5 Gift Ideas Under £5!

Here at Akamuti we have some funky gift ideas that won't cost the earth!
Unique, nature inspired gifts with big stories & tiny price tags :-)

Here are five of our favourites!

1) African Black Soap
You won't be finding this quirky soap bar anywhere on the high street!
This beautiful, authentic African Black Soap is traditionally handcrafted & fairly traded with Women's co operatives in West Africa. Made with pure, organically grown shea butter & coconut oil. No chemicals, preservatives, colours or fragrances added to the recipe!

African Black Soap leaves the skin smooth and soft & as a facial soap it is believed to be excellent for clearing acne. It also great for moisturising dry, sensitive & eczema prone skin, as well as being a natural shampoo for dry hair. Bound to be a talking point!

2) Lavender Pulse Point
A great gift idea for lavender lovers, this handy roll on blends pure essential oils of lavender & geranium to roll over pulse points & onto temples, if you are in need of a bit of serenity! Relaxing & soothing it also makes a great, little skin saver on spots, scrapes & bites. Kids love it too!

3) Fair Trade Coconut Oil
Comes in a cute little tin, our Organic Coconut Oil is semi solid at room temperature & makes a gorgeous all-natural body moisturiser. Great for smoothing dry, sensitive skin - also doubles up as a fantastic pre-wash hair conditioner. Direct from the producers in the Pacific, it's also supporting a really good cause & is 100% chemical free - your little bit of tropical island paradise.

4) Organic Honey & Chamomile Lip Balm

This lip balm flys off the shelf at this time of year & is the answer to dry, cracked lips! 100% natural ingredients, including a luscious serving of organic cocoa butter, for the ultimate lip treatment. Comes in a handy little pot - soothing honey & calming chamomile makes for a pampered pout!

5) Organic Shea Butter
Experience a little bit of Africa with our rich & creamy Shea Butter - packed with vitamins & pure tree goodness! This is the real deal - 100% shea butter, nothing else! Indulge your skin in this richly moisturising treat, easily applied & sooooo softening! Ideal for hungry skin - this little tin will go along way - making it ethical & economical at the same time :o)

Pomegranate Power

Our Pure Organic cold-pressed Pomegranate Oil is an incredible powerhouse of anti-oxidants, which makes it a superb natural moisturiser.

Recent studies have shown that Pomegranate Oil helps promote the growth and thickening of the epidermis, which can help revitalize the skin and resolve fine wrinkles.
It appears to be one of the most effective oils for achieving strong, elastic, healthy skin, helping to prevent & minimise skin damage & ageing.

The ellagic acid found in pomegranate fruit is one of the most potent anti-oxidants, effectively scavenging free radicals. Research also shows that ellagic acid has the strongest age-proofing capabilities to date and is currently being studied for its anti-cancer and healing benefits.

Why not add pomegrante to your skincare routine this winter. The cold weather & central heating can all reak havoc on our skin ... pomegranate will help replenish lost moisture in the skin & smooth away any dry patches.

Pomegranate is a very rich oil, so a little goes a long way. You can use it as a nourishing facial oil any time of the day. Our Replenishing Rose Face Cream contains a high percentage of Pomegranate, blended with rose, rosehip & raspberry to give your skin a revitalising skin treat :)

Aromatherapy at Home

Next time you peel an orange - watch the minute droplets that squirt out of the peel; this is Orange Essential Oil! Not all essential oils exist quite as readily as in orange peel - for example, it takes up to one tonne of Rose petals to produce just 300g of Rose Essential Oil!

Essential Oils are concentrated plant oils that occur in leaves, barks, resins, flowers, fruit & spices. The Bitter Orange Tree produces 3 Essential Oils - Sweet Orange Essential Oil from the fruit peel, Petitgrain Essential Oil from the twigs & leaves & Neroli Essential Oil from the Orange Blosoms.

Essential oils are extracted in different ways - usually by expression or pressure. All our essential oils are steam distilled, so no chemicals are used in the process to extract these precious oils.

Each Essential Oil has its own unique profile & can be used to ease everyday complaints, from headaches & muscle pain to digestive disorders, eczema & fungal infections.

Can Essential Oils be used directly on the skin?
Some essential oils such as Lavender & Tea Tree can be used neat on isolated areas, for example on spots & bites. As a general rule - you will need to dilute your essential oils before use, as they are highly concentrated. You can do this by adding approx 3-5 drops of essential oil to 10ml of a carrier oil such as almond or apricot, or milk/base cream.

How to use Essential Oils

There are many ways that essential oils can be used. Here are a few ideas to get you started!

Health & Beauty

Hair Rinse: Several drops of an essential oil can be added to jug of warm water as a final rinse after washing the hair. This will help to cleanse an itchy scalp of dandruff & leave the hair strong & shiny. Great essential oils for hair & scalp include: Bay Leaf, Lavender & Rosemary - which encourage hair growth & help combat problem scalps.

Aromatherapy Facial: Add a few drops of your chosen essential oil to yoghurt or unscented cream for a toning & conditioning homemade facial cleanser to remove make up & dead skin cells. Select a carrier oil & essential oil blend to massage into your face to improve skin tone & reduce inflammation & dull, congested skin. Here are a few suggested Essential Oils for different skin types.

Oily skin: Geranium, Lavender, Lemon, Grapefruit
Sensitive Skin: Chamomile, Lavender
Mature/Dry Skin: Rose, Frankincense, Myrrh, Patchouli
Black heads & Spots: Lemon, Lavender, Tea Tree
Thread Veins: Rose, Chamomile
Eczema & dermatitis: Lavender, Chamomile, Geranium

Body Oils: Body Oils are a great way of feeding your skin with the caring qualities of essential oils. They can help ease skin conditions, be used to treat conditions such as cellulite & poor circulation. To make your own, you will need: a Carrier Oil, Essential Oils.
Alternatively, choose from our selection of ready-blended Body Oils:

Lavender & Geranium - relaxing & soothing with a sweet, flowery aroma. Geranium is also believed to be a natural anti-depressant. Great for stiff muscles & skin complaints.
Kalahari Watermelon - with zesty lime & may chang. for a refreshing skin tonic. Helps to detox & enliven dull, congested skin.
Island Flower - with organic ylang ylang, exotic, soothing & balancing. Great for all skin types.
Frankincense & Myrrh - Spicy & warming, an energising skin tonic. Excellent for dry, thirsty & mature skin

Baths: A great way to experience essential oils is to soak in a bath with them! You can add approx 10 drops of essential oil, or an essential oil blend to your bath water.
Relaxing Blend: Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Geranium, Mandarin, Chamomile
Energising Blend: Frankincense, Sweet Orange, Grapefruit

Don't forget our Aromatherapy Baths Salts, ready blended with pure essentials oil to match your mood!

