Saturday 31 December 2011

Basic Rules To Achieve the Perfect Beautiful Skin

by Sean Prenderville-Finn

It is just not surprising to know that many people are really dreaming of having a beautiful pale skin that has an even tone and appears to be unblemished. This is because only a few people are gifted with such and are privileged to achieve this type of skin.

The easiest and most plausible method to be able to have a beautiful pale skin to show off to other people is to maintain a balanced diet. Most people become too lax with the foods that they eat most especially when they have too many responsibilities. Being negligent of your diet will not only be bad for your overall health, but it will also affect your skin in a major way. However, within just a few weeks, you will already see the effects of consuming fresh fruits, vegetables and juice in your daily diet. In addition, it is also advisable that you consume a lot of water in a single day to be able to properly hydrate it and keep your skin moisturized.

The second method to be able to achieve the beautiful pale skin you have been dreaming of for so long is to protect it from the different elements in your environment. For instance, the sun can really harm the skin causing wrinkles, freckles and even age spots to appear in it if you expose yourself to it for a long time. In the same way, harsh and cold weathers will also be harmful to the skin that in fact, they cause almost 70% of all the skin problems today. Because of this, it is always advisable that you put on a natural sunscreen application whenever you will go out into the sun. On the other hand, it is also necessary for you to put on moisturizing products when you need to be in a very cold weather. When you become successful in doing these protective methods from external factors, you will be able to see the difference it makes on your skin.

You should know that to be able to obtain the perfect and beautiful pale skin that every person is dreaming of, you do not have to spend too much money on different solutions. You only have to discipline yourself when it comes to realizing what your body, most especially your skin, needs. Lastly, you only have to be mindful of the methods needed on how you will be able to live your life healthily every single day.

Help yourself to some great products and ideas by going to my website, where you will find that staying beautiful is not difficult after all.

About the Author

Sean Prenderville-Finn is a keen researcher of skincare health and products. He shares his findings on his website http://beauty-skin-site.com If you have any unwanted skincare problems visit http://beauty-skin-site.com now to learn the skincare line Sean personally recommends.

Tuesday 27 December 2011

January Sale Starts Early!





Start the New Year with a healthy body, skin and bank balance by taking advantage of this very healthy offer - 25% off all Green People products for 1 week only!


Offer valid from 27/12/11 - 02/01/12


Act quickly before this offer melts away!


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Monday 12 December 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 12


The last of our ‘Days of Christmas’ offers and we thought we would go out in style!

Our top selling No Scent 24hour Cream is packed with vitamins and minerals making it a real skin treat for day and night.

For today only we are offering ‘buy one get one free’ saving you a juicy £14.95!

A very Merry Christmas to you!

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Sunday 11 December 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 11


Pucker up for the mistletoe with these organic goodies. For one day only when you buy our beautiful Cherry Lipstick we will give you our No Scent Lip Balm worth £3.95 absolutely free!

Those in need of a sugar surge after all that Christmas shopping, our friends at Cocoa Loco have given us supplies of their delicious chocolate lollipops, so every order of todays offer will arrive with one!

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Saturday 10 December 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 10


Pamper your skin with our gorgeous Body Comfort, a rich and soothing lotion which leaves the skin with a fresh ‘n’ fruity berry scent.

Buy Body Comfort for £8.45! A saving of over 50%

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Friday 9 December 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 9




Do you suffer with dry skin and ‘snakeskin’ legs?

Green People has the perfect festive treat for this winter-skin problem. Our Sugar Scrub uses sugar crystals to gently exfoliate skin, leaving it soft and healthy.

Buy today and save a hearty £5.00, our offer price £14.95!

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Thursday 8 December 2011

Support Penny Brohn Cancer Care - Big Give Christmas Challenge



The Big Give have a big campaign going on this week where any donation made to Penny Brohn Cancer Care, through their website, will be matched £1 for £1. Every day from 10am the Big Give release funds and until its all used up, they keep matching. Its basically free money!

Double Your Donation!

Penny Brohn Cancer Care's new national outreach programme is in urgent need of funding. Since their services became free of charge last year, they have seen a huge increase in demand but the national centre in Bristol cannot cope. By running courses around the UK they can reach more people with cancer to help them and their supporters to cope and live better quality lives. But they cannot do this without developing a DVD, which costs £24,000.

Until Friday 9th December, Penny Brohn Cancer Care are taking part in a match funding initiative called the Big Give Christmas Challenge. The Big Give releases a new pot of match-funding money at 10am each day. So the closer to 10am that the donation is processed, the better the chance of the donation being matched.

