Ever tried Rosemary and Cinnamon Tea?

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You wake up in the morning, hungry and in the mood of sipping your favorite black tea or coffee and….you realize it’s finished! Well, it is not the end of the world; you can use simple ingredients in your kitchen to brew a healthy and delicious tea in the morning or any time of the day. Here’s a unique recipe from Lheritier Skincare of dried Rosemary leaves (or fresh) and ground cinnamon powder: two ayurvedic elements fused into an elixir for your benefit!

What you need

• 1 teaspoon of Rosemary leaves
• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon powder
• 2 cups of water 

Channel the powers of nature; brew your potion

1. Heat the water in a pan until its warm
2. Add both the rosemary leaves and ground cinnamon
3. Boil the ingredients for five minutes
4. Sieve the ingredients and pour in a cup
5. Sweeten with sugar, stevia, agave nectar or any other sweetener (optional) 

Guess what, you can let the elixir cool down add some lemon and sip it as the best Iced Tea ever!

What do you gain?

From rosemary: it is a great memory booster, improves mood, relieves stress, builds the immune system and is a great breath freshener.

With cinnamon: it reduces high cholesterol levels, is full of antioxidants, boosts weight loss and reduces blood sugar levels.

5 Facts You HAVE to Know About Sandalwood Oil!

Sandalwood is the name of a class of woods that are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained. Unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades. Sandalwood oil is extracted from these woods and utilized for several, advantageous uses.

Here’s a quick list of 5 powerful ways to maximize the benefits of this fragrant and aromatic oil:

• Sandalwood oil has a distinctive warm, smooth, creamy, and milky scent—making it ideal for use as a house-warming fragrance. Delight your guests by misting the air in your living space with this savory scent.

• It’s an effective antiseptic agent—safe for both internal and external applications. When ingested, it helps to protect internal wounds and ulcers from infections. Similarly, when mixed with a carrier oil and applied to the skin, it protects wounds, sores, boils, and pimples from developing infections or from becoming septic.

• As an antispasmoic, sandalwood oil relaxes nerves, muscles and blood vessels—thereby alleviating spasms and contractions.

• Both sandalwood paste and essential oil are very effective as anti-inflammatory agents. They have a nice, cooling effect and provide relief from all types of inflammation in the digestive, nervous, circulatory, and excretory systems that result from infections, fevers, insect bites, and wounds.

• This distinctive oil also acts as a memory booster. Due to its soothing scent, it relaxes the mind—stimulating the ability to concentrate and improving memory. Did someone say “om”?

Five Ways to Enjoy Nutmeg by Lheritier Skincare

Native to Moluccas Island and also to Java and Penang in Indonesia and Malaysia, the exotic fruit, nutmeg, has been used for years because of its diverse applications and properties.

When the fruit’s seeds are steam-distilled, aromatic and zesty nutmeg essential oil is produced. The oil is widely known for its use in varied practices, ranging from Ayurveda to culinary.

Channel the powerful properties of this exotic and fragrant oil as listed below.

1. Sit back and relax with this soothing, massage oil– Nutmeg oil promotes blood circulation. Because of increasing circulation, it soothes and helps relieve muscle pain. Yes, we do have nutmeg oil in our creative Lheritier 1789 massage oils. So stay tuned for the launch of our products.

2. Alleviate bad breath with one of nature’s oral debriding agents– Nutmeg oil, when used as a gargle, reduces bad breath! Swish daily with a few drops.

3. Lay your body to rest with nutmeg as your sleeping aid– Nutmeg oil has a very calming effect. As mentioned earlier, it improves blood circulation, thereby helping relieve stress and improving quality of sleep.

4. Liven up your living space with its zest – Use it as the base oil in any potpourri placed in your living space. You’ll be sure to notice the freshness.

5. Last, but certainly not least, flavor your foods with aromatic nutmeg – Instead of using ground nutmeg, which often leaves particles in drinks and food, flavor your drinks and food with nutmeg oil. Be sure to use the oil in moderation.

Did you know that crushed whole nutmeg (kukumanga) with a shot of espresso is an aphrodisiac? At least that’s what the spice dealer in Mombasa told me 

10 Awesome Uses of Lemons by Lheritier Skincare

Lemon is one of the most widely known and used fruit in the world. Lemon is used to treat colds, for weight loss and beauty purposes. Today I will outline some of the different uses of lemon, here we go!

1. Removes ink spots

Ink stains are one of the most difficult stains to remove. But lemon juice changes all that. When an ink stain occurs, apply the lemon juice immediately on the spot before the ink dries. Rinse it in cold water and it will be as good as new! This means that you should carry a lemon in your bag for such an emergency! No seriously

2. Whiten fingernails

Because lemon is a natural bleach, when you have time put a half a cup of lemon juice in a basin of water and put your toenails or fingernails in the water for 10 minutes. For a quick fix, rub a lemon wedge directly to your nails and it will whiten your beautiful nails.

3. Rid of acnes and blackheads.

For blackheads, apply the lemon directly onto the skin and leave it overnight and rinse it in the morning with warm water. The blackheads will begin reducing within the first two weeks. For a pimple, apply the lemon juice on the affected area twice a day. These things also lighten the areas darkened by acne scars.

4. Cutting boards clean and odor free

The cutting boards can be stained and the strong smells of strong-smelling foods like garlic and onions, for the stains, soak the cutting board with lemon juice added for approximately 20 minutes and clean it as usual this will also remove the strong smells. If it is stubborn, repeat the process.

