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5 ways with … 100% natural ingredients to love your skin

5 ways with ..100% natural ingredients - nipitinthebud.co.ukMy 5 ways with … posts have always been about a glut of allotment produce before now.  Today I wanted to continue the theme with natural beauty products after having the thought ‘‘I shouldn’t be using anything on my skin I wouldn’t put in my mouth”.   I recall my Chinese medicine Doctor telling me my skin was my third lung so it makes sense to be more considerate of what I smother it with.  I’ve been making very conscious decisions about what I eat lately (with good gut health, improved hydration and longevity in mind). Eating more mindfully has made me question what I put on to my body in the name of taking care of myself.  My bathroom cupboard is a contradiction of natural skincare products from brands like Weleda and Dr Organic, home made mixtures and artificially pumped potions promising x y and z while being cryptic about what ingredients will make that happen.  Most of the items in my bathroom cupboard, natural or otherwise, don’t have the ingredients listed on the tubes or pots once the outer packaging has been discarded.  So I resolved to Konmari my toiletries and ditch anything that didn’t ‘spark joy’.  For me that meant meeting all 3 of these criteria – smelling lovely, feeling amazing on my skin and leaving me in no doubt as to what made it smell and feel so good.   This post is a summary of some of the things I was left with – my 5 favourite 100% natural ingredient products to love my skin.

1/  Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate)

I first came across epsom salts when I started allotment gardening.  I read about how beneficial an epsom salts solution was for plants as soil is often depleted of magnesium, a vital mineral for healthy plant growth.  I also read how helpful epsom salts are for achy muscles after a day of gardening so each time I remembered to feed the soil I’d have a soak in the bath.  I found it so helpful I started to research more about the benefits of epsom salts and looked into sourcing larger quantities.  This is when I discovered not all epsom salts are equal.  Buying a good quality organic, food grade epsom salt was more important than saving on price.  And as you’re absorbing the minerals through your skin it makes sense to source the most natural version you can find.  For a few years now I’ve been buying organic food grade BitterSalz from a company in Germany via Amazon.  A 25kg sack costs £23 with free delivery (smaller quantities available but it’s more cost effective to upsize if you have the storage space).   I’ve not found anywhere that can match that price, even poorer quality epsom salts.  Don’t be fooled by fancy looking artificially coloured bags of bath salts you can buy on the high street at about £5 for a 1kg bag!
5 ways with ..100% natural ingredients_epsom salts and lavender oil - nipitinthebud.co.uk

How I use epsom salts

When I have a bath in the evening I add 1-2 cups of epsom salts to the bath water (depending on how much my body needs some tlc).  Soaking in an epsom salts bath for at least 20 minutes draws toxicity out of your skin.  The warm water opens up your cell membranes and encourages blood to come to the surface of the skin.  The heat thins the lymph which boosts your immune system.  The epsom salts solution has a softening effect on the skin by removing the scurf layer (skin brushing before your bath can really enhance this effect).  An epsom salts bath has a deeply relaxing effect on your muscles so you’re likely to step out of it feeling weary.  This is why I only add epsom salts to an evening bath as the process of toxin elimination continues when you go to sleep.   When I combine this with an early night the effects are wonderful and I wake feeling refreshed and wonder why I don’t remember to do it more often.  If I did remember to do it more often I would reduce the quantity of salts I used which would reduce the effect and be counter productive.  A planned Sunday evening bath as a conscious self-care ritual combined with a day of good hydration and an early night has far greater appeal. It’s really important to drink plenty of water before and after your bath and not have the water so hot that you perspire a lot.  If you’ve not used epsom salts before I’d recommend starting with smaller quantities and gradually increasing.  If you’re pregnant or have high blood pressure research further before making epsom salts a part of a regular regime.  Epsom salt baths are safe for children and help relax their tired bodies in the same way as ours.  My boys love pouring a small cup of epsom salts into their bath water.  At that ratio of salts to bath water there’d be no harm in a little going in their mouth or in their eyes but I always remind them that sicky tummies and stingy eyes may be the result if they get too splashy or if you’re Luca, have a good glug!

