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10 top to toe ways to enjoy chocolate

Here’s your top 10 zero-calorie chocolate indulgence recipes: Chocolate hair mask Dry shampoo for dark hair 3-ways chocolate face masks Chocolate orange lip balm Chocolate rose scrub (for face or body)  Cocoa butter hand cream Chocolate milk bath Chocolate and walnut body scrub Chocolate wax Mint Chocolate foot scrub Find out why chocolate is so…

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Why getting a lump of coal in your stocking can be a great thing for your skin

Ok, so the activated charcoal that’s becoming mega popular in skincare may be a bit different to the lump of coal naughty children find in their Christmas stocking, but it’s worth knowing why it’s considered such a great ingredient for blend-it-yourself skincare. What is charcoal? Different to the lumps of coal that come from the…

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How and why to do a Patch Test

How and why to do a patch test Everyone has their own unique skin so it’s impossible to say how an individual will react to a particular ingredient. While many of the ingredients with known, more universal, sensitivities are avoided in natural skincare (the artificial fragrances in particular, as well as many preservatives and additives)…

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Caring for our Outer Edge

An article published in Permaculture Magazine, Autumn 2017 in which Laura Pardoe, Founder of Field Fresh Skincare, explains how we can benefit from a permaculture approach to skincare. Included in the article are recipes for handmade skincare. Skin is our edge, and edge is where the action is, when thinking permaculturally. Our skin is how…

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10 fantastic skincare recipes using Houseleeks

10 fantastic skincare recipes using Houseleeks Houseleek was one of the most cherished cosmetic herbs of Ninon de l’Enclos who, up to her death at the age of 91, was still called ‘the woman who never grew old’ and who, even in her 80’s, was managing to attract ardent young lovers. She almost committed incest…

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