Neal's Yard Remedies Beauty Book

Neal's Yard Remedies have just launched the brand new Beauty Book

BUY HERE

It's a wonderful edition to any coffee table but presently mine is mostly living on my kitchen table, It's packed with up to date information on how to identify your skin type and nourish it accordingly.  I'll be sharing the lotion and potion recipes with you as I try them out.


Your essential guide to natural beauty from the in-house experts at Neal’s Yard Remedies.

• Over 60 natural foods & ingredients – fully illustrated and detailing their beneficial properties • Step-by-step guides to simple pampering techniques – including feet and hand massage, and body brushing
• 6 make-up looks – with easy to follow step-by-step directions
• Daily beauty regimes – how to achieve glowing skin, a younger-looking complexion, stronger hair and much more

The fully illustrated must-have guide includes:

• 100+ organic beauty recipes – such as anti-ageing eye creams and exfoliating masks

Written by:
Susan Curtis 
Practising homoeopath and naturopath, and our Director of Natural Health

Pat Thomas
Journalist, campaigner, broadcaster and editor of our natural health website, NYR Natural News

Fran Johnson
Cosmetic Scientist, practising aromatherapist and our Formulations Manager (the brains behind some of our award-winning beauty)

Justine Jenkins
Renowned celebrity make-up artist, broadcaster and cruelty-free cosmetics ambassador

“An A-Z of aesthetic alchemy – from a detailed directory of vital ingredients to natural recipes for organic skincare” Vogue.co.uk

BUY HERE:

Enjoy, Dawn x

Immortelle Essential oil

I have an exciting new product to share with you... Immortelle also known as Helichrysum, is the latest organic essential oil from Neal's Yard Remedies Organic.

The Immortelle plant is an aromatic herb, native to the Mediterranean, with yellow, daisy-like flowers.
The flowers do not wither and are popular with florists, hence their name Everlasting Flowers or the French Immortelle. 

The Immortelle essential oil is highly valued for perfumery as well as aromatherapy.

Latin name: Helichrysum Italicum  Origin: Bosnia (although it grows quite happily here in my Kentish garden in the UK)

Method of extraction: Steam distillation of the fresh flowering tops.

Description: Immortelle oil is a yellow liquid, sometimes with a tinge of red.

The Flower oil scent: is heady and honeylike, with a warm and spicy undertone.

Key actions: Balancing, Cooling, Moving, Regenerative.

Key reasons of use: Stress, nervous exhaustion, depression, allergies, eczema.

Methods of use: Massage, bath, skin cream, room fragrance, inhalation.

Blends well with: Chamomile, geranium, lavender, rose and citrus oils.

About the product:

Regenerative

Skin-soothing

Cooling

De-stressing & uplifting

Heady, honey-like aroma with warm & spicy undertone

Directions for blending with a base oil, lotion, bath oil or shower gel:

Adults with no skin sensitivities (1-2%): blend up to 5 drops in 10ml (2tsp), up to 10 drops in 20ml (4tsp), up to 15 drops in 30ml (2tbsp), up to 30 drops in 60ml (4tbsp)

Children over 2 years, adults with delicate skin, or for applying to face (less than 1%): blend up to 2 drops in 10ml (2tsp), up to 4 drops in 20ml (4tsp), up to 6 drops in 30ml (2tbsp), up to 12 drops in 60ml (4tbsp)

Vaporisation: add 2-4 drops of essential oils to a burner or diffuser

A 5ml bottle is £30 and you can purchase it HERE

With love, Dawn x