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2/  Good quality sleep

You’re right, sleep isn’t a 100% natural ingredient left in my bathroom cupboard after the purge.  How rich I’d be if I could invent bottled sleep!  I’ve chosen it next as a follow on from epsom salts aiding sleep though because the quality of your sleep has a massive impact on the health of your skin.  You could use all the products on the market found to aid sleep but if you are permanently sleep deprived your skin will suffer.  Stress hormones impact your skins ability to regenerate, its elasticity and its ability to eliminate toxins.  When your body is busy producing stress hormones to keep you functioning and you’re tired you’re more likely to reach for stimulants to get you through the day.   We all know that sugar and caffeine are no friend to hydrated, nourished, happy skin.
What I do have in bathroom cupboard are a few products that help me to sleep when life is off balance.  When my Mum died last year I found it really hard to switch off at night and fall asleep.  Or I’d fall into an exhausted sleep only to startle awake a few hours later unable to get back to sleep.  Making simple modifications to how I prepared for sleep really helped.  I started sprinkling drops of Dr Organic pure lavender oil onto the pillows when I took the boys up for stories (I had it in the cupboard as one of my post-natal birthing essentials – a few drops in the bath is wonderful for healing wounds).  When the boys had fallen asleep I’d go downstairs and make a Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime tea*.  An hour before bed I’d take a dose of Higher Nature’s Valerian sleep aid.*  I also have Dr Organic Lavender Sleep Therapy body oil which the boys enjoy having rubbed onto their legs (I bought it originally for this purpose when Euan was suffering from leg cramps).  It contains soothing lavender and magnesium to help relax the muscles and as soon as I smell it I feel like my body lets out a sigh.  Fragrances are so evocative and my sense of smell seems to be more sensitive since Mum died (coincidentally perhaps but I’m definitely much more in my body and emotionally reactive to smells)
(*I haven’t found confirmation of these products being organic)

Sleeping beauty in ABC carrier - nipitinthebud.co.uk

3/  Oil based face creams

As my skin has matured (and aged since having children!) I prefer using oils or oil based creams on my skin rather than water based lotions.  If I were to take one of those skin care questionnaires my skin type would be normal with occasional dry patches.  90% of the time my skin is fine but I get the occasional (like years apart) eczema flare ups on my eyelids.  Monitoring it over the years suggests it’s hormone related as I’ve had few issues since having children (which balanced my hormones after years of infertility).  I also think at it’s worst 10+ years ago it was stress related.  Back then I visited the doctor with a particularly bad flare up that was making it difficult to even open one eyelid.  He shrugged and said he could prescribe a topical steroid but cautioned ”they don’t really work for a lot of people and as they thin the skin I wouldn’t recommend it on your eyelids for more than a few days.  You’re probably better off just using a barrier cream or something like Vaseline when it’s really dry”.  I liked this Doctor and although it sounded unhelpful, especially suggesting vaseline for broken skin, I appreciated his reluctance to send me away with a pharmaceutical option.  I continued my search for something that would relieve my eyelids as they cycled through tight red swollen skin to dry flaky broken skin.  Even lanolin free or natural options stung painfully when I applied them.  Thankfully I eventually tried Allergenics Intensive Care ointment which didn’t hurt at all and could be applied over and over and made my skin feel soft and relieved.  A few years later I had Euan and my flare ups disappeared.  I eventually threw away my out of date tube and when I did get some dry skin over the winter I started using the Weleda baby products I’d bought for him.  The Weleda Calendula weather protection cream is amazingly rich for real crisis spots and remarkable for smoothing lines from an exhausted-new-Mum face after a night of little sleep.  I now use Weleda Skin Food which is fabulous for any any part of your body, at any time of the day, in any season.  I’ve used it for dry chapped allotment hands, cradle cap, cold winter weathered cheeks and sore sun soaked lips.  I even use it on dry cracked heels when I can’t find my footbalm!
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4/  organic raw cold pressed coconut oil

