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Shea ~ Vitellaria paradoxa (formerly Butyrospermum parkii)
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A look into shea butter, our product ingredient spotlight for the week!
Immortelle ~ Helichrysum italicum
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Introducing Immortelle. It is best known for its powerful healing, rejuvenating and restorative properties to the skin - which is why we add it to our Organic Night Cream, our Beauty Serum. We also sell Immortelle essential oil on its own. Here are some interesting facts about Immortelle.Other names: Helichrysum; the ‘immortal flower’; and the ‘everlasting flower’; curry plant.Botanical Name: Helichrysum italicumFamily: Asteraceae/CompositaeAroma: Earthy, herbaceous and freshThe name Helichrysum comes from the Greek language; ‘Helios’ meaning sun, and chryssos’ meaning gold. The shrub is a small perennial herb with narrow leaves and clusters of golden yellow blossoms. It is native...
Arnica ~ Arnica montana
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🌼 This sunny flower is called Arnica. We include beautiful organic arnica oil in our Muscle Balm and Muscle Relief roll on.Here’s a little more info on this special stuff:Botanical Name: Arnica montanaOther Names: Mountain Daisy, Mountain Tobacco, Leopards Bane, Wolfsbane.Family: AsteraceaeParts Used: Flowering heads, picked on a sunny day after the morning dew has evaporated. The heads are then dried in temperatures at least 21°C (70°F) away from direct sun. Arnica is a perennial, flowering herb in the Asteraceae (and sunflower 🌻) family that grows naturally in central Europe, Siberia, Canada, and the northern United States. The flowers have...
How Sanitising is Hand Sanitiser?
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There's nothing like a pandemic to make us sit up and take notice of our personal hygiene. Not just that, we start to notice other people's personal hygiene too 😳🙈😱. Last week, as COVID-19 was dominating the news, many of us, at some point, were standing in line at supermarkets with our fair share of dry stores and toilet paper. But what do we make of all that hand sanitiser? Buckets of the stuff has been sold, and keeps selling... the world is in lockdown too, so all the people buying hand sanitiser should all have easy access to soap...
Prevention is always better than a cure...
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There's been lots of extra concern lately about the spread of coronavirus. One of the best ways to protect yourself is by keeping a healthy immune system.