International Lifestyle Magazine Issue 56 | Page 47

With a bit of digging you will find
much to suggest that some of the
chemicals included in everyday
skincare products may be linked to
health issues.
In fact, many commercially produced
soaps are not soap at all but chemical
detergents, or a mixture of detergents
and soap.
Inspired by the wonderful natural
surroundings of my little cottage in
Cheshire I began experimenting with
traditional soap making techniques
and I was instantly hooked.
Ruth Romano was conceived in
my country cottage kitchen and
quickly expanded to premises on the
neighbouring farm when I set up my
workshop in a former stable. It really
is natural soap making and one of my
work mates is Charlie the pheasant!
From day one I decided that I didn’t
want to use palm oil in my soap
making”
It was this sentence alone that
confirmed to me that if anyone is
looking for the perfect, handmade,
organic skin products, this was the
lady to be speaking with. She has
made no allowances, not allowed
herself to be influenced by media
and buy into the whole sustainable
Palm Oil propaganda, she has made
a conscious decision NOT to use Palm
Oil in any of her wonderful products,
and we applaud her for that. You can
read more about “Say No To Palm Oil”
here, http://www.ruthromano.com/
our-ethics
I am often asked if products can be
sent to us to try out and write a review
and the very first step is to check out
the ingredients and all the products
from Ruth Romano are created using
the very best of everything.
We were lucky enough to try out
Cedarwood and Pine Soap, Lavender
Dead Sea Bath Salt and the delicious
Lime Lip Balm. The bathroom smelt
just wonderful, the whole house
became totally relaxed and after
enjoying a long soak, I slept like a
baby! My skin had never been softer
and you could actually feel all the
stresses of the day just slipping away.

What I did not realise, as a sufferer
of psoriasis, the health benefits that
Dead Sea Salt has. Although I am able
to control it with diet, I have never
found anything that works to sooth
from the outside as well. It seems
that not only do the salts relax your
muscles and soften your skin but they
are also thought to have a remarkable
effect on psoriasis. It is the abundance
of minerals - magnesium, calcium and
potassium etc. combined with the
salt and relaxation of bathing that is
thought to improve psoriasis.
In fact, studies have been conducted
on the health benefits of bathing in
Dead Sea salts. Dr. J. Arndt studied
the effect of Dead Sea salt baths
on psoriasis. Fifty patients were
treated for 3-4 weeks, taking 3-4
baths each week. In as little as one
week, many pat ients treated with a
10% salt concentration in their baths
experienced marked improvement.
This improvement included relief
from itching, sleep disturbances, and
skin scaling.
Scientists at Manchester University
have recently found that salt baths
ease the pain of arthritis by reducing
painful inflammation of the joints.
There is something for everyone here
including soap, bath soaks, balms, gift
sets, liquid soap and even mini soaps
which make the perfect travelling
companion avoiding that horrifically
chemical laden hotel soaps!

I cannot recommend these products
enough so do please visit the website
and order yourself some pure, ethical
products for you, your family and
friends. xx

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