Introducing Moon Haven's NEW Anti-Ageing System

When I was formulating Moon Haven’s NEW Anti-ageing product line I was faced with a dilemma.

It is one I battle with, whenever I formulate a new product

You see the botanical world is divided… the wonderful extracts and compounds found in nature that deliver such amazing results to our skin, and bodies and minds … are often either water soluble or oil soluble

…and we all know that water and oil don’t mix.

In fact we can mix the two if we use an emusifying compound.   But the trouble with making an emulsion ( these are all your common creams and lotions you use on your body every day) is that the water to oil ratio is heavily biased towards the water side.

The fact is that most lotions and creams contain 90% to 95% water based components and only 5-10% oil based ingredients!

So what is a girl to do… the oil soluble extracts and ingredients are so valuable in the fight against aging that I didn’t want to compromise…
so …TA Da… we decided to formulate two anti-ageing products that work hand in hand -

- one water based gel filled to the brim with water soluble anti-aging extracts and botanicals – we call it our BioNutrient Facial Gel
-one oil based formulation choc full of all the wonderful botanical lipid based ingredients – our Age Defying Serum

While you can use one without the other and still get great results… the synergy created when you apply the water based BioNutrient Gel first…allow it to dry and then apply the Age Defying Serum …is amazing.

I am so glad that we didn’t compromise and made two, not just one anti-aging product – the results are speaking for themselves.

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an amazing compound from the olive is proving to be at the forefront of the anti-ageing movement

After months of research and formulation we are about to launch our NEW Age Defiance Skincare System.

We have formulated the  two step anti-ageing skin care system (some spell it anti-aging!!!) by doing what we do best… using natural botanical ingredients with amazing properties.

We have spent hours and hours researching all the latest information, case studies and breakthroughs in the anti aging field.  We identified those compounds which have proven anti ageing effects and looked for natural sources of those compounds.

Just to let you in on some of the workings behind the scenes…
One extract we are using comes from the olive and with  it’s ability to penetrate deep into the lower layers of the skin, combined with its emollient properties, it does wonderful things for fine lines and wrinkles…and this is only one compound amongst many we have harnessed in our Anti-Ageing system!

Then we went to work formulating and testing the best combinations of these incredible precious,  natural ingredients.

And the results….

Well the reports from our testers has been nothing short of overwhelming….

We’ll have more in a day or two as we get ready to launch our Anti-Ageing System  which includes Moon Haven’s Age-Defying Serum and its companion Bio-Nutrient Gel

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Universal Herbal Ointment - The First Aid Kit in a Jar

We know that our Universal Herbal Ointment is a very effective healing helper… and so we were delighted when Margaret sent us this email yesterday…

Dear Leonie and the wonderful team at Moon haven,

I would like to give you all a great big thank you.

I love all the products at moonhaven but I was completley amazed when I applied some universal ointment (Universal Herbal Ointment) to two toes that had split.

As a diabetic it was for surely going to be a trip to the Dr.

That night I applied the ointment under the toe where the splits were and low an behold . To my amazement they had healed the next day.

There are too many things that I have had similar experiences with from Moon haven.

So nice to find a store that creates such wonderful products, treats you like a member of the family when you call or visit.

If only the whole world was like the team at moon haven.

Kind regards

Margie Jose

Thank you so much Margaret for emailing us your comments… it made our day!

Also did you know that Universal Herbal ointment is fantastic for helping soothe mosquito bites, cold sores, even chicken pox.

Of course we have also received fantastic feedback from people using the ointment on their worst patches of psoriasis, eczema and dermatitis as well!

We always knew that Maggie May – the Cow Parade Cow who has visited Moon Haven for the past 4 months – was special.
Now it is confirmed…
Last Saturday 53 of the 85 cows were auctioned at the Cow Parade Live Auction and Maggie sold for an amazing $15,000. She was the number three in the top sales steaks! (yes i know it should be spelt stakes but I couldn’t resist!).
We will miss Maggie outside the Moon Haven cottage…but at least we now know that she is being appreciated elsewhere.

