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A Reflection On Success
It is the end of another spectacular year on all levels. When we launched Like Chocolate For Women and Twenty8 just two years ago we had no idea where it would go and how it would grow. We hit the ground running hoping blindly that it would all fall into place and be hugely successful! Doesn’t every new business owner feel that? To say the first year was a huge challenge is an understatement.. (Read More) |
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Age Old Remedy Neroli
There are age-old remedies that have stood the test of time and the use of Essential Oils for emotional and physical health is one of them. These sophisticated potent substances that are extracted from plants and flowers hold highly specific healing properties. When used on the skin they have the ability to penetrate quickly, this is due to the fact that they are lipophilic, which means they easi.. (Read More) |
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Aging Gracefully: A Checklist
‘Youth is a gift from nature, but age is a work of art.’ Garson Kanin If ‘truth is beauty and beauty is truth’, as John Keats says, why does society fool itself with anti-aging products? No product can stop the aging process. If we embrace it gracefully, it’s natural, it’s inevitable and it’s beautiful. Unfortunately our society has somehow got it bac.. (Read More) |
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Beware – all is not green that claims to be green, or organic, or natural
Take herbal extracts. The old-fashioned way of extracting the essence from a herb was to boil it, or to soak it in alcohol (a tincture). Or to soak it in water or in vegetable oil for a month or so (an oil infusion ). Today, when we’re all in such a hurry, the essence of a herb can be extracted much more quickly using carbon dioxide, proplylene glycol and hexane – but no one need.. (Read More) |
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Body Boost
Imagine having a full body massage everyday? Imagine using the highest quality body products that support the health and wellbeing of your body and skin? Imagine how you would feel adding specific essential oils to this to make it effect the way you think and feel throughout the day? Well you can and it is known as the Daily Body Boost - it is the ultimate mind, body and skin treatment, we lov.. (Read More) |
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Change Of Seasons - Change Of Approach
This month with the change of seasons it is a great time to focus on your skin and how its needs support as it goes through it’s own changes. Our skin will reflect change within the body, even emotional change. We reflect to the world what is going on internally! In order to support your body and protect your skin from the stresses of life, one of the most important things we need is a high.. (Read More) |
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Food Additives - A Major Ager
If you saw the start of this years television show ‘The Biggest Loser’ you would have seen what these poor people have been eating to get into the states they were in. Not only is it a case of overeating but it is eating the wrong foods, often processed, chemically loaded ones. We get asked questions like this all the time. What’s wrong with what I eat? Why can’t I lose wei.. (Read More) |
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FRANKINCENSE - The oil to cultivate inner peace
As you know we are incredibly passionate about the quality of ingredients that we use in our products. Twenty8 is committed to using the highest grade therapeutic essential oils in every single product we have. This month we'll tell you why we use the amazing oil of Frankincense. The Frankincense tree upon first glance, may seem rather unremarkable. It appears as a giant shrub with slend.. (Read More) |
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Hangover Remedies
With the celebration season upon us it is easy to let your hair down, live it up and over indulge. Ideally we would limit the amounts of rich, sugary, starchy party foods and alcohol and ensure we had plenty of yummy raw foods and water – but let’s face it we’ve worked hard all year it’s end of year celebration time – we are bound to over-do it some days! So here are .. (Read More) |
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How To Achieve Glowing Healthy Skin Naturally
Your skin is a the largest organ of the body and performs many important functions. Your skin constantly sends messages to your brain to help regulate temperature, detect pain and all sensations of touch. It works alongside your kidneys, liver, lungs, large intestine and lymphatic system to eliminate wastes from your body. The condition of your skin is an indication of your inner health, and refl.. (Read More) |
Jan Crossing, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
You are both so delightful & engaging. Thank you so much for sharing with us a little of your knowledge & wisdom at today's workshop. Those hours were thoroughly enjoyed & we all benefited enormously, leaving equipped to make some better ..(Read More)
