Pure Nuff Stuff

call: 01736 366008

Pure Nuff Stuff :: Blog

< 33 of 100 >
Monday 1st June 2009
Glamour and more glamour

Everyone is in a good mood today, it's the sun, that rare glowing orb in the sky that's making everyone happy - it's just great isn't it?  The shop has been buzzing this morning - we've sold out of sun cream again so everyone must all be heading for the beach this afternoon.  I've said it before, but it's lovely to meet some of our internet customers face to face, that's always such a thrill, Cornwall's such a very special county so it's fantastic to see so many of you here.

Oh before I forget - Canary news.  You may have seen my post on Friday announcing the spectacular arrival of Kevin the canary in the shop.  Well, the bird is now happily installed in our sitting room at home but has now, following a visit from someone who knows a lot more about birds than I do, been renamed Mary.  Oops.

Today I've been out the back of the shop doing a bit of cleaning in what we rather grandly refer to as the yard, the wheelie bins were starting hum a bit (oh the glamour of being self-employed...).  So after scrubbing them out I've rinsed them with some tea-tree essential oil and they're all fresh again. There's just no end to the uses of essential oils is there?

posted by Emily @ 13:33
 
click to add a comment


Monday 1st June 2009
Sunshine
You really do make me smile...as does the sun of course. Deepest Hampshire has been hot hot hot this weekend and I could have done with a bit of your sea air! The sunscreen is fab and so everybody should be slightly golden just like me, not burnt all thanks to PNS. All I can say is it is days like these that I wish I lived by the sea...didn't have to work etc...LOL nice idea. Back to the real world and tea tree oil...this is a little unsavory but it is really good at keeping athleles foot at bay, I use it on my feet regularly (a drop or two undiluted) and it works a treat.
posted by Helen G @ 20:24
 
click to add a comment

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Hi Helen :)

This weather is bringing out the best in us all isn't it?  I went out last night (I know, mid-week cider is never the best plan, but I couldn't resist the temptation of tapas on a balcony over the harbour here) and everyone is just in the most wonederful mood, we're a simple race aren't we?  Bit of sun is all it takes to stop us mumbling and grumbling... 

Glad you're finding the sun cream effective, our Helen's been off work and gardening for a few days - she normally burns in Christmas lights as I do - and her skin is the normal shade of alabaster, as are her kids, which is great.

Forgot about that use for tea tree oil, daftly, as it really is a good one, I'll make a note of it on the relevant page, thank you.  And while I think about it, I really must post the story of our Dougie's 3rd degree  burn and how he treated that will EOs, I'll get on to that this afternoon.

Enjoy the sun all :)

posted by Emily @ 10:57
 
click to add a comment

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Essential Oils
Just to say that people should take care with citrus oils in the sunshine as they can make your skin more sensitive to the sun and apparantly cause patchy burning/tanning.
posted by Helen G @ 11:47
 
click to add a comment

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
That's quite right
Some oils are photosentising, so should be used with care.  I've had a bit of a re-think on the placement of these oils now you know, there's some general advice on the safe use of EOs that I think we should establish, so I'm going to move them to a new section all of thier own so I can make it really clear.  Thanks Helen.
posted by Emily @ 14:19
 
click to add a comment

Friday 5th June 2009
Citrus oils
How are the citrus oils you are selling extracted?
posted by Helen G @ 11:56
 
click to add a comment

Friday 5th June 2009
Distillation is the most common these days
It has replaced the more traditional enfleurage method, both for flower oils and for those few that come from the skin of the fruit (the citrus ones specifically). Wiki has a nice explanation of the process which included the amounts of base product you need to make an essential oil, which always blows me away. Let me know if you need any more detailed information and I'll ask the supplier - they're a nice bunch and should get back to us quickly.
posted by Emily @ 17:14
 
click to add a comment

 
 
 
 
 
 
