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The Four Seasons of Zinc

Hopefully we are saying goodbye to ‘winter itch’ now that spring is here, but don’t put away the zinc yet. Zinc is all season. Zinc works for ‘Winter Itch’. Windy. Cold. Dry. The Grey. Bitter. Dry. The Damp. Frigid. Dry. Say goodbye to ‘dry’ weather...
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Fingernails: The Finicky and The Finesse

Awww fingernails. We may love ‘em or hate ‘em, whether long, short, stubby, split, oval, square, pitted, spooned, flawed or perfect. But no matter our relationship with our nails, they are necessary appendages and they do tell us something. Adding...
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Tiny Garden

Take a venture with me, to my first balcony garden in celebration of Earth Day! Many years ago I built an entire vegetable garden all by my-small-self. Three tiered. Stones for stepping. The whole shebang. And did I mention it was my first gardening...
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Boycott The Benzo

I nickname benzophenone (ben-zo-fee-non) ‘Benzo’ because it’s easier to remember. It is the longer version, however, that you will find on certain ingredient labels, among all the other hard to pronounce chemicals. Do you have lip balm in your...
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A Combo Worth The Listen

Sometimes two products work so well together it is shame to keep them apart. Such is our emu neem soap and our organic rosewater facial toner . A clean. A fresh. Our emu neem soap was one of the first products we made back in the early part of this...
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Happy Mother's Day

Dear Mom, It's difficult to find the words, as you mean so much to me. I will try and express the love and appreciation I have for you on this Mother's Day. A mother's love is like no other, but your love goes far and beyond this world. This...
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Perfect Summer Feet

Several years ago, I wrote an article called ‘A Love Story’. A revisit is timely. Summer fun. Vacation. Cottage country. Wherever there is sand, there lays the perfect partner for your feet. A Love Story A beach. A riverbed. A desert. An ocean floor...
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A Love of Lemongrass

Lemongrass Essential Oil. The real thing, not the synthetic version. Fresh. Citrus blossom scent. Magic in every drop. Added to a favourite carrier oil, or to a blend like our lavender linen spray satisfies many needs. A customer called recently to...
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Modern Day First Aid Kit

My two boys are 12 and 13 years old, and they are the rough and tumble type... especially my youngest. He has always been quite competitive with his older brother and all of his older brother's friends. He's spent most of his life keeping up,...
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Calling all Insomniacs!

There's nothing worse than sleepless nights. If you are an insomniac, I feel for you. I used to suffer night after night, so I am well aware of how the curse of wakefulness can run havoc on every aspect of your life. A lack of sleep causes mental...

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