Essential Oils

August 15, 2019 by Christine

Nakin Natural Skincare

Looking for natural skincare can be quite the challenge. However, occasionally you discover a great natural skincare that meets your everyday needs. I’ve been testing out the Nakin Natural Skincare Advanced Cleansing Milk and Revitalising Face Oil. So wanted to share a little about my experience…

Nakin Natural Skincare is made in the UK and is free from any nasty ingredients. Nakin Natural Skincare has been specifically developed to condition and enhance the skin. The advance active formulas are based on cutting edge science to provide exceptional natural skincare.

6 Essential Oils you can’t do without

I’m excited to share with you this lovely book ‘6 Essential Oils you can’t do without’ by pharmacist and bestselling natural healthcare author Daniele Festy. As a lover of essential oils I was intrigued by which 6 oils I needed and how I could use them in my everyday. Daniel’s book outlines the best aromatherapy oils for health, home and beauty and how to use them.

As you probably know by now, I do use essential oils in my everyday and have previously shared a few ways that I utilise them, like in my Natural Multi-Purpose Cleaner Recipe.

Essential Oils:

As the title says this book delves into ‘6 Essential Oils you can’t do without’ and explores the multi-purpose powers of tea tree, lemon, lavender, peppermint, rosemary cineole and damask rose. If you’re just beginning to look at using essential oils in your everyday, then this book is a brilliant way to get started! The six oils are explored in depth and their potential uses are listed with accompanying recipes to try.

Beauty care:

The book is divided into easily digestible chapters for each oil with beautiful photography. There is a whole part of the book dedicated to beauty care. There are lots of great massage suggestions including information on how to mix your oils and also how best to apply them to the skin. There’s also a section on fragrant baths, which is of course a personal highlight. I love putting lavender oil in my bath and relaxing in the evening. The book also includes recipes for natural exfoliants, moisturisers, hand cream foot care and face care.

Natural home:

The ‘6 Essential Oils you can’t do without’ (tea tree, lemon, lavender, peppermint, rosemary cineole and damask rose) all boast antibacterial properties so are perfect for cleaning and creating natural home products, needless to say they smell good too. Author Daniele Festy goes into detail about the ways in which these 6 essential oils can be used around the home with easy to follow formulas for making your own natural home products. Some suggestions of uses include, kitchen grease removal, natural laundry detergent and air freshener to name just a few.

I’d highly recommend ‘6 Essential Oils you can’t do without’ by pharmacist and bestselling natural healthcare author Daniele Festy to anyone just starting out on their essential oil journey of discovery. Daniele delivers in depth factual information in an easy to follow manner with lovely photos to boot!

‘My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature’ -Claude Monet

Stay fabulous

Christine

February 5, 2017 by Christine

Top 5 Neal’s Yard Remedies

Happy Sunday fabulous ones! Having made a vow this year to gradually switch the products I use to ones that contain natural ingredients and strive to use more ethical, organic products whenever possible I wanted to share my top 5 Neal’s Yard Remedies. I’ve been using various Neal’s Yard products for several years now so thought I’d share a few of my favourites:

Rose Facial Wash: I’ve been using the Rose Facial Wash for years now, it’s fantastic as the gentle foaming facial wash will remove all your makeup as well as leaving your skin feeling super clean. As with most of the Neal’s Yard products the smell is glorious, there are over 120 organic rose petals in every bottle.

Garden Mint & Bergamot Hand Cream: I keep the Garden mint & Bergamot hand cream next to my bed and try not to forget to use it before I got to sleep (this was a technique recommended to me by my nail technician to try to keep my hands soft and nails nourished). This divine smelling Hand Cream is made using freshly picked garden mint and bergamot essential oil.

Almond Moisturiser: I use this vitamin-rich moisturiser in the morning as it’s light and is absorbed by the skin quickly, you really can feel the difference. This moisturiser is also great if your skin is sensitive. I find that a pot of the mousturiser lasts for months and months so it’s well worth the investment.

Rehydrating Rose Facial Oil: The Rose Facial Oil is a relatively new addition to my skincare routine; I tend to use the facial oil before bed. The facial oil is recommended to protect against the toll of winter weather, central heating and cold winds.

Lavender & Aloe Vera Deodorant: Another new addition to my choice of less-toxic products is the Neal’s Yard Deodorant, this natural deodorant uses extract of alpine moss to fight the bacteria that cause odor. organic Essential Oils of Lavender, Tea Tree, Ylang Ylang and aloe vera. The smell is gorgeous and fresh and works as well and smells better than my previous deodorants.

‘We must every day try to love the essential and not the superficial’ – Sri Chinmoy

Wishing you all a fabulous, peaceful Sunday.

Christine (+ Pickle the cat)