Wellbeing Journal
THE 10 BEAUTY TIPS YOU SHOULD IGNORE
If you spent the early ‘00s plucking your eyebrows into an almost non-existence, if you’ve ever overdone it with the fake tan in a bid to look healthier, or you’ve heated your eyelash curlers with a hairdryer for extra-long eyelashes, chances are you’ve followed some bad beauty advice in your time. We’ve all been there and with the beauty world being full of conflicting information, it’s hard to know who or what to believe. Plus, beauty isn’t one-size-fits-all and what works for you may not work for someone else with a different skin or hair type. From the radical to the ridiculous, here are ten basic beauty tips you should ignore. USE COCONUT OIL AS A MAKEUP REMOVERCoconut oil has been hailed as something of a multi-tasking miracle beauty product in the past few years – something that can be used on everything from your skin to your hair – but beauty experts have warned against it being used as a makeup remover. Coconut oil is highly comedogenic, which means it can’t penetrate the pores, and can lead to everything from dry skin to clogged pores and breakouts, particularly for those with acne-prone skin. SKIP MOISTURISER IF YOU HAVE OILY SKINWhile many people think that having oily skin is reason enough to skip moisturiser, it can actually have an adverse effect on your skin, as skin produces excess oil when it’s dehydrated. Whatever your skin type, using a balancing day care cream will not only help hydrate your skin, it will also provide protection against the environmental aggressors and help smooth skin. Woman applying moisturiser to face SHAMPOO YOUR HAIR TWICEWhen lathering up in the shower, shampooing your hair twice is only strictly necessary for those who use a lot of products and gels; otherwise a single – and thorough - lather with a nourishing shampoo will do the job just fine. LIGHTEN YOUR SKIN WITH LEMONSSince lemon juice has a highly acidic quality, using it in your skin isn’t a good idea. As well as causing skin irritation, lemon juice can lead to hyperpigmentation and sensitivity to the sun. After luminous-looking skin? Opt for a skin brightening cream instead. WEAR A LIP LINER THAT’S A FEW SHADES DARKER THAN YOUR LIPSTICKOne of the ‘90s most memorable make-up trends was a nude lip paired with a much darker liner, and while the look has since phased out, many remain unsure of what colour liner to wear. Beauty experts recommend that the golden rule is to choose a liner that is just one shade darker than your lipstick, for a perfectly plump finish. DAB TOOTHPASTE ON PIMPLES TO DRY THEM OUTAn age-old method that many people think helps get rid of spots, applying toothpaste to the effected area can actually cause redness and peeling. Products designed specifically for use on acne and facial skin are a much safer bet. HEAT UP YOUR EYELASH CURLER WITH A HAIR DRYERWhile heated eyelash curlers are used by many for some added va-va-voom in the lash department, heating your eyelash curlers with a hair dryer can damage your lashes and may even cause them to fall out. Stick with a lash-lengthening mascara for some extra lash appeal. EXFOLIATE EVERY TIME YOU CLEANSEWhile cleansing should be a key part of your daily skin care routine, exfoliating every day can strip the skin of natural oils which can in turn lead to break outs. If your skin is normal or oily, exfoliate two to three times a week with a gentle formula such as our Daily Exfoliating Cream; if it’s sensitive, just once a week is enough. FAKE A TAN WITH A DARKER SHADE OF FOUNDATIONWearing a darker shade of foundation to give the impression of a tan is a big beauty no-no. If you want to create a sun-kissed glow, beauty experts recommend matching your skin tone to your foundation and building up deeper colour with a good quality, mineral-based bronzer.
