Hello, and welcome to our page of useful insights. You may be someone that’s keen to keep up-to-date on the latest skincare tips, or simply want to know what’s going on at the end of our particular Herefordshire lane. Whatever your reason for calling by, this is the page for you. We’ll pass on snippets of sage advice and keep you updated about how we’re spending out time on the farm and industry news. We hope you find these articles helpful.
Exciting News!
The Herbfarmacy skincare brand is being passed on by Paul to Fiona Durning of Organic Herbal Remedies Ltd
Super Herbs: Hypericum & Meadowsweet
Our Hypericum and Meadowsweet are key herbs in many of our products but aren’t as well known as Marshmallow, Echinacea or Calendula. In this email we will be looking at the benefits of using these calming herbs and why you should look out for them in our products!
Our donation to Friends of the Upper of the Wye for Earth Day
Here at Herbfarmacy, we have always been passionate about helping projects and charities that are closest to our hearts and local to us. For World Earth Day, one charity in particular we want to support are Friends of the Upper Wye.
A step-to-step guide to a simple Herbfarmacy skincare routine for day and night
We always get asked which products to use, in what order and what time of the day. In this blog we will be talking you through our hero products to nourish, replenish and renew skin.
Why we should stop using face wipes?
For many people face wipes or cleansing wipes are the norm and bathroom essential. The wet wipes industry is now worth over £500 million in the UK alone and it is easy to see why, they are cheap, quick to use and all round convenient to take make up off and “clean” your face
How to get rid of a cold naturally
So you’ve succumbed to a cold! Your nose is running, your throat is sore and you’ve a hacking cough – what's to be done? Read on for some remedies and top tips that might help shorten, ease your suffering and beat your cold fast.
Our Top Vegan Skin Care Products to celebrate Veganuary
January is Veganuary, a non-profit organisation that encourages people worldwide to try vegan for January and beyond.
Win a Festive Yuletide Blanket and Skincare bundle worth £153.50!
We’ve joined up with The Natural Blanket Company to celebrate Christmas by bringing you the chance to win a Blanket and Skincare Bundle worth £153.50.
How to have a Sustainable Christmas
We LOVE Christmas here at Herbfarmacy! The food, the laughter, spending time with the family and loved ones and sipping on a glass (or two) of mulled cider - it is truly a magical and fun time!
Looking after Winter skin
Cold winds, long dark nights, and the central heating can play havoc on our skin. In this blog we will be looking at tips and tricks that will help protect our skin and the Herbfarmacy’s products that will help.
Why Organic is best
Organic means working with the delicate balance and rhythms of nature, from the soil, to plants and wildlife. We never use any pesticides or synthetic fertilisers when we grow and farm our herbs. We oversee every stage of the plant’s journey, sowing and harvesting each flower by hand and blending the herbal oils to create our signature organic skin care products.
Echinacea Harvest
Once again our Echinacea harvests are here! In this blog post we will cover all thing Echiancea, how we harvest this amazing herb and the products it is featured in.
Q & A with Herbfarmacy Founder Paul Richards
We get asked a lot of questions about the types of herbs we grow and the process we use to make our skincare range. So we thought we would put these questions to Paul Richards, the founder of Herbfarmacy!
Mature Skincare Routine
As we get older, not everything stays the same. However, with skincare we tend to get into a routine and stick with it. This makes sense, but we do need to review it from time to time and sometimes take a different approach in order to look after our skin. Here we share with you our top tips for mature skin care and our recommendations of Herbfarmacy products for mature skin.
🍂 Autumn Harvesting 🍂
We love the beautiful Autumnal season and in October is when we have focused on harvesting Elecampane, Marshmallow and Burdock! In this blog we will talk you through how we harvest these herbs, the benefits and what products they are featured in.
Organic September
September is one of our favourite months as it is all things Organic 😊In this blog we are looking at organic and what is involved in the beauty industry.
Plastic Free July
To celebrate Plastic Free July we are uploading posts of areas/rooms in your house/life where you can swap plastics for environmental friendly alternatives.
How to prevent dry skin from regular hand washing
As the government advise is to wash hands regularly I'm sure you have noticed how dry your hands are and for some with sensitive skin this has caused cracked sore knuckles. The advise to follow is vital so what's the best Herbfarmacy products to care for your hands?
Staying Calm
This month we will be looking at the little things you can do to look after ourselves and relief stress levels and a few products that could help with our wellbeing.