Inhalations: Add 4-8 drops of an essential oil onto a tissue, for colds, congestion & coughs. Essential oils - such as Lavender can also be sprinkled on the pillow to help conditions such as insomnia. Add a few drops of Frankincense Essential Oil to a bowl of steaming water & breathe in the vapours to help with chest infections & to relieve stress :)

Home & Pets

Room fragrances: Essential Oils can be used on Oil burners & vapourisers to release their fragrance & aromatic properties into your home environment. They can be used to scent your home, to promote a calm & peaceful setting & to help keep colds & germs at bay.

Immune Support: Ginger, Lemon, Lavender, Tea Tree, Manuka
Calming & Relaxing: Geranium, Ylang Ylang, Lavender, Mandarin
Meditation & Yoga: Frankincense, Myrrh, Patchouli
Focusing & Energising: Sweet Orange, Peppermint, Rosemary, Grapefruit

Pets
Essential oils such as Lavender, Eucalyptus & Peppermint can be applied to your pet's shampoo or a drop added to their collar to repel fleas.
Lavender is great for cuts & wounds - the smell will also stop your pet from biting at it when it is healing, if that is an issue & also prevent infection. On dogs, you can drop a drop of lavender onto "flea hotspots" - for example the back of the neck, behind the ears & base of the tail. As cats wash themselves & so might ingest the essential oil, it would be preferable to wash their bedding with some lavender essential added or put a drop on the back of their collar.
Citronella is another good essential oil to use as a fly-repellent, you can use this in a shampoo base/on bedding/collars/coats etc. For horses - you can use it in a water based spray & spray over the coat to ward off any pesky insects!

Sensitive Skincare In Six Steps

Sensitive skin needs extra TLC to help keep its natural balance. These 6 steps show how you can treat skin with a little sensitivity & make sure it remains nutured by nature.

1) Use 100% natural skincare, to avoid irritating chemical ingredients & preservatives that can have a negative impact on your skin health. Simple, nature-inspired products are the best care for sensitive skin. Natural skincare works in harmony with our skin's natural rhythms & won't upset its delicate balance.

2) If your skin is prone to dryness, try our Organic Coconut Oil as a simple unscented facial & body moisturiser. Organic Coconut Oil is a pure tree oil, naturally extracted without chemicals. It is helpful for dermatitis & helps to strengthen & maintain skin health.

3) To refresh & tone your skin - treat your complexion with a soothing flower water. Our Organic Orange Blossom & Rose Facial Toner are alcohol-free & contain only pure flower distillates to rejuvenate your skin & leave it dewy fresh.

4) For a fuss-free unscented skin cleanser to remove make up, try something simple, such as our cold-pressed Sweet Almond Oil. This will gently cleanse your skin & leave it gently moisturised at the same time.

5) Foaming agents can reak havoc with sensitive skin. Opt for skin-friendly bubbles made with only natural ingredients. Our range of natural liquid & bar soaps offer soothing, skin softening soaps which are suitable for sensitive, allergy-prone skin & gentle enough for baby too.

6) Our baby care products are a great choice for treating sensitive skin. Our soothing bath milk & baby moisturisers will be a welcome oasis of calm for your skin. All our baby products are 100% natural & contain only the purest ingredients, which will help to soothe & protect the most delicate skin.

Magic of Macadamia

Macadamia is a luxurious oil with regenerating & healing properties & a high absorption rate - it has even been called the 'vanishing oil' because of this!

This makes it a great carrier oil to use in massage, as it penetrates through the skin layers quickly - leaving skin smooth & supple.

Macadamia oil contains the highest level of palmitoleic acid of any plant oil.

Palmitoleic acid is found in human sebum, especially in young skin - making this oil a great choice for skin of older people & it is excellent for dry, aging skin.

Macadamia is rich in zinc & selenium which are all fantastic skin-caring minerals.

It acts as a softening emollient, protecting skin cells from deterioration, resulting in healthier skin.

SPECIAL OFFER: For 15% OFF Akamuti Organic Macadamia Oil & enjoy the benefits of this naturally nutritious skin-care oil - please click here.

We use our pure, Organic cold-pressed Macadamia Oil in the following Akamuti products:

Nappy Balm, Cuticle Moon Butter. Gardeners Hemp Hand Balm, Calendula & Chamomile Balm, Mums Tummy Butter & Organic Petroleum-Free Jelly.

Please click here to see the full range at a glance!

5 steps to summer-ready feet!

Sometimes it can be a bit daunting to bare our tootsies after a long winter in hibernation! Don't worry, here are a few top tips to help you achieve summer-ready feet in no time!

1) Brighten your nails: If your nails are discoloured, rub them with a fresh lemon wedge or 'paint' with lemon juice. You can also add our Organic Lemon Essential Oil to a foot bath; this will help to naturally brighten & whiten your nails.

2) Foot Bath: Deep clean your feet with a soothing foot soak! There are over 70,000 nerve endings on the sole of each foot, so whatever you put on your feet (& in your foot bath!) will also have an effect all your body systems. Treat your foot bath as your therapy time & choose oils & ingredients to match your mood!

If you are having trouble sleeping, why not try add chamomile & lavender to your foot bath.

You can add Grapefruit Seed Extract & Tea Tree Essential Oil as a natural anti-septic soak for fungal conditions - or try our fruity Tropical Zest Bath Salts to to refreshen & enliven your senses & leave feet fruity fresh!

Try Himalayan Salts to help detox, essential oils, honey, a chunk of raw cocoa butter slipped into the water to moisturise your feet ... the choices are endless!

3) Foot Scrub: Banish dry skin & encourage healthy circulation & skin tone by scrubbing your feet with one of our natural & organic loofahs. Farmed without chemicals, our high quality loofahs are great tools for cleansing & exfoliating. Use dry, or soap up with one of our Natural Soap Bars for a loofah lather.

4) Foot Mask: Our traditional Akamuti "foot saver technique" is to apply our pure shea butter, smothered over your feet & left for a few hours or overnight (under old socks!).
Shea butter is a fantastic moisturiser & works deep through the skin layers making it effective against dry heels & stubborn patches of dry skin. Whats more, unrefined shea butter still retains its high vitamin content, unlike bleached & processed shea butters. This means pure shea butter is the perfect active moisturiser, loaded with vitamins & skin food for nourishing & revitalising your skin.

