If you have problems with dry, cracked heels and are on your feet all day, why not give your feet a well earned treat that will ease any soreness that you have!
- Take time out and bathe your feet in warm water that has some Dead Sea Salts added to it, to soothe and revitalise tired feet. After about half an hour, pat your feet dry then follow up with a good moisturiser.
- Our Tea Tree & Peppermint Body Butter with its Shea Butter, which is well known for its moisturising properties, Macadamia Oil for nourishment along with Aloe Vera to cool & hydrate is great to soften and protect your feet. It will also refresh and uplift with the light scent of peppermint too!
- For those who have extremely dry, cracked heels, it's best to use a heavy duty moisturiser that provides extra vitamins, minerals to soften, replenish and hydrate - just apply at night, then put on a pair of cotton socks.
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Having dry, sensitive or problematic skin doesn't have to be a chore to look after, you just need to avoid the issues that can trigger your problems.
Have a look at our range fragrance free skincare ideally suited to those who require that extra bit of nourishment for their skin. We don't have any essential oils in our unscented range, which has been specially formulated for sensitive skin with moisturising ingredients (such as cocoa, mango and shea butters).
Our Honey & Oatmeal Soap is a gentle exfoliating cleanser with honey to nourish and protect your skin, whilst our Goat's Milk Soap with cocoa and mango butters are ideal for those that suffer from dermatitis, eczema & psoriasis.
We also have organic Unscented Body Butter with lashings of cocoa and shea butter to keep your skin moisturised and in tip top condition. Sensitive Skin Facial Mask is perfect for your face with kaolin, yoghurt, to detox and tone giving you glowing skin. With our masks being powder, you can add your favourite oil (such as olive oil), or indulge by adding a little coconut milk (for that extra moisturising)...
Please raise your hand if you've ever felt that you need something extra that you can't get from your regular moisturiser.
Do you feel you need a more long term solution to keeping your skin moisturised throughout the day?
Here is some tips to help you get the best out of your moisturiser...
- Apply your moisturiser to clean skin before you sleep, preferably after a bath/shower to give the cream time to work on your skin.
- It's best to apply any moisturisers a little at a time - your skin can only absorb so much - you can always apply more if required.
- Some moisturisers are multi-purpose...like our Vitamin Rich Body Cream...it will help heal chapped and dry skin, leaving your skin the way nature intended it to be.
- As with all handmade creams, they only need to be applied in small doses.
- If it's a gentle cream that you are needing, that can be applied throughout the day...our Moisturising Baby Cream is like this - remember a little at a time.
If you are unsure about which cream would be best for your skin, please feel free to either leave a comment or you can email or call (01343 880231) we would be more than happy to answer any of your questions.
Our products are as natural as possible without any parabens, silicates, etc... and they are not tested on animals. Hope you have enjoyed reading this blog.
With Summer underway, I thought it would be a good idea for me give you some tips and tricks to help you get the most of summer...
- Keeping your skin clean to stop blemishes appearing, a light cleansing in the morning (helps your make-up go on better, if you're using any) and again at night to let your skin 'breathe'. If your skin feels tight, switch to a gentler cleanser!
- Exfoliate to promote healthy new skin, it also gives your skin a nice glow. Use a body scrub about once a week, and a facial mask about twice a week (once a fortnight for sensitive skin)
- Don't forget about lip care, moisturise with a lip balm to help stop getting chapped lips from the hot summer sun (when it's out!)
- Moisturise your skin to help improve and also to boost your skins health. A good moisturiser can relieve dry/taut skin as well as create an extra layer of protection too!
- Soothe and cool your skin by soaking in some dead sea mineral salts, it's a wondereful way to relax whilst replenishing those lost minerals - perfect to relieve aches and pains too!
- Nourish and protect neglected dry skin (you feet and elbows?) with extra rich body butter, our Tea Tree & Peppermint Body Butter is ideal with its soothing Aloe Vera!
- Don't forget to protect yourself from insects, particularly if you are near woods or water (out walking your dog, hiking, fishing...) Our Highland Midge Lotion is effective against horse flies, midges, mosquitoes and moisturises your skin too!
For those with sensitive skin, particularly prone to problems such as eczema, psoriasis, or dermatitis it can be difficult to trust soaps not to further irritate.
