1. During the summer I get lazy about cleansing my face but as the weather gets cooler I become much stricter about using my oil cleanser every night. I really notice a difference in the texture and radiance of my skin when I cleanse more often. Over the winter I choose my Chamomile & Mandarin…
Healing Cystic Acne with Natural Skincare
Characterized by large, red, painful nodules under the skin cystic acne is one of the worst skin health issues to be faced with. Problems on our face can be crushing to our confidence, so the desire to find a solution is huge. There are internal prescription medicines and creams that can help to eliminate the…
Time for a change (don’t worry…just a little bit!)
Last month I told you that I had been working with a coach to help keep me moving forward with the business. It became clear that after 6 years of minimal creative changes to the producvts we have been making, it is time for me to start creating and formulating again. After all, this is…
My Post-Summer Skincare Routine
Summer is not over yet, but the sun is not as strong and as the children go back to school my days at the lake and long hours of sun baking are gone. It’s time to start thinking of giving my skin a little extra tlc. I’ll still be applying sun cream on the sunny…
A Feelings-based Approach to Skincare & Business
I recently did some work with a wonderful business coach, helping me to get back in tune with the soul purpose of what I am doing. She asked me to identify how I wanted my customers to feel when they used my products. I thought it would be nice to share what I came up…
Beat the Heat with Hydrosols
My Packaging Goals (& what I am doing differently)
2 New Ways to use my Berry & Hibiscus Mask
While visiting Edmonton last month (I visited Kolya Naturals, one of my retailers) the lovely ladies there have me a sample of a wonderful honey-based face mask to treat myself with that night in the hotel. While I lay on my hotel bed, face slathered in fancy mask, I thought about my Berry & Hibiscus…
Oil Serum vs. Water Serum
I’ll be the first to admit some of my product names can be a little confusing (I’ll be working on this next year), but the one that seems to baffle the most is the two different types of serums I have. So, here’s a quick help guide: There are two types of serums, one is…
Sun protection for even the most sensitive skin
Here is Squamish, BC the sun has been shining everyday this month (I think it rained once.. in the night!) so sun protection is a hot topic right now. As I have said before sun protection products contain some of the most highly toxic, irritating and hormone disrupting ingredients so it’s no wonder I get…