featured Herb - Melissa Lemon Balm!

Listed by the American Herb Society as “The 2007 Herb of the Year”, this dreamy herb is one that you cannot have enough of! Lemon balm is one of the most important herbs to have in the garden and perhaps the easiest to grow. Lemon balm will grow almost anywhere; in sun, shade or a combination. It is an excellent companion and bee attracting herb that is amazingly hardy. It will also grow in a pot, but don’t plant it with anything else in the pot. This herb has been grown for more than 2,000 years. It was very popular […]

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Lip Balm for Beginners

  This week I present a very simple lip balm recipe to keep your lips fresh, moist and healthy as we head towards the cooler parts of the year! Now is the time to prepare these recipes so that you have them on hand for when you really need them!   What it does! All of the ingredients in this lovely and simple recipe are designed to moisturise, to sooth and to heal. Calendula is a beautifully soothing and gentle herb, wheatgerm oil is softening and moisturising and both essential oils will aid in healing sores (especially good for cold sores!). […]

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