You would think it would be great to be blessed with good skin – and it is. It did mean that when my skin started to fight back the first time when was in my late 30s, I was woefully ill-equipped to deal with it. I didn’t know what to do with combination skin types, toners, cleanser, scrubs, moisturisers, emollients, t – zones, or even your bog-standard pimple. Not only could I not deal with my own skin but I had nothing to offer my kids who were, by then, trying to figure out their own skin care routine.

Some beauty products smell so toxic that my eyes would water and my nose would burn when I took the lid off! I have children beginning to explore the world of beauty products and I want to protect and preserve their bodies as much as I am able. Therefore I knew I had to take steps down that road into natural beauty, beginning to learn and to experiment in order to discover. Of all the roads I walk in order to learn, this one has been the most REBEL of all.