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Many thanks and keep looking after your skin, remember your suncream, the summer is gonna be roasting:-)
We are now offering our first soapmaking workshop for this year(2011)
This beginner workshop is ideal for those who want to learn how to make their own soap for personal use, or as gifts for family and friends.
You will go home with soap as made, as well as notes and recipe as used in workshop.
* Prior booking essential.
Date: Saturday the 11th of June 2011
Time: 1.10-3.00pm
Cost: €30.00 per person.
Venue: Ballyowen community centre. Behind the Pennyhill Pub/Lidl and near Giraffe Childcare.
Lucan. County Dublin.
To book: http://tinyurl.com/ycux8nb
Each bangle is decorated with African Fabric. Note that designs may vary as they are individually done.
I got a request from a young customer for a soap like a piece of charcoal.
I’ve learned that naughty kids got charoal in their socks instead of a pressie. While looking for an expanation of this who coal-in socks thing, I came across a comment by “twiggy” on another blog
“It seems the original stocking were hung with care, but by three daughters of a widower….dowries were expected by suitors, so Santa left the sisters a bag of gold for each in their stockings. We all wanted gold so we began hanging stockings, alas it was a tradition born. Perhaps Santa in his right mind decided to leave coal, from which inside is a diamond, not to say good or bad, but to say sadly that with hard work a piece of coal will wrought a diamond.I mean really the season of peace and joy is magical, not judgmental of ones behavior, and maybe not only believing, but seeing is the delight we were meant to receive.”
These pieces of coal won’t become diamond but they are a fab luxurious soap made with sheabutter, ricebran oil, and others as well as activated charcoal, essential oils of spearmint, orange,patchouli.
Nigeria turned 50 on the first of October. Some Nigerians in Dublin got together to mark this event and as part of this, there was Aso-ebi sold.
I can’t sew but I had a pair of shoes I liked but had frayed a bit so It was a good opportunity to recycle a bag and shoe…with the asoebi.
Below are the results…
I am not going to cover prescription remedies here…I am not a doctor. Please remember I don’t have or have I ever had rosacea so this is all anectodal stuff I ‘ve gleaned from talking to people and researching…not personal experience.
The general consensus seems to be handle skin with rosacea like sensitive skin…as most skin should probably be handled anyway!
Anyway here goes and hope it helps a bit.
Try to keep things simple.
A Gentle Cleanser such as Oatmeal powder…mix into a paste to use. Store this as powder and mix with water when you want to use.
For moisturising,aloe vera gel, also sheabutter, virgin coconut oil.
Licorice extract or specifically one of it’s components- glycyrrhizinic acid is helpful in calming inflammation. This can be drying so use with your aloe vera, or sheabutter, or virgin coconut oil.Because it can be drying you only want to use this when you want to calm a flare up…not longterm.
Salicylic acid is supposed to help as well …some people use the aspirin mask to improve skin texture and reduce redness instead of medication.
I read on the rosacea forum that some people with seborrheic dermatitis -a condition which can exist alongside rosacea have had favourable results using raw honey and virgin coconut oil. check the rosacea forum
Tumeric as an oral supplement has helped in some cases and is documented in some research.
Online Forum well worth visiting:
http://www.rosaceagroup.org
Very best of luck and if you get good results, do come share! And don’t forget your sunscreen!!
Got this on the phone today… I dont know the original author…Like it’s sentiment so sharing with all my sisters….
Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says Oh Crap, She’s up! Sister, Life is too short to wake up with regrets. Grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Forgive quickly. God never said life would be easy. He just promised it would be worth it. Today is sister’s day, send this to all your sisters, mothers, daughters, girlfriends even me if I am like one. I am only as strong as the coffee I drink, the hair spray I use and the friends I have. To the cool women that have touched my life. Heres to you!! A real sister walks with u when the rest of the world walks out on u.
Okay, so after the short courses, we are finally giving a full day’s session where you get your hands dirty!
Audience:
This course is aimed at anyone who would like to make their own soap-for personal use, or gifts.
