Yet another amazing element of summer, mangoes! My tree is full of fruit and my family couldn’t be happier. Mangoes are not just a delicious they have the power to make you beautiful inside and out. 

Aromatherapy is a great tool to manage stress and emotional moments in our lives. Scents are powerful triggers. A fragrance can soothe you and in other cases have the effect of making you anxious and upset. 

There is good reason Shea Butter is so popular. The benefits of Shea Butter to skin and hair are no joke! 

Just the mention of castor oil can remind persons of a certain age bracket, of the deep childhood...

Avocados are not just great for your diet but works its magic on hair and skin too! If you are dry, avocado oil is the answer. Dry hair, dry skin, dry lips, dry hands and nails, all have one ultimate remedy. You guessed it! Avocado oil!

Don’t just eat the banana! Be the banana!

The fitness tip for this month is a yoga pose, oddly, named after the banana.

Pineapples are good for digestion, the bromelain in the fruit is a digestive enzyme that breaks down high protein foods and makes them more easily digestible ( some pineapple in a beef stew is divine). The fibre in the fruit is abundant and can help with irregularity and digestive difficulties.

We all grew up knowing the three R’s : Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. In light of  recent news that a climate scientist has come to the conclusion the climate may have already passed the point of no return. It is time to move beyond just Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to add a few more R’s.  Refuse, Remake/Repair and Restore.

Try to find products that multi-task. Pure Shea butter is a real workhorse. It can replace petroleum jelly but better! It’s good at fighting dryness in difficult areas like knees, elbows and feet. It is an amazing hand moisturiser! After doing dishes, rub some on to keep hands soft. At night, a thin layer on your freshly cleansed  face before bed, will give you deeply moisturised skin the next morning, without annoying your pores. It can replace lip balm and leave-in conditioner. One product can replace six!

Coconuts, oh Coconuts how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…in sweetbread, coconut bake, dumplings, sugarcakes, fudge, ice cream, pone, coconut shrimp curry, oil down, in callaloo, um what was I talking about again?

Coconut oil is literally everywhere and in everything! With good reason; coconut oil offers many benefits for skin and hair.