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MEET PAM CHERRY, OUR BIODYNAMIC GURU
At Jurlique, we’ve been planting, growing and harvesting our botanicals on our certified biodynamic* farm in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills since 1985. It’s all done by hand – from the biodynamic* preparations, to the weeding, planting and harvesting, right through to the Bio-Intrinsic™ process that creates the powerful extracts that go into our products. We may be biased but the people at our farm are nothing short of incredible. It’s a small, close-knit group working together to care for our land, following our biodynamic* practices and ensuring that the botanicals that make it into our products are the best they can possibly be. One individual that works on our farm (and has done since 2005) is Pam Cherry, somewhat of a superwoman to us at Jurlique. To give her one title would do her a disservice as she seems to be involved in most aspects of our farm – from beekeeping and biodynamic* preparations, to Bio-Intrinsic™ processes and looking after our Spilanthes and polyhouses. We sat down with Pam to find out more. What does an average week on the Jurlique Farm look like to you? My week varies throughout winter, summer and spring. In January we’ll be thinking about what we need to plant in Autumn. We normally get a schedule for the year that might say we don’t need Viola Tricolors, or we need a tonne of something else. Then I plan when to start seeding and I’ll start collecting seeds the following spring. And then there’s always ashing [part of the Bio-Intrinsic™ process]. I’ll ash perhaps two or three batches in a week. I wash it, dry it, burn it, ash it and then try and turn it around in a week. I wash them in the washing machine – just on a rinse spin - and then it goes on the drying racks to be dried. Depending on the herb it can take 2-3 days or 4-5 days. Once dried, it goes into the combustion stove and gets burnt, then onto the stovetop where it’s ashed, which breaks down all the particles. I’m literally with a pan, stirring it over a stove with a spatula. Ashing can take all day sometimes, or two days. I also do propagation [growing new plants from a variety of sources: seeds, cuttings, and other plant parts]. We’ll plant a lot of the cool weather plants in Autumn such as Viola Tricolor, Bellis and Chamomile – they’ll go in the ground probably April. We’ve got to have them in a decent size as the farm crew will be preparing beds and getting them ready for planting. How many of you will plant the seeds? There’s a team of about three. They could plant two rows in a session, depending on how they come. If they get them in little pots, they’ve got to take them out, soak them in sea salt, plant them and then pour sea salt over them and plant it, so that’s a good session. It normally takes two and a half hours to do two rows, they work really quickly. You’re our go-to for all things biodynamic* (in fact, you’re a bit of a guru). Can you tell us what goes into biodynamic* farming? When we make up our compost, we always put in biodynamic* preps. Those preps go from 502 to 507 - we put in Chamomile, Yarrow, Oak Bark, Nettle, Dandelion and Valerian is sprinkled over the top of the compost. I make little balls that are made up from various parts of the property – clay, soil, compost. You put a hole in the centre of the ball and then you put a tiny amount of the prep in, close it up and those balls are put in a particular order into the compost. They go into the ground for six months, in either summer or winter, before we dig them up. And then there are the biodynamic* sprays - Horn Manure (prep 500) and Horn Silica (prep 501) – which we do over summer. They’re the two preps we do twice a year to keep our biodynamic* status - you can’t do it if the ground is dry though, so you have to pick the right time. The 500 is sprayed into the ground and the silica is for the atmosphere, it attracts light and warmth. Whatever’s out there is radiated into the farm, it helps strengthen the plants. What other biodynamic* practices do you follow on the farm? I’m constantly doing checks to see what’s being eaten by mites or aphids. In that instance we’d determine how much of a threat it is, whether it’s going to ruin anything – for example, aphids on a Rose can damage the petals. Biodynamically you don’t want to react too hard but manage it gently. You don’t eradicate everything in organic and biodynamic* farming, rather you control, and you accept that there’s always going to be something out there. You’ve got to have the good and the bad, if it’s a perfect farm that means they’ve heavily bombed it with nasty stuff. Hopefully we get good numbers of good bugs, which the farm attracts – ladybirds, lacewings and hover flies – and they’ll come in and eat the aphids. Do you notice a difference in the plants when they’re grown biodynamically? I think the plants are better, they’re usually stronger. Some tests have been done with Calendula or Chamomile where we had organic farming, general farming, biodynamics*. They tested the flowers from all those different ways of growing them and the biodynamic* way was much more potent, our plant specialist proved that. In biodynamics*, everything is centred on working the soil, and as long as you’ve got everything working down there, whatever you plant will get the benefit. It's safe to say Pam’s a busy woman but she wouldn’t have it any other way. In fact, she says the thing she loves about her job most is “being at the farm. It’s like being home in your own garden, I like to potter. It’s not work to me. How does she keep track of it all? It’s all in her head, she says. See – superwoman. *Certified biodynamic by the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia. Jurlique’s products and farm are not certified of affiliated with Demeter® USA or Demeter International.
