Placeholder Content Image

Revolutionary hair care with a cause

<p dir="ltr">When it comes to hair care, buying off the supermarket shelves often just doesn’t cut it to keep your hair looking clean, silky and smooth.</p> <p dir="ltr">Hair care found in your favourite shopping centres can often be filled with harsh chemicals that do more harm than good to your hair, leaving people unsure of where to turn to protect their luscious locks.</p> <p dir="ltr">Enter: <a href="https://go.linkby.com/MFPQXCDO" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Augustinus Bader</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">It’s been four years since Augustinus Bader revolutionised the <a href="https://go.linkby.com/MFPQXCDO/au/en/skincare" target="_blank" rel="noopener">skincare</a> industry with their luxury products that have won over the likes of Meghan Markle and Victoria Beckham.</p> <p dir="ltr">Now, AB have made their triumphant foray into the world of haircare with a collection that is set to reshape how we think about taking care of our hair.</p> <p dir="ltr">Their five game-changing new products, which are each powered by <a href="https://go.linkby.com/MFPQXCDO/au/en/evidence/the-science-of-tfc8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">world-leading TFC8 technology</a>, are filled with potent, restorative ingredients to deliver tangible results.</p> <p dir="ltr">This haircare range is clinically proven to support natural hair growth, combat signs of damage and renew the scalp, while delivering unprecedented results that you won't find elsewhere.</p> <p dir="ltr">Check out what’s on offer from <a href="https://go.linkby.com/MFPQXCDO/au/en/haircare" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Augustinus Bader’s Hair Care Collection</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong><a href="https://go.linkby.com/MFPQXCDO/au/en/the-shampoo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shampoo</a></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">AB’s first ever Shampoo was so highly sought after by eager customers, that it sold out within just a few weeks after it was launched.</p> <p dir="ltr">Powered by TFC8 technology, this product is formulated to cleanse the scalp and hair while hydrating and strengthening at the root, for fuller, shinier, healthier-looking hair in just one wash.</p> <p dir="ltr">Professor Augustinus Bader says, “The Shampoo represents a disruptive approach that is deeply rooted in science and untangles any confusion about how best to cleanse the hair.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“Unlike any other shampoo available, this innovative formula is developed with TFC8® technology to target cells in the hair follicles, where healthy hair begins to form -- going beyond just cleansing to actively create an optimal environment for repair and regrowth.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Over a 12 week trial, The Shampoo was clinically proven to:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Increase hair count by 16%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Increase strand thickness by 197%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Reduce broken and damaged hair from brushing by 92%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Increase hair smoothness by 277%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Increase hydration by 84%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Increase shine by 233%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Increase hair strength by 192%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Decrease hair follicle clog by 92%</p> </li> </ul> <p><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/08/AB-shampoo.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong><a href="https://go.linkby.com/MFPQXCDO/au/en/the-conditioner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Conditioner</a></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">This top-selling AB product works in partnership with the ground-breaking shampoo to help leave hair feeling smoother and stronger than ever.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Conditioner formula is designed to replenish hair and scalp while strengthening and renewing strands to combat shedding, breakage, and signs of damage.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to Professor Augustinus Bader, “The Conditioner is a lightweight, renewing moisturiser developed specifically to address the needs of the hair follicles and shaft by sealing in essential nutrients optimised by TFC8®.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“As the first Conditioner developed with this proprietary technology, it is created to work synergistically with The Shampoo to hydrate and replenish at a cellular level post-cleanse, for exceptional softness, smoothness and fullness.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Over a 12 week trial, The Conditioner was clinically proven to:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Increase hair count by 20%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Increase hair strength by 118%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Increase hair hydration by 97%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Increase hair smoothness by 160%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Reduce broken and damaged hair from brushing by 85%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Decrease hair knots by 91%</p> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">Increase hair shine by 131%</p> </li> </ul> <p><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/08/AB-conditioner.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://go.linkby.com/MFPQXCDO/au/en/the-hair-oil" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Hair Oil</strong></a></p> <p dir="ltr">This ultra-restorative elixir delivers a TFC8® -packed dose of nutrition directly to the hair shaft, boosting thickness and volume while reducing breakage and split ends.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Hair Oil instantly improves the look and feel of hair, while delivering long-term nourishment and protection - for healthier-looking hair.</p> <p dir="ltr">It also helps to reduce breakage, mend split ends, and strengthen and thicken weak or brittle strands for silkier, fuller hair, while combating visible signs of damage - from over-styling and heat to ageing and environmental aggressors.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/08/AB-hair-oil.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://go.linkby.com/MFPQXCDO/au/en/the-leave-in-hair-treatment" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>The Leave-In Hair Treatment</strong></a></p> <p dir="ltr">The AB Leave-In Treatment is the answer to healthier hair in a bottle, as this product strengthens, softens, and smooths while reducing breakage and styling damage and supporting natural growth and vibrancy.</p> <p dir="ltr">It also works to replenish and smooth strands, boost shine, tame frizz, and strengthen hair without weighing it down.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Leave-In Treatment leaves hair with a nourishing shine and healthy bounce, while sealing in nutrients to keep hair looking and feeling its best.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/08/AB-leave-in.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong><a href="https://go.linkby.com/MFPQXCDO/au/en/the-scalp-treatment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Scalp Treatment</a></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">This innovative serum works to reduce hair shedding and loss, stimulate hair growth, and rejuvenate the skin of your scalp for healthier, stronger, fuller hair.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Scalp Treatments hydrates, smooths and softens strands while improving moisture retention, for greater volume and a healthy, natural shine, while also supporting keratin and collagen production for improved hair structure and vigour.</p> <p dir="ltr">This product also helps to volumise existing strands, and anchor strands to the scalp to reduce breakage and support the prevention of hair loss.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/08/AB-scalp.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p> <p dir="ltr">As well as AB’s commitment to replenishing and restoring your hair with the most luxury ingredients at affordable prices, Augustinus Bader is also dedicated to giving back, as each online purchase allows customers to donate 5% of their order value to a charity.</p> <p dir="ltr">With AB’s revolutionary hair care backed by 30 years of research and innovation, these game-changing formulations are a must-have for anyone looking to experience healthier, stronger, fuller hair from root to tip.</p> <p dir="ltr">This is haircare redefined.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: Supplied</em></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong><em>This is a sponsored article produced in partnership with <a href="https://go.linkby.com/MFPQXCDO" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Augustinus Bader</a>.</em></strong></p>