There is no set donation amount, but if 500 people each donate £24 they can double this and raise £24,000.

Please donate via The Big Give website, and their sponsors will ensure that they DOUBLE the amount you give!

Thank you so much for your kind donation from Penny Brohn Cancer Care, your support is crucial to this project and is very much appreciated.

12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 8


Treat your skin to one of our super concentrated organic shower gels, now even better value, ‘buy one get one free’

Buy our top selling Aloe Vera Shower Bath and get our uplifting Vitamin Shower Bath absolutely free, saving you £9.95!

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Wednesday 7 December 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 7


Chocoholics listen up!

It doesn’t get much better than the organic offerings from Cocoa Loco, and as a naughty treat we are adding one of their Organic Chocolate Spoons to the first 200 orders over £15.00 placed today!


Tuesday 6 December 2011

Skin care hints to keep your skin in exquisite shape

by Simona Fyall

Now what lots of men and women forget is that natural skin care does not must involve purchasing a lot of expensive skin care merchandise and applying them within the hope that they will do miracles. Natural skin care may involve one thing as easy as applying a certain sort of cucumber yogurt to your face, as was explained earlier, and employing this to moisturize your skin. Such a factor does not expense you a good deal, and will save you income within the lengthy run.

So what precisely are the positive aspects of skin care, and keeping your body and face as smooth and gorgeous as probable? Well searching beneficial can not surprisingly increase your confidence and allows you to present your self far better. Obtaining rid of items such as blackheads, rosacea acne as well as other blemishes can go a long technique to making sure that your skin remains as wholesome and embrase as feasible, skin that everybody will adore searching at when it omits a specific dazzling and vibrant glow.

Achieving lovely skin is simpler than most people believe, but will still need some function on your portion. You have to think of your skin as being a composition of lots of cells (which it really is certainly), after which think of ways which you can make each and every cell as pleased and healthy as achievable. What can you'll need to complete in an effort to do that? As described, water is usually a get started, then followed by physical exercise and also a great diet regime, but just what else can you do in an effort to make certain that you simply care for your skin in the very best probable manner?

Have a check out your face in bright light and see regardless of whether you may notice any blackheads, or really feel whether or not your skin feels flaky. Check all locations of your face for particular parts of it that could be drier, oiler or far more blemished than other parts. This could signify you are not caring for your skin as well as you're in other areas. One of the very best skin care suggestions it is possible to apply is washing your face after which searching at it within the mirror. Does it look less shiny? Less heavy? Possibly a bit itchy? These could all be items that go towards signifying that there could possibly be some thing wrong together with your eating plan that could possibly be leading to this poor top quality of one's skin. This is obviously quickly rectified by taking inside the essential vitamins.

Have you believed about taking a facial massage? Facial massages can help with removing wrinkles, although it may be a slow procedure. Loads of skin care goods do not function despite the fact that they claim to get rid of wrinkles, quite just for the reason that they don't penetrate your skin deeply sufficient, or are incapable of smoothing out your wrinkles. A nice massage on your face may possibly get the blood circulating once again and let your skin to come back together. Why not conduct some further investigation in this area just to determine what doable skin care tips there are.

Now we explained earlier concerning the outer layer of the skin, so let's examine the middle layer, The Dermis. The dermis is usually a lot thicker than the outer layer and is made up of several connecting tissues in which live blood cells are connected. So unlike the epidermis the dermis can directly support your skin from any nutrients or stimulation that it receives. The dermis is also connected for your nervous method, so something that comes into get in touch with with it you're most likely to really feel. This is why if our skin is cut that we'll really feel discomfort, for the reason that this portion of our skin that receives discomfort consists of nerves.

Skin care involves strengthening all layers of our skin, each outer and inner, to be able to make it serve as a protective barrier against foreign particles. When your skin is in a healthy state, it is much less likely to break, as dry skin does. Wholesome skin is skin that's soft, smooth and properly kept and that is in a position to additional very easily resist the climates. That's why this better form of skin appears a lot more appealing, it's for the reason that it appears a lot more natural, additional the way that nature designed our skin to be.

Skin may also avoid quite a few germs as well as other foreign parasites from entering inside it, allowing only our oral and other cavities to receive foreign material. Skin serves a number of these purposes, and one can very easily so why it is so significant to care for their skin to be able to guarantee that they have beneficial and wholesome skin at all times. Skin also helps our body prevent loss of body fluids, which is what enables us to remain alive. Also, skin enables us to make contact with our surroundings, to touch things, as it's through our nerves inside the varying layers of our skin that we're in a position to come into right contact with our surroundings.

