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Safer soap campaign

January 7th, 2010 Wendy

Catch it posterHand sanitisers suddenly seem to be everywhere. It’s an understandable reaction to the swine flue epidemic that was grabbing all the headlines before the winter snows took over the front pages.

Both our local GP surgery and dental surgery have cleared out all the old magazines from their waiting rooms, replacing them with a box of paper tissues and a hand-pump of some chemical gunk which we’re encouraged to spread over our hands.

As someone who is concerned with the number and range of chemically-suspect lotions and potions advertised these days, I’m always reluctant to accept the marketeers’ claims at face-value.
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Organic face & skin care sample sets

January 7th, 2010 Wendy

We’ve just put four organic skin care sample sets containing products from our newly-launched organic face care range on-line. They’re a great way to try out the products before deciding on what suits you best.

Organic skin care sample setSet 1 contains 5g pots of our deep cleanse melt and natural facial polish, plus 5ml bottles of our hydrating mist and facial serum.

Set 2 includes a 5ml bottle of facial oil, plus 5g sample pots of our natural lotion cleanser, deep cleanse melt, face mask and organic skin polish.

Both sets are available in two options. Chamomile and mandarin is best for normal, combination and oily skin types. And rose and camellia best for mature skin, and skin prone to dryness.

They’re all priced at just £7.95, and come in an attractive box with a leaflet explaining the benefits of each product.

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Make your own organic skin care products

December 15th, 2009 David

In the new year we’ll be adding a whole new section to the website on making your own organic skin care products. If you’d like an email when the section goes live, simply subscribe to our Botanical Notes enewsletter.

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Botanical Notes: Dec 09

December 15th, 2009 David

Botanical NotesToday we launched the first issue of our new ‘Botanical Notes’ enewsletter (right).

The leading article features our new, completely organic face and skin care range. We also highlight our Soil Association accreditation, as well as our campaign for safer soap.

Special offers included £5 off our new skin care gift sets, as well as a 50% of the price of our organic hand washes.

Click here to read it online. And click here to subscribe to future issues.

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Lisa, Lou and a case of the giggles

December 9th, 2009 David

Lisa and Lou get a fit of the giggles when we try to make our first Botanicals video. We still haven’t completed the video. But we thought this would be a great first clip to put on our new blog.

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Completely natural & organic facial range

December 5th, 2009 Wendy

We’ve only just released our new facials range. Click here to view all the products on our shop.

The face care gift set is already proving very popular. We’re running a special £5.00 off offer in the run-up to Christmas.

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Campaign to save the honey bees

July 18th, 2009 Wendy

Honey beeI was watering the garden plants last weekend and was really pleased to see bees gathering pollen on a thyme bush – what seems like an increasingly rare sight these days.

At this time of year I’d normally be reminding my daughters, Zoe and Amy, not to run barefoot on the grass because of the number of bees gathering pollen in the clover. But not any more. Rarely is there a single bee to be seen anywhere in the garden – let alone to be stepped on!

So what has happened to the bees? Why have they become such a rare sight?
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