Make Your Own: Indulgent Lemon Honey & Shea Butter Foot Mask
Mix 2 tablespoons of Honey with 1 tablespoon of fresh Lemon Juice & approx 2 tbsp of warmed shea butter, enough for both feet. Spread the mixture all over & put your feet up! Honey hydrates, lemon juice - rich in citric acid, naturally exfoliates dry skin cells & shea butter leaves your feet baby soft. If you don't have any lemon juice, you can substitute with our Organic Lemon Essential Oil.

5) Award Winning Foot Cream
Treat your feet to one of our 100% Natural Foot Creams.
Akamuti Tangerine Twist Foot Smoothie recently won a Natural Beauty Award 2010 & is a great refreshing summer foot treat. A zesty combination of tangerine & red mandarin with moisturising peach & apricot oils to help lock in moisture.

Our Shea Cocoa Mint Foot Butter blends rich, chocolatey cocoa butter with mint oils, shea butter & avocado for a soft, buttery foot treat which softens skin, leaving your feet fresh & minty.
Now in a big pot for extra feet feasts!

Make Your Own: Creamy Avocado Facial

This is easy to whip up & a great face mask for natural skin revitalising!

This recipe uses fresh avocado, which is a great fresh treat for dry, dull-looking skin. Avocado nourishes & conditions the skin & is naturally rich in Vitamin E.

This recipe also includes soothing honey & Sweet Orange Essential Oil, which is a natural source of alpha-hydroxy acids to encourage healthy new cell growth & help to renew skin tone.

You can edit the recipe to your own tastes, ie) add some ground almonds for a scrubby mask, or Lavender Essential for spot-prone skin.

Ingredients: (makes enough for approx. 1 treatment)

1/4 mashed ripe avocado

1/2 teaspoon raw honey

1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon Avocado Oil

6 drops Sweet Orange Essential Oil

Mix & mash your ingredients together, till you have a creamy consistencey.

Spread thickly over your skin & leave for approx 10 minutes.

Rinse off with warm water. When your face is properly clean, finish by splashing with cold water, to close your pores & pat dry.

Have fun! :o)

Natural Tips To Revitalise Your Eyes!

In this blog, we find out how to get rid of puffy eyes in a flash, treat your eyes to a beautifying eye massage & rehydrate your skin with rose, raspberrys & rosehips in our nature-inspired eye care products!

Our eyes are one of the first places that show if we are feeling tired or feeling run down. Chronic dark circles & puffy eyes can indicate nutritional imabalances, so its worth looking at your over-all health & diet to see where you can improve.

A diet dominated by salty foods or if you have allergies/chronic sinusitis are common causes of eye puffiness.

Chemicals found in makeup, perfumes, and detergents can all irritate eyes; they also rebel with redness at over-exposure to computer screens!

Natural Tips to help de-puff your eyes!

1) Make sure you are drinking enough water! When a person is dehydrated, the body starts storing water, so this will add to puffiness around the eyes.

2) Anything cold is great to relieve puffiness, as it helps to reduce swelling. On eyes, this method works just as well. Splash your eyes in cold water every morning, the cold will constrict blood vessels and reduce swelling.

3) You can also store our Organic Eye Toner in the fridge for a speedy eye revitaliser for that morning-after-the-night-before!

4) A speedy fix for puffy-eye days is to wrap an ice cube in a flannel & sweep outwards under the eye to quickly reduce swelling.

5) Chamomile has a great effect on tired or puffy eyes. You can soak two cotton wool pads in cold chamomile tea & place over your eyes for 15 minutes to take away puffiness.
Tap with your fingertips along the socket bone to help with the de-puffing!

6) Suprisingly raw potato is a great eye de-bagger. All you need to do is spritz your eyes with rosewater or water & slice very thin raw potato to mould around your eyes. Leave in place for 10-15 minutes! Raw cucumber slices work in the same way.

Akamuti Eye Care

Our 100% natural eyecare products have been specially developed combining the purest ingredients, inspired by nature to soothe, tone & rehydrate the delicate skin around your eyes.

Organic Eye Toner
Our soothing eye tonic is ideal for tired, puffy 'morning' eyes & for relieving redness. Blending rose, chamomile & orange blossom. Soothing & calming to the delicate tissue around the eyes, with mild astringent properties to combat puffiness. Free from preservatives & alcohol.

Rose Berry Eye Revitaliser
Developed to smooth & soothe the delicate skin around the eyes this revitalising blend will combat puffy skin around the eyes & smooth fine lines. Rosehip & evening primrose provide rich sources of vitamins & essential fatty acids to nourish & smooth away lines, while raspberry seed provides superb amounts of antioxidants, rehydrating overworked tissue & encouraging regeneration.

Beautifying Eye Massage

An eye massage relaxes tense muscles & eases away small lines, it also helps the eyes to shift puffy bags & give your under-eyes a toning work out, by boosting collagen & elastin production!

Step 1: With your two middle fingers, circle your eyes. Stroke firmly over your eyebrows & glide gently back under the eyes. Do this about 5 times.

Step 2: Starting at the bridge of your nose - squeeze the eyebrows, between your thumb & first two fingers. Hold, slowly release & move like this along the whole eyebrow.

Step 3: Apply pressure with the middle fingers, of both hands on the temples & all over the forehead. Then, use your third finger to apply gentle pressure along the socket bone - beneath the eyes, in the direction of your nose.

Step 4: Combat frown lines by rubbing your fingers in a scissor motion 'cutting' across the middle of your forehead - above the eyebrows & out to each side of the forehead.

Natural Tips For Beautiful Nails!

Take a look at your nails ... healthy nails are meant to be pink, strong & blemish free; any changes such as peeling, cracking, splitting etc are a sign that things are out of balance.

Nails are effected by diet aswell as by environmental pollutants such as harsh chemical cleaners & not-so-natural nail products - these can leave your nails weak, stained & brittle.

The structure of our nails is made up largely from a protein called keratin aswell as sulphur, potassium, selenium, calcium & other trace elements. Strong healthy nails rely on an adequate supply of these key minerals both internally & externally.

Try using our Pure Avocado Oil (rich in proteins & essential fatty acids) as a daily treatment oil to protect & revitalise your nails.

What has my liver got to do with my nails?

There is a strong connection between the health of your liver & your nails ... nails can act as reflection to the state of this important organ. If your nails are in a bad shape - give your liver a boost, implement a diet low in saturated fat, avoid alcohol & opt for fresh juices that help purify the liver including aloe vera, cucumber, beetroot, carrot & apple. Your liver will be happier & your nails will thank you for it!

