Black Seed Oil - Ancient Remedy for the Skin Not only used in the medicine of the Pharaohs, Black Seed was also a valued beauty aid, used by Cleopatra and Nefertiti who were big fans of the oil. This natural remedy has been in use for 2500 years now, and serves as a great cure for [...]
A while back I wrote about the benefits of OCM – the Oil Cleansing Method for the uninitiated. For those who don’t know what it is or who need a quick reminder, this entails cleaning your face with oil. So instructions and information are all very well but what about real life confirmation? I tried [...]
Tired of toothpaste and mouthwashes - the toxic fluoride, the dodgy chemicals and the ghastly taste? What if I told you that turmeric could whiten your teeth? I thought it sounded outrageous too seeing as turmeric seems to stain everything else but decided to give it a bash. I wasn’t going anywhere and at worst [...]
I use Coconut Oil for just about everything – I eat it, put it in my coffee, on my oats, in my hair, on my skin, I cook with it, use it to take off make-up, feed it to my dog – I have even polished furniture with it – but for some odd reason [...]
Have you heard of the oil cleansing method, OCM for short? Before you throw up your hands in horror and move on, let me tell you this might just be the best thing you can ever do for your skin. Got dry skin – clean it with oil. Got acne – clean it with oil. [...]
Okay, so Neem Oil is not particularly glamorous – if truth be told it has an awful smell. That being said, Neem Oil is fantastic. Know any other oil that is healing, soothing, anti-ageing and analgesic for skin, great for teeth and hair and can also be used as a safe bug repellent in the [...]
Although Cranberry Seed Oil has not been around for too long, it has crept into a surprising amount of products, from lip balms to hair care. What do they know that you don’t? Cranberry Seed Oil is quite special! It has a fruity smell and a green hue. Besides the unusual colour, Cranberry Seed Oil [...]
Are your eyelashes looking a bit thin, sparse and brittle? Do they fall out a little too often? The chemicals in make-up can dry out lashes and false eye lash glue can make them break off. What about your eyebrows – do you have annoying little gaps in them or do they seem to be [...]
If you are like me, a salad is not a salad without a good drizzle of Olive Oil and it’s so good on roast veggies too. But there is so much more that you can do with this delicious stuff outside of the kitchen. Forget about expensive bath oils and pop some Olive Oil into [...]
photo by nina nelson flikr.com What’s a lotion bar? This is a body cream in a solid rather than liquid form. The benefits are: They last forever, or at least a very long time They are solid at room temperature So there’s no mess from spills, no fuss and no waste So they [...]