1 can for that reason readily see the importance of maintaining wholesome high quality skin. Skin care is critical to permitting our skin to be nourished, be totally free from acne, acne rosacea, eczema and a number of other poor skin conditions. It's therefore critical that you care for your skin within the best possible manner. This can be among the reasons that this write-up covering natural skin care recommendations was designed. It was developed to give you the facts that you simply want in order to start taking action for your skin now.

Prior to we go nevertheless, let's have a look at how exercising can keep your skin wholesome, soft and smooth. Caring for your skin, as has been already, entails far more than just putting on a variety of skin care merchandise and lotions and hoping for the very best. Physical exercise is among the points that may get the blood circulating inside your skin. So just what's a fantastic idea for physical exercise? Properly have you believed about just going for the odd jog? Maybe even a light run from time to time? Whilst exposing your skin to the elements too much might be a bad thing, slightly Vitamin D from sunlight is good and is what will give your skin the necessary power in an effort to remain vibrant. Try exercising whenever you'll be able to, you don't must more than do it, just do it a couple or perhaps a couple of times a week in the event you can and you will truly begin to notice the distinction along with your skin and other areas of your wellness should you preserve it up on a consistent basis.

Also let's summarize the positive aspects of eating healthily. A good nutritious diet plan will do wonders for skin care, and is what will allow your body to really shine by means of with its beauty each and each day that you put on that new outfit.

Also do not forget that external ingredients just merely becoming placed on your body and skin can do wonders in helping your skin stay hydrated and fragrant. A bit cucumber will give your skin some crucial liquid and fluid that is needed in an effort to help maintain it moisturized. Likewise possibly somewhat jasmine will go a lengthy way in giving your skin a certain pleasant fragrance. Experiment just a little with all of the skin care recommendations that are on the market and obtain which ones are most suited to you.

Natural Skin Care Tips For You

As you could see, you can find quite a few no cost skin care guidelines readily available which don't involve purchasing any goods. Not once in this article did I mention any particular item which you had to acquire, or any method that would cost you an inordinate amount of your savings in order undertake. All of the natural skin care guidelines which have been explained here are strategies which you can very easily use to care for your skin with no needing to go for your nearby skin care shop. Usually keep in mind that superior skin care rests with you, and your determination to stick to any strategy of skin care is what will determine just how wholesome your skin is in the lengthy term. So start generating the appropriate selections now along with your skin care, and they'll be paid off inside the lengthy term.

I hope you enjoyed this post, and trust that you'll use the natural skin care recommendations inside it to your benefit.

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12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 6

1 For the Men Today!

Buy 1 get 1 free - Men's Organic Anti-Ageing Repair Serum. This fabulous iserum contains Baicalin extract which is a cell rejuvenator that is proven to reduce wrinkles.

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Monday 5 December 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 5


Are you party ready?

Arrive to parties with a gorgeous sun kissed glow - £5 off organic self tan lotion today!

Offer is for today only.

Sunday 4 December 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 4




Buy 1 and Get 1 On Us!

Rejuvenate dull skin by giving it an organic boost! For 1 day only Buy 1 Fruit Scrub Get 1 Free!

Valid for today only!

Saturday 3 December 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 3





Top selling organic cleanser offer!

Stock up on this skin essential - Buy 200ml Gentle Cleanse and get a 50ml travel size for free! Save £9.95.

Hurry, as this offer is only valid for today!

Friday 2 December 2011

12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 2



Shop today to receive £5 off your next order! All orders placed today will get a voucher with their order. A great way to treat yourself to a little something!

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Thursday 1 December 2011

Loyal Service Award from Penny Brohn Cancer Care


Green People have been awarded a Loyal Service Award by the wonderful and dedicated team at Penny Brohn Cancer Care.

We are truly delighted that Penny Brohn have recognised our fund raising efforts over the last 5 years with this special award. Over several years we have raised £63,000 through sales of our organic beauty products by donating 30p from selected lines, provided products for raffles and supplied toiletries for the clients bedrooms.

We share the same passion to improve lives and help people suffering with cancer to live well.

Sue Losson & Ian Taylor from Green People accepted the award on behalf of Managing Director Charlotte Vohtz.

To find out more about Penny Brohn visit www.pennybrohncancercare.org/

12 Days of Christmas - Fabulous Organic Offers - Day 1

Have an Organic Christmas

Wow it's that time of year again & here at Green People we are getting in the festive spirit by announcing 12 days of fabulous offers!