Beauty & Style

Placeholder Content Image

A VERY cool problem to have

<p>We’ve already enjoyed the pleasures of spring, and now as the weather warms up we should be asking ourselves if we need to upgrade our air-conditioners.</p><p>We can all remember how hot it was during the last few summers. So it’s best to be prepared and have a reliable, easy-to-use air-conditioning unit with all the features we need.</p><p>The first place you should look is at the air-conditioning units from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA). The air conditioners they produce have won a such a vast range and number of awards that it’s fair to say Mitsubishi Heavy Industries would be the most-awarded air-conditioning company in Australia.</p><p>The fact that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries continue to win the same awards year after year means the company is delivering products the Australian public appreciates and enjoys using.</p><p>Not only have these air-conditioners won a pile of awards, air-conditioning is also a sustainable way to cool down or warm up your house, apartment or office. It’s far more energy efficient to use an air-conditioner for a short time to make your air temperature more comfortable, and other appliances can use up a lot of power and not deliver the results you’re after.</p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54946" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/02/Women-on-Couch-with-Remote-and-MHIAA-Unit_1280.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p><p><strong>Want to know more?</strong></p><p>Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has won an astonishing range of awards – from <a href="https://www.choice.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CHOICE®</a> awards to <a href="https://mhiaa.com.au/canstar-blue-most-satisfied-customers-air-conditioners-2020-landing-page/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canstar Blue</a> awards – as well as <a href="https://www.productreview.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ProductReview</a> awards, <a href="https://www.finder.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Finder</a> awards and many more.</p><p>Not only has MHIAA won these awards – the company has often won them consecutively for a number of years. For example, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was found to be the best air conditioner brand by CHOICE® four years in a row.</p><p>When you see how consistently the MHIAA air-conditioners take home these coveted awards, it only goes to show how effectively these air-conditioning systems must be delivering what the Australian public wants and needs.</p><p><strong>Here’s the lowdown on the awards Mitsubishi Heavy Industries </strong><strong>has won and why…</strong></p><p><strong>CHOICE Awards</strong></p><p>Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been the winner of the best air-conditioner brand by CHOICE for four years in a row – something no other air-conditioning brand has done before. The company is proud of this amazing achievement and the staff pride themselves on delivering award-winning, reliable and high-quality air-conditioners to Aussies. It’s what they do and they simply love doing it!</p><p>For the 2021 Best Brand result, MHIAA once again scored exceptionally well to outperform all other brands with a reliability score of 90% and a satisfaction score of 94% for an overall Best Brand Score of 74%, therefore taking out the award once again in 2021.</p><p>Managing Director for MHIAA, Mr Yuji Ito, said that winning this award again was a significant honour for the company, which is dedicated to the delivery of high-quality products to Australian communities.</p><p>“Here at MHIAA we are extremely honoured to be awarded the Best Brand of Air Conditioners for the fourth year in a row. The acknowledgement from leading consumer group CHOICE® and their independent testing highlights for us the opinion of consumers who are using our products and the way they have highly rated our products,” Mr Ito said.</p><p>“In each of the four years that MHIAA has received this award, it’s become clear that our consumers continue to value the performance of our products as seen through the excellent scores they have awarded us for reliability and satisfaction in each of the tests. We would like to take this opportunity to thank both CHOICE® and their members for this exceptional honour and rating of our products for the fourth year in a row,” he added.