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Weekly Skincare and Healing Herbs: Some herbs to use in natural skincare or healing products.

On August 6, 2015 / Featured Herb / Comments Off

Bay Is a great antiseptic, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory. Great for baths, oils and products used for painful muscles and joints, sprains, sports injuries and arthritic issues. Bay is stimulating and may be used in facial steams and for nail products which comes in very handy for treating nail fungus. Helpful in shampoo and conditioner for dandruff. Bay is popular in men’s products such as aftershave, creams, oils etc. Also used in creating perfumes as well as salves and liniments for pain. May be infused into oils, tinctured or added to water baths or made into hydrosols.

A new Aloe has landed in the shop!

On April 16, 2015 / Featured Herb / Comments Off

Certified Organic Aloe Vera Concentrate Powder 200×1 A pure freeze dried concentrated powder of organically grown Aloe Vera to reconstitute to 100% pure Aloe Vera Leaf Juice or to make into Organic Aloe Vera Gel. To make up: Add 0.5% Aloe Vera 200x to 99.5% Distilled Water. Bring to 55 degrees and hold for 20mins- than add Citracidal C at 0.5% to preserve the formulation. This extract forms the base liquid when creating a gel. Do this by sprinkling Xanthan Gum onto Liquid Aloe Vera, whisking with an electric wand untill desired thickness is reached. (See our Aloe Brochure for […]

10 Days of SuperFoods Coming Soon

On February 25, 2015 / Featured Herb / Comments Off

Here at Cottage Hill Herb Farm we are SUPER Excited to be able to bring to you a wealth of knowledge about our popular Super-food Powders available in store and online. Coming soon is our daily blog for ten days starring a Super-food Powder or Blend per day. Weather you are wanting health benefits, skin benefits or even a beautiful powder to add to homemade beauty products we will showcase all the many ways and uses so you can get the best from our Powders! They are an affordable, essential addition to any weight management program as the y provide […]

NEW SUPERFOODS ARE HERE!!

On February 22, 2015 / Featured Herb / Comments Off

Certified Organic Mulberry Juice Powder A Powerhouse of Nutrients, this richly coloured vitamin and mineral packed organic powder has high levels of Vitamin A, C and E and K, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Selenium and Zinc. It greatly benefits those with a dry, dehydrated constitution, bringing a better fluid balance to the body, skin and hair. It has a very high Vitamin A Content greatly assisting eye, skin and mucous membrane health. A teaspoon of the powder in water, smoothies etc. balances blood sugar assisting in lowering cholesterol and high blood pressure. It soothes and calms nerves, improves circulation, promotes the […]

Day 2: Horny Goats Weed for Libido Enhancement

On February 13, 2015 / Featured Herb / Comments Off

Horny Goats Weed- it Stands by its name… This ancient herb has been used for more than 2,000 years in Japan, China and Korea to assist with sexual impotency and dysfunction. By channeling blood flow to the genital areas this powerful herb effects the dilution of blood vessels, allowing more hormone enhancing blood to reach the sensitive tissue areas. It helps to lower blood pressure, increase libido and may reduce cholesterol levels when taken appropriately. It also improves immune function and stimulates the cells that build bone- so as well as assisting sexually Horny Goats Weed can be beneficial as […]

Rosemary

On November 27, 2014 / Featured Herb, Recipes / Comments Off

A Herb To Not Forget: ROSEMARY -For Remembrance Easy to grow with many colours and types available and a much loved herb for the kitchen. Symbolically linked with romance, marriage and death through the theme of remembrance, rosemary does in fact impact greatly on the body and in particular many aspects of the head and brain. It stimulates circulation, memory and concentration, improves digestion and absorption and keeps us alert and more active depending on how we use it. It assists hair growth and scalp health by stimulating the hair follicle when applied as an essential oil mixed with a […]

Superfoods

On November 21, 2014 / Featured Herb, Featured Product / Comments Off

“Superfoods for skin, hair & whole body health” We are now stocking 4 NEW superfood powders: Camu Camu, Mango, Papaya & Passionfruit. CAMU CAMU POWDER The best high density nutrient & the richest natural source of vitamin C! With levels as high as 50,000ppm, or approx. 1200% of your daily vitamin C value. Camu Camu is a powerful anti-oxidant, supports the immune system, balances mood, provides nutritional support for the brain and central nervous system. Research shows it assists in supporting serotonin levels in the brain. Camu Camu is rich in bioflavonoids, an important co-factor for vitamin C absorption. It […]

Skin Healing Bath Milk

On November 14, 2014 / Featured Herb, Recipes / Comments Off

SKIN HEALING BATH MILK 100gms Goat’s Milk Powder 100gms Coconut Cream Powder 100gms Baking Soda 20 – 25 drops Tuberose or Elemi Pure Essential Oil Combine all powders well – ensuring no lumps. Take 1/2 cup of this mixture and carefully grind the essential oil well into the powder. Combine this mix into the balance of powders. Place in glass bottles and seal. Use approximately 100gms for a skin soothing, anti-itch healing bath.

LAVENDER

On September 5, 2014 / Featured Herb, Herbal Medicine and Health, Natural Skincare and Beauty / Comments Off

Lavender Essential Oil Loved and cherished by many cultures for its valuable medicinal properties and its fine fragrance, Lavender has always been the most popular of all the essential oils. The pure essential oil is steam distilled from the fresh flowering tops of Lavendula officinalis (true Lavender) and others. There are many species of Lavender used commercially for essential oil production – not all of these are considered suitable for oil production with many NZ varieties distilled from Lavenders that give high yields of oil, but little in the therapeutic value of the essential oil. At Cottage Hill Herbs we […]

Ginkgo

On August 22, 2014 / Featured Herb, Herbal Medicine and Health / Comments Off

Ginkgo Boosts Mental Abilities In The Elderly A recent study by researchers at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, gave cognitive function tests to 262 cognitively normal people over the age of 65 and then gave them either a placebo or Ginkgo. After 6 weeks, they rested the participants. The Ginkgo group showed significant improvement on several of the tests, including recall of recently learned information. The Liberty researchers submitted their study to JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Assoc.), but it was rejected. Although JAMA has published some studies showing the benefits of herbs – notable, a 1999 study showing […]

CAYENNE

On August 15, 2014 / Featured Herb, Herbal Medicine and Health / Comments Off

Cayenne Cayenne – yes, we are talking about our common kitchen spice cayenne in its dried form (not cooked). “Cayenne the wonder herb” – with a huge list of attributes and applications – so lets look at just a few of the things that cayenne can help with… Bleeding: Stops external bleeding in its tracks – simply sprinkle a light coating into and over cuts and wounds to stop bleeding and take the shock out of the wound. Heart Attack / Emergency Situations: Obviously one must seek medical help in these cases – but until help arrives – a pinch of cayenne […]

A WEIGHT LOSS MIRACLE

On August 7, 2014 / Featured Herb, Herbal Medicine and Health, Natural Skincare and Beauty / Comments Off

A WEIGHT LOSS MIRACLE! BRINDLEBERRY (GARCINIA CAMBOGIA) There is massive historical and scientific evidence regarding this herb’s amazing effects on weight loss and appetite suppression. Considered by researchers and many famous doctors such as DR OZ to be the newest and fastest fat burner. This incredible little fruit offers us the easiest and most effective fat burning properties seen to date, along with a host of other health promoting benefits. Human and animal studies have shown most impressive results in reducing cravings and increasing fat burning. The Hydroxy Citric Acid (HCA) in Brindleberry is the active ingredient that increases lipid […]

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