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A star is born

A star is born

I spent Sunday battling the rain and wind on the motorway as my 4 year old daughter was performing in a ballet show in the Sands Centre Carlisle. S...

Self care is not a guilty pleasure

I recently got lucky enough to have a treatment in a spa. I arrived - the pan pipes were playing in the background, the lady behind the desk spoke ...

Father's Day - The Reality

Part of me would like the stereotypical Father's Day. Lets call it 'Fathers Day, the dream'. Wake up in my own time and in a leisurely fashion. Te...

Living with eczema

I have been a sufferer of eczema all my life. I had it terribly as a child and then again for years as a teenager. I tried every cure out there and...

Mother's Day

“Oi fat old lady!” – No, not some troll heckling me but my six year old son shouting and giggling uncontrollably in the playground. I was reall...

Reusing

An only child can be described as a ‘precious snowflake’ – not entirely a compliment. I am the former but hopefully do not have the temperament of ...

To thine own self be true

“To thine own self be true” – I’m pretty sure Polonius in Hamlet wasn’t alluding to ‘self-care’ when he uttered those famous lines and I hope t...

Under the mistletoe

I have a bit of an obsession with lip balm and become a little sweaty palmed when I can’t find it in my handbag. Dry, cracked lips are very uncomfo...

the happy reality of Christmas

In case you hadn’t noticed Christmas is fast approaching. Every year I promise to be more organised. I have ‘White Company’ fantasises with stockin...

Inspired by the Lake District

This blog post first appeared on the Lake District Heritage website 26/09/18 Lake District World Heritage status is grounded in poets, authors and ...

Shea butter - a challenge and best friend

Shea Butter is both my biggest challenge and my best friend. Its high level of fatty acids and vitamins make it an incredible moisturiser and it ...

What's in this stuff?

‘What’s in this stuff?’ An innocent question from my mother and one I couldn’t easily answer. She was helping me bath the children and was peering ...

Award Season

When I heard five of our products had won a series of accolades at the Free From Skincare and Natural Beauty Awards I was delighted for many reaso...