Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Natural Body Butter

Happy New Year!

It is summer here and it is a very dry one. I got a timely email today with a wonderful Body Butter recipe. Here it is:

How to Make Natural Body Butter

by Joan Morais
Body Butters are one of the best products for skin. They moisturize, soothe and protect skin. Body butters create soft, smooth and silky skin.

Yield: approximately 12 ounces
3/4 cup solid cocoa butter
3/4 cup solid shea butter
5 ounces sunflower oil
8 drops vitamin E oil (optional)
1/2 teaspoon or 50 drops essential oil-(lavender essential oil is nice)

Directions
1. Melt cocoa butter and shea butter in double boiler. Remove from heat as soon as melted.
2. Add sunflower oil, vitamin E oil and essential oils to mixture and mix well.
3. Pour into containers and allow body butter to firm.

Whipped Body Butter Directions
1. Melt cocoa butter and shea butter in double boiler. Remove from heat as soon as melted.
2. Add sunflower oil, vitamin E oil and essential oils to mixture and mix well.
3. Create a cold water bath: Place bowl with body butter mixture into a bowl with cold water and ice.
4. When body butter starts to firm with a jelly like consistency, whip with a beater for about 5-10 minutes.
5. Spoon into containers.
RESOURCES

If you need to obtain ingredients or are interested in classes please contact us:

http://www.betweenskyandearth.com.au/store/pc/contact.asp

Cheers,
Miriam.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Eyes are the Window of the Soul

When you do your makeup you should only highlight one of your features.

Even if you are not accentuating your eyes, you need to look after the delicate skin around them. One of the best products for the eyes is Organic Rosehip oil.

BE CAREFUL WHICH BRAND YOU USE.





Some organic brands use not so nice solvents to create their organic rosehip oil. I personally have only ever liked one brand. It also happens to be one that does not use solvents.

So, I will only stock and recommend Kosmea Organic Rosehip Oil.

This is pure gold - one of the best value for money special products you can get for your skin.

A great product to include in a KISS skin care regime.


You are a Natural Goddess!

Miriam.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Versatile Mineral Makeup

Well, Happy New Year to you all. We hope 2012 will be a wonderful year for you.

Our new colours have finally arrived. Today.
We look forward to going through them next week (we will be closed until then).

The colours are very earthy and very versatile. They can be used as eyeshadow, eyeliner or to colour clear nail varnish. (Please make sure you use low VOC varnish.)

If you need more information before we manage to load it up to the website, please contact us -

http://69.46.17.99/store/pc/contact.asp

and we will attempt to give you all the information you need.

We look forward helping you highlight the Natural Goddess within you.

Miriam.

Friday, December 9, 2011

Calling All Earthy Goddess!

Hey there,

We are waiting on a new shipment of great new versatile mineral powders - lots of earthy tones. These are great for all occassions. Work makeup should be reserved while flattering your natural features.

We also have some fun purple and green shades. These are great for dressing up for night life or go really well with a tan.

Speaking of tans, remember that mineral makeup can be a great sunscreen booster. The titanium dioxide and the zinc oxide in most formulas are sunscreen ingredients. It is the amounts of these minerals in the formulas that moslty dictate the SPF rating. Please be sun safe. Use a good quality sunscreen that is as natural as you get. We currently have the soleo organic sunscreen in stock.

You can have fun in the sun - choose your times and duration to optimise vitamin D production. Don't over do it.

You are a Natural Goddess!

Miriam. xox

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

How to look after your skin without spending a fortune.

The Skin is the largest organ of the body. It helps your body detoxify, stay hydrated, and keep out toxins of many types. It will absorb 60% of what you put on it - so choose carefully.


I was taught to look after my skin at the age of ten or eleven. I was in grade five!

I started to (irregularly) clean, tone and moisterise at the age of eleven. My mum bought me Nutri-Metics because that was the brand she used. I continued to use that brand until I was about twenty-five. I did try Mary Kay when I was twenty-one but reacted poorly to it. I am now forty-five.

I did not have a regular skin care regime for some years from around 30 years of age until about 3 years ago.

I stopped wearing makeup at twenty-eight due to allergies and sensitivities. About four or so years ago I started using mineral makeup. It was not a success at first due to ingredients in the brand I first tried. I got itchy due to the bismuth oxychloride. I eventually found a brand I tolerated.

I then needed to start cleaning my face again.

Skin care products can be expensive. But they don't need to cost much.


Cleaning Your Skin
You can use a plain cold pressed, organic oil to clean  your skin, including makeup removal. I use either apricot kernel oil or avocado seed oil. Olive and coconut oils are also good options.

Toning
Witch hazel is very good. It comes in an alcohol base, so if you are allergic I would suggest trying aloe vera gel.

Moisterising
I use aloe vera gel from my home grown aloe vera plantation. The oil you cleaned with is an option.

Special Areas - The Eyes
I strongly recommend spending the money on a good organic Rose Hip Oil for dabbing on your eyelids. You only need a small amount.


Your skin is very important in keeping you healthy - one of it's jobs is to help your body obtain vitamin D. Be careful to get enough unprotected sun exposure - and make sure you use the right type of suncreen.


You ARE  a Goddess.

Miriam.


Monday, August 22, 2011

What's New at ISIS

Some new lipsticks, eyeliners and lipliners have arrived - waiting for another eyeliner.

All vegan, all natural, all cruelty free.

We are working on our range of Mineral Foundations, Mineral Bronzers, Mineral Blushes, Mineral Eyeshadows and a Mineral Mascara.

Minimal packaging and promotion so that you just get economical, natural mineral makeup that Highlights the Natural Goddess in you - no matter what your age.

http://betweenskyandearth.com.au/store/pc/ISIS-c23.htm

Email us - info@betweenskyandearth.com.au for more information.

For all the Goddesses,
Miriam.