Over the past two years, the government has issued temporary reauthorisations of the toxic pesticide thiamethoxam as an emergency measure for the sugar beet crop. In response, Our co-owner Anabel Kindersley rallied the support of over 55 British businesses and organisations to co-sign her open letter delivered to 10 Downing Street, calling for a total ban on bee-killing neonicotinoid.
Since Neal’s Yard Remedies was founded in 1981, we’ve been passionate about sustainability. We were seen as alternative and niche in the early days because we wanted to do things more ethically and naturally. But we were one of a small group of companies and individuals that wanted to change the world.
Handmade gifts re great. Taking time to create something personalised shows how much you care for someone. Aromatherapy is a wonderful way to create bespoke gifts, either with an essential oil blend you know your loved one will adore, or by theming the gift to have a benefit, maybe creating a moment of calm or a pick-me-up blend.
Come October every year like ‘clockwork’, we fall back into fall as it naturally gets darker and DST (daylight saving time) means the clocks go back and we gain an extra hour of the day. This may sound appealing as we are granted another hour of cosy sleep in bed but we can not underestimate the impact this has on our bodies.
With the arrival of the lovely warm sun comes a few extra skincare challenges. From sunburn and dryness to itchiness and irritation, we’ve got a few summer skincare tips up our sleeves to help you look after your skin in summer, develop a skincare routine for summer to keep these concerns at bay and leave your skin in tip top shape.
With the warmer weather upon us, summer is a good time to switch up your summer skincare routine. You can put away those rich, heavy-duty creams and opt for lighter serums and mists to freshen up your skin and get that summer glow we all crave.
Our amazing bodies have over 50 hormones that are constantly fluctuating. Sometimes they get a little out of whack, and today we’re delving into some of the reasons why this happens, with a few simple tips and natural remedies for hormonal imbalance to prevent it from getting too troublesome.
While we all spend plenty of time cleansing our faces, styling our hair, shaving our legs and scrubbing our bodies – looking after our hands and feet is often overlooked in our beauty routines.
Whether you’re on your feet all day or out working in the garden a lot – our extremities take a bit of battering and the skin can become tough with constant use. That’s why it’s so important to care for our hands and feet just as much as everything else.
