by Gail Francombe | Feb 6, 2015 | Natural Skincare Ingredients
Raspberry seed oil is a luxurious, sweet and attractive sounding oil, which connotes images of luscious fresh raspberries on a summer day. The botanical or INCI name is Rubus idaeus, and the oil offers moisturizing, occlusive, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant...
by Gail Francombe | Nov 26, 2014 | Natural Skincare Ingredients
Winter can be really harsh on the skin. Both being outdoors in the cold and wind and also being indoors in the central heating can lead to dry and dehydrated skin. Today we are sharing our top four carrier oils for combating dry, winter skin. Goodbye dry skin, hello...
by Gail Francombe | Nov 18, 2014 | Natural Skincare Ingredients
Do you pay attention to all of the different jargon about how your ingredients are sourced or processed… unrefined, virgin, cold-pressed, and so on? In this article we’ll explore unrefined vs refined carrier oils. When you are starting out formulating natural...
by Gail Francombe | Nov 12, 2014 | Natural Bodycare recipes
Create your own manicure in a bottle… I like to call nail and cuticle oil a ‘manicure in a bottle’. Regularly using a nail and cuticle oil to meet your specific nail needs or concerns is the best way to achieve healthier-looking, stronger, longer and more...
by Gail Francombe | Oct 6, 2014 | Natural Skincare Ingredients
There are many great reasons to use pomegranate oil in your natural skincare products, so many infact that is often called ‘the divine fruit’ because of its wonderful nutritional and beauty benefits. The fruit is known to be rich in antioxidants and health-benefiting...