Category Archives: Gardeners beauty

natural cosmetics and treatments from the garden and kitchen to keep you looking as good as your roses.

Maskne (facial covering related breakouts)

Posted on September 15, 2020 by The Holistic Gardener

Certainly the stress of the new normal and the additional home snacking and comfort eating occasioned by covid circumstances is contributing to more skin complaints and in particular pimple and acne breakouts but the essential and lifesaving wearing of masks … Continue reading →

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home made dental care recipes for world oral health day

Posted on March 20, 2020 by The Holistic Gardener

A bit of a curiosity on world oral health day – two historic recipes and one of my own modern interpretations – you don’t have to try but you might enjoy discovering the antecedents of modern toothpastes. Something to smile … Continue reading →

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easy fun peel off face mask

Posted on March 19, 2020 by The Holistic Gardener

Bored out of your brains self isolating lately, why not do a home pamper treatment to alleviate that and boost complexion? A fun one to try with kids and a great home remedy for teenagers with breakouts and problem skin. … Continue reading →

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hand care in flu season

Posted on March 18, 2020 by The Holistic Gardener

What with all the hand washing and hand sanitizer use lately, here are some rejuvenating treatments to replenish your hands natural oil barrier and soothe any irritated skin. Firming skin cream a pampering treat to over-washed or garden-stressed hands Ingredients … Continue reading →

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a minute on the lips – how fattening is your lipstick?

Posted on December 15, 2018 by The Holistic Gardener

There is a saying – a cautionary warning to food cravers and dieters; “a minute on the lips – a lifetime on the hips”. But may this idiom extend beyond the chocolate biscuits or that tempting desert to the lipstick … Continue reading →

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a natural approach to nail problems

Posted on December 14, 2018 by The Holistic Gardener

Gardeners, gloves on or not, can be prone to nail problems – here are some cures and tips from my book beauty treatments from the garden Soft nails – Fragile nails can indicate rheumatism, poor diet or poor general health. … Continue reading →

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How to spare your winter blushes, flushes and facial veins.

Posted on November 9, 2018 by The Holistic Gardener

Its that time of the year when the cold weather puts the rosy into your cheeks but for some that’s a thorny issue. Blushes – Blushing and flushing can be a reaction to weather extremes in winter and to temperatures … Continue reading →

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heat stress lip care

Posted on July 31, 2018 by The Holistic Gardener

Long hot summers effect our lips in many ways: the heat dehydrates the lip surface, we may be prone to lick them more often which is not helpful and actually causes chapping, lips are devoid of the skin hormone melanin … Continue reading →

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Summer protection and treatments for Neck and Décolletage

Posted on July 26, 2018 by The Holistic Gardener

Other than the face, wrinkles are most prominent on the neck area due to the thinness of skin and paucity of underling fatty tissue, similarly the thinner skin of the décolletage can crinkle (crepe) with age and UV damage. Décolletage … Continue reading →

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How to poison mum for mother’s day

Posted on March 9, 2018 by The Holistic Gardener

It’s easy to poison mum for mother’s day if you are getting her certain types of perfume, make-up, toiletries or other beauty products – here’s what to check for in the ingredients of the gift product. Acetone found in cosmetics … Continue reading →

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