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Skin, Hair & Ideas for Living Kindly
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 I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but my feet always need some extra care and attention when spring comes around. I hate cold feet and so they spend most of the year snuggled up in cosy socks and boots. When they eventually see the light of day, they look a bit sad!
Over the past few years I’ve worked out a routine which I use to get them back into shape in time for sandal weather and to keep them feeling soft and comfortable until they get hidden away again!!! Here are some tips:  We were really excited in January to be featured in the local Courier!
It all started in December when we signed up to join an online meeting organised by Sustainable Kirriemuir to hear about the support offered to local businesses by Circular Tayside, an initiative helping people identify circular economy opportunities within their businesses. This led to ....  Have you ever wondered how your humble bar of natural soap was made?
We make all our soap (and our other skin and hair care products) ourselves from scratch, from plant-based ingredients. We use the traditional "cold process" method for our soap. Here's an outline of the process we follow from initial idea to final product:  You've read our previous blog and heard about the benefits of using organic oils on your hair and scalp. But how do you actually use them and make sure you're making the most of them?
Here are 5 Simple Steps for using the oils so that your scalp is healthy and your hair is happy.  A healthy scalp means healthier hair.
We treat our face to oils and potions, pamper our body with butters and lotions, smother our lips, hands and feet in balms and creams. But what do we do to look after the skin on our scalp? It often misses out on our care even though we’re subjecting it to intense heat from our hairdryers and potentially harsh ingredients in our hair dyes and styling products.  How about using your old bamboo toothbrushes as plant markers? Plastic Free July is just about over and I’ve been feeling a bit disappointed with myself this year because I haven’t really made any major changes.
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