Summer beauty

As my beauty products slowly take on a more natural ethos, I'm left marveling at the simple things that can make you look and feel beautiful. And while summer's (apparently) here for a couple of months yet, let the world be your spa.

* Sit on the wet sand at the beach, let the waves lap at your toes while you use handfuls of sand to scrub your feet smooth
* While you're there, splash sea water on your face. I know I've raved about it before, but it really does boost cellular growth and circulation while removing toxins from your system
* A good mid-week boost for your skin (all year round) is to mix sea salt with olive oil and scrub all over in the shower. Just be gentle when you dry off as the oil should linger on your skin - no need to moisturise
* Make like Cleopatra and have a milk bath. Add a cup of full cream milk (or milk powder) to warm water and soak, using a face cloth to gently scrub top to toe. Just don't forget to rinse off quickly in the shower or with a small bucket of water.
* A lot of anti-dandruff shampoos are so fiercely drying for the hair, so instead just put a few drops of tea tree essential oil into your regular shampoo every time you use it. Another alternative it to put lavender essential oil onto a cotton ball and dot onto flaky areas of the scalp, leave overnight.

Lazy? Feel like shopping? I hear you. Check out these delicious, natural beauty peeps: Dr.Hauschka for the yummiest face moisturisers, oils and treatments; Pod Puraceuticals for heaven-sent mani and pedi scrubs; Ulittlebeauty for super smooth lip balm and heavy-duty face masks; Phyt's for lush cleansers; Pure Fiji for the world's greatest body scrubs; Ecoya for good-for-you and divine smelling candles; Alchemy for the creamiest leave-in hair conditioner.