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ADRIANA PICKER’S CREATIVE PROCESS
Illustrator Adriana Picker is no stranger to Jurlique. She first took her beautiful botanical illustrations and splashed them over our Activating Water Essence and Rose Body Oil Limited Editions for Lunar New Year 2020 and now she’s back, applying her signature style to this year’s Mother’s Day Gift Set, Jurlique Rose Luxe Edition Hand Cream and Rosewater Balancing Mist Intense Deluxe EditionUsing the Jurlique Rose and native Australian botanicals as inspiration, Adriana has used her hand-drawn, free-flowing style to create original, exclusive packaging that are artworks in themselves. We sat down her to find out more about her creative process, and what went into creating these illustrations.Why did you choose the path of becoming an artist?I don’t think in the end it was something I chose; it was something that I fell into organically - a direction I was pushed along and decided to follow. After High School I studied Design with the intention of starting a career in the film industry as a designer. Whilst completing my degree I sought work in film and found work as a Costume Illustrator on films like The Great Gatsby and Mad Max: Fury Road.Doing this work that relied on my more natural talents as an Illustrator rather than my learned design skills made me realised where my true passions lay, that I could potentially make a living as an Illustrator and that it was something I wanted to pursue. I am very lucky to have a family that places great value on creativity. Adriana Picker wearing red and white stiped dress in flower garden How would you describe your illustrative style?Lush, detailed, densely saturated, romantic.What is your most important artistic tool and why?Very unromantically it is my iPad! I draw everything on it now and it comes absolutely everywhere with me. On a plane, a park, the beach! It is utterly freeing.What is it about botanicals that inspires you the most?The unending and incredible variations created by the greatest muse: Nature.How do you think art and creativity makes the world a better place?What is more important than beauty to the human soul? It is a balm and a refuge. It is my great aim in life to make everything around me beautiful in one way or another - purposefully curated or spontaneously enjoyed, just like discoveries in Nature.What process did you follow to get started on the Jurlique artwork?The first thing I did after receiving the brief was go into my Mother's garden and take an enormous amount of reference photos. I happened to be in Australia at the time of starting the work so the ability to do this - interacting with the actual plants themselves - was crucial to the success of the artwork. The heart of the Jurlique brand focuses on the unusual, less seen view of botanicals, so I was able to seek my own unique perspective of the Rose to use as reference. Adriana Picker wearing red and white stripe dress in flower garden What do you love the most about the work you’ve created for Jurlique?I love that it has such a strong connection to my family, that it literally is drawings of plants from my Mother’s garden. Little memories of her. I love the Rose mist artwork in particular as it focuses not on the blooms but more on the leaves and buds and hips. It highlights that the beauty of a Rose comes not only from its much-celebrated flowers but also the entirety of the plant, that grows and exists and supports the plant year-round, even in the absence of the bloom. I like the view this allows of seeking and finding beauty in overlooked places, the seemingly mundane. Having the ability to find beauty in the unremarkable, the everyday is a lovely way to live one’s life.You’re a busy woman. How do you build self-care into your life?As I get a bit more experienced and further along in my career, I have realised how important a self-care routine is for professional productivity. When I first began freelancing as an Illustrator, as many people at the beginnings of their careers, I worked constantly, regularly pulling all-nighters and not taking weekends off.Now I have realised the importance of taking time to enjoy the life I have created for myself and trying to cultivate relationships and interests that fall outside of work. Self-care is about having a mindfulness routine of rest, exercise and activities that are not work related that bring me joy. Mental health needs work like anything else.Take a piece of Adriana Picker’s work home and shop our Mother’s Day Gift Set, Jurlique Rose Luxe Edition Hand Cream and Rosewater Balancing Mist Intense Deluxe Edition.