Bookmark and Share


2010/06/24 - Pure Nuff Pirate Punch
2010/06/03 - Lafe's deodorants - why our stock is currently on sale
2010/05/07 - Are you a bit bored?
2010/04/23 - Ethical Consumer Magazine BEST BUY
2010/04/14 - Things we liked at the Natural & Organics Show last weekend
2010/03/23 - Heaps of things....
2010/02/25 - Palm Oil
2010/02/17 - Sunscreen Lotion, why it's not on the site any longer
2010/02/11 - Our Rowing Boys have made it half way!
2010/01/18 - Good news for us geeks...
2010/01/04 - Happy New Year
2009/12/22 - Happy Christmas to you ALL
2009/12/03 - PNS and Makeup
2009/11/11 - Our rowing boys are close to going - wish them luck!
2009/11/03 - Facebook, we now have a page
2009/10/29 - Don't throw away pumpkin pieces
2009/10/24 - Are you ready for the clock to go back yet? No? We're not either....
2009/09/21 - I've been reading again
2009/09/10 - MEEP! We're getting excited!
2009/09/09 - Autumn is in the air here
2009/09/01 - Magazines
2009/08/21 - Home pedicures, like a day at a spa, but without the weight loss in the pocket...
2009/08/20 - It's been a while again, holidays and all that
2009/08/04 - PNS and the Fish Mish
2009/07/20 - Sorry it's been a touch quiet on the blog front...
2009/07/13 - We have a new brochure
2009/07/06 - Our interests are hitting the mainstream press, well I never...
2009/06/24 - We've had fun, very, very silly fun
2009/06/19 - We have produced a TON of this beautiful stuff this year :)
2009/06/15 - Perhaps it's just Monday, but I'm a little cross
2009/06/05 - I've been having a clear out today
2009/06/03 - Last Friday Kevin arrived, today we rescued Steven Seagull
2009/06/01 - Glamour and more glamour
2009/05/29 - We have a new member of the PNS team
2009/05/28 - Back from Gardening Leave
2009/05/22 - How We Are!!!!!!!!!!!
2009/05/14 - Essential Oils
2009/05/13 - PNS perfumes, possibly
2009/05/06 - We now have a "Home" section on the site
2009/04/27 - "She smells of lemons!"
2009/04/21 - What are your thoughts on natural deodorants?
2009/04/07 - We've just come back from the Natural & Organic Exhibition at Olympia
2009/03/30 - Botanicals - Do you think it's safe to Grow Your Own Drugs like the telly programme says?
2009/03/26 - Our Big Announcement - PNS has won a Natural Health Magazine Award
2009/03/26 - Our Big Announcement - PNS has won a Natural Health Magazine Award
2009/03/18 - The Kasbah Box
2009/03/13 - We've made some big changes in the soaps
2009/03/10 - Grow your own drugs - did you see that on telly last night?
2009/03/05 - If you've ever had trouble getting to sleep, read this.
2009/03/02 - A day in the life of a whiteboard....
2009/02/23 - Twitter, we have succumbed
2009/02/18 - Goodness, it's been a while
2009/02/10 - Mobile phones, I'm now properly scared
2009/02/05 - Good reference books on the subject of vile chemicals in toiletries
2009/01/29 - Hormone disrupting
2009/01/22 - That didn't take long....
2009/01/05 - Happy New Year!!!
2008/12/23 - Happy Christmas to everyone
2008/12/19 - Quick hello and apologies for recent quietness
2008/12/10 - Exfoliation. Did anyone see Horizon last night?
2008/12/02 - We're doing our elf impressions now
2008/11/27 - Two local men doing a trans-Atlantic row
2008/11/25 - Our mums approve
2008/11/20 - Green is now mainstream - it's official
2008/11/16 - The links page has been updated
2008/11/11 - Back to the natural cleaning discussion again
2008/11/04 - So what do you think of the new site please?
2008/10/24 - Are you ever tempted to get false nails put on?
2008/10/22 - Meep! We just had a famous person in the shop, we're all starstruck
2008/10/20 - Borax a RESOUNDING success - I have finally banished bleach from the house forever!!
2008/10/09 - Onward and upward now, an explanation of why we hate phthalates
2008/10/07 - We're a bit sad at the moment
2008/09/29 - All this has got me thinking again...
2008/09/16 - Another question
2008/09/10 - I feel like Jesse from the Fast Show,
2008/09/04 - Conditioner, Creams and Christmas
2008/08/29 - So, what about nail varnish then?
2008/08/23 - I am not ignoring the blog, I promise
2008/08/12 - Update on the Washing Question
2008/08/04 - Another washing question
2008/07/31 - Green Fatigue
2008/07/28 - What do you use to wash your clothes with?
2008/07/16 - Natural Toothpastes
2008/07/15 - We're just ordering some new brushes and scrubby things
2008/07/07 - Oh we love summer
2008/06/26 - We have sand in our toes and ice cream on our faces
2008/06/25 - I'm all alone :(
2008/06/20 - Friday and we're shattered
2008/06/16 - A Blip
2008/06/02 - Well THAT was fun!!
2008/05/28 - Well how exciting....
2008/05/21 - Animal Testing of Cosmetics - PLEASE HELP
2008/05/12 - Organic companies finding thier teeth
2008/05/08 - Channel 4 - Dispatches, The truth about Beauty Creams I think the programme's called
2008/04/30 - Today we are mostly smelling of frankincense....
2008/04/25 - Baby Wipes
2008/04/22 - Tuesday and we have our brains back again
2008/04/21 - Mondayitis
2008/04/14 - An exciting phase
2008/04/08 - Hello and Welcome, oh, and spots