Breaking/splitting nails

Externally ... moisturise everyday with our protecting Cuticle Moon Butter, with organic honey, lemon & cocoa butter. Avoid harsh detergents & soaps -wash hands in our totally gentle & soothing Lavender Liquid Hand Soap or one of our Organic Chemical-Free Soap Bars.

Internally ... Splitting, damaged nails may signal an unhealthy liver. Take the herb milk thistle, drink mineral-rich nettle tea & start eating lots of pumpkin seeds everyday! (pumpkin seeds are also great if you suffer with nail psoriasis because they are rich in zinc).

Fungal infections

Externally ... Use Organic Grapefruit Seed Extract on the effected nails twice a day, moisturising with Tea Tree & Lavender Rescue Cream. For more chronic cases, use our Organic Neem Oil as a moisturiser. If you have a fungal infection on your toenails, add a good handful of Himalayan Crystal Salt to a foot bath with half a cup of apple cider vinegar & about 10 drops of Organic Tea Tree Essential Oil & soak your feet for as long as possible. Other good anti-bacterial essential oils for your feet include: Lemon, Manuka & Eucalyptus.

Internally... Supplement your diet with garlic, drink pau d'Arco tea & take a natural antibiotic such as olive leaf extract. Avoid refined sugars, refined carbohydrates, alcohol & fermented foods. Make sure you include friendly bacteria, as fungal infections can signal depleted levels of the good guys!

White spots on nails - white spots on the nails are a classic sign of zinc deficiency. By the time you get the white spots, your zinc levels are pretty low, so eat lots of pumpkin seeds which are rich in zinc & take a zinc supplement daily.

How to Whiten Nails naturally

There are quite a few things that can leave your nails looking yellow ... for a totally natural way of whitening your nails, mix 1 tablespoon of pure lemon juice with a tablespoon of Orange Blossom Water & a few drops of Organic Lemon Essential Oil. Once a day soak a cotton wool pad in the mixture & sweep over your nails. Afterwards, moisturise the nails & cuticles with Cuticle Moon Butter. This is great if your nails have been stained by damaging nail polishes.

Rose: The Queen of Flowers

In the spirit of mothers day, we have put together a bunch of 6 lovely rose treats that will make great gifts for pampering someone special!

We are also offering 10% OFF our new Rose Geranium & Pink Clay Soap till Mothers day 14th March, so if you have not tried it already, now is your chance :)

There is a saying that roses are good for the 'skin & the soul' ... Sappho the 6th century BC Greek Poet described the red rose as the "Queen Of Flowers".
We agree & have chosen a rosey selection, symbolic of love & beauty :)

1) Fragrant Tranquility Bath Salts
Drift away in fragrant tranquility...with organic sea salts to detoxify skin impurites, a heady floral blend of pure essential oils & rose petals. Add to your bathwater to unlock the magic & enjoy a relaxing mind-soothing soak to create your own oasis of calm.

2) Rose Geranium & Pink Clay Soap
A beautiful gentle pink soap bar, with wildcrafted & fairly traded coconut oil & shea butter, enriched with mineral-rich pink clay & heady rose geranium. Perfect gift for mums.

3) Replenishing Rose Face Cream
A special skin treat. This luxurious face cream is bursting full of flowers & antioxidant rich pomegrante, raspberry & rosehip for power moisturising. Great for mature/dry skin.
Try also our decadent Rose Facial Oil for encouraging a rose soft, dewy complexion.

4) Organic Rose Facial Toner
Bottled roses for a dewy fresh complexion. Wonderfully cooling on 'hot' skin problems & sensitive skin. You can use this as a soothing toner everyday to relieve blemishes & congested complexion.

5) Rose & Marshmallow Beauty Mask
Beautifying rose & marshmallow for complexion softening & drawing out impurities for a clear complexion. A great skin cleanser, with mineral rich pink clay & soothing chamomile.

6) Buttered Rose & Almond Hand Cream
We love this hand cream, it is a decadent rose & marzipan scented moisturiser for soft & silky handcare - makes a lovely present for people who appreciate pretty things!

Fairtrade Fortnight: what will you swop? :)

Its Fairtrade Fortnight & this year, its *The BIG Swap* swapping your usual stuff for Fairtrade, whether its coffee, tea, clothing, sugar, chocolate, oranges ... roses, bananas or skincare!
Find out more on the Fairtrade Foundation's website http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/

We think that swaps are a great positive step ... it means that you don't get left out & you get to swap with something that is better for you, other people & the planet! And ... simple swops add up to big sweeps!

The same goes for swopping your skincare to natural & more ethical alternatives.

At Akamuti, we swop chemical preservatives, artificial fragrances, petroleum & synthetic foaming agents for ingredients that are 100% natural - with an emphasis on organic & fair trade.

It means that your skin is allowed to flourish naturally & remain balanced in its own natural beauty - all without bombardment by chemical substances.

At the same time, ethical & fair trading helps empower communities worldwide, preserving traditional ways of life, encouraging sustainability & protecting natural habitats & wildlife!

Have a fun & fairtrade fortnight :)
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Natural tips for a happier, healthier you :)

If you were greeted into the new year with a less than refreshing start, here are a few tips to help cleanse your frazzled mind & body!

Inside out!
Over-indulging on comfort foods & drink always has the nasty habit of making an unwelcome appearance on our skin.
Our skin & complexion act as the perfect barometer for our health - so if we are less than healthy inside, this will show up as spots & blemishes, dull complexions & dry, itchy patches.
(I think most people are aware that if you eat a diet of hamburgers & vodka, your body won't shine to its full potential!)

The positive effects of following a good diet & healthier lifestyle will reflect in a glowing complexion, shining eyes & healthy hair!

Top tips:

Drink 1-2 litres of pure water every day!

These words may have been worn to tatters but they are still wise ones ... keeping well hydrated is your number one moisturiser & blemish banisher!

Be kind to your digestion!

Take Organic Aloe Vera Juice & a good pro-biotic if you suffer with frequent digestive upsets. Add some pure lemon juice to warm water first thing in the morning to cleanse your system.

A healthy digestive system is the core of good health!
If you frequently suffer with spot outbreaks on your forehead & near your eyebrows - this may signal a congested colon - so make sure you drink lots of water & include more good fibre in your diet!

Think Raw!

Opt for unprocessed natural wholefoods & try eating as much pure, unprocessed food as possible; raw fruits, vegetables, seeds & nuts are rich in enzymes & full of life force to put the spring back in your step!

