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Find your true complexion, with botanical magic.

Veritas is latin for 'truth'. With this formulation I wanted those people who wanted to go make up free to find a product that helped their complexion glow with health and vitality; that allowed them to show their true self with confidence and comfort. I also wanted it to be a suitable all rounder for all kinds of skin conditions. And so VERITAS was formed...a super-serum to use on eyes, face and décolletage, to restore suppleness and strength, improve tone and complexion bal

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The rise of water activated skincare products and why we need to embrace it

If you're at all familiar with Magic Earth Mumma's products you'll know that I am passionate about consumer education. I want you to understand 'why' I'm asking you to ditch soap and synthetics, but here's something else to chat about. Water. Why do I want to talk about water? Well first, let me ask you how 'green' you think your skincare products are. When you purchase something do you look at the label ingredients, or check the quantity of outer packaging used? Have you con

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Real Natural Skincare for maturing skin - what are you accepting?

...beyond the hype there is happiness, confidence and peaceful contentment. If you're on social media of any kind, you'll probably be seeing loads of ads targeted at maturing skin with the presumption that it is 'normal' to get pseudo natural treatments. It starts to make you think that these kinds of treatments are plausible routes to take to 'look good and feel great' (as those ads constantly remind you), intimating that you are less than that if you don't go in for these t

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Home Spa Ritual

With any skincare regime or routine, it's a great habit to form an intensive ritual to really feed your skin, calm your mind and enrich your sense of appreciation for your marvellous body. A Home Spa Ritual can help do all of this and here's how I put mine together: (you'll find it on each of the Powdered Facial Cleanser listings) To indulge in a weekly or twice weekly skin enrichment/reset ritual, add your teaspoon of Powdered Cleanser to one tablespoon of MEM’s Balms or Sal

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3 Simple Steps to better skin

1. Stop using soap. 2. Stop cleansing in the morning. 3. Don't moisturise your skin, FEED it. That's not very like MEM information is it? Lots of 'stop' and 'don't'...I'm usually far more into positive assertion that negative directive. But I want to get to the point. And I want you to take notice of what you are reading. It's easy to connect-the-dots and see that mainstream products with a shelf life of up to 2 years+ will contain a lot of preservative. Herein lies the true

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Why you are so very important to me

Magic Earth Mumma was inspired by both the need to have something I couldn't afford, and realising that what I really wanted, I couldn't find. My business originated from focusing on what I needed, but my business development came from focusing on what my customers needed. This kind of client-driven-product-development helps to create products that people really want and need, rather than formulating a product and then having to overtly market it. I put a lot of importance on

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Take care of yourself

That phrase is so often used as a parting gesture between friends or newly met acquaintances. But what you say has value. This phrase 'Take care of yourself' is a directive. It's not a question or a request. When we hear it over and over again hopefully something will register within us and we'll look at ways we can fulfil this very important task...taking care of ourselves. Using your physical care as a symbol of your awareness is a tangible way to begin the process of 'taki

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Rituals. Not scary ones.

Are you afraid of establishing Ritual? Do you feel that if you create a reason for doing something then you have to continue it forever...and that sort of commitment frightens you? Rituals don't need to be set in stone. In fact the ritual you set now won't be the one you need later. Rituals work to establish a base of stability, and from there you are able to see clearly what lies ahead and your next step becomes more evident. A ritual of selfcare is a fluid, changeable, evo

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Have you got sensitive skin?

I feel like everyone is coming under this umbrella of late. The sheer load of synthetic chemicals in everyday goods is astounding, heart-breaking and downright toxic, no wonder we have seen a dramatic increase in the amount of product aimed at 'soothing the skin'. But I'm here to let you know that the sensitive skin nightmare (or situation to be a tad less dramatic) can be overcome. Sometimes you need LESS to achieve MORE. A complicated skin routine can be a big turn off for

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Pop Up Shop at Pottery Barn Brisbane

This weekend I've been invited to host a pop up shop in Brisbane at the Pottery Barn in Fortitude Valley. This area around the James Street Markets was a favourite Saturday morning outing for me and my family when we lived in Brissy. We loved the great, fresh produce, wine tastings, along with fresh fish, artisan breads & cheeses to take home and have a weekend of feasting, snacking and generally enjoying ourselves stupid. The Pottery Barn is a huge store full of the most ama

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Everyday Suncare Safety

The hot weather has come early in Spring this year, but that's nothing really unusual, it's just that the heatwave is at summertime temps, which is not what we're used to. It's easy to get caught out, finding that our sun protection is not as organised as it could be. That's where we can use several approaches to holistically build up sun protection for our skin naturally. To begin; your body is a magnificent thing. Your skin is the largest organ and works for you to protect

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Facial Cleansing Oils

It is surprising to find that many people are still using some form of detergent to remove impurities and make-up from their face. While we may all be aware of the possible dangers of using carcinogenic cleansing chemicals, it seems that when it comes to our face there is still a mindset that says we need 'soap' to clean the skin (which is untrue). Wouldn't you rather use a cleanser that will leave your skin soft? Something that won't give your skin that 'stretched' feeling

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How to use a Facial Oil correctly.

Facial Oils contain 100% beneficial and active ingredients, with the additional benefit of protecting your skin as you wear them. Our layer of naturally regulating skin oils, ‘sebum,’ can be out of sync with our skin’s needs and may overproduce oils causing clogged pores, or under-produce oils - which may lead to dryness, premature wrinkles or creases. For most people the answer is either to strip away the oil and then use a cream to moisturise dry skin. Unfortunately mainstr

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Facial Cleansing Powder FAQ's 1

A completely new formula emerged from the previous Face Pastes in Magic Earth Mumma's unique soap-free skincare range. Facial Cleansing Powders are a 3 in 1 product that cleanses, exfoliates and hydrates; providing clarity, balancing the skin tone, and adding a soft radiance to the complexion. The formula began by using oatmeal as my emollient and exfoliant, but with the issue of gluten intolerance I looked for a better option that would be suitable to a wider range of people