http://www.reviveholisticbeauty.com en-gb reviveholisticbeauty.com 2012-4-18T00:00:00Z reviveholisticbeauty.com http://www.reviveholisticbeauty.com/page25.htm#116646 The Benefits of Coconut Oil for Health and BeautyVirgin Coconut Oil is a bit of a wonder natural ingredient with many beneficial properties for the skin hair and body. It can be used topically on the Skin Scalp or Hair and can also be ingested as part of your diet. It is important that you use Virgin Coconut Oil as opposed to the refined bleached and deodorised version.Antiseptic helps to heal repair and protect the skin and scalpAnti viral Anti Bacterial and Anti Fungalhelps to fight viruses bacterial fungal and yeast infections such as infected spotsacne ringworm herpes athletes foot warts candida thrush infected eczema psoriasis dermatitis nappydiaper rash hepatitis C HIV reduces viral load.Anti inflammatory helps to reduce inflammation to the skin or joints when ingested it helps to soothe inflamed digestive conditions such as Chrons Disease. It is also useful for inflammation caused by itching to the scal... 2012-4-18 08:08:03 http://www.reviveholisticbeauty.com/page25.htm#105512 In cooler climates during the autumn and winter months our skin can suffer due to cold weather wind rain and central heating in the home or work. Some of the most common conditions are dull dry itchy and chapped skin and lips which are uncomfortable or even painful and can make you feel less attractive at a time when most of us feel a little gloomy anywayOn a positive note there are lots of useful things you can do to improve your Skin during the winter months.1 Drink lots of water or herbal teas to keep your internal systems hydrated and cleansed. This will benefit the skin by helping it feel more supple and fresh.2 Follow a simple daily routine of cleanse tone and moisturise remember to include a lip balm. This can be done twice a day morning and night and will help to keep your skin cleansed protected and moisturised.Suggested ProductsCleanser we have a range of lovely aromatherapy cleansers for different skin types or alternatively you could use the Oil Cleansing Method using yo... 2011-10-27 11:53:32 http://www.reviveholisticbeauty.com/page25.htm#102771 Many of our customers enjoy using natural Herbal Powders as a part of their hair care routine. Each herbal powder has different properties so you need to choose which ones to use based on the results you would like for your hair. Please click here through to our botanicals page for detailed information on the types of herbal powders we supply.Ways in which you can use herbal powders for hair care1 Make a Simple Hair Oil using 5 herbs and 95 carrier oil weigh and place your ingredients in a heatproof dish I use a Balti dish with handles and place over the top of a pan of boiling water on the stove this is called the double boiler method. After about 5 mins turn the heat down to a simmer and leave your oilsherb mixture to infuse for around 1 hr remembering to check that the water does not run dry in the pan underneath your dish. After one hour take your dish off the stove pour and strain your mixture into a bottle using a funnel and an item to strain the herbs out of your oil. For... 2011-9-19 09:33:08 http://www.reviveholisticbeauty.com/page25.htm#102340 MIX UP and BLENDMake your own Natural Handmade Hair and Beauty ProductsNatural Ingredients are the gifts of Mother Earth and are available in a wide variety of substances such as oils butters dried herbs or flowers herbal powders clays salts muds essential oils floral waters etc. They can be used in simple or more complex recipes to make your own homemade natural hair and beauty products. Many natural cosmetic ingredients have superior therapeutic and skinhair care properties in comparison to the synthetic ingredients often used in mass manufactured products. Man made chemicals can also be toxic or harmful to health and are simply unappealing for those who have more natural lifestyle preferences. Making your own natural products is also a fun creative relaxing and rewarding pastime. One which brings a sense of pride and nurturing both to yourself and loved ones when making products as gifts.Please note that if you wish to sell your finished products to the general public they legal... 2011-9-12 08:46:07 http://www.reviveholisticbeauty.com/page25.htm#101821 Many people naturally have dry hair particularly people who have thick coarse or curly hair andor are of black africancaribbean or biracial heritage. Here are some simple and effective tips for helping to deal with dry hair and to restore moisture.Shampoo your hair once a week using a non sulphate ShampooWhilst we need to cleanse our hair of general grime and product build up many shampoos contain sulphates which are harsh and drying to the hair. Our clarifying and moisturising shampoos are sulphate free and will not strip the natural oils from your hair or scalp.Apply a light coating of oil or hair butter to your hair prior to ShampooingThis is sometimes called a prepoo and helps to prevent the dryness that some shampoos cause. A prepoo can be applied just before washing your hair or even from the night before in which case use a scarf to protect your pillowcase. Leaving your prepoo on overnight is particularly useful if there are other ingredients in the product which are benefic... 2011-9-5 09:58:44 http://www.reviveholisticbeauty.com/page25.htm#88606 More and more people are choosing to use natural hair and skin care products as they are becoming aware of some of the toxic and harmful ingredients used in many mass manufactured products. A great starting point for finding out more information is the Cosmetics Database. which provides safety ratings both ingredients and products some of which have alarmingly high scores for toxicity or harmfulness to health. Please note that even some natural ingredients have moderately high ratings but the database does not indicate that these ingredients are only normally used in very small amounts. A good example for this is aromatherapy essential oils which are only used at a maximum of 2.5 of the total product recipe and are safe when used correctly. Please visit our Health and Safety page for further details on how to use essential oils and other natural ingredients safely.The range of natural ingredients that can be used to make hair skin care bath and body products is vast. There are man... 2011-3-7 08:53:01 http://www.reviveholisticbeauty.com/page25.htm#88226 Watch live streaming video from reviveuk at livestream.com 2011-3-1 20:24:48 http://www.reviveholisticbeauty.com/page25.htm#87757 Hithis is just a short introductory post to our natural hair and beauty blog which will containInformation regarding our handmade natural hair skin care bath and body productsUseful tips and recipes to make your own homemade natural cosmetics using the fab range of comsetics ingredients which we sellGeneral Hair and Beauty Tips and I am sure other random musingsIf there are any topics you would like to see covered please feel free to drop us a line at inforeviveholisticbeauty.comChat to you soon Zoe xxSubscribe to Revive Holistic and Beauty Therapies Website Blog by Email 2011-2-25 14:16:32