Hurry as each offer lasts just 24 hours!

Check out our great organic gifts - we are also offering FREE DELIVERY to all mainland addresses for the whole month of December.

Day 1 Offer





Hurry offer ends Midnight 1st December!

Sunday 27 November 2011

Quick Skin Care Tips

by Farooq Akbar Khan

We keep doing different experiments in lives to improve our personality and look more beautiful and attractive; if you are looking good and beautiful people around you like you more and you personality is very important for your own growth and self confidence as well. So you need to keep experimenting with yourself all the time to look more beautiful. But this is not true for your skin beauty, because it's most sensitive part of your body so you can't keep doing experiment with your skin. Whenever you are going to do something with your skin you need to know your skin type first so that you can find weather it's going to work for your skin or not. So it's very important to know about your skin type that it's dry, oily or patchy. Skin care tips are there for all kind of skins, it might happen that some will suits your skin and other harm it. So you always need to be careful every time when it comes to your skin.

For different group age people, different skin care tips and suggestions are there. If you want to look more beautiful and want to have glowing, fair skin then you need to follow the skin care tips and suggestions in proper manner and so that they can produce effective results on your skin for you. You should pretty much aware and have knowledge about the skincare tips and suggestion which going to suit your skin and help you out to get your desired result for your skin. Only after following that suggestion you can have beautiful, gorgeous and wholesome skin and it will guard your skin as well from any other skin issues. More often the people faces the skin problems due to acne, it's very easy for you to take care of your acne problem by just using simple homemade beauty products or skin care products of good reputed company from market. These products will help you out to your acne and other beauty problems like if you want to have glowing fair skin, protection from sun rays and other pollutants in weather. These products will make you look more beautiful and refreshing with glowing fairer face beauty.

So knowing your skin type is really very important only then you can find which beauty product and treatment is will effect properly on your skin. Your skin is extremely curial. Knowing everything about skincare treatments e.eg dry skin care tips and suggestions, how to treat oily skins and the how you can increase your skin complexion and make your skin more beautiful and glowing. If you will not take proper care of your skin then it might get damaged then it will be very hard for you to get work on it and get it recover. It's always better that you should prevent your skin from being harmed and damaged rather just to sit and wait for to get it damaged and then go for its cure. So prevention is constantly greater than cure. So following skincare suggestions and tips you can protect your skin from being harmed and also it helps you to make your skin look more beautiful and charming.

There minor things which we ignore while using beauty products and that can end up with real damage to our skin, e.g. if you are not using the face masks and packs creams without following the instructions and appropriate details, it can be very harmful to your skin. There are hormonal adjustments in our body these are the cause of acnes mostly, so skincare ideas play a vital role in that as well. Perhaps there may be quite a few myths and facts involved in it. Skin care ideas, tips and treatments can reveal all these myths and facts and other skin care and beauty related questions for the females.

Whenever there is a change in weather or it's just a normal season change people complaint about the skin issues and damages. So it's important to know about every possible treatment so you could deal with any type of seasonal and weather change problem, mostly they are related to dry and oily skins. Sunscreen lotions or creams probably are the possible solution to look after the skin from the burning heat. Skin care procedure will definitely prove helpful while dealing with all these kinds of seasonal problems. At times putting makeup results in skin allergies.

About the Author

Skincaremarket.net has years of sales experience at Skincare Market which has helped many women experiences the wonders of skinceuticals that help women prevent wrinkles and treat hyper pigmentation.

Friday 18 November 2011

Giving Mums A Helping Hand


Green People got a surprise visit from our very own Gemma and new baby Rafferty this week! Amongst the cuddles we were able to find out how she is getting on with motherhood and how she is enjoying the Organic Babies Range.


The Results are in!
We asked Gemma what hers and Rafferty's favourite products are:


Rafferty’s fave products:

Rafferty has had some cradle cap on his eyebrows (?!) and becausethis is scent free I’ve been applying it frequently to them and the dry skin ishealing really well. As it’s scent free this has also reassured me about using itso near to his eyes.

Another favourite product for Rafferty is the Nappy Cream Baby Balm.I’ve been putting this on his bottom at every nappy change as I noticed he wasgetting a little sore when he was only a couple of weeks old. His bottom nowlooks lovely and happy again and I love the natural chamomile scent. 

Gemma's faveproducts:

I’ve been using this whilst breastfeeding and love the fact that it’ssafe to use before breastfeeding and doesn’t need to be removed first. I’vealso been using this as a hand cream and lip balm too- a good all rounder tothrow in the baby bag!

