MELTED MOISTURIZERS I pride myself on creating beautiful skin care products using very few, and very clean nutritious ingredients. However, that does mean that they are more sensitive to extreme temperatures. In the winter you may have received your facial mist in a recycled plastic bottle. Not our first choice of packaging, but when temperatures…
Clean Makeup Recommendations – from an expert
Clean Makeup Recommendations I get many customer emails asking my opinion on all sorts of matters, and I’m pretty happy to answer them all honestly using my own personal experience and knowledge. However, there is one area I always stumble, as my personal experience is desperately lacking… clean make-up recommendations. Thankfully I know an expert,…
Hyaluronic Acid for all skin types and all seasons
Hyaluronic Acid for all skin types and all seasons Hyaluronic (hi-a-lur-onic) acid (HA), or sodium hyaluronate is now a widely known and well accepted skin care ingredient. It’s ability to hold up to 1000x its own weight in water and be absorbed readily through the surface of the skin is what makes it so great….
Chamomile
Chamomile for Skin As the chamomile in my garden is blooming profusely, I thought it was a good time to tell you about why I love it so much. I encourage you to buy some seeds, it’s very easy to grow (use a pot if you don’t want it to spread) and picking the flowers…
Balancing Geranium & Lemon Verbena Hydrating Mist
The art of enfleurage…my latest obsession
I remember so clearly the feelings I had when I traveled to Oregon in 2015 to learn how to distill plants to make hydrosols and essential oils. It was the process of collecting the plants in the morning and then having this liquid magic by the afternoon that I loved, I felt really connected to…
Camellia (tea) oil – a quiet but beautiful plant oil for the face.
Last month my Pomegranate & Lemon Nourishing Facial Oil came in 2nd place in the Cert Clean Beauty Awards (face oil category). It is so great to have this formula recognized as having not only clean ingredients but also great results. I have written about the pomegranate oil and steam-distilled lemon oil I use in…
Aromatherapy benefits of your Helena Lane Skincare products
Essential oils and their benefit are widely talked about now, and for good reason. They can provide a boost when you are low in energy due to lack of a good solid sleep, or low in mood when the world’s problems get the better of you. They can focus the mind when working from home…
Help I can’t choose! What skincare to pick when you feel you need it all!
Choosing Skincare Last summer, when I launched my new products, I also created the skin care Collections; Balancing, Nourishing and Calming. The main reason was to help you decide which products to choose. However quite often we may feel we need two, or even all three collections to cover the myriad of skin issues we…
Pomegranate Oil – The star of my award nominated Pomegranate & Lemon Nourishing Facial Oil
Pomegranate Oil The star of my award nominated Pomegranate & Lemon Nourishing Facial Oil The juicy, yet crunchy seeds found in the striking pomegranate contain an oil rich in treasures for our skin. A relative newcomer in the world of plant oils for skin health, pomegranate oil has been studied extensively due to its unique…