29 Jan 2018
February, you are not always a sunny month here in the north. We need the sun on our skin.
Let’s join the airport lineups to sunny destinations and be a chameleon. Lose the mittens, scarves and winter boots. Stuff them into the luggage side pockets …quickly, before your luggage is whisked to the bowels of the plane. Don the sunglasses, the sandals and the Hawaiian shirt. Inventory for the...
28 Jan 2018
Dandruff and dusty flakesMistake of wearing black todayStop scratching pleaseWhile others stare, I look away
I try to brush away the crimeA useless gesture, nothing gainedShampoos guaranteeing successYet the flakes flow uncontained
"Wash your hair with real soap”Grandma whispers in my ear“Rinse well and treat your scalp To good-ole Apple Cider Vinegar”
I wash and clean and rinseWith the ESP...
27 Jan 2018
Did you know?
Oats are seriously one of the best foods for your heartConsuming oats helps in Diabetes 2Biotin for the hair and nails is highest in oatsThe beta-glucans in oats helps improve our immune system
And the list goes on. Western movies, called ‘oaters’, originated from the fact that the cowboys fed oats to their horses. Lucky Broncos. Oats were one of the earliest crops ever harvested by...
19 Jan 2018
Recently we received a wonderful testimonial from Jaclyn on instagram. With permission of course, we are sharing it here.
“My grinch dreams have come true :) This clay neem face mask from Earthtobody, plus a whole foods, plant based diet is how I got relatively clear skin. I still have a minor breakout when I’m on my period but other than that I seem to have no signs of those evil pimples.
I...
11 Jan 2018
Our 'Alberta' Butter is actually called Sheamu Butter but I like to refer it as The 'Alberta' Butter. As soon as you step off the plane out there you can feel it. The dry air can suck all of your moisture from your skin in less than an hour. Being from Montreal we don’t have that issue, maybe more so in the winter. But not like out west. All year long your skin is just dry!
The Sheamu Butter is...
11 Jan 2018
Setting: A Friday evening. Circle Craft Show, Vancouver
A young man enters the booth.
The palm of his left hand is red, raw, open and bleeding. I have seen severely eczema-like damaged skin but nothing as extreme as this. Painful. His right hand was not a mirror image, as sometimes is a norm, but it, too, looked sensitive.
In a quiet manner, he explains, “I came to Canada from India 4 years...
01 Jan 2018
A trio like no other. Emu, Argan, Tamanu.I use pure oils on the skin, daily. Although I love our creams and lotions, sometimes a pure food for the skin calls to me. While we sell these beautiful oils cosmetically, we hear amazing stories further extolling the virtues of nature’s offerings.
On EmuRegina: A Canadian nurse tells the following. “I was in the Caribbean and witnessed a young girl...
12 Dec 2017
The holidays are a time of giving, so why not give gifts that create less waste! Here at Earth to Body, we care about the environment so here is a list of gifts that can be reused, recycled and decomposed.
Cute jars are amazing for storing little trinkets or food. We love these jars for herbs, spices, coffee, teas, candies, sugar, salt or other kitchen items.They are also useful for the sewing...
13 Nov 2017
Unlike the name suggests 'Sea Buckthorn' is not from the sea. Rather, it is found on coastal and mountainous areas in Asia and Europe and has a long history of medicinal uses and benefits.
“Some Greek historical texts suggest that sea buckthorn’s benefits were discovered by accident. A group of soldiers were confronted with the difficult task of releasing old, useless, unhealthy horses into the...
13 Nov 2017
Love your hands. Toss the liquid soaps in favour of homemade natural soap bars. Liquid commercial soap can be very harsh on the skin as it usually contains strong preservatives like formaldehyde and synthetic detergents. Treasure your homemade natural soap bar on a real soapstone dish
Our natural soapstone dish handcrafted by Ian Coffin, beautifully compliment our soaps. Not only in nature’s...