I also love the organic self tan too - I lovethe fact that I can still use it whilst breastfeeding (unlike high street brands). - That’s when I have time to put it on! I also used it loads whilst beingpregnant. 

New Products

We also showed Gemma the latest editions to the Organic Babies range - Newborn Hamper & Sticky Hand Sanitiser and she couldn't wait to tell her friends about them.

This lovely wicker basket includes a complete set of must haves from the Organic Babies range - perfect for any new edition. All the products are suitable to use from birth and are ultra mild on the skin. They are perfect for sensitive skin so can be used on little ones skin who may be prone to eczema and skin allergies.

We have introduced into the Organic Children's range a new Sticky Hand Sanitiser which offers anti- bacterial protection without the chemical irritants found in mainstream sanitisers. This is perfect for on-the-go mums and a must for nappy bags!

Have you tried our latest editions?



Tuesday 15 November 2011

Christmas - Tips to Reduce Stress Naturally


Christmas can be a very stressful time of the year so we at Green People have put together some tips to keep those stress levels down. If you feel like everything is getting on top of you, here are a few tips to beat those stress levels:


* Take a five minute break - go outside, flick through a magazine or have a power nap.
* Breathe slowly and deeply for a couple of minutes. Aim to do this several times a day.
* Eat a banana to boost your levels of the stress-busting hormone serotonin.
* Think of something funny. When you laugh you boost levels of endorphins ("feel good" chemicals) in your   body.
* Have a good stretch - raise your arms and stretch them over your head to relax a tense back and stiff shoulders.
* Hug a friend, cuddle your kids or kiss your partner.
* Focus your mind on a happy, memorable event in your life.


Do you have any tips to keep stress at bay?




Psssss...Green People have a great range of organic Christmas gifts that are great for friends, colleagues and loved ones. Order online for stress free shopping, we can even gift wrap them for you!


Make your Christmas a stress free one with Green People. x

Wednesday 5 October 2011

A way to Do an Anti Aging Skin Care Review

by Jillian Cook

Are you sick and bored with making an attempt to sort through the glut of merchandise out there with their guarantees of younger, more lovely wanting skin? I grasp you would like to find a truly effective anti aging skin care system, therefore I'm going to point out you how to try to to your own anti aging skin care review. Once you know how to do this, I understand it won't be long before you've got a skin care product that will have you turning back the clock on your appearance.

There extremely isn't any mystery to doing this sort of review. Really, its quite simple. Its just a matter of reading the label on the jar of cream. The trick is knowing what ingredients to appear for and what ingredients to avoid.

Ingredients to Avoid

The following ingredients are found in several skin care systems. It appears unbelievable as a result of not only are they ineffective at improving your skin, however with prolonged use, they will really cause damage to your skin.

1. Mineral oil, a low-cost, widely-used ingredient that also goes by the names of liquid paraffin, paraffin wax, and petrolatum. This ingredient is harmful as a result of it clogs pores, blocking the skin's ability to eliminate toxins.

2. Dioxane (a synthetic spinoff of coconut). This ingredient appears in many skin care products. Dioxane could be a chemical that has been linked to cancer.

3. Parabens, as well as methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl paraben. This ingredient has less to do with anti aging skin care and a lot of to do with shelf life. Ironically, it preserves the product but does nothing to preserve your youthful appearance.

4. Alcohols. Alcohols in skin care products have the impact of drying and/or irritating the skin. It can also build you prone to viruses, bacteria and molds since it strips away your skin's natural acid mantle.

5. Frangrances, that make anti aging skin care products smell sensible but expose you to a variety of chemicals that can ultimately be damaging to your skin.

What all these ingredients have in common is that they are synthetic. And while their wrinkle-filling properties give you a short lived look of improvement in the short term, they will cause injury to your skin in the long term.

In order for an anti aging skin care system to be really "anti aging," it wants to contain ingredients that employment together with your skin's own natural ability to sustain its firmness and elasticity. It also needs to be effective at serving to your skin lower the assembly of damaging free radicals. This could only be accomplished by using nature-based mostly/natural ingredients.

Ingredients to Explore for

As you do your anti aging skin care review, hunt for the following collagen and elastin-boosting, free radical-reducing ingredients:

1. Exotic kelp (phytessence wakame), a substance that blocks a harmful enzyme that breaks down the hyaluronic acid in your skin. This important acid holds your collagen and elastin fibers together, giving them the strength to keep your skin firm.

