GAIA bathtime

Mar 10, 2014

Exfoliation and deep Hydration for Autumn

Fix your tan by exfoliating and hydrating with Gaia Goddess Cacao Butter pieces

All through the summer our skin produces plenty of oils, swimming in the sea and plenty of exposure to sun gives us a healthy glow.

Then autumn comes and quiet over night the skin has a dry appearance, especially the facial skin, with dry and sometimes red patches. I suffer near my eyebrows and around the mouth and nose areas. The best remedy for this is thorough and daily exfoliation for a few consecutive days.

Our Palmarosa Facial Polisher is ideal for this as you really can use it daily even twice a day should you feel you need it.

You apply the polisher by passing it over washed, warm skin which has been thoroughly cleaned with your soap or facial cleanser. Apply quite a substantial amount of the cacao butter enriched with rose petal powder and oats and then remove it with cotton pads soaked in Rose Water. To finish apply the Goddess Serum. Just a few drops from the pipette for the face and decolte. The serum is a base of Jojoba oil and Onagra *Evening Primrose Oil* with Rose Absolute, Lavender, Palmarosa, Clary Sage and Patchouli essential oils. All oils have been chosen to support the female skin and the serums properties act on the inside as well as the outside. It is a true woman's oil and the perfect routine to give your skin a healthy glow of summer.
Just a few days of tender loving care will restore your skin and leave you not so worried about sun damage that may have occurred.

http://www.gaia-natural-mallorca.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=goddess+kit

Full Body Exfoliation and deep Hydration

Our series of popular Body Polishers are ideal for this. Same routine, shower clean and with still warm skin use the polisher to exfoliate and deeply hydrate. Step back into the shower briefly to wash of the exfoliants.

In order of exfoliating strength from strongest to softest choose from

1. Mermaid. A Eucalyptus scented piece with Loofha, Salt and Seaweed as exfoliants

2. Spicy Citrus. A citrus scented Polisher with Strawberry Seeds, Apricot Meal and Grape Seed Meal as active exfoliants.

3. Cafe. A Cafe and Vanilla scented Cacao Butter Polisher with cafe grinds to exfoliate and cafe beans to massage your body.

4. White Velvet. A soft Polisher with the scent of Vanilla and Coconut and soft Shavings of Coconut as exfoliants.

5.Chocolate & Flowers.A Rose and Chocolate scented flower shaped Polisher with soft Rose Petals as the exfoliant.

6. Aphrodisiac. A heavenly scented Polisher using all the aphrodisiac essentials oils like Ginger, Ylang Ylang and Sandalwood and no exfoliants, just eadable glitter. This piece will still soften dry patches but has no exfoliants.

http://www.gaia-natural-mallorca.com/products/hidrantesploiturascorporales.html

Come by our show room at Gaia Bathtime, Calle Corderia 28,

Palma de Mallorca or visit our shop on line

http://www.gaia-natural-mallorca.com/products.html

Mar 3, 2014

Guest Therapist Blanca back in Gaia

In the month of March every WED and FRI will be available for appointments from 11am till 19.30. Look forward to the usual specials - hot stones for shoulder and neck tension, relaxing aromatherapy and deep tissue massage. Come to try the NEW AYURVEDIC facial spa and body massage inspired by my recent travel to India where I have studied herbology and oil fabrication. As an extra touch I am preparing herbal supplements to rebalance and recharge the female hormonal system.
BOOK YOUR APOINTMENT: 671 373 975

Ayurvedic Development on the Gaia Finca

Blanca back in Gaia for 1 Month only

appointments

GAIA bathtime

Calle Corderia 28

Palma de Mallorca

Tel 671 373975

Mar 2, 2014

Mallorca and the Celebration of Oranges

azahar

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /a.θaˈaɾ/, /aˈθaɾ/

White flower, especially from the orange tree. From Spanish Arabic azzahár, and this from Classic Arabic zahr, flowers

The Naranjo or the Orange Tree is is one of the few trees that carry fruit and flower at the same time.

This time of year it is a sensuous delight to travel, maybe with the old train from Palma to Soller and go walking in the valley of Soller.

http://www.trendesoller.com/en/cms.php

The valley is full of the scent of orange blossom and the trees speckled with white blossoms are rich with the orange harvest. Everything at this time of year is about the oranges. Every bar serves fresh pressed orange juice, cases of oranges are for sale every where even the petrol stations and there are even Orange Fiestas.

We all get busy thinking about what we can make with this abundance of fruit and are usually busy exchanging recipes. From the most fabulous thick cut Orange Marmalades to a Orange Peel and Chorizo favourite from Nigellas recipes

http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/spanish-chicken-with-chorizo-and-potatoes-5160

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to homemade Orangeade

http://thetiptoefairy.com/blog/2013/11/make-orangeade.html

At Gaia every year we get so inspired that we come up with lots of Orange product ideas.

Neroli is the essential oil from the leaf of the orange tree. It is especially invigorating and up lifting which is exactly what we need at the end of the winter. We use it in our Bath Bombs and our Bath Salts both of which are both very popular for foot baths to hydrate feet and get them ready to be seen in sandals again!

http://www.gaia-natural-mallorca.com/gaia-natural-bath-sa

Recently we have been inspired to bring back together all the scents from the Orange tree and blended a scent which is made up from all the essential oils of the Orange tree. The orange blossom, the leaf and the stem. The scent truly embraces you and we have called it 'Harmony'. We have used it in the Soya Massage Candle and the Harmony Roll.

http://www.gaia-natural-mallorca.com/travel-roll-on.html

Finally with spring in the air and lots of un sprayed oranges to be found every where, there are the SOAPS!
The orange peel goes a wonderful translucent colour when grated onto the soaps at the end of the production as a finishing touch. It acts as a slight abrasive and is helpful with removing cooking smells from the hands.

http://gaiabathtime.blogspot.com.es/2012/03/taller-de-elaboration-de-jabon-un-gran.html

We made some soaps for a young couple getting married in Britain who have fond memories and connection with Mallorca. Charlie and Emily 's soaps had the scent of Oranges and the label carried this quote by Jaques Prevert

"An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life."

Charlie & Emily Sweet Orange Wedding Soap
http://gaiabathtime.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/gaia-natural-at-love-event-at-son-brull.html

As you can see Oranges go a long way here in Mallorca. Maybe send us your ideas and photos of things you have done with Oranges !

trudi@gaia-natural-mallorca.com

http://www.gaia-natural-mallorca.com

Feb 25, 2014

Gaia News for Spring 2014

News for Spring 2014

http://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx

January saw me travelling to Mexico and Florida. Leaving our beautiful island and taking a look at what else is out there in the world has become more important with every year. Not only is it healthy to step away and take a look at life, business and yourself from afar, it helps you get a better over view. It is important to take stock here and there and assess, think, plan and most importantly rest.

When I go to other places and see how other folk run their lives and businesses the new inspirations and impulses alway help me to return with a mountain of plans, ideas and new energy.

http://www.pharmacymuseum.org

http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/fq/

http://thehokumhighrollers.bandcamp.com/track/keep-it-clean

http://www.hemingwayhome.com

Doing the 50th look whilst staying
at Tropical Cottages on
Key Marathon

I loved Mexico, its beautiful light and colours and really experienced it as an essence of every thing Spanish. All the things that I have come to love about Spain, there they are but intensified.

New Orleans, its French influence, the marvellous musical indulgence and a look at early American apothecary all excited and delighted me.

Florida and The Keys, meeting island people, much like island people everywhere….
sunset celebrations and always and everywhere I was on the look out for ideas how the hand made soap and natural cosmetics genre is interpreted in other places.