</p><p><strong>Canstar Blue Awards</strong></p><p>But that’s not all. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has also been named by Canstar Blue as having the most satisfied customers of any air-conditioner brand in Australia for the third year in a row.</p><p>In 2019, 2020 and 2021, MHIAA won the <em>Canstar Blue Most Satisfied customer </em>award for the air-conditioner category. Canstar Blue uses independent customer satisfaction research and ratings to deliver an annual review that helps Australians pick the best air-conditioner for their needs. Brands are rated on:</p><ul><li>Functionality</li><li>Features</li><li>Noise</li><li>Ease of use</li><li>Reliability</li><li>Value for money</li><li>Overall customer satisfaction</li></ul><p>In 2020, MHIAA was the only brand to receive a five-star rating for five out of the six customer satisfaction ratings, highlighting just how satisfied their customers were.</p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54943" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/02/Bronte_Lifestyle_Artwork_1280.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p><p><strong>ProductReview Awards</strong></p><p>This year, both the company’s Avanti® and Bronte® split systems were named as <a href="https://mhiaa.com.au/avanti-and-bronte-win-2021-productreview-awards-split-system-category/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australia’s best split system air-conditioners by ProductReview.</a></p><p>The 2021 ProductReview Awards highlight products and services that have been well regarded by the <a href="https://www.productreview.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ProductReview</a> community. In 2021 these awards had more than 75,000 eligible nominations and they were judged against several criteria, including:</p><ul><li>The products being listed in a category on the ProductReview website</li><li>Full retail availability to the Australian public in 2020</li><li>Have a minimum Star Score of 4.1 stars on 1 October 2020</li><li>Have 10 or more approved reviews written in the last 12 months</li><li>Have a higher proportion of 5-star reviews in the last 12 months</li></ul><p>This award is largely based on reviews by customers who have these units in their homes and this highlights just how much of a customer favourite both the Avanti® or Bronte® split systems are!</p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54944" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/02/Avanti-PLUS-Lifestyle-Man-on-Couch_1280.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p><p><strong>Finder Awards</strong></p><p>Well, that’s not all! Recently, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was rated as the best split system brand in Australia by <a href="https://www.finder.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Finder.</a></p><p>In their <a href="https://www.finder.com.au/split-system-air-conditioners#awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2020/21 Customer Satisfaction Awards</a>, Finder surveyed more than 3,000 Aussies across 150 product categories. Respondents were asked to give an overall satisfaction score of the product and rate if they would recommend the product to their friends. Respondents were also asked to rate key pillars of durability, performance, design or value for money.</p><p>Mitsubishi Heavy Industries split systems once again outperformed all other air-conditioning brands with top scores across the board to achieve a total score of 8.6. This meant they won the 2020/21 Retail Awards. Another one to add to the trophy cabinet!</p><p>As you can see from this broad range of awards, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is rated incredibly highly by the Australian public. So, as summer settles in, what better time could there be to <a href="https://mhiaa.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">check out what’s available?</a></p><p><strong><em>This is a sponsored article produced in partnership with <a href="https://mhiaa.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA</a><a href="https://mhiaa.com.au/">)</a>.</em></strong></p>

