22 Feb 2016
Bees are incredible creatures. They are responsible for pollenating seventy percent of the fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds that we consume on a daily basis.
They work hard and we appreciate the honey that they forage from flowers, but there is another product that bees produce that we love so much… beeswax!
11 Feb 2016
Honey, I’m home!
Every home should celebrate a jar of honey.
Spread it on toasts and breads. Sweeten your biscuits, cakes and muffins.Dress your ham, coat your pork ribs, barbecue chicken wings in a honey sauce.Relax with honey. Sweeten your tea. Savor its goodness.If your throat is sore, sip a honey toddy.Learn to relax in a honey bath.. Add 2 Tbsp honey to a cup of hot water. Dissolve and...
07 Feb 2016
Our poor feet. Weary travelers that they are.They really do get the brunt of things.Toenail woes. Itchy soles. Crusty calluses. Corns that hurt.There are times when we tend to neglect our feet,especially in the winter months when they are under cover.But spring is just around the corner. Your footwear will be much more revealing.Look at your sandals. Look at your feet.
Are you ready? Are...
04 Feb 2016
Shampoo Bars…Ya gotta love ‘em
It’s a love affair for most. Our shampoo bar and your hair! If you have never tried it, you should.
Our bars are cold processed soaps chock full of natural oils. (We do not make glycerin based soaps as they have less lather and are less clarifying.)The most important factor is that our bars contain all natural ingredients.The bar lathers nicely, unlike natural...
02 Feb 2016
Where does our Shea Butter come from? We can show you!
We at Earth to Body are fortunate enough to have friends of the family who work with the Fédération NUNUNA. Our friends have personally met these hard working women of Burkina Faso, where this miraculous gift comes from. We asked them to take some photos and write a description of this organically grown and fair trade product. We hope this...
10 Jan 2016
Question the koala about eucalyptus. Watch her grin. “Hey mate, I sleep in the tree all day long, curled up in my branch nook. I hang out for a few hours at night, feasting on the leaves. I am all about Eucalyptus."
Ask the koala if the leaves make her feel good and she will assure you that she is not ‘high’ as many believe her to be. "Yes, a little sleepy maybe." The leaves contain cineole...
09 Jan 2016
So warm. Yet cool.Calming and sensual.The candle wax and you.A romantic tryst between skin and softness.
Soy nourishes the skin, making it supple and soft and feeling oh so good.
Light a candle. Relax and watch as the melted pool of deliciously nutritious wax forms. Carefully dip into the pool of melted oil and massage onto the skin. (You can blow out the candle or carefully dip beneath it....
05 Jan 2016
"I am a visiitng blogger. Thank you, Earth to Body!. I just had to tell my story." T. S., Victoria, BC
My boys are eight and ten. About the age of the boys in the stock photo, but mine would be wearing helmets....Obviously.
They are rough and tumble. They are energetic and spirited. And sometimes borderline CRAZY.
Especially my youngest, who inevitably tries to keep up with his older brother,...
05 Nov 2015
It just never stops.
Tamanu is a ‘drift seed’ like a coconut. Their shells, imperious to the sea waters, can float for months, even years, at sea. This miracal nut travels the ocean waves, and if nature so chooses, it takes root on the coastal sands of the south pacific islands, maturing into the famed tamanu tree. This tree also grows on the mainlands and coasts of South Asia.
The oil is...
12 Oct 2015
Nature not only provides beauty, but also goodness. The nutrients from fruit, nuts, flowers, leaves, bark and roots can sustain life.While oranges may conjure up an association with Vitamin C, as do apples, papaya, kale and tomatoes, we should also remember that this renowned water soluble vitamin is found in in many other plant sources.
This amazing vitamin ( aka ascorbic acid) is not only...
