Twenty8 Blog

If you are someone who likes to experiment and play, then don’t think you have to spend a fortune on skincare — your kitchen has a ready supply of skin treatments if you want to give them a try. Check out these amazing little food goodies! ... Read More.

A footbath is another way to relax and balance the body while softening the skin. Alternating between hot and cold footbaths is a great way to relieve aching, swollen feet and tension headaches as the footbaths help polarise the extremities and stimulate reflex points in the feet. ... Read More.

A spritzer is a fantastic way to deodorise a room, hydrate and refresh your skin (especially on a long journey or on a plane), relieve stress and mental fatigue, and help fend off flying insects. A small amount of the essential oils diluted with water are dispersed into the air and onto the surface of the skin.   ... Read More.

When you are tired or just need a 'pick-me-up', an inhalation can refresh and rejuvenate you. It is also a valuable tool for relieving the symptoms of physical disorders such as head colds and chest, nasal or sinus congestion. The skin also benefits from the sweating action and antiseptic oils as it deeply cleanses and decongests. Hot water helps release the vapours quickly, while the towel overhead encapsulates the steam and oils to be absorbed by the body. Slow, deep breathing enables the essential oils to reach the bloodstream via the lungs. ... Read More.

One of the most beautiful ways to use aromatherapy is with a vaporiser. As the droplets of water evaporate into the air carrying the essential oils with them, those who are in the room (breathing!) will be affected! This is a great way to enjoy the benefits of essential oils and create a very effective antiseptic air freshener and mood enhancer at the same time.  ... Read More.

It is always hard to know what is truth and what is ok to use on our skin. Here’s a little information to help you pave your way through the highly unregulated beauty industry that you might find a little helpful! The following is a list of ingredients that have come under question in the last few years explaining what they are and how they are used. From being carcinogenic, DNA damaging, hormone disrupting or known irritants, many of these ingredients are under further investigation in various countries. It may be interesting to check your beauty and personal care products and see how many of them contain the following. ... Read More.

As the stresses and strains of the modern lifestyle take their toll, we become more and more aware of the healing power of human touch. Human beings love to be touched. We crave - relish it! Sadly the art of touching is used less frequently these days, and it is often associated with negative behaviour and sexual issues or seen as a true indulgence that only few can afford. It doesn’t have to mean any of these things. Touch is both subtle and powerful if treated with respect. ... Read More.

There are trillions of cells in the human body, in fact it is cells diversified into skin cells, liver cells, hair cells and others, that make up the human body.  If the cells are healthy then the body is healthy and the skin will glow.  Cancer is simply unhealthy cells with no control.  So how do you make healthy cells that work properly and are in control?   ... Read More.

It is no secret that beauty and skin care has been formulated around the healing and restorative properties of plants - essential oils in particular. Here we share 10 of our favourite essential oils for the skin and some of their amazing properties. ... Read More.

Imagine having a full body massage everyday? Imagine using the highest quality body products that support the health and wellbeing of your body and skin? Imagine how you would feel adding specific essential oils to this to make it effect the way you think and feel throughout the day? Well you can and it is known as the Daily Body Boost - it is the ultimate mind, body and skin treatment, we love it and cannot imagine life in the Twenty8 world without it.  ... Read More.