2. Bio-active keratin (Cynergy TK), a natural substance extracted from sheep wool. Keratin could be a protein found throughout the body, that has an necessary structural role within the skin. This substance is known to increase moisture retention, scale back fine lines and wrinkles, boost firmness and calm skin inflammation.

3. CoEnzyme Q10, may be a potent antioxidant which will penetrate down through seven layers of skin. This antioxidant is extremely effective at fighting free radicals.

4. No fragrance, that eliminates exposure to harmful chemicals.

One Final "Heads Up"

In your anti aging skin care review, there is yet another critical element of reading ingredient labels that you would like to know. The ingredients I discussed higher than must be present in high concentrations or they will not be effective.

Cosmetic firms grasp the importance of those ingredients in actually fighting aging. However, they're costly. Therefore so as to save cash while impressing the patron, some companies will embody low concentrations of those substances therefore that they will be listed on the label. Don't be fooled!

So currently that you recognize how to do an anti aging skin care review, take what you've learned and examine some anti aging skin care systems. You'll be stunned and happy when you find, like I did, that there are some terrific, safe, healthy and effective product out there. Your skin can many thanks for it.

About the Author

Jillian Cook has been writing articles online for nearly 2 years now. Not only does this author specialize in Skin Care, you can also check out his latest website about:
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Tuesday 27 September 2011

Moisturise and get glossy!


For a limited period, ladies can sample a high performance Green People moisturiser in a fashionable doorstep delivery. A real 'must' for price-keen grooming fanatics!
Glossybox works as a monthly subscription, and is part of a new trend in beauty buying. It allows glamourous recessionistas to recieve a luxury box containing a suprise mix of five carefully selected, high end samples. This is a fun way to test the latest niche and on-trend products, as each customer gets a fab selection of what's hot in hair, beauty, scent and body care. Their online magazine also aims to educate and empower readers on how to get the most out of the products.

FRUITFUL NIGHTS
Included in a selection of the September boxes - this is a light but ‘magic’ night cream, with a formulation that is over 90% organic. Fruitful Nights will work to smooth away fine lines and improve pigmentation marks. You awaken the next morning to a refined and rejuvenated complexion.
The ingredient list alone provides a mouth watering indulgence - and it truly lends the name to this yummy 'hero' in our facial care. Hibiscus extract, Rosehip oil, Jojoba oil, Pineapple extract, Rosemary, Blackberry Raspberry, Blueberry, Strawberry and Buchu berry extract, plus Ginger, Aloe vera and Witch hazel.


Voted ‘Best Miracle Skin Worker’ by Natural Health Beauty magazine, 2010.



Friday 23 September 2011

Get and keep gorgeous Autumn skin: 3 Tips


At this time of lower humidity, with less water carried in the air, cold and often windy days add new challenges to your skin.

All heating creates a dry air environment - with central heating at home being the main culprit, alongside other heating at the office, in the car or on public transport. Your skin is sensitive to seasonal changes and will become drier, requiring ever more moisture to stay soft and healthy.
To solve this, seek out richer products, look for a natural plant oil base (which doesn’t clog pores) and to hold moisture. Any ingredients with good humectant properties will draw moisture into your skin. AVOID avoid Ethyl Alcohol as this is extra-drying, and steer clear of Petrochemicals, artificial Fragrances and Colours, because they will further sensitise skin that is already stressed by the cold.

3 easy tips for Autumn
1 - Avoid very hot baths however tempting it might be to jump into a scalding hot bath after a long cold day, the intense heat of a hot shower or bath actually breaks down the lipid barriers in the skin, which can lead to a loss of moisture. Keep clear of bathing products that contain synthetic chemicals and artificial fragrances
2 - Stay hydrated! continue to drink lots of water and minimise dehydration by avoiding too much alcohol and/or caffeine.
3 - Scrub up – keep up with the exfoliation routines. By getting rid of dead skin cells you provide a better surface for moisturiser to be absorbed.
Beautiful as they are, we don't want our human complexions to resemble an old felled log! But we hope you like the picture, taken at Autumn Equinox outside our offices at Pondtail Farm at the foot of the South Downs.

We will be posting more regular skin care tips to help you look your best, all through the seasons. Please let us know your skincare challenges to respond to!

Tuesday 20 September 2011

The War Between Natural Beauty And Artificial Beauty

by Shipra Kaul

Gone are the days when beauty was all about being natural, when beauty was compared with simplicity, innocence and grace. Now a days people are getting into a race of looking perfect, for this flawless beauty they are even ready to go under knife anytime which involves pain as well as risk. A natural beauty may not be perfect all the time but it just presents you in a way you actually are, it is all about inner beauty; it’s about feeling wonderful. Whereas artificial beauty is about injections and surgeries. These cosmetic surgeries are kind of an art of providing beauty and picture perfect looks.

