DIY Skincare: Manuka Honey and Beeswax Lip Balm

Making your own skin care products is a wonderful way to spend a lazy and chilly evening at home. It is relatively inexpensive and both the produce and the ingredients can last for ages. A superb (and easy) DIY project is making your own lip balm. Since I love the antiseptic qualities and the aromatic…

DIY Aromatherapy: Hot Compress for Neck and Shoulder Pain Relief

It’s near the weekend, and I’ve got the perfect remedy to start a mini-break of rest, relaxation and relief. Earlier this week, I shared the perfect aromatherapy recipe to soothe your eyes, and to close the past five days of hard work, give you the solution to Natural Neck and Shoulder Relief. Go on, take…

DIY Aromatherapy: Hot Compress for Tired Eyes

If your everyday routine – work, commute, cleaning, cooking, maybe even handling screaming kids – is leaving you stressed and depleted, and the cold, wet summer weather is aggravating you even more, a little at-home-spa treatment with therapeutic herbs seems to be in order! I’ve been on the herb craze for quite a while now,…

Chamomile and Mint Steam Bath

It’s mid-June and rainy, rainy, rainy! The frequent weather changes, from sun and high humidity to drizzle to heavy rains, gales and thunder, have been affecting my mood as well as my physical wellbeing immensely thus far. To improve matters, I have been rifling through my old recipes and my kitchen cupboard today, scrambling together…