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WHY YOU SHOULD USE ROSE-INFUSED SKIN CARE PRODUCTS
There’s a reason we use Rose in so many of our products. More than just a sweet-smelling flower (although their scent is a natural mood-booster), rose petals contain a valuable oil that hydrates, soothes and tones the skin. It’s nothing new either – rose petals have been prized for their beauty benefits for centuries (with that claim to fame, they must be doing something right). So, what exactly makes roses so powerful? Our experts fill us in on the best Rose skin care benefits. Tray of rose petals They deeply hydrate skinRose essential oil - extracted from the petals - is an emollient. It has hydrating properties and strengthens the skin’s natural barrier, helping to prevent moisture loss. Moisture Plus Rare Rose Serum and Moisture Plus Rare Rose Cream are some of our best Rose skin care products – try incorporating them into your daily skin care ritual to experience hydrated, healthy-looking skin.They protect and restore skinRose extract contains antioxidants to protect the skin from environmental aggressors. When used in skin care, Rose extract helps your skin to combat and recover from the damage caused by pollution. It’s also high in vitamins A and C, which helps to keep skin firm and supple. What’s more, vitamin C helps to brighten skin, even out skin tone and reduce the appearance of pores - boost the results with a weekly Rose-based mask, such as our Rose Moisture Plus Moisturising Cream Mask.They have calming propertiesRose extract helps to reduce redness and calm the skin for a more even-toned complexion and is great for rebalancing dry, irritated and sensitive skin. And it’s not just Rose extract that does wonders for your skin – rosewater tones the skin and shrinks the appearance of pores without drying it out (there’s a reason our Rosewater Balancing Mist has such a cult following). Tray of rose petals with white card It boosts your skin’s radianceFeel as though your skin has lost its natural radiance? It could be a sign it’s undernourished and dehydrated. Rose extracts revive the skin and give it a ‘lit from within’ glow, nourishing the skin and filling it with moisture. To instantly refresh and hydrate your skin, try our Moisture Plus Rare Rose Lotion.It naturally improves your moodNot only is smelling beautiful fragrances a pleasant experience but they can have a powerful and immediate effect on our wellbeing. Rose is known to reduce stress and create a sense of calm (in fact, rose petals are used in Ayurvedic medicine to promote relaxation), so think of applying rose-infused products as a form of self-care. Try diffusing Rose Pure Essential Oil at home to reap even more benefits of this powerful botanical.Treat your complexion to the skin-loving goodness of Rose. Shop our Rose skin care range here.
