De-stress & Enjoy Life // Raw Skincare

Stress is probably the one thing that most people can say they have experienced in their lives. It is not an enjoyable emotion and can lead to anxiety and depression... and break outs.

Now we have met numerous people who have said they experience breakouts when they are stressed- this can be due to hormonal changes and it is not fun. You then start to stress out that stress will give you spots which makes you more stressed which gives you more spots and the cycle just keeps going... *big sigh* 

So we thought we would give you some top tips on how to prevent stress from ruining your day and your skin. 

1. Take time out- Set time aside for you. Maybe just before bed so you can really try and relax before you go to sleep. Make sure you turn off your phone- how many times have you gone onto twitter, facebook, instagram and something has really wound you up or stressed you out? Take a nice relaxing bath, with some calming music and a good book (the paper kind) put down the electronics!

2. Eat right- Make sure you are eating foods that are packed full of vitamins and nutrients. Eating fish, nuts, green veg & even some cheeky dark chocolate will help boost your mood, your immune system and your overall health.

3. Exercise- get those mood elevating endorphins into your blood stream. Even light exercise such as a brisk walk, gentle swim or a cheeky jog will help eliminate that stress.


So don't let stress get you or your skin down. Let us know your top stress busting tips in the comments below. We love trying new ways to relax!

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Cake For Breakfast? // Raw Skincare

We know how difficult it can be to try and have a wholesome, healthy breakfast. So we wanted to share with you a little recipe for an amazing breakfast that you will love to eat, but your skin will love too. 

Mug Cake

Nom Nom Nom, I am now feeling hungry just thinking about this.

Cake Recipe:

15g Coconut Flour

15g Oats 

1 Egg

50ml Almond Milk

Blend and mix all ingredients together until it become a smooth paste.

Put the mixture into a microwave safe container and put into the microwave for 1minute 30seconds.

Whilst that is cooking you can make the topping:

50g Greek Yoghurt / Soy yoghurt

50g Berries

Mix together until you get the consistency you are after. Once you have plated up your mug cake, pour the berry yoghurt on top and hey presto, you are having a healthy cake for breakfast! 

It has no extra sugar added, and you still get a sweet kick from the berries. Your skin will love this too, so seriously, what are you waiting for? 

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Happy Valentines Day // Raw Skincare

You Are Beautiful

We Just Wanted To Tell You That!!

Whether or not you have a Valentine this year does not matter because we are hear to tell each and every one of you how amazingly beautiful you all are, inside and out!!

So here are our presents for you 

Because everyone deserves roses on Valentines Day

Any excuse for chocolate is a good excuse

More chocolate, but with fruit, so its ok. Right!?!

And EXTRA big kisses for you all!

Be Our Valentine? 

Happy Valentines Day You Beautiful Lot!!!

The Ultimate Pamper Night // Raw Skincare

Tomorrow is Valentines Day, so if you have a hot date tomorrow, why not take this evening off, to relax and pamper yourself to ensure you feel 100% as beautiful as you are? 

Yes, tempted? Ok, we have devised a itinerary for you to follow and enjoy to leave you feeling calm and relaxed before the big date! If you don't have a big date tomorrow night, why not enjoy this pamper evening tomorrow instead and love yourself whilst doing it!

1. Run a lovely warm bath- add small amount of Repair & Revive body butter to running bath water and allow the fragrance of Lavender and Cypress Oil relax you into oblivion *ahhhh* why not put on some super relaxing music to really get you into the chill out zone. 

2. Moisturise- Once you have had a good long soak, pat yourself dry gently, and whilst your skin is still warm, apply your favourite body butter. You skin will absorb the goodness easier after a good ol' soak. Put on some comfy Jim Jams (or PJ's, what ever you like to call them) and relax and unwind. 

3. Hair care- Now you are all dry and snug in your PJ's with your body being nourished and moisturised by our body butter, its time to sort the hair. Hopefully it will have dried partially in a towel by now. Use the towel to squeeze off the excess water that is remaining (the less heat you have to use to dry your hair the better). So now you have two options- either add a couple of drops of Argan oil to your finger tips and run through the ends of your hair and dry on a low heat setting. Or, squeeze out a bit more oil and rub your hands from the scalp all the way to the ends. This is a more intensive treatment which will need to be washed out in the morning. 

4. Now you have sorted your hair, it is time to relax with a nice cup of herbal tea (make sure it is caffeine free or you won't get a nice relaxing sleep) now read a good book or listen to some music before you head off to the land of nod. It is best to avoid watching TV just before bed time as it can disturb your sleep. 

5. Night night. 

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DIY Exfoliator // Raw Skincare

Exfoliation is a must to keep your skin looking fabulously glowing. So we thought we would teach you how to make your own. 

Step 1- Grab some brown sugar, preferably the fair trade version if you can afford it, although any kind of granulated sugar will do. 

Step 2- Measure out about 50g of sugar and keep in a small, shower ready contain

Step 3- Take a couple of drops of Raw concentrate and mix in with the sugar. 

Step 4- Take a nice warm shower and wash all over- Once you have almost finished your shower, turn the water down/off and grab your pot of sugar scrub. Now gently massage onto the area of skin desired and in small circular motions and leave on your skin for 5 minutes to allow the oils to sink in. 

Step 5- Rinse down and ensure you have washed away the sugar granules (don't worry they dissolve in water so won't block your drains). If you want to use a soap to remove the oil you can, however leaving it on will be super beneficial for your skin. Simply pat down, and Voilà! Super soft, scrummy skin! The one good use of sugar for skincare.

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Love Is All You Need // Raw Skincare

This week, there is a definite theme going on with our blogs, Yesterday was chocolate, today is love... what will tomorrow bring *come back tomorrow to find out*

Love is great, especially when you can share it with someone else. But the best kind of love is the love you have for yourself. Now we aren't talking about the "I am the best thing since sliced bread" kind of loving your self (that's not a great kind of love). We are talking about the kind of Love that means you accept who you are, that you are happy with the person you have become, and you can accept the fact that you don't look like Cara D *swoons* 

The beauty industry is one that helps creates images of girls who are "perfect" and causes self doubt and self loathing when it becomes impossible to recreate those looks. 

We wanted to tell you now, that YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

No matter what your size, skin colour, hair colour, eye colour, nose shape, eyebrow shape, nail length, booty size, sexual orientation, job, education or any other insignificant factor that may affect how you feel about your self. It doesn't matter. 

You really are beautiful.

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Monday Just Got Better // Raw Skincare

Trying to cut down on Sugar is tough! Like, seriously tough, especially when you have a serious addiction to Chocolate.

So this morning, whilst pondering how I can eat chocolate whilst not ingesting a tonne of very unwanted sugar (my skin would hate me so much) I came across this and fell in love with it!

HOORAY!!! Chocolate is a Salad!! My misery is finally put to an end! *Runs for the nearest bar of chocolate available*

We all love to eat chocolate, I have no doubt about that, but we also love to rub in into our skin!! 

Wait, what?

Cocoa Butter comes from the Cocoa Bean. It is a very solid, pale yellow/ cream colour that has amazing properties for the skin. It is INCREDIBLY moisturising and smells amazing. 

This has to be one of our favourite ingredients, especially as you can eat the stuff too!! It's true!

Raw Skincare- Natural skincare that doesn't cost the earth.

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