The face of beauty is now changing its meaning; according to the latest surveys people don’t want to grow old so cosmetic surgeries is gaining popularity. People want to get the wrinkle free look or the flawless look, so even some cosmetics like anti-ageing cream, fairness creams, under eye gels, etc. are available in the market. All over the world millions of people find Cosmetic surgeries and injections an easy and better way for achieving their goals of flaunting new and improved looks in a short period of time. These surgeries involves facial implants, breast enlargement, lip augmentation, Botox, nose job, liposuction, brow lift, etc. For cosmetic surgeons it’s about skills and experience as these surgeries are done very carefully, a small mistake can make blunders. There are times when surgeries went wrong and believe me it’s like a worst nightmare. So it’s very important to find a cosmetic surgeon who is experienced and certified.

It seems like people are under some kind of pressure of looking perfect all the time. Everybody wants to look beautiful but going under any kind of surgery is not so easy, these surgeries do have side effects and are very expensive. Natural Beauty can’t be achieved in a day, daily personal care, rest and proper diet supplements can help in restoring a balance between inner and outer beauty so that you age gracefully. Natural beauty is safe and it reflects the real personality and expressions of a person. It is not expensive so everyone can afford it whereas artificial beauty doesn’t last longer it needs medication time to time. Thus, the war between natural beauty and artificial beauty is endless as for some people looking perfect in a short span of time is everything whereas for some inner beauty is the most important thing in life.

About the Author

Laderma.com in Prague is a trusted name for all breast related treatments including Cosmetic Surgeries, Breast Enlargement The clinic attracts clients from all over the world for all types of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgeon too.

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Gather round - our organic Rescue Balm is born!

• ‘Magic’ Skin Rescue Balm

• Naturally Soothing for Sore Nipples

• Helps Soften the Perineum for Birth
Mum & Baby Rescue Balm uses 95% certified organic ingredients to target the skin complaints common to pregnancy, to take care of both new mums and their babies.
Key ingredients
Organic Shea Butter is in it to gently soothe dry skin. A trio of Sunflower, Sweet Almond and Hemp Seed oils help to soften the perineum, in preparation for labour. Organic Calendula and Vitamin E also soothe sore and cracked nipples during breastfeeding.
A must have for those prone to Eczema
Mum & Baby Rescue Balm is a multi-purpose must have rich in Omega-3 & 6 fatty acids which are essential for healthy skin! Ideal for use on ultra dry skin, this scent free balm is mild and gentle enough for frequent use and for individuals prone to eczema, psoriasis and other skin irritations.
Mum & Baby Rescue Balm (100ml £9.70) launches in October

Spots just vanish with Blemish Banish

Have you tried the new, hardworking natural and organic substitute for everyday concealer makeup ..?
• Hides and mends spots
• Minimises facial scarring
• 89% certified organic

Green People have a simple mission - to
're-balance and restore optimal skin health’ - so that you don't have to let a busy lifestyle get in the way of fresh, clear skin.

Brand new Blemish Banish is ideal for the winter time, so carry your own secret weapon and combat those bad skin days with some natural TLC.
This clever cosmetic has carefully evolved to mend and heal while it also covers up. For daily use by anyone who gets the odd spot, right through to acne prone or sensitive skin.
our natural spot salvation explained:
  • Chamomile extract soothes and calms inflammations
  • Bentonite (pure clay) draws out toxins and tames Blackheads
  • Green Tea is a known anti oxidant, with additional anti inflammatory properties
  • Witch Hazel distillate acts as a mild astringent to minimise pores, and tones the skin
  • Hemp Seed Oil -rich in Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids (essential tor skin health and integrity)
  • Tea Tree has anti microbial properties to control the bacteria leading to spots
  • Zinc Oxide, Rosehip, Bromelain and Vitamin E to minimise scarring and promote tissue regeneration
Blemish Banish ‘works as a light active foundation when mixed with moisturiser' say The Daily Mail. It can quickly be mixed by hand with a skin suporting moisturiser, to work as a less concentrated overall facial protection (just like a tinted moisturiser or foundation cover). If you love the scent of rose geranium, try a blend with our best selling ‘hero’ moisturiser, called Vita Min Fix.
'Vit Fix' is also for daily use, and contains powerful nutrients to revitalise normal, dry and mature skin types. The formulation is based on Jojoba Oil which mimics sebum – the body’s own natural skin lubricant. Avocado then delivers a rich source of skin essential Vitamins, including A,C,D and E (hence the name!). Evening Primrose Oil, and Marshmallow help the skin to regenerate, while actives like Bladderwrack Seaweed are included to promote the production of new cells, and also lend a rich source of trace minerals that support the face. ‘Vit Fix’ is delicately scented with fairly traded Rose Geranium.
Get spot on with the essential clear skin duo. Vita Min Fix is £3.60 (10ml travel size) or £14.95 (50mls) & Blemish Banish is a very concentrated 10mls at £6.50.

