Which plants can you use for your skincare products and how do they work? So little information is available on the use of botanical extracts in cosmetics – my Plants in Skincare articles try to help you figure out which plants to use on your skin.
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I went out 'chestnutting' with my family today. We live in the south part of rural England and now that it's autumn, the trees around our ho...
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If I mention liquorice to you, you probably think I'm talking about confectionery. I am originally from the Netherlands and it's a well-know...
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Chamomile is one of the best skincare herbs available and is particularly useful for skin conditions such as contact dermatitis (eczema). Th...
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I love wildflower meadows. They are a sadly underrepresented habitat here in the UK and their decline in numbers is down to a range of diffe...
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I have a small herb garden here down in Dorset. It's slightly neglected at the moment given that last year I was under siege by an army ofย ...
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It's June and Plantain is at its best now. I'm not talking about the cooking banana, popular in parts of Africa, the Caribbean and Latin Ame...
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Spring is finally here, hooray! After what has felt like a very long period of rain, cold and darkness, it is wonderful to feel the (occasio...
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The stinging nettle is a fantastic herb with many uses - ranging from the clothes we wear to the skincare we use. As nettles emerge first th...
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Everyone knows and loves lavender! It's been widely used for centuries and is probably the best known beauty herb on the skincare market. La...
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Lemon Balm, also known as Melissa or Balm, is a wonderful lush green herb that has many uses in natural herbal skincare. This herb has been ...
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Herbs used in natural skincare and beauty products can provide great anti-ageing properties. Given the continuous growth in the natural skin...
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Lots of beauty herbs grow around us in the hedgerows and many of these herbs also yield an essential oil that can be used in beauty products...
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Blue Star of the Wildflower Meadow
The deep blue cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) used to grow prolifically across Britain's wildflower meadow...
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We often associate beauty herbs with expensive, exotic or tropical plants because that's what we see most often in the shops - rose petals, ...
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Herb & Hedgerow is based on the south coast of England, where strawberries are quintessentially part of our heritage. During the summer ...
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Given that winter is upon us, the HerbBlurb will start with a profile of the beautiful rosehip. Here in England at this time of year, the ro...