If I ever found myself on Dessert Island discs with Kirsty Young a lifetime supply of coconut oil would have to be my luxury item.  It has so many uses, not least a wonderful moisturiser when weathering life on a remote island!  I use it for cooking, cleaning, hydrating and soothing.  For example, since having Luca I’ve only needed to wash my hair once a week and do so after my weekly swim.  I use a regular shampoo as I haven’t put the work in yet to find an natural product that will counteract the chlorine sufficiently enough* (very open to any suggestions you may have in the comments).  I have been feeling the ends of my hair are looking rather dry and it lacks shine as I get older.  I purchased The Art of Natural Beauty: homemade lotions and potions for the face and body on Amazon Kindle for 99p and decided to try the natural hair conditioner recommended in there.  I applied coconut oil to my hair in the evening and rinsed it with apple cider vinegar (ACV) as suggested.  Once my hair was dry I could see it still contained coconut oil residue and I was glad I hadn’t done it in the morning and then gone out as it looked too oily.  I showered and washed my hair as normal again and let it dry naturally.  It definitely looked and felt in better condition.  So while I’ll stick with a conventional shampoo/conditioner wash routine I will definitely incorporate a coconut oil/ACV hair mask treatment from time to time (it would be easy to add into an epsom salts bath soak!).  Other less usual ways I use coconut oil:  oil pulling to super clean teeth, soothing insect bites, rubbing into fungal toe-nails or rough skin on feet, removing glitter tattoos.  I buy this organic raw cold pressed coconut oil from Iceland.co.uk .  It’s £4.50 which is the best price I’ve found for such a natural source (equivalent size jar in a health food shop could cost you between £8-£12)

*update – I’ve now bought Dr Organic Rose Otto shampoo in the half price sale at Holland and Barrett.  As I receive vouchers from time to time it was practically free!  I found it lathered really well for a SLS free shampoo after my swim and left my hair feeling soft and ticking my ”smells lovely” criteria.  I’ll have to get back to you on how well it works for rinsing a coconut oil hair mask off!

5/ starting the day with celery juice

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I’ve been drinking celery juice to start my day for about 6 weeks now after coming across Anthony William, The Medical Medium, on Instagram.  I listened to Anthony’s book Secrets behind chronic and mystery illness and how to finally heal on Audible* and was easily persuaded of the benefits of drinking celery juice on an empty stomach first thing in the morning.  I don’t suffer from any chronic illnesses but felt a greater understanding of the symptoms my body creates when I eat certain foods would be helpful. There is so much information on Anthony’s website (which he shares freely – no subscriptions for VIP membership there!) I’m not about to try and summarise it all here. I’ll simply say these are 5 differences I’ve noticed from this easy adjustment to how I start my day:

♥ less bloating, feeling more energised even after poor sleep and brighter skin
♥ fewer headaches, particularly in the morning and feeling less mentally exhausted
♥ no afternoon slump (unless I’ve burnt the candle at both ends and feel body weary). I’m no longer reaching for the pre-school run cup of tea/latte or boosting energy with something sweet
♥ my brain fog is greatly reduced.  I particularly seem to suffer before my period but my thinking has been much clearer and I’ve had no dizzy spells this month
♥ greatly reduced PMS symptoms all round. My cycle is usually between 40-45 days but this month it was 31 days which totally took my by surprise because I had no warning pelvic pain or lower back ache.

I crush my celery in my Magimix and then squeeze the juice through a muslin.  Buying organic celery juice is preferable when juicing but the cost (it’s twice the price of regular celery) and availability can make that hard.  The only supermarket near me that stocks organic celery is Morrisons and a weeks supply is about £8 versus £4 when buying regular celery.  I feel the cost is worth it given the health benefits.  When you make cleaner food choices it changes your pallette and I find I’m less likely to put ”treats” into my shopping trolley.  That said I mostly use regular celery as we only have a small fridge and a Tesco Express over the road.  I’ve not noticed a difference in taste between organic and non-organic celery but there’s a noticeable difference in colour.  Organic celery produces a lighter, brighter green juice where my regular celery is quite a dark, mossy colour.  I guess it tells you something about the different growing processes and what might be in all the water contained in the celery.  Anthony agrees that drinking regular celery juice for all it’s benefits is better than not juicing celery at all if you’re not able to source organic celery.
making celery juice using a magimix and squeezing through a muslin - nipitinthebud.co.uk
10 health benefits of celery juice - Medical MediumSo there you have it, 5 ways I’m giving my skin a bit more TLC and discovering other whole body benefits in the process.  If you’re interested in my other 5 ways with posts click here for recipes using apples, beetroot, carrots, damsons and rhubarb.