Home & Garden

Placeholder Content Image

4 things you can take from your hotel room

<p>Read along to see what you can pinch from a hotel room without getting in trouble! </p> <p><strong>1. Shampoo or conditioner</strong></p> <p>Much like the mini soaps stocked in the bathroom, the travel-size shampoo and conditioner are also fine to take from your hotel room. Hotels sometimes brand these items too, Conteh says. So taking their shampoos and sporting the hotel brand name can help the word out about a hotel.</p> <p><strong>2. Anything “complimentary”</strong></p> <p>Complimentary items could include things like dry-cleaning bags, coffee, creamers, sugar packets and certain marketing collateral pieces, Asmussen says. It’s fair game to take them with you. Joanna McCreary, hotel general manage, adds that some hotels even give exclusive complimentary gifts which you are, of course, free to take. “We love giving people champagne on check-in on peak arrival days,” she says. “We don’t advertise it, but do get a good deal on it, and complimentary surprise champagne you will find is a very easy sell.”</p> <p><strong>3. Paper and pens</strong></p> <p>These paper items also usually have the hotel brand name on them and serve as a marketing tool. Feel free to take them with you!</p> <p><strong>4. Soap </strong></p> <p>If there’s one thing most hotels reliably have in their rooms, it’s soap. And according to Ousman Conteh, hotel general manager, these mini bottles are OK to take from your hotel room. “Often hotels receive negotiated pricing for items from another brand,” he says. However, Curt Asmussen, managing director of ObieHospitality, notes that it’s not encouraged to take these items – but guests aren’t penalised in any way if they do.</p> <p><em>Written by <span>Juliana LaBianca</span>. This article first appeared in </em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/healthsmart/9-things-your-sweat-says-about-your-health" target="_blank"><em>Reader’s Digest</em></a><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/healthsmart/9-things-your-sweat-says-about-your-health" target="_blank">.</a> For more of what you love from the world’s best-loved magazine, </em><a rel="noopener" href="http://readersdigest.innovations.com.au/c/readersdigestemailsubscribe?utm_source=over60&amp;utm_medium=articles&amp;utm_campaign=RDSUB&amp;keycode=WRA93V" target="_blank"><em>here’s our best subscription offer.</em></a></p> <p><img style="width: 100px !important; height: 100px !important;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7820640/1.png" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/f30947086c8e47b89cb076eb5bb9b3e2" /></p>

