News — skin irritation

It’s surprising that the very product we use on our bodies to keep ourselves clean could actually be causing so much damage to not only the environment and aquatic systems, but also to our own skin & health. When we bathe, most of us use a regular bar of soap bought from the supermarket.  After lathering up your body and cleaning away daily grime, you rinse away the soap to run down the drain.  The object of this ritual is supposed to keep us clean and smelling nice. Unfortunately, most commercial soaps contain harsh chemical additives to make them lather...

Hey Natural Beauties, This week is a good week… to have a good week… And mine is already off to an awesome start. Check out save our skin’s latest product review at Beauty and Lace. It always leaves me with a warm and fuzzy feeling when an independent review comes up trumps. Woo Hoo!   And don’t forget that Save Our Skin is offering FREE POSTAGE Australia Wide until Christmas. Take Care & Njoy!  

I’ve been mixing things up lately. I’ve been adding a sprinkle of turmeric to my morning water with lemon along with cayenne pepper and black pepper. I drink this combination, because it increases the absorption of curcumin in turmeric by a whopping 400%! It’s very orange and full of anti-inflammatory goodness. And really it’s only a matter of time before I try to put whatever new health food I’m into on my face. Because our skin is our body’s largest organ and what we put on it is absorbed into our bloodstream and we need to treat it right! … From...

Hey Natural Beauties, It’s race season here in Melbourne and this Sunday save our skin will be on show and sale at Flemington Racecourse from 9-2pm. Check out http://www.craftmarkets.com.au/markets/flemington.aspx This is a perfect opportunity to meet our clever makers and get organised for Christmas and find unique hand crafted gifts, that will get your skin spring and summer ready.  We will be offering MATESRATES This Sunday at Craft Markets Australia – Flemington Racecourse 9-2pm and also launching our SUPER SMOOTHIN’ SKIN SCRUB… There is no time like now to get your skin scrubalicious. Hope to see you Sunday! Take Care &...

It’s time to get clean on what’s in commercial soaps. Read on to discover the eight most hazardous chemicals that are commonly added to soap. There’s enough BS in this world why would you want to wash in it too? You deserve better than that! 1) Triclosan: hormonal changes caused by triclosan can dramatically increase the likelihood of developing breast cancer. 2) Dioxane: is a synthetic derivative of coconut, some people mistakenly assume that it must be an innocuous ingredient in personal care products. However, it is actually a carcinogenic chemical that is also toxic to the brain, liver and kidneys....