Drink nettle tea!
Nettle tea is one of the best herbal teas for skincare as it reduces the bodys release of histamines, so can help with skin inflammation. Drinking 2-3 cups of nettle tea a day will help keep the bowels moving to release trapped waste, which otherwise encourage skin problems & blemishes.

Get your greens!
Make barley grass part of your life this year, fantastic skin food, enzyme-rich - it will help remineralise your body with essential vitamins & enzymes. Buy pure barley grass powder & add to warm water for a health-giving tea!

Eat healthy fats
A low intake of healthy fat leaves skin cells weak & prone to damage & premature ageing. Include as many healthy fats in your diet such as those found in avocado, pumpkin seeds, oily fish, almonds, hemp & flaxseed oils.

Snack on nuts & seeds
Because they are rich in essential fats, including some nuts & seeds in your diet can help you shed excess weight. Almonds are rich in Vitamin E & reputed to trim your waistline!
If you suffer with acne or a chronic skin condition such as eczema - eating foods rich in zinc & selenium will also help your skin repair quicker. Think Pumpkin Seeds & Brazil Nuts!

Exercise! Walk, run, dance, sing ... get yourself moving around!

Indulge in a full body massage!

You will feel great afterwards & massage helps to remove unwanten toxins from your body tissues.

Give up smoking!

... and try to avoid anything that might have a negative effect on your skin & rob your body of vital nutrients, such as excessive alcohol consumption, high-sugar intake & too much fat.

Look for alternatives!

Reduce & replace. Achieving a healthier lifestyle can sometimes be hard work - give yourself goals you know you can stick too. Reduce the strain on your body by swopping your everyday 'naughties' ie) agave nectar instead of refined sugar, raw, sugar free chocolate & organically produced alcohol when possible!

Emotional Detox!

Our emotions & state of mind have a huge impact on our health.
There are lots of things you can do to shift to a happier state of being, something that makes you happy, supporting a cause that you believe in, spending time with friends & family, spending time in nature ... most importantly living with gratitude & focusing attention on the good things we have!

If you feel stuck in a rut, bogged down by emotional toxins - remember that whatever energy we carry with us. attracts that energy. The saying goes "energy flows where attention goes".

You can release your need to carry the pain & guilt others have put on you, you don't need them to live your life - they only act as emotional sludge.

You can also let go of the unkind labels you’ve placed on yourself.

Bad things happen but we can choose how we look at them. We can hold onto them & keep them to 'remind us' how bad our life is OR we can choose to learn, make changes, see the positive things highlighted in our dark times, re-evaluate & grow from our experiences!

Wishing you all a happy & healthy year ahead!

The 'Skin Detox' Box - cleansing & purifying treats for your skin!

The Skin Detox Box

We have put together an exclusive selection of cleansing & detoxing products to help purify your skin this new year. Our Skin detox Box is a great starting point for a healthier you this 2010, great if you over-indulged a little over the holidays & now your skin is paying the price!

Normal price would be: £32.00
Special Offer Price: £27.95
You Save: £4.05!

Make the most of this offer now >>> click here.

A Chance To Win!
If you would like to put your name 'in the hat' to win one of our exclusive Skin Detox Boxes- please email info@akamuti.co.uk with your name & address, email headed 'Skin Detox Box'.

We'll nominate winners on Monday 18th January... good luck :)

Our Skin Detox Box contains:

1 x Himalayan Crystal Bath Salts 500g
1 x Purifying Clay Mask Pack
1 x Grapefruit Essential Oil 10ml
1 x Lavender & Geranium Body Massage Oil 110ml
1 x Organic Loofah Pad
1 x Cleansing Nettle & Lemon Tea

Himalayan Salt Crystals
Himalayan crystal salts are an incredible source of minerals essential to health. As the purest salt available it contains every mineral and trace element found in the human body!
The cleansing effects of a 30-minute sole bath are reputed to equal that of a 3-day detox, helping to re-mineralise your body & leave you & your skin feeling refreshed & alive. The beautiful rose pink of Himalayan salt is due to its high concentration of magnesium.

Purifying Clay Mask Pack
Sundried green clay has remarkable cleansing powers - with an ability to draw out impurities that may be lurking in the skin. This clay mask pack is ideal for anyone with sensitive or problem skin or any complexion in need of some attention. Make up your mask with the bottle of Organic Rosewater supplied. Rosewater is soothing, cleansing & rebalancing on any skin type.

Lavender & Geranium Body Oil
A relaxing & soothing aromatherapy body oil for massage, enriched with apricot & golden jojoba to nourish & condition. Geranium helps to drain the lymph & prevent a bulid up of cellulite in the skin, by encouraging the skins own micro circulation. Lavender is a great healing oil for encouraging skin regeneration & repair & helps many skin complaints. Massage in general helps to improve lymph drainage, circulation & improve skin tone in congested skin.

Grapefruit Essential Oil
One of the favourite essential oils to help detoxify your skin & body. It is also commonly used for congested muscles & muscle fatigue. Add to your bath & use for body massage to stimulate the lymphatic system - the body's own detoxification system & help combat cellulite & fluid retention.

Organic Loofah Pad
Sun-dried, organically grown loofah for exfoliating your skin. Great to encourage lymphatic drainage & improve circulation - getting rid of dead skin cells so that your skin can glow through!

Organic Cleansing Infusion ~ Nettle & Lemon Tea
20 cleansing tea bags made from Organic Nettles & Lemon Peel. Together they help to cleanse your system, support metabolism, and are loaded with minerals.
A great skin tonic from the inside!

The Magic of Frankincense

Where does Frankincense come from?
Frankincense is a beautiful tree resin that originates in the Middle East. In order to get the resin to make Frankincense essential oil, the tree trunk is cut to allow a milky substance to surface. This is left for several weeks, by which time it hardens in the air, into the gum resin. The essential oil is then steam distilled from this pure tree resin, to make the healing essential oil.

Uses:
Frankincense makes an energising & mind-clearing incense to clear your home & work spaces.
It is also a revered ancient healer on skin problems, so makes a wonderful rejuvenating addition to your natural beauty regime!

Frankincense is considered a spiritual oil & is used to encourage meditation - it slows & deepens the breath, while relaxing the brain, producing feelings of calm.
Frankincense works on lots of levels & is a powerful tonic in times of stress, its one of the oils that can really soothe the whole body and mind.
It is a very effective remedy for anxiety, depression, nervous tension, emotional upsets, and stress-related digestive problems.
As an immune stimulant, it clears the lungs & can help respiratory conditions such as asthma, colds & chest infections.