Travel Tips

Placeholder Content Image

How hotel air conditioners could be making you sick

<p>So many things can be the cause of illness while on holidays, such as the sudden change in temperature and environment. But have you considered the germs that could be lurking in the air of your hotel room?</p> <p>One former hotel manager, Chris Johnston, revealed what is possibly the dirtiest part of a hotel room.</p> <p>Johnston revealed to <em>Bustle</em> that the air-conditioning vents are the germiest part of a hotel room and suggested to avoid using them if possible, <span><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/5360662/hotel-air-con-machines-could-make-you-sick/"><em>The Sun</em></a></span> reported.</p> <p>“One often overlooked source of … germs is the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) unit in the room,” Johnston revealed.</p> <p>“If hotel staff fail to clean the filters, or at least the top visible portion, simply turning on the unit can cause these particles to fill your room and your lungs.”</p> <p>It’s recommended the filters of the aircon be changed every three months.</p> <p>The relationship between air-conditioning and illness have been linked to a spread of flu within the United Arab Emirates. Due to the hot and humid weather in the country the cooling systems are widely used.</p> <p>Dr Jimmy Joseph, who works at the Universal Hospital in Abu Dhabi, revealed to <em>Gulf News</em>, “It would certainly help if residents had their air conditioning and ventilation ducts serviced. These areas can harbour allergens, and allergy-related respiratory illnesses are known to be particularly common in the UAE.”</p> <p>Another thing to avoid in hotels is using drinking glasses.</p> <p>A <span><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/5230158/why-you-should-never-use-the-drinking-glasses-in-a-hotel-room/">disturbing video emerged</a></span> in December 2017 of cleaners in some of China’s most luxurious five-star hotels, where guests could be paying as much as $640 a night, using a toilet brush to clean drinking glasses and mugs before moving on to the toilet bowl.</p> <p>The cleaners were also exposed with indecent floor cleaning as they dunked bath towels in the toilet bowl before mopping the bathroom floor with them.</p> <p>Additionally, the cleaners folded the bedsheets on the floor and used hand towels to dry the drinking glasses and mugs.</p> <p>The video was supposedly shot by an undercover journalist for <em>South China Morning Post</em> after poor hygiene reports at the Kempinski and Shangri-la hotels in Harbin.</p> <p>The reporter posed as a cleaner to be employed by the hotel and filmed the disturbing video during a trainee shift, where experienced cleaners were teaching the newly hired the unclean routines.</p> <p>Reports from the Chinese media suggest the health planning commission in Harbin is investigating and plans to fine the hotels involved, while the Kempinski hotel claims the staff member shown in the video has since been fired.</p> <p>Another item to steer clear of while abroad incudes the <span><a href="https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/accommodation/the-disgusting-reason-you-should-always-bring-your-own-hairdryer-on-holiday/news-story/fb246b320181900f9e29f25a4a4805dc">hotel’s hairdryer</a></span> which can contain more germs than the toilet seat – yuck, right?</p> <p>In a previous study for <em><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/BusinessTravel/story?id=4269295&amp;page=1">America’s ABC</a>,</em> nine hotel rooms were tested across the board, ranging from three to five stars. The test was conducted by microbiologist Charles Gerba.</p> <p>“There must be some things you can do with a hair dryer that I am not aware of because some of them were pretty germy,” he revealed.</p> <p>This is thought to be the case due to cleaners focusing on the more obviously dirty items within the bathroom such as the toilet, the showers and the sink, and therefore, disregarding the secret more hidden germs lurking elsewhere.</p> <p>The light switches and even room service menus can be just as grimy as many dirty hands have touched the items and they most likely haven’t thought to be given a wipe down, enabling the germs to grow over time.</p>

Travel Trouble

Placeholder Content Image

Outrage as council leaves residents without water or air-con during heatwave

<p>Mt Isa residents will be left without a working air-conditioner for two weeks, through the blistering heatwave, at the hand of their local council.</p> <p>A two-week maintenance program is requiring water supply to be switched off on a Queensland street.</p> <p>This water outage will impact up to 30 residences whose water supply is linked to their air conditioning source – meaning the heat will become even more unbearable for residents.</p> <p>The council told residents the water supply would be switched off for up to six hours per day over the next two weeks.</p> <p>Temperatures throughout this time are expected to hit scorching levels, reaching to 42 degrees most days during the maintenance period.</p> <p>“You will experience no or low pressure and/or discoloured water, you are advised to run taps before using for drinking or washing,” the Mt Isa council said in a statement issued to residents who will be impacted during the outage.</p> <p>Urs Mueller, 62,<a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/council-leaving-residents-without-water-air-conditioning-heatwave-040931276.html"> told Yahoo 7 News his home's air-conditioning</a> relies on a constant source of water to run. This is much like other residents who will be impacted by the water being switched off.  </p> <p>“What happens if a fire starts outside or in the kitchen? We can’t get a hose to put it out,” Mueller said.</p> <p>“I pay my rates… I don’t want to die at home in a hot house.”</p> <p>The maintenance work is a “city-wide, long-term initiative that will allow for better distribution and flow of this precious resource,” the council said.</p> <p>Mueller says if the issue is not resolved, he plans on protesting with his neighbours and storming the council offices.</p> <p>“I can assure you that no property will have water shutdown for six hours per day for two weeks, however we have given each property an indication of the timings of the scheduled works and will be keeping in communication with any property should we require the disruption of water service,” a spokesperson said.</p> <p> </p>

