by Gail Francombe | Feb 18, 2015 | Natural Skincare Ingredients
Aloe barbadensis, or aloe vera, is a succulent plant which offers many benefits and is suited for all skin types, especially dry, damaged, broken, sensitive and irritated skin. It offers anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, humectant and soothing, anti-itch...
by Gail Francombe | Dec 12, 2014 | Natural Facial skincare recipes
This moisturizing and rejuvenating face cream with shea, starflower and seabuckthorn is a deeply hydrating and rejuvenating cream, lending wrinkle-smoothing, cell-regenerating, firming and protective qualities to skin. It is a medium-weight face cream, ideal for those...
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 | Mar 28, 2014 | Natural Bodycare recipes
This is a simple, straightforward body butter recipe, great for beginners, using a 70% butter to 30% oil formula, so feel free to substitute ingredients if you don’t have those listed. Plus as it’s an anhydrous product (it doesn’t contain water)...
by Gail Francombe | Apr 15, 2013 | Natural Bodycare recipes
This simple shea body butter recipe is super easy to whip up and so wonderful on the skin. Recipe and method 80g shea butter at room temperature (soften a little in a bain-marie if the butter is cold as it won’t whisk if too cold). 18g cold pressed sunflower...