Top Choice Winners & Our 20th Anniversary
After a less than spectacular 2020 for pretty much everyone living on planet Earth, everyone had much higher hopes for 2021 – and while things may not quite have improved as quickly as we would all have liked, they do look like turning around at long last! 2021 is a special year for everyone here […]
Take Care of Your Scalp
For Healthy Hair, Take Care of Your Scalp Skim the hair care section of any fashion or beauty website and you’ll find articles about how often you should shampoo, the best deep conditioners, celebrity hairstyles, and the latest trends in colour. What you probably won’t see is any mention of scalp care. But healthy hair […]
Pony Tail Tales: 13 Interesting Hair Facts
We all have the occasional bad hair day! Here is some hair trivia that will give you a new appreciation for hair, no matter where it is on your body or how badly it’s behaving! If strands of hair were dollar bills, people with naturally blonde hair would beat everyone else to the bank. They […]
Ageing Hands
Wave Your Hands in the Air: There’s Help for Ageing Hands! Our hands age faster than any other part of our body. And it shows! It’s understandable. We expose our hands to all kinds of nasty things on a daily basis. Physical injury, UV rays, extreme cold, hot water, and chemicals are just a few […]
Skin Vacation
The 5-Minute Skincation Ever look at a picture of yourself on vacation, looking and feeling great, and wish you were back there? Who wouldn’t want to exchange a few moments in a stressful day for a warm sandy beach, a campsite with friends, or sipping an espresso on a balcony in Tuscany? What if we […]
Facial Tapping
Tap Your Face for Toe Tapping Results! Facial or finger tapping has recently been described as one of the newest treatments for ageing skin. However, there are many who argue that tapping and applying pressure to points on the face is a proven therapy that has been around for hundreds of years. Either way, physical […]
Sugar and Skin: Put the Kibosh on Cravings and Aging Skin with Healthy Substitutes
Caramel popcorn, hot fudge sundaes, soda, or ice cream: most of us succumb to our sweet tooth now and again. But when cravings become more frequent or too strong, it’s time to reconsider our food choices. More and more studies are showing that sugar is not our friend. When it comes to our skin, studies […]
Shake Up Your Beauty Routine with Sea Salt
Ready to shake up your beauty routine? If you have not yet opted for the health benefits of sea salt in your kitchen, you may want to consider adding it to your shopping list. Like many conveniences these days, our table salt has been heavily processed, leaving very little food value. Sea salt, on the […]
Pomegranates: From Ancient Times to Today’s Table
The pomegranate has joined the growing list of modern super foods. Like other contenders for the title, they provide innumerable health benefits. Early Bronze Age excavations in 3500-2000 BC suggest that the pomegranate was one of the first fruits ever to be cultivated by man. Later, pharaohs specifically requested the placement of pomegranates in their […]
Dry Brush for a Healthy Toxin Flush
Few of us would do without the daily rituals associated with our favourite hairbrush or toothbrush. Now there’s a new bristled contender vying for our affections: the Dry Brush. While dry brushing the body is a technique that is relatively new to North America, it has been part of Ayurveda , India’s healing science, for […]