Frankincense in skincare:
Frankincense has amazing rejuvenating properities on the skin - it is ideal for treating cuts, scars, acne, blemishes, soothing skin inflammation & is a fantastic oil for mature skin. It is reputed to give new life to aging skin - to help smooth wrinkles, blemishes & balance an oily complexion.

Burners and vaporizers: Helps with conditions such as bronchitis, colds, coughs. Calms the mind, reduces anxiety. To help create inner peace, put things into perspective & break out of obsessive states linked to the past.
Bath & massage: Frankincense oil can be added to your bath for a general tonic, poor circulation, exhaustion, nightmares, heavy periods, respiratory problems - to name just a few. It also has a good astringent effect on the skin, so great for toning mature skin & healing skin problems such as skin ulcers.
Wash: To promote healing & prevent scarring on wounds, add a few drops of frankincense to the water when cleaning the wound.

We love Frankincense so much that you will find it scattered throughout our range in our:

Pure Frankincense Essential Oil, Natural Frankincense Resin, Frankincense Body Moisturiser, Frankincense Facial Toner, Frankincense & Myrrh Body Oil, Olive & Avocado Night Cream, Myrrh & Frankincense Balm, Exotic Spice Pulse Point.

In the spotlight: Myrrh & Frankincense Balm

Our Myrrh & Frankincense Balm was one of the first products we made & is practically our mascot!
It has a strong following of devoted fans, including a cow who used it to help her problem skin!

This is one of our favourite balms, power charged with amazing tree goodness, its one to have handy! Its motto: "I'm ready for anything!"

Frankincense & Myrrh have been revered since ancient times as powerful healers, encouraging purification & regeneration of the skin.
Myrrh is a potent skin purifier, with antiseptic & astringent properties.
Frankincense energises & soothes the skin, causing healthy new cell growth.

This super rich balm can be used for a whole host of things ... the following are a few ideas but if you have any others, let us know!

1) Intensive Face Treatment: If you have very dry, damaged or mature skin this works brilliantly as an intensive moisturiser to rejuvenate, heal & purify your skin. Try it as a super charged night cream!

2) Aromatic Chest Rub: Frankincense is renowned for calming & clearing the respiratory system, whilst myrrh is a fantastic decongestant.

3) First Aid Balm: Apply to fungal infections, scars, scabs, marked, irritated skin & rashes.

4) Winter Hand Balm: A gorgeously rich balm for protecting cold hands!

5) Heel Softener: Banish hard, dry skin on your feet with this healing foot treat.

6) For Men: Makes a soothing, exotic after-shave balm to keep skin smooth & soft.

Made with these pure tree based ingredients to nourish & protect your skin: Sweet Almond Oil, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Organic Beeswax, Frankincense Resin, Myrrh Resin, Frankincense Essential Oil, Myrrh Essential Oil

Discover the powers of myrrh & frankincense, infused into our rich & luxurious balm here.

What's Your Ayurvedic Skin Type?

Ayurveda is an ancient holistic system, meaning the ‘art of living wisely.’
It recognises that we are all unique, focusing on food, lifestyle, massage,
yoga and herbal remedies to suit our individual make-up & enhance our well
being.

A quick look at the 3 Doshas:

According to the five element theory of Ayurveda, there are three main doshas or constitutions, Vata (air & ether) Pitta (fire & water) and Kapha (water & earth). These 3 doshas also relate to the 3 main types of skin. We may have a combination of two or three but usually have a predominant dosha.

Each skin type is susceptible to different types of problems - you may be born with a certain skin-type, but that might change due to your diet, lifestyle and environmental conditions. (Combination skin may combine 2 or 3 of the dosha types).

Vata: People with more vata tend to be 'airy'. In balance they are clear & creative but when vata is out of balance, this can lead to feeling restless & 'spaced-out'. Health problems include: insomnia, constipation & dry chapped skin & hair. Vata skin tends to be thinner & drier
& readily mirrors emotional stress & anxiety.

Pitta: People with mostly pitta are 'fiery'. They are driven & ambitious with an entrepreneurial spirit but out of balance become angry, frustrated, irritable & obsessive. Pitta skin can reflect the fiery nature, leaving it sensitive & prone to inflammation.

Kapha: Kaphas are calm, steady & serene with sweet dispositions. They are heavy sleepers but when Kapha is out of balance, waking up can be difficult & kaphas become withdrawn & lethargic. Head & chest is congested, digestion is slow & Kapha skin becomes 'wetter' & oily, prone to conditions like cystic acne.

Vata Skin

Description: Vata skin is dry, soft, thin, fine pored, delicate and cool to the touch but easily gets dehydrated.
Balanced Vata: In balance your complexion is delicate like porcelain, with a doll-like complexion.
Imbalanced Vata: Vata skin can suffer with excessive dryness, rough and flaky skin.

Potential problems: Because Vata Skin is thinner & gets quite dry - it has a tendency to premature ageing & tends to develop wrinkles earlier than other skin types.
Bad digestion can make Vata skin appear dull and is more susceptible to disorders such as dry eczema and fungal infections. Emotional stress - worry, fear and lack of sleep, has a debilitating effect on Vata skin and can make it look tired and lack-lustre.

Inside Beauty: To help enhance your Vata Skin, you need to nourish your skin from the inside. Include healthy fats for 'internal moisturising', such as an omega rich seed oil like Hemp. Make sure to include plenty of nourishing whole grains, nuts and green leafy vegetables in your diet. Drink lots of lukewarm water throughout the day for internal hydration & eat plenty of sweet juicy fruits, as they help cleanse the body and also provide extra hydration as well. Vatas benefit from quiet walks & also deep breathing exercises to help ground them.

Vata Skincare tips: Just as fine china easily cracks, vata skin needs special care and attention to prevent premature wrinkles. In the morning, wash your face in lukewarm water, or even better some warm chamomile tea, for its soothing properties.
Moisturise frequently and avoid any harsh or drying products on your face.

For cleansing, use our Sweet Orange Cleanser - it contains no harsh stripping ingredients & as a cream cleanser, it will actually add moisture back to your skin.
Evening Primrose Day Cream - a good moisturiser to help lock in moisture throughout the day. Older Vatas might like to supplement with our Olive & Avocado Night Cream for extra richness.
During the dry winter months, use a few drops of Pomegranate Oil afterwards. Keep a little tin of Wildcrafted Shea Butter in your bag for dry hands & lips.

Calming Vata Essential Oils: These essential oils are all great for balancing Vata types - drop in your bath or add to aromatherapy diffusers around the home: Lavender, Geranium, Rose & Sweet Orange. See our range of pure essential oils here.