A final note about Audible

I love books.  I love finding things out.  I hardly ever read books.  Since having children this is especially true.  The only books I do read (mostly on my tiny phone screen) are non-fiction related to health and wellbeing or parenting.  About a year ago I decided to try the 30 day free trial on Amazon in order to receive ‘‘Listen: 5 simple tools to meet your every parenting challenge” by Patty Wipfler free of charge. I loved having Patty’s gentle wisdom in my pocket and listening to the book while I pottered around the house or walked to the pool.  At the end of the free trial I gladly signed up to the £7.99 a month subscription and chose my next book.  I’ve not looked back and feel it’s a great way of investing in my own learning and wellbeing each month.  The average price of a 250+ page book is £18-£23 so I feel it’s not only good value for money but appeals to my natural audible learning style and reduces books gathering dust on my shelf.  There really is no catch with cancelling if after a month if you just want a free book.  I’ve added an easy click link to my sidebar (bottom right) so you can go and find out more if curious to see what books are available for your free trial.

If you are interested in trying Weleda products please contact me as I’m training as a Weleda Wellbeing Advisor.  I will be able to offer 1:1 skincare consultations and special offers on Weleda products.

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12 comments

  • Emery Ocampo
    February 18, 2019

    Very informative! Will definitely try these products out as I am in need of a skincare routine that has natural ingredients. Thank you for sharing!
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    • Nic
      February 18, 2019

      Hi Emery, I’m so pleased you’ve found the post helpful x

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  • Kyra Rodriguez
    March 5, 2019

    Wow!!! I think this is perfect for those who have a sensitive skin. Thanks for shariiiing
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  • Mrs Mummy Harris
    March 5, 2019

    I’ve been a fan of Epsom salts ever since I was little, it’s brilliant especially when you have sore muscles!
    Thank you for sharing this with us at #TriumphantTales. I hope to see you back next week!
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    • Nic
      March 5, 2019

      Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Everyone needs a little more epsom salts love in their life!

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  • Sim @ Sim's Life
    March 5, 2019

    Some great ideas – I absolutely love cooking with coconut oil, hadn’t considered any other benefits but need to look into it! Sim x #TriumphantTales
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    • Nic
      March 5, 2019

      Enjoy experimenting, there are many many more than the few I’ve listed (I expect Pinterest has a whole heap of ”50 ways with coconut oil”!

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  • Louise (Little Hearts, Big Love)
    March 12, 2019

    I’ve never tried Epsom salts in the bath or drinking celery juice but am tempted to give both a try now after reading about the benefits. I have used coconut oil for various things but not as a hair mask. Another thing to try out! #TriedTested
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    April 2, 2019

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  • Colette
    April 3, 2019

    I love a good Epsom salt bath myself – I will check out the ones you recommended.
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  • Munazza Ramzan
    July 23, 2019

    Thank you so much. I was looking for a natural skincare routine. Hence I wanted to get a knowledge about which products should I use, I will surely apply some of these.
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Repost from @weledauk . "We are thrilled to announce that our beautiful Aroma Showers collection has won a prestigious RED Best of Beauty Award 2022 which highlights their “most wanted beauty buys from the past 12 months”.
 
