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2 Spots Opened up for Herbal Diploma!!

On March 14, 2017 / News and Updates / Leave a comment

With only one week before the first herbal diploma starts, we have had two spots open up, one in each of the 2 groups! Now is your last minute and final chance to nab one of those spots!

Our Opening Hours over Christmas

On December 12, 2016 / News and Updates / Leave a comment

Can you believe it is already nearly Christmas?!

We are full!!

On December 1, 2016 / News and Updates / 1 Comment

This is a quick message to let you know that as of today…

Healing Lip Balm Recipe

On November 18, 2016 / Natural Skincare and Beauty, Recipes / Leave a comment

This lip balm is very healing & soothing to cracked, chapped lips. Melissa essential oil (lemon balm) is an anti-inflammatory essential oil with strong anti-viral properties, making this lip balm protective & healing for cold sores & herpes outbreaks. Don’t let your lips dry up in the sun, have this balm on hand for when you really need it!

DIY Talcum Powder!

On October 26, 2016 / Natural Skincare and Beauty, Recipes / Leave a comment

Commercial talcums are usually made from magnesium silicate, many also contain some asbestos and aluminium and some studies have linked talcum powder with ovarian cancers! They may also cause coughing, vomiting and even pneumonia if used carelessly and inhaled by babies. It’s so easy to make your own talc and avoid all the potential health risks. So here are some of my favourite recipes for making your own Talc!

Hot Oil Treatment for Dry, Split Hair

On October 12, 2016 / Natural Skincare and Beauty, Recipes / Leave a comment

Split ends? Dry hair? Our hair gets a battering over time doesn’t it? Over washing, blow drying, straightening, sun, rain, stress!! If you have dry, split hair, treat yourself to this luxurious, easy-to-make treatment and create a spa in your own home! You’ll be on a…

Just when I was about to retire…

On October 3, 2016 / News and Updates / 3 Comments

It’s true, this was going to be my last year of teaching diploma’s at Cottage Hill Herbs. What with the bridge being out and the shop being closed, there’s been a lot of work to be done in other areas and I thought, ‘well maybe the universe it telling me that it’s time to ease up a bit’. However, I then found myself inundated with requests for another herbal diploma, and I thought to myself, ‘come on universe make up your mind’. So I did some soul searching and some thinking…and here’s what I decided…

Comments are now turned ON!

On September 17, 2016 / News and Updates / 3 Comments

You may or may not have noticed that our website is looking a little different as of this week. There have been some design changes taking place as well as added functionality, blog categorization and general prettiness! We hope you like it and that it’s even easier for you to find the content that you want or the answers to your questions. We are still trialing different elements so let us know if there is anything in particular you love so we can do more of that!

But how to let us know what you think?!! Here’s how!!!

Lip Balm for Beginners

On March 24, 2016 / Natural Skincare and Beauty, Recipes / Comments Off

This week I present a very simple lip balm recipe to keep your lips fresh, moist and healthy as we head towards the cooler parts of the year! Now is the time to prepare these recipes so that you have them on hand for when you really need them! What it does! All of the ingredients in this lovely and simple recipe are designed to moisturise, to sooth and to heal. Calendula is a beautifully soothing and gentle herb, wheatgerm oil is softening and moisturising and both essential oils will aid in healing sores (especially good for cold sores!). […]

Do you have a Selenium Deficiency?

On April 16, 2015 / Featured Product / Comments Off

Selenium Deficiency causes poor skeletal muscle strength according to an Italian Study of people over the age of 65. Researchers reported 94% greater weakness of knee, hip and grip strength of those with the lowest selenium levels. Selenium is almost non-existent in New Zealand soils and deficiency is widespread within the population. Selenium prevents the decay of cellular function or and protects our body’s 60 trillion or so cells, cancer, heart disease, immune function conditions and muscle weakness rates may all be improved by Selenium Supplementation. Food sources of Selenium are dependent on the Selenium Content and availability in the […]

7th Day: CLAY FACE MASK

On February 7, 2015 / Natural Skincare and Beauty, Recipes / Comments Off

Our first post in the Ritual Series is about Clay Masks, Something we enjoyed making today with our lovely ladies at the 2-Day Skincare workshop we are currently running this weekend. Everything listed in the Ingredients below is sold at our Cottage Hill Herb shop on Bridge road and also available to order via email. The Clay’s are very popular and go in and out of stock- so just ask us. The first step in insuring your as radiant and gorgeous as ever is to start with detoxing and exfoliating the face, Gentle clay’s do both of these things collectively whilst being […]

THE DAY OF LOVE

On February 7, 2015 / Natural Skincare and Beauty, News and Updates / Comments Off

It’s 7 Days until the Day of Love- Also known as St. Valentines Day, even though here at Cottage Hill we don’t buy into westernized holidays we do endorse celebrating your love for the ones nearest and dearest to you-And most importantly loving your body by taking care of it! So we decided to do a 7 Day Ritual, a series of informative recipes and posts about various things you can do in preparation- to pamper and preen your gorgeous body- making you feel like Cleopatra herself.

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