Do you know The Queen turns 92 this Saturday. The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year. One is her actual birth date on the 21st of April. One is the official birthday usually on the 2nd Saturday in June. It is rare that The Queen celebrates her actual birth date. Typically, the monarch waits until Trooping the Colour celebrations in June.
However, it isn’t every year that The Queen is hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London which is running from 16-20 April. Following the week of the Meeting, Her Majesty’s actual birthday is marked by gun salutes in central London at midday, then a concert – called ‘The Queen’s Birthday Party’ is being hosted by the BBC at the Royal Albert Hall. The Concert will be reflected and celebrated on the night to reflect Her Majesty’s role as head of the Commonwealth, with performances from artists from across the Commonwealth, and music from across the decades of Her Majesty’s reign.
The concert will be attended by The Queen and many members of the Royal Family. BBC has confirmed that special guests include Craig David, Kylie Minogue, Sir Tom Jones, Shawn Mendes, Anne Marie, Sting, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Laura Mvula, Jamie Cullum, Alfie Boe, Helen George, Tom Chambers, Luke Evans and Donel Mangena. If you want to join this birthday concert, you can get your tickets here
For those not joining the concert, why not celebrate at home and treat yourself, mother and godmother with Kathleen Natural’s premium skincare. We offer you exclusive 20% discount for all items from now to 30th of April.
Natural skincare products are usually composed of natural and organic ingredients such as essential oils, herbal extracts natural cosmetic butters, and more. These ingredients are rich in essential fatty acids, minerals, naturally occurring vitamins and other skin ingredients that are assimilated easily and quickly by the skin.
People make wrong choices because synthetic skincare products are cheaper than the organic ones. However, when given an opportunity to choose between natural or synthetic/chemical, it is ideal to choose the natural source due to a variety of reasons. One of the reasons is that it is a better solution for your body, and the best care is needed for your body if you want an improved way of life.
The difference between Natural Skincare and Synthetic Skincare:
Natural Skincare
Skincare ingredients derived from natural sources typically smells brilliant and authentic, and not very chemical due to the use of flowers and plants like vanilla, chamomile, coffee, organic tea, ginger herb, lavender and bergamot. If you buy 100% natural skin care products and solutions, your skin gets smoother and also allow the absorption of divine fragrances that are basically needed for all 5 human senses organ.
Synthetic/Chemical Skincare
Synthetic/chemical products on the other hand may have more harmful effects than natural products. You have to treat your skin fairly the same way you would treat the internal parts of your body. You wouldn’t want to swallow unsafe chemicals made in a lab that you really know nothing about. You would prefer not to do that to your skin, either.”
Reasons why Natural Skincare products are better than Synthetic Skincare products:
Need less product Organic and natural products are often more concentrated, and they tend to be more efficient on your skin. Due to this most of the times you don’t need to combine it with a lot of other products and it will last longer than expected. This will make you save more money and less waste will go into the junk.
Preserving the Environment, Wildlife and Sustainability Organically produced skincare is made according to ecological standards and practices, mostly made from naturally grown ingredients that were not treated with toxic pesticides and fertilizers. Natural ingredients are easily broken down and do not cause any rives or stress on the environment in general. This is dissimilar to synthetic products that contain ingredients such as parabens, Diazolidinya Urea, formaldehyde, DEA, and other dreadful chemicals, which can accumulate in the environment and cause pollution in our atmosphere, rivers and the surrounding ecosystems. Currently the wildlife of this planet is in danger due to the growing use of toxic chemicals in plants cultivation, affecting some really important species such as the monarch butterflies and the bee population. There is also a possibility that these chemicals enter into the food chain and unfortunately on our dinner plate. When we consider the amount of chemicals we use just to wash our hair and have a shower, which eventually get flushed and end up in our waterways, you will agree with me that the less toxic these chemicals are, the better for the environment. This makes natural skincare products not only beneficial for our skin, but they are much better for our natural environment. Most natural products also offer benefits to the environment by recycling and reusing. Companies with organic products are often more into the green business practices too.
Healthier products Natural beauty products have no polethylene glycol (PEG), no sulphates, no parabens, and no other nasty ingredients which some believe they may cause cancer and skin irritant. However, they are classified as “safe for use” in the law. Even so, KATHLEEN® and most natural beauty products avoid using these argumentative ingredients. They also don’t require fillers. Most companies fill their beauty products with shabby fillers, such as petroleum and oil. These fillers have dissipated our skin and make the product ineffectual at moisturizing. Here’s one practice that would help; if you can’t identify each ingredient in the ingredient list, don’t use it!
