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Wellbeing Wednesday

Posted on April 4, 2012 | 1 Comment

It’s Wednesday! Which can only mean one thing: another instalment of freshly-served and note-worthy links that have grabbed our attention. This week’s Wellbeing links talk about decaf, the wonderful idea that is putting fruit on your face, the importance of maintaining a healthy gut, and the misguided focus we place on our weight and/or body shape. Read on!

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Posted in Health and Wellness, Natural Skin Care

Tagged Crunchy Betty, Diet and healthy eating, Natural beauty tips

Mood-changing foods

Posted on April 3, 2012 | 1 Comment

Remember when we wrote about certain foods that can keep you hydrated? The list is here if you need to refresh your memory – have a look, we’ll wait.

Well, it also turns out food can have a different sort of impact on the eater: uplifting or lowering mood. We’re not talking about eating ice-cream to cheer yourself up (no matter how effective this is short-term!) – but how the actual nutrients or chemicals present in food affect the body and brain chemistry, for good or for bad.

If you’re eating a fair amount of mood lowering foods, you might like to substitute with better alternatives for a few weeks and see how you feel.

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Posted in Health and Wellness

Tagged Diet and healthy eating, General Health, Green foods, Omega-3 fatty acid

Multi-tasking hero: 10 ideas on how to use aloe vera

Posted on March 27, 2012 | Leave a comment

We like to use single, pure ingredients in our skin care routine: it makes sense to go straight to the source and feed your skin with as many beneficial nutrients as possible, no?

And one of these pure ingredients is none other than organic aloe vera gel. It’s a non-negotiable part of our routine and we couldn’t be without it. It turns out, we’re not the only ones who love aloe: the lovely ladies at ‘No More Dirty Looks‘ feel the same way about it (how great is this quote: ‘[…] every beauty biff under the sun could be ameliorated with a little aloe*.’)

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Posted in Natural Hair Care, Natural Skin Care

Tagged Aloe Vera, Natural beauty tips, Skin care routine

Wellbeing Wednesday

Posted on March 14, 2012 | Leave a comment

We’re back with a fresh edition of Wednesday links!

Today we’re pitting almond butter Vs. peanut, talking about skin care products’ expiration dates, reminding ourselves why our diet should include plenty of lemons, and getting smart about our beauty routine.

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Posted in Health and Wellness

Tagged Diet and healthy eating, General Health, Natural skin care, Skin care routine

Beauty tips: a quick catch-up with Suzanne from Don’t They Know Who I Am?

Posted on March 12, 2012 | 1 Comment

The wonderful Suzanne from Don’t They Know Who I Am? kindly agreed to answer our pressing questions about her skin care habits. It turns out this fair beauty changes things up to keep her skin on its toes, and is not afraid to experiment with her routine (unlike yours truly who are creatures of habit very set in their cleansing and moisturising ways).

Read on to find out what Suzanne is currently using – and join us in wishing her a very happy birthday today!

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Posted in Five minutes with...

Tagged Cleanser, Skin care routine

Our picks of sulfate-free body wash for happy, healthy skin

Posted on March 6, 2012 | 4 Comments

Our skin is a delicate beast and needs to maintain a slightly acidic balance to thrive and keep its healthy glow. So when we use the wrong products on our skin (and by wrong we mean products containing harsh chemical additives, preservatives like parabens, surfactants like SLS), our skin becomes unbalanced. Repeated sustained daily use can lead to irritation or even premature ageing, as our skin has to work double-time to right its own pH again.

Lucky for you, we’ve got a nice selection of sulfate-free body washes and soaps that wash the skin very gently without any offending ingredients. Read on to find out what our top picks are!

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Posted in Natural Skin Care, Product Spotlight

Tagged Burt's Bees, Castile soap, Skin care routine, Weleda

Natural baby care: Anissa’s top five products to use on bubs

Posted on February 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

We’re very lucky and thrilled that busy mama Anissa from Beautifully Glossy agreed to make an appearance on the Echolife blog!

Today she’s sharing her top five products to use on bubs. If you have one or more littlies in your nest, don’t forget to head over to Beautifully Glossy (after you’ve finished reading!) to enter the Weleda Baby Products Giveaway Anissa is hosting until March 26th. Read on to find out what made Anissa’s list!

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Tagged Baby care, Natural skin care, Weleda

So proud: recent Echolife press

Posted on February 27, 2012 | Leave a comment

We love our Echolife products very much – we’d be quite happy to sing their praises all day, although admittedly it would get repetitive for those of you who’ve come to expect varied natural health, wellness and beauty related content over here.

Indulge us for a minute though – in the last week, our very own products have received some love from our favourite bloggers, so in case you missed it (and because we’re very proud), here’s a quick peek below. Enjoy (we did)!

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Posted in Product Spotlight

Tagged Bath, Lavender, Natural skin care, Rose Facial Mist

Beauty tips: a quick catch-up with Vanessa from Miss Sensuous

Posted on February 17, 2012 | Leave a comment

A few weeks back we sent Vanessa some nosy questions about what products she loves and her current routine – as the Miss is a fan of natural and organic skincare we waited for the answers on the edge of our seats! And they didn’t disappoint – read on to find out about the beautiful products on her radar right now. What a Friday treat!