There has been a recent number of requests from visitors to the Moon Haven Soap cottage for olive oil soap.

There has certainly been a lot more olive oil soap available over recent years due to the rapid increase of olive plantings in Australia…. and more soapmakers are sourcing stunning olive oil from local plantations…as we certainly do at Moon Haven.

Yet an all olive soap doesn’t always stack up in the shower. You see each vegetable oil used in soap gives that soap certain properties.

Olive oil in soap gives great skin conditioning and feel to the skin…but its bubbles…well woeful would be a good description.   And the lather has been described at times, as stringy and slimy… to be generous we could say it was creamy and smooth – but there is distinct lack of well formed bubble with its accompanying lather. We could call olive oil only soap as unbalanced.

There are just so many other great oils out there that can give fantastic benefits to skin as well as the total bathing experience.

So we choose to forumlate our soap with four different oils to make for a balanced, bubbly yet wonderfully skin conditioning soap.
They are:

• Olive oil – for its skin conditioning properties
• Coconut oil – for is wonderful fluffy, strong bubbles
• Palm oil from sustainable sources – because it contributes to a strong stable lather, hardness and makes for a longer lasting bar
• Rice Bran Oil – for its wonderful nutrient rich, anti-oxidant and skin conditioning properties.

The result is a Moon Haven Soap- so deeply skin conditioning it is suitable for people with skin sensitivities, eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis and yet provides a wonderfully bubbly lather – even in hard water.

We think that by hand crafting our products we add something special each and every bottle, jar and bar.  We hand craft our soaps, lotions, potions and treatments for many reasons..but one of the most compelling is becasue we know tht our products are of a higher and better quality because of it.

In this short video clip I discuss this concept a little further.

Treat Acne Gently!

It appears that the word is finally getting out about how to properly treat Acne…and that is GENTLY.

What a great idea- I’ve always wanted to be a vegetarian but have struggled over the years…Perhaps this is an answer-

This short video is from www.ted.com – ideas worth spreading

If you are interested in ideas then this is a fanstastic website to keep on your favourites list.

maggie may - cow parade visitor at moon haven

Moon Haven’s Maggie May – our very own Cow Parade Diva – has made it into the popularity polls this week.

Maggy May was rated equal 4th in this week’s margaretriver.com SMS poll.

SMS Poll Results

Top Cows this Week

1. cow5 – Brahman the Barman
2. cow65 – Something to Crow About
3. cow50 – Moothane Factory
4. EQUAL cow25 – Free As A Cow AND cow39 – Maggie May

She is such a star!

To vote for Maggie May all you have to do is SMS the word ‘cow39′  to 0412 055 255 –

Each vote goes into a draw to win a midweek night’s free accommodation at The Grove Vineyard.
Standard SMS costs apply. Voting open 27 Feb to 27 June. Powered by SMS Poll.

While I was formulating our solid hair conditioner I wanted another solid shampoo bar to partner it.

Now we already have a wonderful bar – our Silken Shampoo Bar- but I was looking for something with a milder pH more suitable for everyday use by everyone..not just those with psoriasis.

This meant that we had to stray from a  true, pure soap bar to one which contained other surfactants. Now I wanted this bar to be as mild as possible as I have a dreadful allergy to Sodium Lauryl Sulphate and harsh detergents – so the surfactant of choice was one derived from coconuts and was one of the mildest available. I also wanted to add in some deeply conditioning agents to improve the feel of the the product in the hair after it was rinsed clean.  The last thing I wanted was stripped hair!

Because of the mildness of the surfactant I was concerned that it wouldn’t cleanse and foam as usual shampoos do… once again I shouldn’t have worried. It produces a rich creamy lather and left my hair clean and full of body.

I took the shampoo with me on my China trip and it worked wonderfully. I was surprised at how little I used for each shampoo – especially with my long hair.  Followed up with my conditioner I didn’t have any of my usual frizziness that I get up that way. I was impressed!

So the second batch of the new shampoo bar is now being sent out to my dedicated band of testers …and we’ll see what the feedback is in a few weeks.