They work better Our bodies are used to what the earth provides. When we start adding chemicals into our bodies; it is only natural for our bodies to fight them. These chemicals can cause irritation of the skin. By using organic products, they balance our body rather than go against it. That is why only top natural ingredients are allowed to be used in the production of KATHLEEN® products since it is what is best for your skin.
No tested on animals Another major benefit is that most ethical manufacturers of genuine natural skincare products don’t test their products on animals.
As individual chemical name is complex and difficult to memorise, I listed below the most harmful or suspicious chemical groups that are used in skin care products for your easy checking:
Butylated compounds (BHA/BHT) – commonly used as preservatives
Sodium perborate and perboric acid – commonly used in tooth-whitening and lotions & banned in EU
Coal Tar – commonly used in cosmetics and colours & banned in EU
Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservatives – commonly used in shampoo and lotions
Polyethylene glycol PEG Compounds – commonly used in cosmetic products
Mercury – commonly used in skin whitening products & banned in EU
Hydroquinone – commonly used in skin whitening products & banned in EU
Oxybenzone – commonly used in sunscreen
Triclosan – commonly used in toothpaste and lotions
Parabens – commonly used as preservatives
Phthalates – commonly used in nail polish & banned in EU
Siloxanes – commonly used in hair products and lotions
Sodium Lauryl (Laureth) Sulfate (SLS) – commonly used in hair products
Toluene, also named as methylbenzene – commonly used in cosmetics & lotions
From moisturisers to oils, eye concentrates, to body butters, you can easily identify many natural skin care products created from shea butter, strawberry extract, olive oil, coconut oil and apricot oil, not from propylparaben, polyethylene glycol and methylparaben; which are chemical compounds that may cause skin breakouts and also may disrupt the body’s natural hormonal balance, expose you to known cancer-causing pesticides, and deliver dangerous toxins that penetrate and age your skin.
When you have the knowledge about the natural products that you consume, you can be more certain that you are purchasing the right products that originate from nature. Be cautious and do a little research before applying anything onto your skin, and make sure you spot test before using any skin care product. If you are still uncertain, seek the advice of your dermatologist.
The most secured skin care solution is to benefit from nature’s natural products and treatments that will help calm irritated skin, dispose uneven skin tone, smooth lines and wrinkles, eliminate scars, make you look younger and energetic, and dispose uneven skin tone. All natural skincare products and solutions are absolutely worth the expense regardless of the cost considering the fact that your skin value is extensively higher than that of a lab rat. Don’t wait your synthetic chemicals product runs out replace it now. Click www.kathleennatural.co.uk/shop
Note: Even if the organic options are usually the most recommended, what is best for the majority of people, might not be best for you, and sometimes people have allergic reactions to some of the natural ingredients also. So we always recommend testing out all the products first.
Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual holiday celebrated on 14th February. It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day honoring one or more early saints named Valentinus, and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country.
History
February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. The history of Valentine’s Day goes all the way back to Ancient Rome, Lupercalia festival, between the 13th and 15th February, for its archaic rite connected to fertility. Lupercalia was a festival local to the city of Rome, a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.
Romantic Connection: In the ancient Athenian calendar the period between mid-January and mid-February was the month of Gamelion, dedicated to the sacred marriage of Zeus and Hera. Lupercalia survived the initial rise of Christianity, but was outlawed, as it was deemed when Pope Gelasius declared 14th February St. Valentine’s Day in an effort to “Christianize” the pagan celebration of Lupercalia. It was not until much later, however, that the day became definitively associated with love. During the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that 14th February was the beginning of birds’ mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of Valentine’s Day should be a day for romance. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, which commences:
“Je suis desja d’amour tanné Ma tres doulce Valentinée…”
— Charles d’Orléans, Rondeau VI, lines 1–2
As the years went on, the holiday became sweeter, with William Shakespeare and Chaucer romanticizing it in their work.
Valentine’s Day is mentioned ruefully by Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, around 1600–1601
“To-morrow is Saint Valentine’s day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. Then up he rose, and donn’d his clothes, And dupp’d the chamber-door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more.”
— William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5
Handmade paper cards became the tokens of the day.
Esther Howland Valentine, circa 1850: “Weddings now are all the go, Will you marry me or no”?
Valentine’s Poem
“I love you for a life time
Not only for a day
I love you for who you are,
not what you do or say.”
– Belinda Galea
Put your heart into your Valentine!
This is the time for the best you have to offer!
In Great Britain, Valentine’s Day began to be popularly celebrated around the 17th century. By the middle of the 18th, it was common for friends and lovers of all social classes to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes, and by 1900 printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology.
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