Rather than wallowing in what 2020 could have been, we wanted to round off the year with some positivity.  Quietly, in the background of all the madness, there has been a couple of wins for our environment. Around this time last year, we faced one of the worst bushfire crises in history, reportedly losing around 5,000 native Koala’s. A year on, there has never been a more supportive force for helping restore the Koala population. Our local friends at Friends of the Koala have had a very successful year with 335 koalas rescued, 105 koalas released and 7 in care...

Have you ever thought about the actual contents inside a shiny new bottle of perfume? In days gone, by many women would love to mark the start of an overseas holiday by purchasing a new fragrance when passing through duty-free. In fact, it had become second nature to some. With duty-free shopping now at a halt, what better time to reflect on the bigger picture behind a seemingly harmless purchase. As consumers, we are getting increasingly better at spotting the common nasties in our everyday products, such as Parabens and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate but for some reason, we often overlook...

For those who suffer from breakouts on the regular or even those on the odd occasion, there is an overwhelming amount of information about how to avoid them.  Healthy, glowing skin without hassle is what we are about at Byron Bay Skincare, so we have taken this one step further to share with you what we believe plays a huge part in avoiding those pesky spots. Diet:  Your diet can influence the sebum (oil) production in the skin, hormone regulation, and inflammation, all of which can set the stage for acne. High-glycemic-load diets continue to show the strongest evidence as...

The air is fresher, the smells are sweeter, which can only mean one thing… Spring has arrived and the bees are back!   After what felt like a never-ending winter, our little buzzing friends are finally here and are straight back to work.  Bees are responsible for a lot of what makes Spring so special, especially blooming flowers with all their colour! But most importantly bees are critical to keeping our ecosystem ticking over. Busy bees! The first few days of Spring are a biological trigger for female bees to wake up from hibernation and begin to build future colonies. Who...