Hands On Spring Garden Herb Kit

Description

A selection of spring garden herbs, dried and ready for use in making your own skincare.

There’s nothing quite like getting hands on with herbs – touch them, smell them, use them and feel great.

Included in the kit are 8 different herbs:

parsley (5g), bay (5g), mint (5g), rosemary (5g), lady’s mantle (3g), raspberry leaf (3g), sage (3g), eyebright (3g)

+ plus ideas on how to use herbs in skincare for cleansing, toning, relaxing and more.

 

Hands On ingredients make a great accompaniment to the book Vital Skincare. Make it easy by getting your hands on  ingredients to blend your own skincare.

 

More about the ingredients:

parsley – astringent and deodorising, conditioner and cleanser for hair and skin, helps with thread veins and circulation; good for oily, large pored and sallow skin

bay – good for aching limbs and scalp conditioning, great to add to the bath

mint – invigorating, refreshing, deodorising and cooling

rosemary – cleansing, firming, stimulating and refreshing, great for hair and circulation; good for dry, oily and mature skin

lady’s mantle – good for soothing sore eyes or inflamed skin, reducing fine lines and easing wind or sun burn; good for acne prone, inflamed, oily and wrinkled skin

raspberry leaf – cleansing, healing and soothing; good for all skin, including inflamed

sage – astringent and calming, good for sore eyes and puffiness, helps close pores, use in cleaning and toning; good for oily skin

eyebright – cheering

 

Simple ways to use herbs in skincare:

1. An infusion: like making a cup of tea. Use herbal water to cleanse, tone, spritz, add to your bath or blend with clay for a face mask.
2. Maceration: create a herbal oil to use as a serum or blend with wax to form a balm
3. Cleansing milk: chose a milk to suit your skin type (the oilier your skin, the fattier the milk) and infuse herbs to create a simple personalised cleanser
4. Herbal scrub: blend a herbal oil with salt or sugar – fine ingredients for your face, softening ingredients for your body and lips, coarser ingredients for hands and feet.
5. Facial steam: Hot water brings out the herb’s qualities and deep cleans your skin.

Find out more about all these methods in Vital Skincare.