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MEET CHERIE, OUR JURLIQUE FARM MANAGER
There’s a lot that goes on at our farm in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills. No ordinary farm, it’s where we plant, grow, harvest and extract most of the botanicals that go into our skin care products at Jurlique. It’s also a biodynamic* farm, following holistic and sustainable farming practices that naturally look after plant health and the soil, ensuring nothing harmful goes into the earth or into our products. It’s a small operation, with just 14 members of staff doing most of the work by hand - and at the heart of it all is our Farm Manager, Cherie Hutchinson. “Between everyone on the team, we’ve got over 100 years’ experience if you add it all up,” says Cherie. “The one thing I love more than anything…I love people and I love this team in particular. I’m actually getting goose bumps talking about it because it’s a very unique team and it’s almost like a little family. “The farm is quite complex in everything we’re trying to achieve here,” says Cherie. “Not only are we trying to grow, plant and harvest all the different botanicals, but we also do extractions [through our Bio-Intrinsic™ method] here on the property. Then there’s maintaining the tractors, ensuring the lights are working, the internet’s switched on…all those little things. The main priority for us though is the forecast, we’re always focusing on how much herb we need and ensuring that we do it at the right time of day as well.” One of the most unique aspects of our farm is that it’s biodynamic*. You won’t find many other skin care brands growing their ingredients following these methods – but that’s just one of the many things that makes Jurlique so unique. “Biodynamic* farming is a natural, holistic way of farming,” says Cherie. “We’re introducing our own herbal remedies to address all sorts of plant health matters, feeding the soil and ensuring that we’ve got a healthy property. Ultimately what we’re trying to achieve is not having to leave the farm gate but producing everything we need right here. We produce all these wonderful homeopathic recipes using a biodynamic* approach to address the needs for our plants and our soil. “What biodynamic* farming is all about is not only using all these natural herbal remedies for your plants but it’s also doing this using all the cosmic influences and the moon cycle. Just like the moon cycle draws the ocean tides, it also draws moisture to the soil and back down to the root structure. When that’s happening, it’s a beautiful time to plant your plants. “As the different cosmic energies are coming about, when the moon is circling around the earth, it draws about different star sign influences. Just like you have a star sign, so does your plant. When a moon is passing through a particular constellation, whether it be a leaf type of plant or flower, we actually do things aligned with that. On a flower day – which is when the moon is passing through Gemini – we could be harvesting that plant or planting that plant or weeding that plant.” It might sound a bit out there but for the sceptics, Cherie says: “There was a really interesting thing that happened last season. We use Marjoram for our skin care range, and we planted the Marjoram accidentally on a flower day and lo and behold, it flowered all through the summer period and we didn’t get any of the leaf that we wanted. That’s the type of thing that will happen to your plant if you don’t plant them with that right influence.” * Certified biodynamic by the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia. Jurlique’s products and farm are not certified or affiliated with Demeter® USA or Demeter International.
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PAIGE HASABALLAH’S CREATIVE PROCESS
Paige Hasaballah, or Delta Venus to her Instagram followers, is a Melbourne-based artist who draws upon her Egyptian cultural heritage and Australian upbringing to create modern, abstract art. The result is a collection of contemporary paintings that can mean so many different things to different people: the sign of a great artist.In celebration of our latest Adriana Picker-designed limited-edition products – Rosewater Balancing Mist Intense Deluxe Edition and Jurlique Rose Luxe Edition Hand Cream – we spoke to Paige about her own creative process and how she incorporates the products into her own daily routine.Tell us about your work and what you do?I am a visual artist, designer and poet. My work is about the embodiment of light and dark, conscious and subconscious, inner and outer worlds. My aim is to create a space within which people experiencing the work can reflect on themselves.How did you get into this position?Looking back on it I can't help but see some very divine timing. My design work kept me working predominantly on computers or electronic devices, so I had a real pull to work in a more tactile space and use my hands. I have always been really