Dry cuticles are not nice to have nor nice to watch. When it comes to doing daily chores around the house or constantly using hand sanitisers when outside, it can be pretty damaging to the hands and especially your cuticles. Many people are constantly struggling with brittle and weak nails and invest in expensive treatment polishes, but you should really take more care of the area around your nails. Cuticle area is actually where your nail bed grows out of so you must pay extra attention to it when you want to have beautiful strong nails.

I have often found that regular hand cream doesn't cut it for me and I need something more heavy and wax based to protect and treat my nails and skin around them.

This is where Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream comes into play. It is completely affordably handy to have and comes in handy metal tin. Its key ingredient is a lemon peel oil which smells so freshly clean and natural. Containing all the other natural stuff including sweet almond oil, beeswax, rosemary, cocoa seed butter etc it forms a thicker salve which melts immediately with the warmth of your body into moisturising balm. 

As it is very moisturising and intensive a tiny amount goes very long way. First it may leave thin residue on cuticles but it disappears within few minutes while it soaks in, leaving behind perfectly smooth and nourished nail area. Perfect for using at home or on the go.

This post is a long overdue as I haven't always had this product completely figured out and therefore didn't really want to post about it. But hen I actually did learn how to properly use it on my face I was blown away by how great this is. It is Dr Bragi Marine Enzyme Age Management Moisturiser. which comes in a very luxurious airless pump bottle that holds 60ml of clear gel type product that has no specific scent, something like clear and pure water would be. 

This moisturiser has patented formula that includes unique super active marine enzymes with the added hydrating and plumping hyaluronic acid. This gentle yet powerful moisutiser helps to reduce the signs of aging by fighting the effects of environmental stress, preventing the breakdown of collagen and supporting optimal cell function. 

With the aid of calming sorbitol and glycerin this oil-free moisturiser instantly nourishes the skin whilst marine enzymes continuously smooth, exfoliate and cleanse from deep within the skin. Its enzyme activity can help to dramatically rejuvenate, refine and brighten the complexion, eliminate dark circles and ease the conditions of problematic skin types.

The thing that confused me when started using this moisturiser was the actual concentration of this product. I literally applied it as I would do with any other regular serum or face cream. I was wrong as you need to start noticing your skins need and choose the right amount for your specific need. I opted for half of the pea-sized amount and distributed it evenly all over my eye area, face and neck. A lot of times when I was oilier it was too much and I needed even less than that. Whenever you feel little bit sticky afterwards, you have applied too much product! With product so concentrated the right amount can be the littlest drop of the moisturiser.

So, this moisturiser claims to be a perfect multipurpose skin care product for everyone's needs. It acts as a toner, exfoliant, moisturiser, treatment, serum, eye cream and purifier for problematic skin. I got instantly excited about using it when I heard it actually helps to lift any impurities while treating your skin. It really is an amazing invention and cure for any enlarged pores, inflamed areas, dry patches, uneven skin tone, rough skin texture, those little white bumps a lot of people struggle with. My pores are a lot more clearer, it calms down any redness and is like a heaven sent for dry dehydrated patchy areas around my mouth. Throughout the day I never feel the need to apply more moisturiser or plot areas that got too oily before. 

While it is on the more expensive side it totally is worth everything you pay for it. You get actually more out of it than you would when purchasing any other moisturiser. First it lasts longer than any other skin care product. Second you won't need extra skin care products other than this one, it will cover them all and your skin will than you for not suffocating it with a tons of different products. 

In the spirit of my 'back to basics' skin care I have two other facial bars for you to introduce. These are by an organic skin care company I love to pieces, Mádara Cosmetics. When I got these soaps, they weren't available on their website, but were easily found with reasonable price in all the shops that carry Madara. I actually checked few of these shops in Estonia, these lovelies were sitting proudly next to other Mádara products. Now you can also buy them as sets or separately from their website!

Mádara Blackberry White Clay Clarifying Face Soap comes in form of beautiful lavender coloured bar. It smells like berries and in a gentle way. This soap promises to give clearer skin day by day with purifying white clay and the tannins of the blackberry. The freshness of the Nordic forest combined with the botanical soap base and nourishing wheat germ oil help the skin to retain its moisture. 

Combined with water it deliver very smooth and velvety lather and you can absolutely feel white clay in it. After just one use my skin felt comfortably clean plus pores appeared tighter and clearer. I am more than convinced that natural herbal scent clears my also my mind every time I use it. 

As this soap really is clarifying, cleans out even the dirtiest skin and vanishes away any problems of troubled skin, I wouldn't suggest using it daily if your skin is extra dry. Instead it could be a weekly addition to your skin care regimen!

Mádara Birch Algae Balancing Face Soap is the green sister of the first soap. It smells just like green leaves of a birch tree or fresh grass just after much needed rain in a summer time. This bar promises to have vitamins and minerals of Nordic birch and algae to balance the skin, while the botanical soap base gently cleanses and washes away all impurities. It is also enriched with skin nourishing wheat germ oil and plant sugars helping the skin to retain its moisture. Its lather is much more gentle and comforting on skin and therefore would suit for everybody's skin for a daily use. Its little bit sweeter scent comes out in a cleansing process and comforts the skin and senses immediately.

A lot of times our skin doesn't need much and we are overdoing it with our complicated skin regimens. Whether you are oilier or drier chances are your skin's natural balance is disrupted and this simple soap will manage it better than any other cleanser.

Like every other Mádara product these have Ecocert certifications and are absolutely natural cruelty free. The key ingredient in all their anti aging-products and these soaps is pure Northern birch extract which contains minerals and brightening vitamin C. Products should be available worldwide and easy to spot. Visiting Mádara Cosmetics website you can find all their webshops and the stockists in different countries. 

Lately I have been looking into simple yet effective old fashioned face cleansing methods in order to achieve natural glowing bright face. I discovered that there are a lot of bar soaps meant to treat your face and these kinds of soap aren't necessarily harsh or include soap at all. I picked up several soaps to test out, but one of them is definitely the most valuable and darling to me. Not only because it comes from my own little country Estonia and is purely hand made, but it includes many active elements that take care of any skin problems. It is Deep Facial Cleansing Bar by Nurme.

Being 100% natural it cleans, nourishes and repairs gently any type of face. It promises to clean any traces of makeup and dirt same time restoring skin's natural balance of minerals. 

Ingredients wise it is a dream come true for everyone who loves natural yet effective skin care products. It has olive oil, shea butter, coconut oil, ricinus seed oil, goats milk powder, activated charcoal and essential oils of ylang-ylang, patchouli, lavender.

Soap itself is solid quite big sized black bar that smells very natural and pleasant for me. Its blackness comes from charcoal that cleanses and purifies any skin type deeply. Soap foams up pretty fast for the bar that is whole natural and full of nourishing oils. Lather comes out grey and goes on face smoothly without any discomfort or drying effect. Other than that you use it as you would use any other face cleanser and you end up with obviously smoother and cleaner face that doesn't feel dry or tight afterwards. I have noticed a vast improvement in my skin's overall brightness and texture.

Good face cleanser should moisturise and protect face while cleansing and this bar definitely does it even better than expected. Having soap bar as your face cleanser will save you a ton of resources and more convenient than you thought. Bar itself dries perfectly after every and lasts on me so long.