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In 1896 a Polish woman, with no money and very little English, emigrated to Australia. Once there, she started selling jars of beauty cream. She became so successful at this that she ended up moving to London and setting up one of the world’s first international skincare companies. Her name was Helena Rubinstein and she was also one of the first female self-made millionaires. This was extraordinary when you consider that at this time women weren’t even allowed to have a bank loan. She was inspiring but what I find most interesting about her story was that she[...]

treating dry skin! With the drop in temperature at this time of year, and the increase in the use of indoor heating, dry skin is very common. Having dry skin isn’t great. It can be very uncomfortable. At the minimum your skin will feel tight, maybe even a bit rough like it needs a good exfoliation. But in more extreme cases it can be itchy or even crack. To be able to treat dry skin we first need understand what causes it. The first thing we assume is that the best approach is to apply a heavier moisturiser more often. However, although this helps it isn’t th[...]

With all the necessary hand washing we’re doing at the moment, many of you may find your hands are dry and rough, or worse still, cracked and bleeding! This is a common reaction to the amount of cleaning your hands are getting, and here’s why. When you wash your hands with soap and water it strips away germs, but also any oils and moisture present. After you have done this numerous times you can feel the skin on your hands getting drier and rougher.   Most of us combat this by applying hand cream. This is great but we have a trick that will h[...]

I’m delighted to share with you a personal message from Jan Sarre-Smith, the founder of Janesce Skincare. She shares with us her thoughts on the personalities of different plants. Now in her late-80’s, Jan shows no signs of slowing down and continues to inspire us with her passion and wisdom. Enjoy. ~ Janine Tait . Nature is a great educator! The past 40 years has been a continuous education to understand all the plants in our organic garden.  I've learnt how every plant responds to different factors. Weather conditions, soil varieties and fertilisation all[...]