Green tea is highly beneficial for skin. Antioxidants found in green tea assist with keeping skin moisturised, reducing skin irritation and redness, soothing skin, and treating acne. While you can drink green tea to benefit from its skin healing properties, you can also use it to apply directly onto skin. The below video shows you how to make a basic green tea facial toner with … Continue reading House of Herbology: DIY Green Tea Facial Toner
Give winter hair that extra boost with a DIY Hair Mask made from natural ingredients that you likely have in the fridge or in the kitchen cupboards. The below video shows you how to make hair masks for all hair conditions. Rosa Medea is Life & Soul Magazine’s Chief. She writes about lifestyles including sustainable and green living. She also offers content services to businesses … Continue reading House of Herbology: DIY Hair Masks
This visual shows you lesser-known scrub recipes with organic ingredients that you may already have in your fridge. Each ingredient has four recipes you can try that will do absolute wonders for your skin. DIY Body Scrubs using Fruits & Veggies [Recipes] — ecogreenlove Continue reading DIY Body Scrubs using Fruits & Veggies [Recipes] — ecogreenlove
There are tons of ingredients in the beauty products we use today, some good, some not so good. The beauty industry has made leaps and bounds when it comes to both personally safe and environmentally safe ingredients and packaging. However, there are still a few that should be avoided when possible. Education is key so that you can make an informed decision when purchasing products … Continue reading 8 Environmentally Destructive Beauty Ingredients [Visual] — ecogreenlove
Bath salts are a fantastic way to detoxify and draw out impurities from your body, help you relax, and soothe muscles. You can make your own bath salt blend using everyday household ingredients, essential oils and dry flowers of your choice. If you want add colour to the blend, you can use food colouring to the salt. The below video shows you how to make … Continue reading House of Herbology: DIY Bath Salts
Maybe eliminating single-use plastic entirely feels daunting, but by shopping mindfully, you can make a difference without sacrificing your creature comforts. Consider this list of suggested swaps. Beauty & Hygiene Plastic-Free Swaps [Visual] — ecogreenlove Continue reading Beauty & Hygiene Plastic-Free Swaps [Visual] — ecogreenlove
Cocoa butter is a beauty essential applauded for moisturising skin, fading blemishes and stretch marks, and hydrating hair. High in fatty acids, cocoa butter works as a protective barrier enabling skin to hold in moisture. During the winter months, cocoa butter works wonders at soothing chapped lips and hydrating dry skin. If you have thick or Afro hair, cocoa butter also works well as a … Continue reading House of Herbology: DIY Cocoa Butter Lip Balm
Making your own natural household cleaners is fun, easy and with no harm done to the environment. Just as you can make bath bombs, you can also make cleaning bombs which will clean the toilet bowl. The below video demonstrates how to make toilet cleaning bombs using a few key ingredients such as baking soda, citric acid, and lemon essential oil. Rosa Medea is Life … Continue reading House of Herbology: DIY Lemon Toilet Cleaning Bombs
There are now numerous alternatives to toiletries in plastic bottles – everything from glass bottles, reusable refills, through to solidified versions of liquid cosmetics such as shampoo and conditioner. Making your own Shampoo and Conditioner Bars at home means you can experiment with essential oils and nourishing, natural ingredients that are beneficial for your hair. The below video shows you how to create the bars, … Continue reading House of Herbology: DIY Solid Shampoo & Conditioner Bars
Keep your hands moisturised during the winter months with a nourishing hand cream. The below video shows you how to make your own handcream using skin nourishing ingredients including coconut oil, shea butter, cocoa butter and aloe vera juice. Rosa Medea is Life & Soul Magazine’s Chief. She writes about lifestyles including sustainable and green living. She also offers content services to businesses and individuals … Continue reading House of Herbology: DIY Nourishing Hand Cream