Vata Favourite: Massage each morning with our Lavender & Geranium Body Oil - an ideal way to both moisturise and calm your nerves!

Pitta Skin

Description: Pitta skin is fair, sensitive, soft, warm,with a rosy or golden glow. Pitta skin tends to be more prone to freckles and moles than the other skin types.
Balanced Pitta: In balance, Pitta complexions are clear and subtly radiant, the classic “peaches and cream” complexion.
Imbalanced Pitta: Pitta skin is quick to become irritated in hot, sunny weather and easily reacts to stress, hormones, poor diet, and chemicals in skincare products.

Potential problems: Pitta is the fiery one! Pitta skin tends to have more breakouts, pigment disorders, rashes, rosacea, acne, photo sensitivity. Your skin will be less tolerant to hot food & can flare up when its feeling out of balance, aggravated by emotional stress, especially suppressed anger, frustration, or resentment. Of all the three skin types, Pitta skin has the least tolerance for the sun, is photosensitive, and most likely to accumulate sun damage over the years.

Inside Beauty: To keep fiery pitta skin beautiful, you must look after your liver. If you keep your liver as cool as a cucumber, then your skin will remain calm & cool. This means keeping away from liver burdening substances such as alcohol, soda, junk food, and unhealthy fats &
avoiding fermented and acidic foods. Your skin will flourish with cooling fruits and vegetables - coconut, zucchini, cucumber, melon, mint tea ... add plenty of cooling and detoxifying spices like coriander and turmeric to your daily diet.
Listen to soothing music & don't go out in full sun when its too hot, pittas should try to keep in the shade!

Pitta skincare tips: Pitta Skin needs cooling & there is none better for this job than the wonderful rose. Make sure your skincare regime is rose centered!
When applying moisturizer, spritz your face with our Organic Rose Facial Toner first.

Pitta skin will love our soothing Rose & Marshmallow Beauty Mask, Organic Chamomile Wash & Replenishing Rose Facial Oil.

As Pitta skin can be quite sensitive, opt for a totally natural body moisturiser - cooling Organic Coconut Oil was made for pitta!

Cooling Pitta Essential Oils: These essential oils are all great for cooling Pitta types - drop in your bath or add to aromatherapy diffusers around the home: Ylang Ylang, Lavender,
Spearmint, Rose, Vetiver. See our range of pure essential oils here.

Pitta Favourite: Carry a bottle of our Peppermint Rose Summer Spritzer with you on your travels, to keep your skin cooled & refreshed.

Kapha Skin

Description: Kapha skin is one of the most resilient, it is thicker, so less chances of drying out & copes well in the sun. Kapha skins are rich in collagen and connective tissue, so less prone to wrinkles!
Balanced Kapha: Soft, smooth skin with a dewy, moon-radiant complexion!
Imbalanced Kapha: If out of balance, Kapha skin will have enlarged pores, excessively oily skin, moist eczema, blackheads, acne and water retention.

Potential problems: As Kapha skin can become oily, cystic acne may be a problem when younger, and older Kaphas may be prone to weight gain, which can leave skin puffy & loose. Keeping your oilier skin healthy requires cleansing and exfoliation but harsh skincare products will strip your skin of oils & actually encourage your skin to produce more oil.

Inside Beauty: When feeding your skin from the inside, steer clear of fried foods, rich desserts, and other heavy, sweet, or fatty foods. Include kapha-balancing spices in your daily diet: turmeric for detox & fenugreek, which improves both sugar and fat metabolism. Drink ginger tea to fire up your metabolism. Working up a good sweat a few times a week also helps control weight and will keep your skin and pores deeply cleansed and toned from the inside out.

Deep tissue massage, dry brushing & herbal steam baths also help detoxify sluggish skin.

Kapha skincare tips: Kapha skin needs cleansing & exfoliating. Use our Sweet Orange Facial Scrub to stimulate circulation, with Distilled Organic Witch Hazel Water to tone & balance greasy skin. Kapha skin would also benefit from a cleansing mask such as our Neem Mineral Mask.

Younger Kaphas should use tea tree centered products to help combat spots.

Stimulating Kapha Essential Oils: These essential oils are all great for re-energising Kapha types - drop in your bath or add to aromatherapy diffusers around the home: Eucalyptus, Rosemary, Lemon and Frankincense. See our range of pure essential oils here.

Kapha Favourite: Massage each morning with our Frankincense & Myrrh Body Oil - warm & spicy, this body oil will help keep you energised!

Natural Aromatherapy Face-Lift!

Taking ten minutes a day to massage your face can produce amazing results.
A facial massage relaxes tense muscles & ease away small lines, so your skin looks smooth & firmer. It can also help to prevent new lines appearing by boosting collagen & elastin production!

Firstly, choose your oil blend!

You can massage with a cleansing cream or a plain carrier oil. However, if you wanted to fine-tune your facial massage, choose from one of our blends below. Alternatively, try our Replenishing Rose Facial Oil as a replenishing massage treatment on dry/oily skin with blemishes/inflammation.

Oily skin
Carrier Oil: 10ml Watermelon Seed Oil
Essential Oils: 2 drops lavender, 1 drop each of lemon & geranium

Sensitive Skin
Carrier Oil: 10ml Apricot Kernel Oil
Essential Oils: 2 drops chamomile, 1 drop lavender

Dry Skin
Carrier Oil: 5ml Avocado Oil, 5ml Golden Jojoba Oil
Essential Oils: 1 drop Frankincense, 2 drops Rose Otto

Prepare your skin

Wash & cleanse your skin first to remove impurities. For dry skin or to remove make-up use our Sweet Orange Facial Cleanser. Spritz your face with Organic Rose Facial Toner & pat dry with a cotton wool pad. For acne-prone skin, use Distilled Tea Tree, for its natural anti-bacterial & spot zapping qualities.

Begin your massage

1) Pour a small amount of oil blend in your palms & rub between your hands to warm. Cup your face & gently slide your oiled hands out towards your ears. This will release tension. Repeat 3 times.

2) This next step will help firm the neck & chin area. Open your mouth, pursing your lips tightly in over your teeth. Holding this position, make slow circular movements around your mouth, chin & jawline with your middle fingers. Then work up either side of the nose & out over the forehead to your temples.

3) Make large circles with flattened fingers, on the large muscle on the left side of your neck, using your right hand. Then do the same with your left hand, on the right side of your neck. You can work on both sides together, vary your movements. This will help encourage a healthy circulation & keeps the lymph flowing (to dispel toxins). Also, do this around the back of your neck - as tension here shows in the face.

