Treatments

Avocado on toast, avocado salad, avocado spread, avocado, avocado, avocado…. You can even get avocado face masks…. Is there anything you can’t do with avocado? Possibly not, but what we do want to focus on, is the relationship between this slightly obscure-shaped green fruit (yep, it’s a fruit and not a veg)1 and skincare, more specifically avocado face masks. What does avocado do to your face? Other than making you...

Most of us associate Vitamin C with juicy, sweet oranges, but there’s a new form of Vitamin C fabness making its mark on the beauty scene right now – Vitamin C facials. We all need Vitamin C in our bodies to help our cells and...

You’ve probably come across aromatic black cumin seeds sprinkled on top of your naan bread before. But did you know the oil extracted from these seeds could also work wonders on your skin and hair? Here we delve into black seed oil benefits to reveal why...

Why is CBD used in topical skincare products? The beauty and skincare world snatched up CBD for its soothing and hydrating qualities, and you can now find it in face creams, balms, lotions and salves everywhere. Are you interested in giving it a go? We...

Are cannabis and hemp oil the same thing? Can you get high on hemp? What is hemp seed oil used for? What is hemp oil exactly? Pull up a pew, we’re going to answer your burning hemp oil questions right here… Q1. What is hemp...

Do you fancy treating yourself to a face, body or all-over scrub with a ‘recipe’ that you’ve made yourself? What a wonderful idea! DIY scrubs are quick and easy to make and, the beauty of them is, you know exactly what’s in them because you’ve...

Got your eye (or should we say, your nose) on a natural deodorant? Going down the natural deodorant route is like rediscovering deodorants all over again – what’s in them, how you use them, how they work and why you should choose this one over...

We all know about the power of retinoids, collagen and so on, when it comes to skincare. But what about 5-HTP, have you heard of that? Because it’s in the same league as the retinoids. What is 5-HTP? 5-Hydroxytryptophan, or 5-HTP for short, is an essential...

Do you want to know more about Epsom salt? Are you wondering what it is exactly and what the link is to using salt for health-related purposes? The prospect of doing anything with salt other than to use it to add some flavour to your...

Epsom salt – it’s a totally different thing to table (cooking) salt, so what is it used for exactly?1 It happens to be used for lots of things. Much more than you probably realise…. Save you having to search around for the many different uses,...

How’s your knowledge of skincare acids? If it’s a little patchy here and there, we’ll forgive you because the acid skincare scene is constantly changing. Do you know why that this? We do, it’s basically because there are new skincare wonder ingredients popping up left,...

We all know that working vitamins into our diet is essential for our health and that the Vitamin D our bodies generate from sunlight on our skin provides us with an all-important boost. But did you know applying vitamins to your skin could work wonders...