Spring wouldn’t be spring without the emergence of flowers popping up in gardens, pots, parks and fields. It must be a combination of their delicate beauty, their vibrant color and their intoxicating fragrance that uplifts our spirits. Herbs and flowers aren’t just enticing to look at. Their health benefits have been cherished for thousands of years. Camellia oil, aka: tea seed oil, is no exception. In fact, Camellia oil exerts many therapeutic properties, including healing, nutritional and medicinal. It can be applied topically or consumed internally, to reap its remarkable benefits.…

Springtime conjures up images of fresh green grass, bouncing bunny ears and cotton tails, red, yellow and purple tulip buds delighting the gardens and rows upon rows of impending lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts and carrots.  Ah….carrots. Carrots are a happy colour.  They are sweet and nutritious and the oil extracted from the carrot seeds is an extraordinary gift from nature. Springtime and summer sun means the skin needs a different type of protection and carrot seed oil can offer that.  Good oils always offer some protection. We use carrot seed oil in our revitalizing eye oil, which was designed…

Let’s face it. Now-a-days, Self Care has fallen to the bottom of our to-do lists, even below wash car and organize garage. Sometimes, it is so absent from our habitual routine it isn’t even in our realm of thinking. Self-Care? What is that? Who in the world has time? It you were born in India or have studied Eastern philosophy and medicine, it might be a part of your daily ritual. Or maybe you have read the recent scientifically proven research about the body’s innate healing mechanisms, and have learned the importance of caring of your Self. When the mind and body are relaxed it activates…

For many, the scent of patchouli is nostalgic of the hippy flower child era. Not only is the fragrance reminiscent of enhancing the freedom of speech, sexuality and open mindedness, but it also used to camouflage the smell of pot. Some people inhale deeply, savoring the sweet aroma. Others cringe their noses and recoil in disgust, blocking out that pungent musky odor, too overpowering for their senses. Bugs and critters tend to concur with this crowd. Patchouli. You either love it or hate it. Despite your preference, Patchouli is beneficial as a repellent or as a therapeutic remedy. Its…

Do you beat and twist the fibers to make ropes and mats? Do you extract the wood sap to make a blue dye for fabric? Do you treat your skin to the precious soft kernel oil?  Do you use the leaf powder as a food supplement?  However you play the tree, you will benefit. Known to the Nigerians, as idagbo monoye, this “crazy growing tree ‘, has roots that taste like horseradish and pods that look like drumsticks. It is a tree that loves the tropics and subtropics and is known to the Pilipino as ‘mother’s best friend.  African’s share that affection.  To the Thai, it can be a fence that protects…

En avez-vous assez des composants chimiques de votre pâte dentifrice et celle de vos enfants ? Nous aussi. Earth to Body est donc fière de vous présenter son nettoyant vraiment ÉCOLO pour les dents!  Vos dents vous aimeront. Votre bouche vous aimera, et votre dentiste vous aimera.  Alors, posez-vous la question : est-ce que je sais ce que contient vraiment la pâte dentifrice commerciale ?  Contient-elle des microbilles (un polyéthylène en voie de devenir une substance défendue) ?  Contient-elle du laurylsulfate de sodium (le produit moussant à caractère cancérogène) ?  Contient-elle du…

Offrez à votre visage un traitement facial Earth to Body. 1. Savon : lavez votre visage à l’aide d’un de nos savons (vous pouvez employer notre pain de savon- shampooing). Les savons privilégiés pour le visage sont le savon à l’émeu et neem ou à l’argan et au tamanu. Si vous choisissez le savon nori neem, allez-y doucement; ne frottez pas trop fort, car il contient de la pierre ponce. 2. Tonifiant facial : Vaporisez légèrement notre tonifiant sur votre visage. Laissez-le sur la peau. 3. Exfoliant Manitouka : Mêlez l’huile aux sels si celle-ci est montée à la surface du mélange. À l’aide d’une…

    Calming candlelight. Warm (not hot) soy wax to moisturize the soul. Light a soy candle, enjoy its mystery. And then decide whether to go further and massage the warmth onto the skin, leaving the skin silky smooth,  the hands, the legs or everywhere. Soy wax is NOT hot.  It caresses the skin. Traditional waxes are paraffin (not recommended), and the lovely beeswax . (always a wonderful candle choice). But cosmetic grade soy is a massage for the skin. You are never too old to enjoy being spoiled. Enjoy your soy candle just as a candle or as a body wax too. For yourself. Your mother.…