STICKY FINGERS ARE ONLY NATURAL!


NEW! Organic Sticky Hand Sanitiser

• Certified Organic with Fairtrade ingredients
• Natural alternative to mainstream sanitisers


Green People welcome a NEW Certified Organic Sticky Hand Sanitiser to the Organic Children’s range ...


This funky pump dispenses a light, bubbly foam which can be rubbed straight into hands, or onto a cloth to target even the stickiest of faces, toys and high chairs when out and about. Kids love the fun of the foam and the independence that their own bottle offers. Sticky Hand Sanitiser makes keeping clean on the run less stressful - and far more fun!

A multi-tasking product for busy but messy people up and down the land - this isn't just for kids, it has a myriad of uses for all dirty folk!

Natural Anti-bacterial Protection
The key anti-bacterial ingredient in the Sticky Hand Sanitiser is a Tea Tree extract, with powerful antiseptic properties. A key benefit with this kind of natural alternative is that no microbial resistance develops (unlike the most widely used synthetic antimicrobial in mainstream products, called Triclosan).

On-the-Go Germ Zapping
Just pump and go, no need to wash off or worry about kids licking hands or eating after use (a concern with most mainstream sanitisers) Sticky Hand Sanitiser is safe to ingest, and made with over 96% certified organic ingredients. The gentle citrus-scented foam leaves even sensitive hands and faces super soft. It is also suitable for little ones prone to Eczema (no chemical ingredients or Alcohol are in the formulation to strip or dry the skin.)

Eco-Friendly & Economical
With over 200 squirts of germ busting bubbles per bottle, these are a great ‘Eco buy’ for the car, buggy and desk - sells at £9.45 for 100ml (Check our all new website to see when it is in stock)

Lastly:
Do let us know if you like the delicate, natural fragrance (we like it here at Pondtail farm HQ - the verdict so far has been 'subtle but fresh'.)

Friday 9 September 2011

Two to tango? top self tans for the party season


Fake bake - has its blonde moment passed?
As summer comes to a close, The Daily Mail magazine polled beauty writers and social commentators about the ‘remorseless’ march of year-round, sunkissed glamour in the piece ‘Fake tan: how did it become the new normal?’ The article (accompanied by pics of Cheryl, Katie and Simon et al) claims that fake tan's move into the mainstream is now complete!
A summer survey of British 16 to 24-year-olds also found that 20% never apply suncream while abroad, and 40% would be disappointed to come back from holiday without a tan. Equally, health concerns amongst other groups means that high-factor suncream is selling better than ever, with a tan just as likely to come out of an indoor bottle than from outdoor exposure to ultraviolet rays.
However, our best selling Organic Self Tan is easy to apply, and colourless. It contains natural DHA (derived from sugar), which reacts with amino acids in the outer layers of skin. The results resemble a real tan in both colour and depth. Safe, non-streaky and effective, Organic Self Tan also has a distinctively pleasant aroma, created with Rose, Geranium and Sandalwood essential oils. It also won in its category at The Natural Health Beauty Awards, becoming the Best Fake Tan of 2011.
We aren’t boasting (well, okay, just a little), but there really is NO comparison to be made with chemical products that give off horrible odours that linger on... If you have oily skin problems, or any sensitivities, don’t forget to try a sample size of this line for the face; Soft Glow Gradual Tan has a gorgeous scent of vanilla, orange and mandarin.
Mintel estimate that Britons spend £35m on their bronzing habits in shops, and even more in UK salons. Of course, it used to be a treacherous route to 'get the glow'; bad smells, orange streaks and stains on clothing or sheets going well beyond the simple horror of poor application techniques. Regardless of time of year, large numbers of women, and a small but growing band of men, are sporting rich, dark-hued complexions on what would otherwise be pale faces, says social commentator Peter York.
Times columnist Hannah Betts concurs, saying ‘The Only Way Is Essex has taken Tangoing to its cartoonish, post-modern limit.’