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Here are some of the cleansing methods we'll be using alongside the alkalising diet:
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💚 Starting the day with birch juice.  Birch has been used for centuries for  purification and is renowned for its powerful cleansing properties. Packed with flavanoids which encourage the body to flush out toxins, birch leaf extract helps to restore skin radiance from both inside and out.  Weleda have been making birch juice since 1924 to help support the body's natural healing process.
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💚 Body brushing to help stimulate the lymphatic system.  Just a few minutes daily before your shower enlivens the skin, boosts the immune system and helps the body to clear toxins
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💚 Showering with birxh scrub and massaging with birch cellulite oil.  For all the reasons birch juice is effective internally we apply birch oil externally.  Cellulite develops naturally – but that doesn’t mean you have to keep it! Extracts from organically grown young birch leaves, rosemary and butcher’s broom stimulate the skin’s metabolism. They’re blended with active carrier oils, including vitamin rich wheatgerm and moisturising jojoba.  Invigorating grapefruit and cypress oils for fragrance – everything in this oil is here for a purpose. And it works.
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Previously known as Avena Sativa Comp Drops, we've Previously known as Avena Sativa Comp Drops, we've renamed our relaxing remedy so you know exactly what you're getting.  For the temporary relief of mild symptoms associated with stress and to aid sleep, this natural remedy is a useful addition to your medicine cabinet. 
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Amongst the ingredients in this natural remedy is the stunning Passiflora incarnata or passionflower, a prized natural sedative.  This climbing vine only flowers reliably in the UK if given enough sun and warmth, so it is one of the few crops we grow in our Derbyshire herb gardens under cover in a polytunnel.
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Passiflora was well known to the indigenous American tribes for its calming properties, and is now grown throughout Europe as a popular natural ingredient for insomnia and mild anxiety.
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For more details or to buy online visit my webshop here https://www.weleda-advisor.co.uk/shop/nicmoorey/product/206005/Relaxing+Oral+Drops+25ml
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#homeopathicremedies #naturalingredients #mindbodyspirit #sleepaid #relaxingoraldrops #weledalove
Our feet are amazing and keep us going and going a Our feet are amazing and keep us going and going and going.  Yet how much TLC do you give yours? 
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If you've ever attended one of my wellness circles you'll know all about the importance of soaking your feet.  Physically it's wonderful for the skin and general foot health to soak and then massage the feet.  But mentally it's invaluable as it grounds you and brings busy head energy back down into your body.  I certainly need that when the whirl of life and Mum juggle is in full force. 
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I planned to host some circles in person and online this week but found my diary spaces filling up with massage bookings instead.  How wonderful is that, the universe and you responding to my new moon intention setting to help more people in my community 💕
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I'm typing this as I soak (yes that's my view). And when I put my phone down I'll be picking up the fabulous Weleda Wellness Everyday book.  So on that note, nighty night lovelies x
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#nationalfeetweek #footsoak #organicskincare #naturalingredients #loveyourskin #weledawellbeingasvisor
Have you tried the new Skin Food body lotion yet? Have you tried the new Skin Food body lotion yet?  This is what the Editor of JUNO magazine, Saffia Farr, had to say about it: 
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"This is a fantastic body lotion. It's based on the classic Weleda Skin Food but is much thinner, so it applies easily across the skin and absorbs well. It's made with sweet orange and lavender and has the warm and vanillic notes of benzoin resin' so it still has the wonderful, unique citrus scent of Skin Food, which I really like. Even though it's thinner, it is still an intensive moisturiser and it has helped my skin through the winter." 
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#weledaskinfoodie #organicskincare #naturalingredients
Thoughts in pictures. Reach out and hold someone' Thoughts in pictures.  Reach out and hold someone's hand.  Smile.  Make time for one another.  You never know how your small act of kindness could change the course of someone's day 💕
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#kindnessmatters #smallactsofkindness #community #resillience
"What's on your bedside table on World Book Day?" "What's on your bedside table on World Book Day?" my friend Laura asked.
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We sleep on the floor mattresses so I may not have a bedside table but I most definitely have a book pile.  This is currently it! 
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@weleda_ni @eminekalirushton @weledauk @lwspellsongs @authormelodybeattie 
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#worldbookday 
#naturalhealthcare #inspiration #alwayslearning