5. Restore laundry whites.

Add half a cup of lemon juice to laundry whites and wash the clothes, and you will never buy the bleach bottles again!

6. Heal sore throat

Because it is rich in vitamin C, boil the lemon slice in water, then add 1 tbsp. of honey and drink. It’s that simple!

7. Stop dandruff

Having trouble with dandruff? Not anymore, mix 1 tablespoon of lemon juice with your shampoo and rub it gently into your hair. To the rinsing water add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to the water and do this every other day you wash your hair. No more dandruff!

8. Shines stainless steel, brass and copper pots

Sprinkle salt on a lemon wedge and rub on the area that is stained, rinse with water and the utensils will be as good as new!

9. Keep fruits looking fresh

Fruits like apples and bananas which tend to react with oxygen and turn brown naturally. Squeeze some lemon juice on the fruits before storing and it will still look fresh even if it is left for hours.

10. Cleaning the food grater

Sometimes when you grate some food particles get stuck on the grater and are difficult to remove. Cut half a lemon and rub on the area that has the particles and it will be removed.

Grow Thick Long Hair With Cocoa Butter by Lheritier Skincare

You often hear about it. You know the smell of it. When you walk into a room, you can pinpoint who has it on…but do you know this much about it? Let’s find out… and you can read more from our Lheritier Skincare Blog

Cocoa beans are often used for the extraction of their vegetable fat commonly known as cocoa butter. The beans are characteristically aromatic—a familiar scent to many a nose. Cocoa butter takes after its bean’s strong and distinct aroma. The butter, like the bean, is edible—yum! And is typically used in everyday consumer-grade chocolates. Although edible, this butter is not advised for consumption in large volumes or increased frequency, as it is very high in calories.

Besides being delicious, edible, and aromatic, cocoa butter has powerful skin health properties; it’s great for anti-aging and anti-inflammatory uses; moreover, it can be used for maintaining and/or improving hair quality.

Rich in antioxidants such as stearic and oleic acids, cocoa butter is effective in blocking the effects of free radicals on the skin—enhancing skin health, reducing wrinkles, aging spots, and scaring. Cocoa butter is great as an anti-inflammatory agent as well. It provides relief from inflammation and soothes the skins—pacifying you and having you smelling lovely.

In addition to reducing inflammation of the skin, this butter is ideal for moisturizing hair. It’s effective in improving the health and appearance of your hair with consistent use. Increased and reasonable moisturizing of hair results in reduced hair loss and promotion of hair growth! Try cocoa butter if you haven’t. Your glowing skin and healthy locks will have you gleaming in no time.

5 Reasons to add moringa oloifera powder to your daily diet

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1. Moringa is an excellent source of protein, an added advantage to vegetarians. Moringa powder also is packed with at least 46 vitamins, nutrients and minerals such as vitamins A, C, B3, B6, iron, selenium, lutein and magnesium. Check out this free nutrient-laden breakfast recipe from Lheritier Skincare's free healthy living blog. 

2. The powder and seeds are quite rich in antioxidants which help fight disease-causing free radicals;

3. Moringa is packed with an outstanding amount of plant-based fiber. This fiber lowers can help lower the levels of cholesterol for a healthier and leaner body;

4.  Moringa seed is an appetite suppressant. Taking one seed twice daily and adding the powder to regular dietary plan can help speed up metabolism for those looking to shed a few extra kilos; and

5. Moringa has both amino-acids, antibacterial, and anti-microbial properties that help in fighting infections in and outside the body.

Where to buy: in Kenya you can practically find Moringa powder in any supermarket. You can also buy online, just ensure that someone is not selling you powdered lawn.

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Fat Blasting mango Oats Smoothie Recipe from Lheritier Skincare

Skipping a meal is not good. If you are on a reduced diet, try out this liquid food recipe from Lheritier Skincare Blog that will balance your cravings and help burn calories. Mango is also very good for maintaining the youth of your skin. Before we get carried away about our Mango benefits for skin, we will just move on swiftly to the recipe.

What you need:

• 2-3 ripened mangoes chopped (Any size is great but to burn fat, use the small ripened African mangoes)
• 1 Teaspoon Moringa Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Stinging Nettle
• 1/2 Teaspoon Hibiscus powder (you can open up that hibiscus tea bag too)
• 1 cup Oats or Granola by Red Mill (tends to be Non-GMO)
• 2 cups chilled Almond/Soy milk or cow milk (Ensure cow milk is free from antibiotics and is cruelty-free)
• 1 Tablespoon chilled Greek yogurt (Browns is a good brand if in Kenya)

How to get it done:

1. In a blender, add Mangoes and one cup of milk
2. Slowly add in Moringa
3. Add Nettle and Hibiscus
4. Throw in the oats or granola
5. Add the second cup of milk
6. Drop in the Greek yogurt
7. Blend until smooth

How it works:

• African mango: Great for skin; amazing fat blaster; rich in fiber; cleans gut; nutrient-rich
• Moringa: Great for brain; great for liver; full of antioxidants; nutrient packed; great for fat blasting
• Stinging Nettle: Great for hair growth; great for anemia; decreases menstrual flow; reduces water retention plus more
• Hibiscus: Blood builder
• Oats: rich in fiber
• Greek Yogurt: Fat free, full of fiber, promotes weight loss
• Almond Milk: Rich in Vitamin E, Fiber, and promotes wight loss