BellaSugarUK | November 8, 2009 2:00 pmIt's no secret that I'm a huge Liz Earle fan. Besides adorning her face, bath and body products, I often turn to her books for at home remedies and advice on essential oils. So when I heard that she was launching her first ever fragrance after three years in development called Botanical Essence No.Read More
BellaSugarUK | September 3, 2008 7:00 amNot to be confused with rose oil, rosehip oil is extracted from the seeds or 'hips' of wild grown rosebushes and it is the only vegetable oil which contains natural retinol acid (vitamin A acid).
Rosehip oil is also full of other natural skin-boosting ingredients. It is high in essential fatty acids including linoleic fatty acids which helps reduce the size of pores.Read More
BellaSugarUK | August 7, 2008 8:00 amYlang ylang (pronounced ee-lang ee-lang) is an essential oil with an intensely sweet scent. It is made from the yellow flower of the cananga tree.
Ylang ylang is a very soothing oil that can create a sense of well being, and is used in skincare to balance both dry, and oily, skin.Read More
BellaSugarUK | July 25, 2008 7:00 amTea tree is a well-known essential oil, that become widely used in the beauty industry, from the 1990s, partly because of The Body Shop's popular Tea Tree range.
It is obtained by steam distillation, from the leaves of melaleuca alternifolia, a plant native to Australia.
The Australian Aborigines were the first to unearth the medicinal benefits of tea tree.Read More
BellaSugarUK | July 21, 2008 9:00 amRose oil is perhaps one of the most well-known essential oils. It is derived from the steam distillation of the petals of Rosa damascena and Rosa centifolia.
The steam-distilled rose oil is known as 'rose otto,' whilst the solvent extracted product is known as 'rose absolute'.Read More
BellaSugarUK | July 18, 2008 9:00 amPatchouli is the name of a herb that is part of the mint family and produces the essential oil of the same name. As an oil, Patchouli has numerous skin and health benefits.
You may have come across it on the ingredients list, on perfumes, as it has a dry, woody aroma that is sometimes used to add a musky scent to fragrance.Read More
BellaSugarUK | July 14, 2008 7:00 amFrankincense is an essential oil used in aromatherapy, and believed to have strong health benefits. Essential oils quickly penetrate the body through the skin, plus they enter and leave the body without leaving any toxins behind.
Frankincense has anti-inflammatory and astringent properties.Read More
Jaime Richards | December 8, 2011 9:01 amSure, lipstick gift sets and prepackaged holiday soaps are lovely, but a handmade gift always feels extra-special. There isn't anyone on this planet who doesn't like to relax, so treat your loved one to some serious chill-out time with custom-blended scented bath salts. To see just how easy these bath-time presents are to make, just keep reading.Read More
Allie Merriam | June 1, 2011 11:11 amRevlon spokeswoman Jessica Biel has teamed up with the beauty brand in a campaign promoting Grow Luscious eye makeup. The mascaras and eyeliners will, in Jessica's words, "lengthen and strengthen [lashes] with your natural grow cycle." And at a recent event promoting the line, Jessica shared some of her best beauty tips, along with which Revlon products she counts as her favorites.Read More
Jamie Roy | April 22, 2011 10:30 amI've been switching off between Molton Brown Thai Vert and Fresh Sugar and Lemon liquid soaps for the past few years; however, after discovering Green & Spring, I now have another fave. The skin care, bath, and body company launched in 2009 by Jessica and Peter Frankopan as a nod to the English Countryside where they currently live. All of the products are handmade from natural, homegrown British herbs, flowers, and essential oils, they are free of parabens, petrochemicals, fragrances, and the packaging and bottles are recyclable.Read More
BellaSugarUK | November 8, 2009 2:00 pm
It's no secret that I'm a huge Liz Earle fan. Besides adorning her face, bath and body products, I often turn to her books for at home remedies and advice on essential oils. So when I heard that she was launching her first ever fragrance after three years in development called Botanical Essence No.
Read More
BellaSugarUK | September 3, 2008 7:00 am
Not to be confused with rose oil, rosehip oil is extracted from the seeds or 'hips' of wild grown rosebushes and it is the only vegetable oil which contains natural retinol acid (vitamin A acid).
Rosehip oil is also full of other natural skin-boosting ingredients. It is high in essential fatty acids including linoleic fatty acids which helps reduce the size of pores.
Read More
BellaSugarUK | August 7, 2008 8:00 am
Ylang ylang (pronounced ee-lang ee-lang) is an essential oil with an intensely sweet scent. It is made from the yellow flower of the cananga tree.
Ylang ylang is a very soothing oil that can create a sense of well being, and is used in skincare to balance both dry, and oily, skin.
Read More
BellaSugarUK | July 25, 2008 7:00 am
Tea tree is a well-known essential oil, that become widely used in the beauty industry, from the 1990s, partly because of The Body Shop's popular Tea Tree range.
It is obtained by steam distillation, from the leaves of melaleuca alternifolia, a plant native to Australia.
The Australian Aborigines were the first to unearth the medicinal benefits of tea tree.
Read More
BellaSugarUK | July 21, 2008 9:00 am
Rose oil is perhaps one of the most well-known essential oils. It is derived from the steam distillation of the petals of Rosa damascena and Rosa centifolia.
The steam-distilled rose oil is known as 'rose otto,' whilst the solvent extracted product is known as 'rose absolute'.
Read More
BellaSugarUK | July 18, 2008 9:00 am
Patchouli is the name of a herb that is part of the mint family and produces the essential oil of the same name. As an oil, Patchouli has numerous skin and health benefits.
You may have come across it on the ingredients list, on perfumes, as it has a dry, woody aroma that is sometimes used to add a musky scent to fragrance.
Read More
BellaSugarUK | July 14, 2008 7:00 am
Frankincense is an essential oil used in aromatherapy, and believed to have strong health benefits. Essential oils quickly penetrate the body through the skin, plus they enter and leave the body without leaving any toxins behind.
Frankincense has anti-inflammatory and astringent properties.
Read More
Jaime Richards | December 8, 2011 9:01 am
Sure, lipstick gift sets and prepackaged holiday soaps are lovely, but a handmade gift always feels extra-special. There isn't anyone on this planet who doesn't like to relax, so treat your loved one to some serious chill-out time with custom-blended scented bath salts. To see just how easy these bath-time presents are to make, just keep reading.
Read More
Allie Merriam | June 1, 2011 11:11 am
Revlon spokeswoman Jessica Biel has teamed up with the beauty brand in a campaign promoting Grow Luscious eye makeup. The mascaras and eyeliners will, in Jessica's words, "lengthen and strengthen [lashes] with your natural grow cycle." And at a recent event promoting the line, Jessica shared some of her best beauty tips, along with which Revlon products she counts as her favorites.
Read More
Jamie Roy | April 22, 2011 10:30 am
I've been switching off between Molton Brown Thai Vert and Fresh Sugar and Lemon liquid soaps for the past few years; however, after discovering Green & Spring, I now have another fave. The skin care, bath, and body company launched in 2009 by Jessica and Peter Frankopan as a nod to the English Countryside where they currently live. All of the products are handmade from natural, homegrown British herbs, flowers, and essential oils, they are free of parabens, petrochemicals, fragrances, and the packaging and bottles are recyclable.
Read More
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