I've been sorting through my cupboards and discove I've been sorting through my cupboards and discovered a forgotten box of stock from my Christmas stall!  Lucky for me as it's all products I love so that if I'm left with it then nothing is wasted.  It's lucky for you too if you need any small gifts for birthdays, thank yous or farewells.  And who wouldn't love to give their Mum something lovely for Mother's Day?  Message me for gift ideas - I can make suggestions for any budget
(see stories for more info about these products) 
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I don't have my Mum here to celebrate anymore but I'm excited about having some creative time with my talented friend @qwerky_creations to make something for her graveside 💕
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#weledalove #mothersdaygift #loveyourself #practicingselfcare  #naturalingredients #organicskincare #nonasties #ecofriendlyliving #peopleplanetprofit
We really don't shout about these amazing shampoos We really don't shout about these amazing shampoos enough.  I've just posted an IG story and decided they deserve a post of their own.  Where else can you buy a 100% natural, organic #nonasties shampoo for £5.95? (and in packaging made from recycled plastic and returned to Weleda for recycling again which plants trees in the Rainforest belt?)
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These 2in1 kids shampoo and body washes are mild and gentle for delicate skin and hair and have been developed with kids, for kids.  Plenty of adults use them too and for holidays, and at home, it's great to be able to use one product for the whole family. 
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💙 MIGHTY MINT - the mellow freshness of spearmint with a hint of lavender to encourage focus in the morning with a busy day ahead or calm at the end of an action packed day
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🧡 HAPPY ORANGE - zesty orange essential oils blended with a hint of vanilla to create a feel-good, sweet fruitiness that's full of light and happiness
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💚 LIVELY LIME - zesty lime and lemon essential oils to create an upbeat, energetic mood that's bursting with positivity. 
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£5.95 for a 150ml tube.  As with all Weleda products a little goes a long way!  Can't decide which flavour?  Try all 3 - one for home, one for the swim bag and one for the kids favourite sleepover location! 
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https://www.weleda-advisor.co.uk/shop/nicmoorey/products/kids.html
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#weledalove #loveyourskin #kidsshampoo #organicingredients #weledakids
It may be stormy outside but there's always sunshi It may be stormy outside but there's always sunshine inside when you twist the lid off a skin food body butter (you can thank the sweet orange and lavender for that). For the next 10 days you can grab a jar for £10.  Whether you're already a fan of this deeply nourishing cream for dry skin, would like to try it for the first time or have plans to #buyonegiftone there's no better time.
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So why have Weleda created this fabulous offer for you?  It's to celebrate their role at London Fashion Week where Weleda host"The Model Zone". This downtime haven gifts models space to unwind, eat healthily and enjoy a massage with Weleda's beautiful organic products.  There's no cost to the models (contrary to what you might think they're not earning mega bucks, most are students) and they leave with a Weleda goody bag. 
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My dear friend @karon_therapies will be working this weekend at LFW gifting her care and love in her massages and I know what a treat the models are in for. 
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If you'd like to try skin food body butter or any other products I look forward to hearing from you.  You don't have to buy a whole jar if you'd like to #trybeforeyoubuy - I have sample sachets here.  If you already know how much you love SF body butter I can order for local friends or you can buy online here 
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https://www.weleda-advisor.co.uk/shop/nicmoorey/product/106061/Skin+Food+Body+Butter+150ml
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Postage is free over £45 and when your basket reaches £60 a free Love shower wash worth £8.25 will automatically be added.  Happy browsing x
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#weledalove #skinfoodie #skinfoodbodybutter #LFW #loveyourskin #naturalingredients  #organicskincare
I'm full of cautionary tales at the moment! After I'm full of cautionary tales at the moment!  After last week's food poisoning story, my example this week of putting knowledge into practice is with burns.  I'm sharing this not so much to sing the praises of the products I use but in the hope that you may never need to use them by not getting burned in the first place! 
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I was having a lovely bath last night with candles lit in glass jars while reading my book.  After about an hour I was just thinking about getting out when I heard a pop and crack and a scorching hot piece of glass landed on me.  I shot up and it fell into the water and I realised one of the candle glasses was broken.  I hadn't noticed that the wax inside was pooling on one side so the heat from it was in direct contact with the glass.  It obviously got too hot for the glass to handle. 
