Beauty from within

Using natural and pure beauty products is only one side of the card. Of the winning card that is! The other side is what we eat. No one can expect to have flawless skin while having sugary coated ‘treats’ or fast-food chemical bombs such as msg, trans fats, artificial flavourings, processed table salt and glyphosate-rich
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Less known beauty champions – Palmarosa

Palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii) is one of the essential oils I love, as it is suited to different skin types and helps with many skin conditions. With its sweet, light, floral aroma and a hint of rose, it is also great for senses. In skin care palmarosa essential oil is particularly beneficial for its moisturising, calming
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How natural is natural?

Now that I carefully look at ingredients list on the packaging, I must admit I sometimes get confused when reading product labels. What is natural? And what is safe? Unfortunately the use of “natural” on many products is so misleading that discerning between truly natural and so-called natural becomes quite difficult. Would you call Phenoxyethanol
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My new season calendulas

I love calendula flowers for their bright orange and pick-me-up effect, let alone their healing and antioxidant properties. I must have been a lucky bee in a calendula garden in a previous life. :-)  I just love this beautiful plant. And that’s why calendula oil is in every and each of my products. Calendula is
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Sun protection – naturally

With the summer sun upon us, one question I am being asked is how to get sun protection in a natural way. I am not a fan of commercial sunscreens, they contain such a long list of chemicals, even the so-called organic ones. Beware especially of ingredients such as vitamin A (yes, synthetic vitamin A
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Full of parabens

Are we full of parabens?!? Apparently so. In a study published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology (March 2012), it was found that 99% of breast cancer tissues sampled contained parabens, such as methyl paraben, propyl paraben, isobutyl paraben, ethyl paraben, butyl paraben and E216. These chemicals are commonly used in shampoos, deodorant and antiperspirants,
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The 100% challenge

I’ve done some research into the organic cosmetics market and it was quite confronting to find out that what’s labelled organic can actually contain as little as 15% of organic ingredients. How is that organic?!? It’s like eating a nice peach along with the whole cardboard tray it comes in. Or like having an apple
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