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Ethically sourced natural beauty products

Here’s a little self-care Sunday post to share a few ethically sourced natural beauty products that I’ve been using recently. Green People gifted me a selection of their natural skincare a few weeks ago. Since receiving the lovely package from Green People I’ve been using the face wash and moisturising products every day and wanted to share…

Green People was created by Founder Charlotte Vohtz, after her young daughter was suffering from a variety of skin allergies. Charlotte struggled to find ethically sourced natural beauty products suitable for sensitive skin on the high-street. Faced with the sad reality that most high-street skincare is full of hidden chemicals, Charlotte was determined to create a truly organic skin care.

Not satisfied with just creating her line of truly organic skincare, Charlotte fought to introduce regulations in an industry where you only need 1% of natural ingredients to call your products ‘natural’. She approached the Soil Association, the leading UK organisation for organic certification, to encourage them to form standards for organic health and beauty products.

In 1999 Charlotte was invited to be on a Soil Association committee to design the first standards for organic beauty. Charlotte, and later Green People’s Cosmetic Scientist Ian Taylor, played a huge role in setting natural and organic cosmetic regulations.

I too have been cleaning up my beauty regime and opting for toxic-free, natural products. Your skin is the largest organ in your body and anything that it absorbs eventually ends up in your blood stream, so it’s very important to check what is in the skincare you are using.

My favourite of the Green People products is the Fruit Scrub Exfoliator, it cleans your skin and leaves it feeling beautifully soft, there’s no irritation and it leaves your skin with a fresh glow. I tend to use the Fruit Scrub Exfoliator at night in the bath, followed by the Hydrating Firming Serum.

The Green People Hydrating Firming Serum is like having a mini face lift, I actually noticed my skin feeling lifted and less puffy. I would highly recommend the Green People products to anyone looking for ethically sourced natural beauty products that are suitable for sensitive skin. Green People also offer a range for babies and children, haircare and makeup, so well worth a look at their website.

‘The biggest organ in your body is your skin, and it’s a permeable membrane. Anything you put on it goes into you. If you can’t pronounce most of the words on the back of the bottle, it’s probably not good for you’ -Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Stay fabulous

Christine

Golden Tumeric Porridge Recipe

True to form, the clock strikes the month of October and I’m on the couch with a sniffling cold. Classic. Feeling sorry for myself and with a VIP ticket to the self-pity party, I sat staring at my phone googling things to help boost my immune system, to try and shake this cold!

A few lovely friends offered up wise words of advice over on Instagram, with natural remedies to try, so I set to work. My quest resulted in the creation of this (very tasty) Golden Tumeric Porridge Recipe.

First up, Manuka honey. I dragged my sorry self out to Holland & Barret dodging the crowds in pursuit of a jar of Manuka Honey, a pricey affair but my good friend swears by it- so worth a try! Another suggestion was to add turmeric to my porridge. I’ve discussed briefly the benefits of turmeric in my pervious Golden Milk Recipe post, so thought this sounded like a great idea!

Golden Tumeric Porridge Recipe

Tumeric health benefits: 

  • Helps build immunity
  • Gives relief from a sore throat
  • Acts as a remedy for digestive problems- You can tackle digestive tract problems with turmeric, turmeric improves digestion, helps relieve gas and bloating as well as heartburn caused by gastric reflux.
  • Turmeric can also act as a tonic for the liver
  • Gives relief from autoimmune disease
  • Acts as a headache remedy
  • Help reduce arthritic pain

Manuka Honey health benefits: 

  • Aid Wound Healing
  • Promote Oral Health- Studies have shown Manuka honey attacks harmful oral bacteria associated with plaque formation, gum inflammation and tooth decay.
  • Soothe a Sore Throat- Not only does Manuka honey attack harmful bacteria, it also coats the inner lining of the throat for a soothing effect.
  • Help Prevent Gastric Ulcers
  • Improve Digestive Symptoms
  • May Treat Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis
  • Treats Acne

Golden Tumeric Porridge Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of almond milk
  • 1 tsp of Manuka honey (dollop on top)
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • half tsp cinnamon (or a full tea spoon depending on your personal preference, I LOVE cinnamon so I tend to add a whole spoonful)
  • half tsp ginger (powder)
  • fresh nutmeg (grated)
  • handful of pecans
  • porridge oats

Method:

Make your porridge as usual with the oats and almond milk boiling in the pan. Stir in your tumeric, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon. Put your porridge in your bowl, top with a handful of pecans and dollop of Manuka honey. Voila!

Golden Tumeric Porridge Recipe

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates

Stay fabulous

Christine

(Side note: Nutritional info via: healthline.com)

Luxury Brand 7L System Launch Party, Manchester

Manchester has always been at the forefront of the textile industry, most notably for its role producing cotton during the industrial revolution. Today however, Manchester is perhaps best known for the technology, digital and design industries that are flourishing here in the UK’s fastest-growing city. We were invited to Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry for luxury brand 7L System’s launch party. Mr T and I headed down to take a look…

Luxury Brand 7L System Launch Party, Manchester The Museum of Science and Industry was the perfect place to celebrate the launch of such an innovative brand. Combing science and style, the 7L System has innovation at its core. 7L uses pioneering textile technology to create 7 layers of clothing that each tackle extreme weather conditions. There is a base layer, wind layer, thermal layer, field layer, rain layer and insulation layer. Worn together or separately, each individual layer has been crafted to work with the architecture of the body to ensure optimum fit and performance.Luxury Brand 7L System Launch Party, Manchester

Luxury brand 7L System has partnered with the European Space Agency to design and manufacture functional tech garments for the Space Agency field teams. Brand Designer and Manchester Fashion School graduate Dominic Stansfield has also been asked to design a limited edition 50 year Apollo Landing Celebration Jacket.

Luxury Brand 7L System Launch Party

Interestingly, the original Apollo suits were created by Manchester tech manufacturers Frankenstein & Sons, who were also responsible for the production of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 Space Odyssey suits. The original Apollo suit jacket was on display in one of the Museum’s glass cabinets, it looked fairly cumbersome and not all that stylish!

British Fashion photographer Clive Arrowsmith who produced sketches and stills for Kubrick’s s 2001 Space Odyssey was at the event shooting portraits of the launch party goers! (Mr T had his portrait taken) Clive Arrowsmith is probably best known for shooting well-known names like David Bowie, Mick Jagger, George Harrison, Def Leppard, Michael Caine and Kate Bush to name just a few…he also shoots for Vogue!

Luxury Brand 7L System Launch Party, Manchester

It was very exciting to see such global or even intergalactic innovation taking place on our doorstep! I’m sure it won’t be long until 7L are dressing people in style for commercial space tourism. This is history in the making.

Stay fabulous

Christine