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I leapt into action to first cool the skin but it's not so easy to run your torso under a tap for 10 minutes like you would a hand!  So I got dressed and used a wrapped ice pack.  I applied lavender essential oil to the burn and took the homeopathic remedy Cantharis.  I went to bed with my ice pack and applied the lavender oil a couple more times in the night when I woke.  In the morning I applied combudoron ointment which is a blend of arnica and nettles to help with the sting and heat.  Today I've hardly noticed it - it's only sore if I touch it so I'm not!  I don't think it's going to blister and I'm happy the skin beneath is intact.  I'm supremely grateful it's a burn I'm dealing with and not a cut from flying glass. 
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Have you heard of using lavender essential oil to treat burns?  It's one of only two essential oils you can apply to the skin neat (the other is tea tree) and it's where the art of aromatherapy is said to begin.  In 1910 a French chemist called Gattefosse was badly burned on his hands when a glass flask he was using exploded.  He saw miraculous healing of his burns, with no subsequent scarring, when he applied lavender oil.  He became even more resolved to continue his experiments extracting essential oils.  Thank goodness he did so that we have amazing knowledge of how plant oils can heal.
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#aromatherapyoils #naturalfirstaid
We've been married for 23 years and have never rea We've been married for 23 years and have never really gone in for celebrating Valentines Day.  We've always chosen time together over gifts. As we get older and couple time is more rare I completely love the unconditional love of small gestures.  Like running the bath for me and knowing what I like added to it.  Making me a cup of tea.  Getting me ice packs to relieve a migraine.  All love tokens that cost nothing but mean so much
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I know some people put a lot of care into coming up with new gift ideas each year which is beautiful.  For others buying something they know their partner already loves is the ultimate "I love you and I know you love this so I don't want you to run out". 
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If I can help with any gift ideas do let me know.  I have beautiful Weleda oils and lotions in stock from our signature ranges of wild rose, pomegranate, seabuckthorn and citrus.  I have wellbeing vouchers for Aromatherapy treatments and can put together gift sets according to your budget with a mix of Weleda products and Tisserand or Amphora Aromatics aromatherapy gifts. 
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ps. I know Valentines Day can be hard for people without someone to share it with, if that's what they'd like.  I'm sending you love and have samples I'm happy to gift you if you'd like to give yourself some love this week x
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#valentinesgifts #loveyourself #loveyourbody #practicingselfcare #naturalwellbeing #galantines #weledawellbeingadvisor
I'm planning dates for wellness circles in March a I'm planning dates for wellness circles in March and what better time than in National Feet Week. Would you like to join me?  If you've been before you're always welcome again - bring a friend this time 💚
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I'd you've not been before, what can you expect? 
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💚 a relaxing foot bath using Weleda's arnica muscle soak or soothing epsom salts
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💚 a guided meditation while soaking feet
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💚 TLC for feet using birch scrub and organic body washes followed by reflexology massage using organic body oils
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💚 Soothing hard working dry areas on feet with cooling foot balm
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Fancy it?  Gift yourself an hour (+30 mins to chat over a cuppa) and let me know which day you are free.  Sessions have worked best in the past straight from school run 9.30-11am so you still have the rest of the day.  An afternoon pre school run option is also available from 1.30-3pm if there is demand for it.  If enough people are interested I am willing to chill with you for the whole of National Feet Week (Mon 7th - Sat 12th March)! 
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#nationalfeetweek #naturalwellbeing #holistichealth #wearenature #mindbodyspirit #tlcforfeet
I'm beginning to feel a bit more human after poiso I'm beginning to feel a bit more human after poisoning myself with way-past-it mushrooms yesterday!  I'm so grateful for my  natural remedies in times of need.  And especially thankful for this simple homeopathy guide when my head is too fuzzy from sickness to think straight! 
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I was so sick yesterday and while nausea can make you really sensitive to smells, particularly food ones, I always find comfort in the fragrances I know and love.  So as I turned in for bed I still massaged a little wild rose oil into my neck and shoulders. My peppermint oil supported me through the drilling headache. And this morning's bath was accompanied by my Reiki incense.  Aromas are so evocative and soothing in times of need! 
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What helps you when you're sick? 
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#naturalremedies #homeopathicfirstaid #weledalove #wearenature
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