I got a great book for Christmas called "The Handmade Soap Book" by Melinda Coss which contained a recipe for cocoa butter based bath melts. The recipe was donated to the book by Lush, and I thought I'd add it to the site because they are very easy to make. The recipe below is a slight modification of the original.
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Great stocking fillers on Etsy
16.12.08I was having a look on Etsy (a community of people who make things by hand) today for some stocking filler ideas and found some great items I thought I'd share:
anderra on Twitter
13.12.08anderra is now on Twitter, which means you can stay up to date with anderra blog posts and products reviews, find out what else we are up to and when new products are added to the shop.
Simple exfoliating sugar scrub recipe
13.12.08The weather forecast for today was cold, windy and very wet so I decided to keep myself amused indoors by making some homemade exfoliating sugar scrub.
Eucalyptus oil
11.12.08This is the first post in series that explores essential oils and herbs. As its Winter and everyone seems to have a cold or flu at the moment, I decided to start with eucalyptus.
The Eucalyptus plant is very tall (80-160 ft tall) with blue grey leaves. There are 700 species each with different characteristics - flowers, fruits, bark, leaf shape, size and health/medicinal benefits.
GoodGuide iPhone application
24.11.08Overview
GoodGuide is a collaboration of academics, technology experts, scientists, industry professionals, consumer researchers and non profit organisations who are working together to make product safety information more accessible to consumers.
No poo = no more shampoo
14.11.08I've tried a fair amount of natural shampoos and conditioners but haven't yet found one that does the job as well as my usual products. So I decided to consult Google for some answers to the question: "why do sls free shampoos leave my hair dry and greasy?"
anderra UK and US shops
10.11.08We review a lot of products and many of you have emailed and us asked for the best place to buy them. Well, now you can buy them here!
Retromercials - old health and beauty adverts
10.11.08I have stumbled across some great retromercials. Looking at these adverts, I realised not much has really changed - although is execution has more polish, the underlying messages are still the same - B.O is a turn-off, dandruff is unsightly and everyone loves a pearly white smile!
The Structure of our skin
1.11.08Skin is something we all have, but how much do we know about it? This post explains how the skin is structured and how it absorbs substances like body care products applied to it.