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The Benefits of Curiosity

Do you remember when you were young and curious? Do you recall how everything was worth investigating as a child. Why crabs scuttled under rocks at the beach? Why ants scurried around when it was going to rain? Curiosity led to some great discoveries, conversations and learnings. As adults, we are often too exhausted to be curious! We can google the …

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Subscribe and win

Subscribe to the Charcoal and Body community for your chance to win an Activated Charcoal indulgence pack^*. Simply enter your email address on our subscription page for your chance to win. ^The contents of the Activated Charcoal Indulgence pack is as follows: Sukin’s Oil Balancing Plus Charcoal Purifying Cleanser 125ml Sukin’s Oil Balancing Plus Charcoal Pore Refining Facial Scrub 125ml …

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Simple Things

Do you notice the simple things? Happiness and joy often come from the simple things we do in life. Let’s be clear here. Life is not always easy. We all have a share of difficult times in our lives. But navigating some of those difficult times can lead to some very humbling and grounding reflections; it is often the simple …

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Microbeads – Toxic Trouble

What are microbeads? Microbeads are extremely small pieces of plastic found in cleansing products such as face scrubs and body washes. They act as exfoliating agents. Microbeads also add texture to other personal care products like toothpaste. Microbeads are manufactured solid plastic particles and they are very small. They are less than five millimetres in their largest dimension. Microbeads are …

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The 4 ‘S’ Approach to Calm this Weekend

What 4 ‘S’ words are we talking about? Shower, Sight, Scent and Sound Yep these four S’s can help you to unwind this weekend. Take the time to slow down a little. Replace the week’s busyness with some calm and quiet. Here’s a simple way to create some indulgence, relaxation and mindfulness in your shower this weekend. All it takes is …

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No-fuss water filtering solution – Activated Charcoal Sticks

Are you saturated with drinking water options? Try Activated Charcoal Sticks. Sparkling or still water? Water that is flown in by Himalayan Sherpas who have collected it from a spring on the southern flanks of the mountain? Water with a touch of lemon or a sprintz of lime or both? Who knew the marketing of drinking water would become so competitive? Enter, …

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Today is the first day of…

March! No matter what season you are heading into around the world, welcome to a new month. Earlier in the year we wrote a post about setting new year skin and body care intentions. Did you make any resolutions or new commitments for 2017? Maybe you just had an idea of how you hoped 2017 would go. A new month …