Did you ever wonder why you burst into song while in the shower?  Could be a shower, or a waterfall. Similar concept. Here’s why we sing. It is comforting to step into a relatively secure, comfy space and be able to shut out the world. Naked and safely enclosed in the bathroom, alone, unencumbered.  The perfect setting to burst into song.  The warm shower water has a rhythm of its own. It feels wonderfully relaxing as it cleanses the stresses away.  It makes you feel good and singing makes you feel even better.  No one is there to judge your voice, criticise your song choice or make you feel…

Time for A Skin Care Change? Have you been thinking about changing your skin care routine?  Are you starting to realize that maybe, just maybe the creams and lotions and soaps you have been using might not be the most desirable for your skin? Doctors and dermatologists are doing their very best to help us but since they themselves are inundated with the latest and the best, I am sure it is an overwhelming situation. Companies change their recipes.  You may have experienced a change in a product that you used to love, but now it just does not feel the same. Take 'Burt’s Bees' as an example. …

A testimonial from Lynne, BC “Our 90-year-old mom had chemotherapy 3 years ago and developed numbness in her fingers.She began using your Soothing Oil every night and has now regained feeling in her fingers. She swears by this product!” Thank you, Lynne. I know your mom first tried our soothing oil after her chemo when she was 89.  You wrote to say that she had been unable to make a fist, but after applying the soothing oil, she could.  We thank you for the update and are so pleased your mom is having such a positive experience. Kudos to the elderly for their courage. A healthy massage oil…

Moisturizing your dry itchy skin should be a delightful experience.  It usually is not.  You may have some temporary relief from the prescribed cream, but the issue does not go away.  You have decided cortisone may NOT be the best option, but you are desperate and do not know where to turn or what to do. We have some suggestions for you. Your skin can cease feeling uncomfortable.  It should feel amazing. All you have to do is be chemical free and you can feel the difference after even one shower or bath. It may not always be perfect for we know climate, food, environment, medications etc.…

Wear an apple.  Don't just eat it. 'Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread'.   Many of us know the version of this original Pembrokeshire (a county southwest Wales) proverb as ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’.  An apple is truly a fruit to be respected.  But it is not only for consumption.  In natural skin care, ‘wearing’ an apple is wise. Treat your skin to the juice and or pulp of an organic apple.  An Earth to Body testimonial on an apple: “I love your emu neem soap.  I moisturize with emu oil and use the toner.  But when I started washing and…

Painkillers, antibiotics, meds and moreAntifungals, diuretics, and satins galoreOur cupboards are full of small coloured pillsWe pop ‘em like candy, to cure all our ills It gets more complex, the harder we tryOne enemy now is the sun in the skyOnce comfortable, yet cautious, on sunny daysWe are now allergic to the sun’s hot rays Rashes, blisters, redness and painGo away SUN. Bring on the rainInflammation, swelling, itching, a burnGo away SUN.  It is YOU we must spurn  Our immune systems are a state of unrestForeign invader meds being put to the testPhototoxic*? Photoallergic**? It’s all in…

“I have used this product (Zinc Oxide Blend) for 4 years on my 4 children and myself. We love it. Never have had a burn. My Mum bought a children's sunscreen in 2016 and took the grandkids for a holiday. That "children's" sunscreen ate all four of my kid’s goggles. How can that be good for the skin? My Mum now uses Earth to Body sunscreen. It does not eat goggles." Marnie, Comox  Thanks, Marnie.  We agree.  'Goggle eating' chemical sunscreen does not sound skin safe. Zinc and Sun.  A good combo. Summertime means sunshine, a long awaited therapy after a long winter. But care is necessary. Too…

Setting:  Regina spring Craft Show. ‘Earth to Body’ Booth #228 A mother, holding her baby toddler, is chatting with me about her baby’s extreme eczema. She relays a scene at her doctor’s office.  The Doctor:“Sabrina, if you do NOT put this recommended steroid cream on your baby, you are obviously NOT concerned about helping her with her eczema.  YOU may NOT like this cream, but it is the only thing that is going to help her.” Sabrina:  “But I worry about it thinning her skin.  I know steroids creams do that.  I had bad eczema as a child and I know she is suffering. Is there no alternative…