4) Tilting your head to the right, briskly stroke with the back of your left hand, then the back of your right - up the left side of the neck. One hand lifts off, the other begins a stroke. Repeat on the right side.

These stimulating movements are great to help combat ageing, improve the flow of oxygen to the skin to leave it glowing beautifully & improve over-all skin tone & texture!

In the spotlight: Shea Mandarin Body Butter

Our indulgent Shea Mandarin Body Butter is perfect for adding to your skincare regime if your skin is on the drier side, or if you simply want a bit of extra protection over the colder weeks.

7 ingredients, 7 steps to loved skin!

1) Shea Butter
The core ingredient for this body moisturiser is fairly traded shea butter.
Our shea butter is unrefined & wildcrafted, so brimming with nutrients. It hasn't been refined or deodorised so still retains all its amazing skin caring agents! Packed with vitamins A & E, shea butter has remarkable moisturisng qualities, whilst also feeding the skin, brilliant for eczema, itching & skin blemishes!

2) Apricot Kernel Oil
The cold-pressed oil in this butter is a lovely skin conditioner, to nourish, soften & smooth away any inflammation. Perfectly suited to dehydrated, delicate, mature and sensitive skin

3) Baobab Oil
Our community traded baobab oil is a skincare secret, omega-rich & a high percentage of Vitamins A, D, & E, helping to regenerate & improve skin elasticity.

4) Olive Oil
The finest organic extra virgin olive oil is used in our recipes. olive oil has been used in skincare for thousands of years. Rich in minerals, proteins & vitamins, especially in Vitamin E, a potent antioxidant - it helps to reduce wrinkles & replenish moisture & nutrients lost through exposure to the sun & weather.

5) Sweet Orange
A good skin tonic, organic sweet orange oil assists the lymphatic system, helping to detoxify congested skin, dealing with dermatitis, soothing a dry irritated skin & supporting collagen formation, plus it smells gorgeous!

6) Red Mandarin
A fruity skin tonic, red mandarin oil also helps to improve your skin tone & circulation, making it a useful choice for cellulite. Soothing on sensitive skin.

7) Myrrh (last but not least!)
For the final stamp of approval, a dash of healing myrrh oil is added to our body butter.
A natural preservative & powerful cleanser, myrrh helps to clear the skin of imperfections. A fantastic rejuvenator on dry skin, this is an amazing & magical oil.

With winter approaching, its time to step up on some skin-caring TLC ... what better way than adding a rich active moisturiser like this, to help keep your skin smooth & supple!

Love your lips!

Lips get sensitive in the winter weather, so make sure you wrap them up in one of our lovely butter rich blends!

Each ingredient in our lip balms is dedicated to loving your lips; keeping them super soft ... so keeping you smiling! Each pot comes ready with a nature-inspired soothing formula, so you can kiss goodbye to chapped,cracked & dry lips!

Our lip balms & butters:

Honey & Chamomile Lip Balm
Honey & chamomile are kind & caring by nature & make this lip balm great if you have super-sensitive lips that need extra TLC. Chamomile is an anti-inflammatory & helps to soothe & soften, while honey is added to heal & protect. With rich butters of organic cocoa butter & olive oil, try & see for yourself, this little pot of goodness is our winter favourite!

Ruby Fruits Lip Butter
Minimise the impact of winter weather & keep your lips fruity soft with this luscious all natural lip butter. Organic cocoa butter & special red palm oil with organic orange & red manadrin, means this soothing lip butter is packed with plant power to keep your lips soft, smooth & protected.

For an unscented, indulgent natural lip butter, why not try our Mango Tree Butter.
Now also available in smaller-size tin, so great for slipping in your bag & for natural lip care.

Summer Skincare 2009

Dusting the cobwebs off our blog to bring you our latest tips for summer!
Summer can sometimes bring with it a few skin problems such as sunburn, dryness or sensitivity but you can help keep summer skin upsets to a minimum by following these skincare tips!

CLEANSE EVERYDAY
Make sure you cleanse everyday to remove pollutants & grime; these can get trapped in your skin & cause breakouts. A good summertime cleanse is with our Sweet Orange Cleansing Cream, as this contains fruity orange oil to lift away dead skin cells, myrrh for purifying & comes as a cream to help balance moisture levels to keep your skin soft & glowing throughout the day.

ENRICH YOUR MOISTURISER
You may like to step-up & add an indulgent moisturiser to your skincare routine to give your skin some extra nutrients that might otherwise get lost when exposed to the elements.
Our favourite is Unrefined Shea Butter, you can use it on dry skin & all over as a rich replenishing body butter to help improve skin texture - great for sorting out those dry heels that might have been neglected whilst in winter hibernation! See a selection of our shea butter products here
Another favourite is our Cocoa & Almond Body Butter, with organic cocoa butter traditionally used by African women to keep skin smooth & supple. Smells wonderfully of chocolate :-)
Use Raspberry Oil as a light facial moisturiser to replenish anti-oxidants & protect your skin from damaging rays.

LOOK AFTER YOUR HAIR
Sun can dry the hair out, so to keep it feeling soft & silky - condition with Organic Coconut Oil, this will help condition your scalp & restore your hair with its rich source of minerals to soften the hair shaft from root to tip.

COOL DOWN
Travelling around when its hot can be a bit uncomfortable, so why not arm yourself with one of our Summer Spritzers to keep you cool on the move. With cooling mint & rose waters, this is great for soothing redness & heat or just simply mist over your face for a refreshing tonic. Also comes in a mini version which is great for kids or slipping in your bag.

LOOKING AFTER LIPS
You can't go through summer without a good lip butter to rely on. Why not try our popular Organic Honey & Chamomile Lip Balm to keep your lips soothed & protected. This potent pot of magic is enriched with Organic Cocoa Butter & also doubles up as a good rescue salve on any dry, chapped skin or insect bites!

3 SUMMER ESSENTIALS
Sometimes, skin may need an emergency rescue - so we decided to pick out 3 of our favourites that will give your skin some solace when things heat up!

SHEA BUTTER SOOTHING SALVE - a great product, does exactly what it says on the pot!
With evening primrose oil & chamomile for sunburn, dry skin & itchy rashes.

ORGANIC BABY FLOWER WASH - not just for baby & just what your skin needs is a little TLC to calm, cool & refresh. A kind & caring combination of rose & chamomile to gently bring your skin back to balance.

LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL - everybody should have a bottle! This is a great first-aider, wonderful for treating everything from burns, headaches, spots & bites ... drop some in the bath for soothing your skin & mind.