Annis Fender Blog
Cedarwood essential oil has historically been used for its strong antiseptic, calming and insect-repelling properties, and the essential oil can very much help in the same way. Cedarwood is an...
My mum, much like my previous self, could not shift that extra stone when she hit the mid-forties, and so was a perpetual dieter for the rest of her life. She tended to start the day with half a...
‘Oh, are you health conscious then?’ asked our new and bouncy young dentist and crinkled her nose in disapproval. I don’t think she was aware she did that.
It was time for the 6...
It is prime allergy season and my ginormous sneezes shake our 160-year-old home to its foundation. Especially annoying for the more delicate souls in my family, because I always sneeze 3 times (and...
Yes, I am the first to agree that this was not the wisest of name choices for this incredible oil blend previously known as Breathe. But, we are about to enter hay-fever season and it’s...
Melaleuca is better known as Tea Tree Oil, and it spent much time neglected in my oil box because of its clean, medicinal smell. Until I suddenly loved the smell started using it during a...
One of my particular favourites - its earthy, freshly cut grass after summer rain scent has made it known as the ‘oil of tranquillity and ‘fragrance of the soil.’
Wonderfully...
It's okay to give your hair a break from shampoo and conditioner - not least to save on plastic if you don’t use shampoo bars already. Dry shampoo is a great way to rock that third-day...
I have found a new yoga teacher. The joy of having someone else tell you how to move without having to think about it is not to be underestimated. And also, to be honest, because we all need...
My maternal grandmother was 49 when she accidentally gave birth to my mum. I never met her, but with 3 grown sons and 2 of them away at war, in a city that was being bombed to bits and food hard to...
If fidget spinners, Rubik cubes and wobble cushions are part of your Mary Poppins handbag, then it is likely that you are a parent or carer of a kid with dyscalculia, Irlen, dyslexia, dyspraxia,...
Bleach is so common that most of us connect its smell with cleanliness. To make bleach, a direct electrical current is sent through a sodium chloride solution (table salt and water), which "splits"...