Posted: 23 Apr 2013 in
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Key ingredients, biodiversity & farming blog
Today is Earth Day and marks a great opportunity for us to stop and think about how we live. The day aims to inspire us to take actions to tackle climate change. However I would like to think of today in the context of the broader more relatable term of sustainability.
Posted: 13 Mar 2013 in
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Nurture your skin blog
Its mid week and despite the cold the sun is shining and brightening up our day, but later in the week is often the time when many of us start to feel run down if we’re suffering from stress and sleepless nights.
Posted: 12 Mar 2013 in
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Key ingredients, biodiversity & farming blog
Despite an EU ban on testing cosmetics on animals in 2009, some retailers have continued to sell products where the ingredients have been tested on animals outside of the EU.
Posted: 26 Feb 2013 in
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Nurture your skin blog
Herbs contain volatile oils which we have used in topically or ingested preparations and in cooking for thousands of years. Herbs were the medicine of the past, and in fact many of their compounds are still used in pharmaceutical drugs today (although often not names as such). They are packed full of vital nutrients and are easily used in cooking and in skincare to elicit their broad and far-reaching effects.
Posted: 12 Feb 2013 in
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Nurture your skin blog
With Valentines Day looming we all want to look our best. The skin requires many nutrients for health and vitality, with deficiencies often manifesting as symptoms such as acne, spots, rashes, eczema, premature lines etc. Why not include some of the nutrients below into your diet to boost your skin’s health.
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 in
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Nurture your skin blog
It makes sense. If you buy fruit and vegetables that have been grown in South America, chances are they are picked before they are ripe so they are ready to eat when they hit our supermarkets. However, in picking before ripe the produce is deprived of important nutrients from its mother tree/plant so isn’t as nutritious as it would be if it were allowed to ripen naturally.
Posted: 06 Feb 2013 in
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Key ingredients, biodiversity & farming blog
Grow Your Own Organic Skincare
As Holly explained yesterday in her guest blog on the impact of food miles on nutrition, so the same goes for the ingredients in your skin care products. The longer it takes for some key ingredients to go from the farm to your bathroom cabinet the less active they will be. While this doesn’t apply to all ingredients as some such as bees wax are fairly stable and as such do not degrade for a long time after sourcing, key active ingredients such as flowers and herbs degrade more quickly.
Posted: 04 Feb 2013 in
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Nurture your skin blog
Some mums-to-be can also find their skin goes a bit haywire as their hormones fluctuate. The best thing is to opt for products designed especially for sensitive skin. Take a look at our Problem Skin section for specific skin problems.