It is NOT for those wanting to set up a soap making business as we do not cover paperwork for trading.
(To learn about Handmade Soap, visit our site: www.nieriu.com)
AIM:
The aim of this 1day course is to enable participants make their own handmade soap from scratch using the cold process method.
By the end of this course you will able to:
A light lunch will be provided-Sandwiches, Biscuits, Finger snacks, Tea, Coffee, and Juice.
COST = €110.00
VENUE = Hunting Brook, Lamb Hill, Blessington, Co. Wicklow,
DIRECTIONS: http://www.huntingbrook.com/gardens/location.htm
DATE: Saturday the 25th of September, 2010-08-12
TIME: 10am to 4.00pm
First come, first served.
For more info contact us: customerservice@nieriu.com
Over the last while, I ‘ve got a good few emails asking if NiEriu products are suitable for rosacea, and due to the number of these emails, I decided to look into what exactly this was. Sorry about the delay posting this up , I know I’e emailed it to a few of you already but for the benefit of everyone else, here’s what I’ve gathered. As always, note that what I write here is not and should not replace medical advice. I cannot diagnose if you do have rosacea or not. I am not a doctor…I have no personal experience of this ailment either so what I write here is really from what I’ve gleaned from talking to people, and scouring the internet and journals.
So, first of all, let’s identify what Rosacea is. According to Wikipedia “Rosacea (pronounced /roʊˈzeɪʃi.ə/) is a chronic condition characterized by facial erythema (redness)” I gather it is also often referred to as the “curse of the celts.” It affects mostly adults and for most people it is cyclical or set off by triggers. Rosacea is different from Acne though it can often be misdiagnosed as that. Rosacea is a neurovascular disorder while acne is one of the sebaceous glands.
There is no cure for Rpsacea but it can be controlled similar to excema, psoriasis, etc. It is important to get a dignosis that what you have is indeed Rosacea and how you choose to control or treat it’s symptoms after diagnosis is up for debate. Looking through discussion forums online it would appear that similar to psoriasis in that different things work for different people.
The staff at Mayoclinic outline the signs of rosacea as follows:
They further state that there are 3main stages of Rosacea-
The exact cause of Rosacea is unknown, however, there have been a few triggers identified:
Will be outlining remedies for rosacea in more detail in another post…for now
As part of the treatment, it has been suggested that sufferers use less products, and apply minimal friction to the skin. Also use reduce exposures to heat by using just tepid water and avoid steam or heat based treatments. And like anyone else, keep your hands off your face. For application topically, suggestions for now are:
Liquorice extract: A study showed that using liquorice on the skin can improve redness significantly.
Sheabutter: Due to it’s anti-inflammatory properties and moisturising is great
Aloe-Vera.
Tumeric
Sometimes, because seborrheic dermatitis(itchy skin with dandruff or whitish or yellowish scales or scales) is there with the rosacea, this makes it worse and it is then worth treating the seborrheic dermatitis…sheabutter, virgin coconut oil, manuka honey or raw honey, can help. I’ll cover this alongisde treatments for rosacea…give me some time to look into it some more.
Bibliography:
http://www.rosaceaguide.com/rs_basics/rosacea/basics.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rosacea/DS00308
Weber TM, Ceilley RI, Buerger A, Kolbe L, Trookman NS, Rizer RL, Schoelermann A. Skin tolerance, efficacy, and quality of life of patients with red facial skin using a skin care regimen containing Licochalcone A. J Cosmet Dermatol. 5.3 (2006): 227-232.
Hi y’all,
I apologise for my sudden disappearance 
So what have I been up to… Plenty, but I’ll start with somethings that have come up recently. I often get emails enquiring about various skin conditions, and when I don’t have personal experience, best I can do is research them. One of these is Rosacea…. Also known I gather as the curse if the Celts. Will be doing a post on it once I log in here from my own pc.
Will also be doing a post of “chicken skin” or Keratosis Pilaris which affects all ethnicities.
