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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.

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.

Well almost…. it is more a round tub!  I have been playing with making a solid hair conditioner that I can travel with – and I think we have nailed it!

Last week Chris and I went to China and Hong Kong on Moon Haven business and before we went I formulated a lovely solid hair conditioner with avocado oil and organic pink clay so I could travel with it in my hand luggage ( I travel light).

While I had chosen ingredients that were excellent conditioning agents for my scalp and hair I was at first sceptical about how effective and how easy it would be to use with my long hair. I shouldn’t have been concerned… the results were fantastic.

In fact, I am so pleased that I have now made another batch and have a merry band of testers with a variety of hair types trialing the conditioner.  I am awaiting the results with great interest.. and of course will keep you posted.

Charlotte just phoned me on instructions from her mother to order some Achy Breaky Rub for her arthritis.

Now this is not an unusual request…but the back story is amazing that I just had to tell you all.

You see Chralotte’s mum lives in England ( Charlotte lives in Western Australia) – and she was talking to a friend and complaining about how her arthritis was really beginning to be very bothersome and restrictive.

Well Charlotte’s mum’s friend said -

“why don’t you try this Achy Breaky Rub – its fantastic for my arthritis, in fact it is the only thing that has worked for me in all the years I have had arthritis.”

Now you have to realise that this is occurring in England and the gentleman friend had just visited Australia and had picked up a jar of Achy Breaky Rub when he was visitng Margaret River.

So Charlotte’s mum gets onto the phone to her daughter Charlotte in WA and asks her to hunt down Achy Breaky Rub…which after a quick internet search Cahrlotte does..and hence the phone call and this lovely story spanning the globe.

It just goes to show that the word is spreading far and wide about our products and somehow it all comes back to us here at the Moon Haven cottage in the far flung south west of Western Australia. Amazing…truly amazing.

Boys like Moon Haven too

We know that Moon Haven is considered kinda girly by most but here’s proof that Moon Haven is for guys too!

Over the Easter break it was not unusualy to find several males of various ages grouping together to discuss the merits of say Country Spice soap over Marrakesh for Men.  It certainly was a phenomena to behold..and one we are seeing more and more often.

You see the male of the species is finally starting to realise what all the fuss is about and want to start caring for themselves and their skin.

We are also seeing more and more men presenting with skin irritations. dermatitits, eczema and psoriasis – looking for ways to soothe their skin and ease their conditions.

Often they are sent in by wives, girfriends and mothers, but every day we see more guys  visiting us off their own bat. This is great to see.
Everyone is welcome at Moon Haven..even the guys!