Over the many years that I have tried the great variety of hair care products (from the cheapest to the top brands), I have discovered they are all based on the same basic ingredients. Going to the hairdresser was quite a costly event. I used to buy all the products I thought that I needed [...]

Wattle (acacia) Sunshine Wattle – traditional medicinal use The Sunshine Wattle is antiseptic, consolidating, tightening. About one handful of inner bark of the young branches is cooked in one litre of water. The liquid is used once a day for scabies, sore eyes by washing the affected areas with the liquid. The bark of young [...]

Blackheads Food: an abrasive facial scrub can be made of finely ground oatmeal and sea salt mixed with kefir or acidophilus yoghurt and stiffly beaten egg white. Make up a firm paste and massage into troubled areas. Rinse well with cool water and apply diluted lemon juice, apple cider vinegar or kombucha. Radish pulp can [...]

The skin is forever changing, depending on the state of health, diet, climate, age and emotions. The basic skin types are: normal, combination, oily, dry and sensitive. Normal Skin A healthy, normal skin is supple, velvety smooth with a fine texture. It is blemish free with no flaky dead-cells, and is usually found only in [...]