Commercial soaps, even the ones that promote themselves as ideal for sensitive skin are full of chemicals that aren't present in those that are handmade and organic. All our soaps are made with organic oils and butters that are picked for their benefits to your skin such as Olive Oil (for its mildness) or Cocoa Butter (with its extra moisturising).
We also make them in small batches of 24 large bars and 24 small bars, this is to give you the freshest soaps we can and to give you peace of mind too! We offer sample packs of our small soaps for those not sure which soap is best for them, including our popular Goat's Milk and Honey & Oatmeal Soaps.
In our range of organic soaps we have something for everyone, from teenagers (Honey & Lemon Soap), to gardener's (Patchouli & Lemongrass or our new scrubby Kitchen Soap), to those who are prone to dermatitis (Bergamot & Patchouli Soap)
We all look forward to the summer when we can cast of our winter woollies and into summer clothes, and we think nothing of spending all day outside in the sun whether it be in the garden, away on holiday or just relaxing.
While sunburn is very common, severe cases can leave you very uncomfortable and sore and if left untreated can lead to skin cancer. Here are some great ways to treat sunburn at home; honey is an excellent emollient and healing salve applying this to sunburn skin not only helps to soothe the injury but the natural microbials helps to stave off infection and hasten the healing process.
Honey by itself might prove to be a bit messy though, why not use our Honey & Oatmeal Soap instead?.
Peppermint will soothe and cool the skin and like honey it's natural anti-microbial properties help to prevent infections and aid healing it's analgesic propeties will help with the discomfort.
Relax after a full day in the sun with our Tea Tree & Peppermint Bath Bombs, we have our mini's in bags of 20!
Yoghurt helps provide relief for moderate to severe sunburn as the lactose found in yogurt will not only nourish the skin but quicken the healing process. The microbes will also help prevent any infection.
We would love to hear how you relieve your sunburn, leave your comments below...
To get the best possible result of any skincare routine, you should always make time for facial masks...these will take the impurities from your skin that regular cleansing can't.
Applying facial masks helps remove dead skin and unclogs pores, they also help stimulate blood circulation and leaves your skin feeling smooth.
Any facial masks that you use will only need to be applied twice a week for normal/oily skin and once a week for sensitive skin.
We have a mild, gentle mask for those with sensitive skin. It has buttermilk, banana powder and kaolin clay to provide the best detox we can that extra gentle too.
For normal/combination skin, we have apricot, mango and honey to provide balance to your skin.
We also have a deep cleansing mask for those who suffer from oily/acne prone skin. It has Bentonite and Fullers Earth for detox as well as raspberry seed powder to cleanse.
All you have to do with any of our masks is to add liquid (such as water, milk or even some fruit/vegetable puree) to about a teaspoon of the powder, make into a paste and then apply to your face (avoiding your eyes).
Leave to dry then rinse off when the mask has changed colour...don't leave it to go completely dry (flaking/peeling) as this will strip too much of your skins natural oils away.
I would love to hear your stories about how you have gotten on with our facial masks, please leave comments below.
One of the frequently asked questions we have from our customers is:
"What do you have to make me look younger?"
I do not beleive that there is such thing as an anti-aging product, however, there is a well known but not often used remedy for getting that younger looking skin without resorting to expensive treatments and products...
To get younger looking skin, you need to cleanse natural soap is best for this and kinder to your skin, then moisturise with body butters, creams and lotions every day. You also have to detox using natural face masks and exfoliate using good quality bath salts or body scrubs to encourage new skin to grow (you only need to do this once a week).
Remember to leave your comments and feedback below, we would love to hear what you think!
Here are some tips on how to make the most of your skincare products...from soaps and face masks to body butters. ...
- All our soap bars, will last longer if you use a soap dish to keep them dry - this will stop you ending up with a soggy soap bar and save you some money.
- Whilst in the bath/shower why not rub the soap onto a scrunchy or brush to give you more long lasting suds.
- The best time to use our body butters is when your skin is still damp after a bath/shower to moisturise your skin, letting it soak in all the goodness and leave you with skin that is silky soft.
- To have clear and healthy skin, treat your face to our natural clay mask (tailored to skin type)...apply just before bathing twice a week, just add water!
- Don't forget to moisturise your lips with lip balm, they need nourishment too all year round...
We would love to hear about your skincare tips...or if you have any feedback of your own, please leave comments below!