drawn to building or creating with different materials. In late 2017, my family lost our grandmother on my Egyptian side. Within a number of days after she passed, I began painting for the first time in my life. Things took off really quickly from there as I began to publicly share what I was creating with others. Now I see myself as a vessel for the work to flow through and into the lives of others.Describe your process when it comes to your work – how do you tackle a new project?I hold space within myself for the work to move through me. I think of it as a sort of meditation or prayer. A vision will come to me in a dream or a moment of quiet surrender, I pick up water materials I am pulled to and breathe deeply. The work sort of creates itself, it's just my job to get out of the way.What challenges do you face in your work?I think my main challenge is around resisting the natural flow of things. At times I find myself trying to force a piece of art or painting because I think I "should" be doing that. I am yet to force out a piece of work I am happy with. Some days you need to bake a loaf of bread instead or go for a walk in the park or have a glass of wine with a friend. I am constantly reminding myself that magic happens in the flow state.What do you find most rewarding?The most rewarding part of the creative process for me is the way it allows me to connect with others. I have connected with so many incredible people across the world through this practice. Hearing the way one of my pieces inspires someone or prompts them to lean into their own power is the most fulfilling part of my practice.Face Scrub with leaf on a trayWhen you’re experiencing a creative block, how do you get out of it?A year ago, I would have said to push through it. Now my approach is a little more gentle. When I am feeling a creative block, I do something else, I follow the natural flow of my energy. When I am not resisting where it wants to take me, it always brings me back to creating. Some days I just need to detour past a few other things first.What advice would you give to others who are looking to explore their creativity?Get started and start with anything. Be playful with it. Try out different mediums. Don't be too attached to any sort of outcome and just see what comes up. You cannot fail in art, but you are certainly cheating yourself out of the pleasure of creation by holding yourself back.Talk us through how you use your limited edition Jurlique products throughout your dayThe Jurlique Rose Luxe Edition Hand Cream has been an absolute lifesaver for me over the past few weeks. I have been restoring furniture outside of my other creative work and all of that sanding really wears your skin down. Each night and morning I put on the hand cream and it gives them new life! I have been spraying the Rosewater Balancing Mist Intense Deluxe Edition on my face throughout the day as I work. It is the perfect refresher on my skin and gives me that little wake-up call when I am starting to get sluggish.View more of Paige’s work on her Instagram and website.
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FIND YOUR PERFECT STYLE AND SKIN CARE MATCH THIS AUTUMN
Autumn invites us to embrace the energy of change. As summer morphs into Autumn, the leaves go from green to red and the winds change from warm to crisp – it truly heralds a season of transformation. In this time, we update our outfit and skin care choices, swapping out summer linens for merino sweaters and reaching for more hydrating products. It’s essential to accommodate the seasonal change, so we’ve created a guide to finding your perfect style and skin care match this Autumn.Upgrade your Autumn skin care ritualAs the seasons change, so do your skin care needs. Along with dehydration, improper nutrition and stress, environmental factors also play a part in the skin imbalance. Your skin tends to get drier and duller in colder months, so it’s important to adjust your skin care products to cater to the environmental change.Keep it cleanIn the cooler months, your normal skin renewal process tends to slow down. This is what gives the skin a textured and dull looking appearance. To speed up your skin renewal process, we recommend exfoliation to help slough away the dead skin cells. Be careful not aggravate your skin by using harsh exfoliants and exfoliators. Our Nutri-Define Supreme Cleansing Foam contains natural jojoba beads to help polish your skin and encourage healthy cell turnover. At the end of your cleanse, your skin will feel soft, refreshed and revitalised.Tip: Aim to cleanse with lukewarm water, rather than hot to prevent extra drying of your skin.Pack on the moistureTo help renew and keep your skin hydrated, reach for the more hydrating and rich formulas. Using a moisturiser like Nutri-Define Supreme Restorative Rich Cream will help replenish your skin’s moisture and lipids. An essential step to retaining that hydration is using a water essence before moisturising. Applying