Too cold to get undressed and hop in the shower? Or maybe you’re just having a bad hair day and you don’t have time for a full hair wash. Great news, we are here to save the day with this beautiful herbal dry shampoo recipe! Here’s how to do it!
Read more →Find suitable containers to package your finished product in and if making big quantities, buy your toothpicks in bulk. Fill the glass container with enough toothpicks. Pour over your favorite pure essential oil to cover the toothpicks, cover and screw on the lid and leave for several days so the toothpicks can absorb the pure essential oil. Remove the toothpicks with tweezers and place to dry. Remaining essential oil may be re-used. When the toothpicks are completely dry, pack them in small airtight containers. Choices of pure essential oils to choose from: Peppermint Spearmint Mandarin Sweet Orange Fennel Anise Cinnamon Ti-Tree Clove Lime […]
Read more →TWO 2 DAY SKINCARE WORKSHOPS- THE ONLY ONES FOR 2015! SO GET IN FAST Details for Skincare 1 Dates:Saturday 11th July 2015- Sunday 12th July 2015 Time: 10.30am – 5.00pm Fee: $480 Inclusive of all materials Note: Please book early. Class numbers are strictly limited with places usually booked out early. Enrolment form and deposit required to secure your place. During the workshop you will make and take home: Base creams – Two types Herbal infused oil Healing hand cream Skin and body oil Moisturiser Cleanser Body scrub Facial masks Exfoliater Lip Balm Body Butter Nourishing face cream Shampoo Conditioner *A […]
Read more →Don’t Have a Valentine? We Can fix that too!! We Stock Dragon Oils in store- of all kind, In Particular we have a soul-mate blend. Consisting of beautiful oils you can wear on your body or dab on your lover of choice, Don’t believe us- we have countless testimonials of our customers finding the man or women of their dreams. Made with etheric high vibrations and a love spell…xxx
Read more →No need to leave home… Are you in need of a good foot rub, or are the hubby’s muscles aching for your touch? Physical touch is so important in a relationship- And for some it can be there love language and the way they show their love. You don’t have to be a qualified masseuses to give your lover a therapeutic massage, Just make up the oil, slather it on and let your fingers do the rest of the work. There are no hard and fast rules, soft, slow and sensual are all key words here- but not too […]
Read more →Natural Cold Sore Remedy Antiseptic and healing essential oil blend: Melissa (Lemon Balm) Pure Essential Oil – 20 drops Geranium Bourbon Pure Essential Oil – 20 drops Lavender Pure Essential Oil – 20 drops Hyssop Pure Essential Oil – 5 drops Lemon Pure Essential Oil – 5 drops Combine the pure essential oils in 50mls of pure apple cider vinegar and shake well before use. Apply at the first sign of cold sore outbreak. This mixture is very effective to diminish outbreaks. A course of L-Lysine, B Vitamins and Vitamin C grreatly assists in reducing the viral load in the […]
Read more →60ml Fennel Seed infused oil 20ml Chamomile infused oil 16ml Lavender infused oil 5 drops Ginger pure essential oil 4 drops Fennel pure essential oil 5 drops Chamomile pure essential oil Combine all ingredients in 100ml amber bottle and shake to combine. Massage as required. Fennel Seed is an excellent anti-spasmodic and was the original herb used for gripe water, it is still very effective for this purpose if boiled gently for 20 minutes, strained and given to baby orally. Fennel Seed tea if drunk by a breast feeding mum, will increase milk flow and ease baby colic. (Remember to use […]
Read more →We are now stockists of these beautiful hand hammered copper stills from Portugal. The stills may be used for making wine, hydrosols and essential oils. These are traditional distillers with no gaskets, simple and easy to use and very cost effective. We have them on display in our herb shop, if you would like to view them physically or email enquiries to donna@cottagehillherbs.co.nz
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If you’ve ever dropped a bit of rainbow salad on your crispy clean ,white summer shirt then you’ll know all about this already. If you’re a goth or don’t eat salad, then listen up – beetroot is a perfect all-natural red dye that we can use to great effect in our lip balms and lip glosses. Read More about “All natural lip gloss colour!”…
Scrub away winter dryness, for today it’s spring!
This delicious scrub is so invigorating and you will love how your skin feels afterwards! It’s super easy to make so go nab yourself a few ingredients and give it a try!! Read More about “Exfoliant Mandarin Body Scrub for smooth, silky skin!”…