Caring

Placeholder Content Image

4 make-up products that have second uses

<p>With all of the fancy beauty lotions and potions out there, it’s easy to spend a small fortune stocking the beauty cabinet, however, these common beauty products can be used for more that one thing. Prepare to save your hard-earned dollars.</p> <p><strong>1. Lipstick</strong></p> <p>Lipsticks can also be used as blush and bronzer by simply dotting a small amount of the product along your cheekbone. A lipstick turned blush/bronzer/highlighter makes it easier for you to experiment without having to spend more money on fiddly products. </p> <p><strong>2. Vaseline</strong></p> <p>Use it as a lip balm, an overnight skin replenishing treatment (great for holidays, camping/hiking trips as well as all other times when you don’t want your precious skincare products melting and jumbling inside luggage and backpacks), a make-up remover or mix it up with loose eyeshadows or blushes for a budget friendly highlighter.</p> <p><strong>3. Lip balm</strong></p> <p>Apart from its original purpose of soothing, moisturising and preventing chapped lips, this magnificent product work wonders for dry hands as well as that unsightly side effects of a cold – also known as chapped nose.</p> <p><strong>4. Conditioner</strong></p> <p>Hop out of the shower while leaving conditioner soaking in your hair for a cheap, moisturising hair treatment. You can also use conditioner as a silky smooth shaving cream.</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/beauty-style/2016/02/naturally-reduce-bags/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">How to naturally reduce bags under your eyes</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/beauty-style/2016/02/how-to-make-your-own-facemask/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">How to make your own face mask</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/beauty-style/2015/11/how-to-use-avocado-in-beauty-routine/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">5 ways to use avocado in your beauty routine</span></em></strong></a></p>

Beauty & Style

Placeholder Content Image

DIY coconut and passionfruit lip conditioner

<p>During the cooler months the weather can cause all sorts of issues - chapped lips is one of them. For a fun solution, why not make your own lip balm. You can even get the grandkids involved.</p> <p>While the world is your oyster when it comes to flavours - think vanilla, lemon, coconut or honey, lavender and berry - opt for flavours that you find pleasant.</p> <p>Our favourite is coconut and passionfruit.</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li>2 tbsp coconut oil</li> <li>2 tbsp passionfruit juice (seeds removed)</li> <li>2 tbsp olive oil</li> <li>2 tbsp beeswax</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>How to:</strong></span></p> <ol> <li>Using a grater, grate you wax into a glass jug. Add in coconut and sunflower oils.<br /><br /></li> <li>On medium high heat, warm a few centimetres of water in a large pot. Pop the glass jug inside - make sure no water gets in. Stir gently until wax and oil melts.<br /><br /></li> <li>Removie jug from the heat to cool slightly. Add in your passionfruit.<br /><br /></li> <li>Fill your lip balm pots and leave to cool for 12 hours before placing the lid on top.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/lifestyle/diy/2015/03/diy-oil-diffuser/">Make your own oil diffuser</a></span></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/lifestyle/diy/2015/04/diy-plant-dresser/">Make a planter out of an old dresser</a></span></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/lifestyle/diy/2015/03/watercolour-ceramics/">Make these gorgeous watercolour ceramics using nail polish</a></span></em></strong></p>

Home & Garden

Our Partners