Activating Water Essence to your skin first will activate your skin’s ability to maintain moisture and also stop it from escaping, for continuous hydration .Stay sun smartYou can still get sun damage on windy, cloudy and cool days. Dry skin after sun exposure happens no matter the season, so it’s important to wear sunscreen all year round. Make sure your sunscreen is SPF 30 or higher. Don’t rely on the sunscreen in your makeup to prevent premature skin ageing and sun damage. Even if you work inside you should wear additional sunscreen under your makeup.Upgrade your wardrobeAutumn – especially in Australia – can be a challenge. It seems like the weather doesn’t want to make up its mind. It’s muggy one day and cool the next. It can get tricky figuring out what to wear in Autumn.At Birdsnest, an Australian family owned business, they do the hard work for you. With a collection of 1000’s of curated outfits designed by their in-house stylist to suit a range of different style personalities, they’re kind of like a magic wardrobe.Layering is essentialKeeping your layers thin gives you more to play with in Autumn. You can even keep some your favourite summer pieces too as they can be layered with thin knits and cardigans like this Modern Bohemian look. The perfect collaboration of a bohemian, free spirit style and a modern classy look.Mix up patterns and texturesAutumn is all about change, so try something new! Playing around with patterns and textures gives your autumn outfits an interesting twist. Amp up a casual outfit of a white blouse by experimenting with a pair of snake print denim jeans. Add your own personal flair to a simple look or follow Birdsnest’s style advice.BeltsAn underrated accessory, belts are the best when it comes to tying in those layers. They also add structure to your outfits. Not too sure about how style belts? At Birdsnest, when you fill out the Style Profile, they’ll provide personal style recommendations just for you.Embrace the changeIf anything, the new season gives you a perfect excuse to treat yourself to new skin care products and a new wardrobe. Birdnest provides a 365 day return policy and free express delivery on all orders so your wardrobe dilemmas will be solved from this season to the next.Shop our Nutri-Define range to re-energise your skin this Autumn.
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6 HAND WASHES AND CREAMS TO CARE FOR YOUR HANDS
Hand soaps have always been a necessity to clean hands and kill germs - and are more important than ever. With the spread of COVID-19 around the world, advice from health experts is to wash your hands to prevent the virus from spreading. Why? According to this article, written by Pall Thordarson, a professor of chemistry at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, the “virus is a self-assembled nanoparticle in which the weakest link the lipid (fatty) bilayer. Soap dissolves the fat membrane and the virus falls apart like a house of cards and dies – or rather, we should say it becomes inactive as viruses aren’t really alive.”The Department of Health recommends washing hands for 20 seconds, paying particular attention to the backs of hands and fingers, fingernails, fingertips and the webbing between fingers. Excessive hand washing and use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers may cause your hands to feel dry, so we suggest regularly using a nourishing hand cream throughout the day. Here are our best hand washes and creams to care for your hands.Softening Hand Wash Rose: this hand wash contains a special blend of natural botanicals and Rosa gallica extracts to cleanse and nurture your hands. Free from harsh chemicals, artificial colours and synthetic fragrances its pH-balanced formula leaves your hands feeling clean and refreshed, while its delicate Rose fragrance uplifts your senses.Restoring Hand Wash Lemon, Geranium & Clary Sage: enriched with natural extracts of hydrating Marshmallow Root, calming Chamomile and purifying Echinacea, this hand wash softens your skin as it gently cleans, and its unique blend of natural botanical fragrance oils revitalises the senses.handsRose Hand Cream: this rich hand cream features our uplifting signature scent of Rose. It's enriched with botanical extracts to soothe and calm the skin and leave hands hydrated, softened and protected.Lavender Hand Cream: with a rich and buttery texture, this hand cream is quickly absorbed to nourish and hydrate hands, leaving no greasy residue. Potent botanical extracts soothe and calm the skin and provide lasting hydration for soft, smooth hands.Citrus Hand Cream: this hand cream is quickly absorbed to deliver lasting hydration to dry or hard-working hands. Potent botanical extracts help to make the skin feel softer and more supple and over time, its protective barrier is improved. Essential oils from Tangerine, Mandarin and Lemon give this Citrus Hand Cream its distinct and invigorating natural fragrance.Jasmine Hand Cream: the uplifting natural fragrance of Jasmine is complemented by a rich and luxurious texture and potent botanical ingredients that leave hands feeling softer and more nourished. Over time, the skin barrier is improved, hands feel softer and more supple, and dry or chapped skin is reduced.Discover our full hand care range at Jurlique for hand washes, lotions, creams and more.Share t
