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Everyone is struggling with the effects that COVID-19 is having on our lives right now. Since the outbreak, shops have been inundated with high demand for hand sanitiser and soap. However, the only problem with hand sanitiser is that it slowly strips away layers of your skin the more you apply. Washing your hands is just as important as hand sanitiser but can cause your hands to become dry and cracked if not dried properly. Washing your hands for 20 seconds regularly and using hand sanitiser continuously throughout the day, before touching your face has become our new normal. Equally, so has dry and cracked hands. Market research company, Mintel, announced that there has been a spike in the amount...

On average in the UK 79% of people have bought deodorant as part of their weekly shopping. As England’s lockdown is in full swing, you may be wanting to save a bit of cash. One thing that may take your fancy is making your own natural homemade deodorant. Before you start googling away trying to construct the perfect natural deodorant - that is not only effective but smells great too.  We would prefer it if you left the deodorant construction to the professionals, but we understand that sometimes it’s good to get your creative juices flowing – which is why we have created a comprehensive guide to creating your own natural homemade deodorant with ingredients that you can pick up...

Hand sanitising has now become a way of life for all over the past year, about to touch a door handle? Sanitise your hands after. About to enter a shop? Sanitise your hands. About to eat? Sanitise your hands. However, while hand sanitiser is a staple in the new Covid world – the same can’t be said for your hand care routine. People have been reaching for alcohol free sanitiser to see if this is a solution to dry and cracked hands – but does alcohol free sanitiser really work? We unmasked some truths… What is rubbing alcohol? In beauty and healthcare, the word ‘alcohol’ can be used to refer to either Ethanol or Isopropyl alcohol. They perform essentially the...