Pregnancy Body Oil / Nursing Tea / Skin Food / Sea Buckthorn Body Lotion

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:51:00 +0000

Mean, lean, and green is not a trend come-lately. Weleda has been producing natural, organic beauty products since 1921. Dr. Rudolf Steiner, a founder of anthroposophy, joined forces with Dr. Ita Wegman to take this transcendentalist world view to a personal practical level. They offer salves and solutions for human afflictions ranging from stretch marks to dental plaque, all derived from some of the two hundred species of plants cultivated in their medical plants garden. All items are certified organic by BDIH standards, and their U.S. affiliate assisted in the formation of the NPA (Natural Products Association) rules.

The Pregnancy Body Oil soothes stretching skin by combining arnica flower and wheat germ oil with an almond oil base. It application is obviously enriching without being at all 'greasy.' In addition to attending to maternal hides, Weleda offers tea for a mother's insides: their Nursing Tea supports healthy lactation. The calming tea is a mix of organic fenugreek, anise, fennel seeds, and other herbs. I asked my test-mommy if it was working, and she just snarled and demanded a foot massage and some sushi with unagi, NOT uni, plus green tea ice cream for dessert. Perhaps she did not let the calming tea seep long enough.

The non-reproducing are by no means neglected: body lotions for dry skin are made with Wild Rose, Aloe Vera, Mallow, and Sea Buckthorn. The Sea Buckthorn Lotion combines buckthorn and sesame seed oil in a vitamin A and E-rich formula that delivers antioxidants in a solution scented with essential oils from mandarins, oranges, and grapefruits. It applies lightly and lasts all day.

My personal favorite is the Weleda Skin Food. This nourishing moisturizer hydrates the skin by including organic pansy and rosemary extract with the fatty acid and vitamin E abundant sunflower seed oil. I'm currently combating dry facial skin, and the Skin Food out performed the department store it-shall-remain-unnamed-in-its-ostentatiously-scientific-packaging eye goo. Next time, I'm reaching for the bright green tube.

Written by: Erika Mikkalo, September 29th 2009

Adagio tea

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:20:00 +0000

By Adagio Tea

“tea leaves/tea loves/loves tea/lives tea/leaves tea?/never.” – Uniek Swain

“Adagio” can refer to the section of a pas de deux in which a dancer and her partner execute steps combining lyrical grace and technical prowess. One rarely thinks of tea as “powerful,” but it is precisely this combination of serenity and strength that earn Adagio Teas their top rankings by organizations ranging from The Wall Street Journal to Progressive Grower. In our animal comforts we are all the same. A Pakistani site called Tea Break also demonstrates the universality of feminist concerns: one blogger posts Cheris Kramerae's observation, “Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings.” Throughout U.S. History, tea has been a gendered beverage, establishing the tradition of disparaging political females as “tea drinking.” Whether your goals are to foment a tempest in a teapot, or are more diplomatic, Adagio teas offer flavors for fervor and repose.

In addition to energizing black, smooth oolong, white, green, and rooibos teas, there are flavored options such as apricot, chocolate, cinnamon, passionfruit and tangerine, tropical and mango. Their seasonings hold as solidly in the decaffeinated as the conventional versions. Over a dozen assorted assisting contraptions are also available at the site—mugs, cups, pots, infusers, diffusers, steel carafes, diaphanous paper bag filters—and a global guide to over 2,000 teahouses. So even if you don't have one of their myriad and nuanced selections seeping in your porcelain bowl, they'll still help you get a nice cuppa. Quickly or slowly. “Adagio,” is, after all, from the Italian “ad agio”—at ease. The world might be a better place if we all drank more tea.

Written by: Erika Mikkalo, May 7th 2009