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5 REASONS WHY YOU NEED TO PRIORITISE SLEEP
The Dalai Lama said, “sleep is the best meditation” and Mahatma Gandhi said, “when I wake, I am reborn”. When some of the most notable Zen masters have only good things to say about sleep, it’s safe to say they’re onto something. As our lives get busier, we tend to put our health and wellbeing on the back-burner – this includes sleeping. Sleep is vital for longevity and is the first step to living an overall healthier life. We’ve rounded up the top 5 reasons why you need to prioritise sleep:1. Your brain needs itThere’s a reason why you can’t think straight when you’re tired. It’s because lack of sleep makes it difficult for brain cells to communicate effectively, which can affect your concentration, memory, decision-making capabilities and creativity. Studies have also found that women make more “robust multitaskers than men” therefore, . When you get enough sleep, your quality of life improves so much more as you feel less grumpy and groggy. You’ll also have more energy to enjoy social activities with family and friends.2. It repairs your skinThink of your skin as having two modes: defense and recovery. During the day, your skin cells are working to protect themselves from environmental stressors like UV exposure and pollution. At night in your slumber your skin goes into recovery mode, repairing all the daytime damage. So, beauty sleep is in fact, not a myth! Night skin care routine steps should consist of; cleanser, mist, serum, eye cream, moisturiser. Cleansing before bed is the crucial to optimise your skin’s recovery mode. Our Replenishing Cleansing Lotion is gentle and nourishing on the skin but will thoroughly remove the day’s grime.To make extra sure you’re getting the most out of your beauty sleep, the right pillow is equally as important. Opt for a linen pillow case like Abode’s Dublino Pillowcase. Made with 100% Belgian linen, you won’t disrupt your skin’s regeneration and you’ll also reap the benefits of an anti-bacterial and breathable fabric that lessens transfer of the skin care products you apply before bed.3. It hydrates your skinDid you know that when you sleep you sweat more? Well, it’s true, and it’s a good thing! Our skin has a natural pH level that helps protect itself from external aggressors. An imbalance in your pH level causes your skin to not produce the moisture it needs, which leads to drier skin. When we sweat, it’s our skin’s way of rebalancing and recovering moisture to level that pH. Your perspiration contains water, minerals and salt. Water hydrates your skin, while the minerals and sodium exfoliate the surface.Hot tip: When you sweat, a lot of dirt beneath the skin’s surface gets pushed out of your pores. Which is why it’s important to go to bed with cleansed skin so you don’t disrupt the skin’s repairing process and cause breakouts.4. It’s good for your eyesWhen you don’t get enough sleep, the hormone cortisol doesn’t properly serve its anti-inflammatory functions. Inflammation can lead to puffiness around the eye area in the morning. When you get in the right hours of sleep, you’re going to wake up with eyes that are brighter and more awake! Along with sleep, you can assist the de-puffing process by applying an eye cream before bed. The best eye cream for puffy eyes should be one that is created specifically for the eye area. Our Nutri-Define Supreme Eye Contour Balm has Alfalfa seed extract and Lupine Protein that restores brightness and targets under-eye puffiness.Sleeping in an elevated position on your back is also key for bag-free eyes. Propping your head up with two pillows helps with drainage of fluid around your eyes . Abode’s Hungarian 20 Pillow has a medium filling, perfect for when you need to sleep on your back. Its triple chamber structure keeps the feathers snug in place to help keep the exact shape you love for longer-lasting support.5. It’s self-careIt’s the little things that you do that really matter. Make the act of sleep a self-care moment more than something you have to do. You spend a great part of your life in bed, so actively surround yourself with good quality bed sheets – make yourself comfortable. Abode makes quilts in a range of temperatures to suit all bodies climates so comfort will never be an issue.Surround yourself with elements of luxury. Candles, comfy bed socks, a silk eye mask, calming tunes. Indulged in our calming Lavender Hydrating Mist when it’s time for bed. Mist your face pillow to create a calming atmosphere that promotes peace and well-being.
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