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Learn how to make your own 100% natural skincare products, personalised to your skin! In this ‘make and take’ workshop our contributor Gemma of Cocotu Apothocary will teach you to craft three of your own skincare products that will support and nourish your skin through the colder months.  Together w...

It's time to prepare for Winter, which can leave skin dried out from cold winds and central heating. So I’m happy to share with you a step by step guide to making a powerful facial serum. This tried and tested recipe will boost your skin with vitamins and essential fatty acids while building moi...

Learn how to make your own ginger beer or ginger ale! Date: Tuesday, June 20th 2017 Time: 7 - 9 PM Thank-you to everybody who participated in the workshop and helped it be such a success! You can now find the tutorial on how to make the magic happen at home at www.heads-up.cc We will have more w...

When living a green and clean lifestyle, sugar is generally best avoided. But when it comes to exfoliating, raw cane sugar is the first natural product I reach for. Sugar’s small particles make an excellent exfoliant, and also have benefits over salt scrubs. Small sugar granules are generally gentle...

For the second of my step by step guides I will be showing you how to make a natural facial toner. For those of you who are not regular toner users, I highly recommend giving it a try! Why? Here are just a few good reasons;

• A good toner will shrink your pores.

• It balances the pH balance of y...

Making your own natural skincare products is easier than you think. My name is Gemma, founder of natural skincare brand Cocotu Apothecary, and over the coming months I will be sharing a series of step by step guides on how to make my most effective recipes that will leave your skin glowing and treat...

Whether you grow some plants on your balcony or you are lucky enough to have your own garden, you may often be faced with questions like “What to grow?,” “How?” and “When?” Of course there are many different ways and personal preferences to answer these questions. One approach worth having a closer...

When asked how to tackle climate change, a common answer is to reduce our CO2 emissions. But how can this be done? Over the last few years, an idea has been growing worldwide: if the combustion of fossil fuels is the main source of CO2 emissions from humans, it is key to stop investing in these reso...

With all the buzz going around about DIY beauty and personal care, it’s hard to resist raiding your pantry and filling your bathroom with sugar and spice and everything nice. Perhaps the biggest lure of DIY is that it’s easy on your wallet, and there’s the added benefit of having the freedom to use...

As the third and last part of our Christmas tips, hu! shares some inspirations for making your own do-it-yourself last minute gifts and decorations. No matter if you prefer baking, brewing or handicraft – it's all fun and easy. And if you have already bought all your gifts you can still wrap them wi...

Here comes part 2 of our special tips for making your Christmas time a bit more conscious, climate-friendly and creative – but also cosy, joyful, delicious and fun.

In the upcoming week we will present you lovely gifts we'd like to receive ourselves, ideas for handmade surprises for your loved ones,...

The hu!-team has selected some special tips for making your Christmas time a bit more conscious, climate-friendly and creative – but also cosy, joyful, funny and even sexy.

In the upcoming weeks we will present you lovely gifts we'd like to receive ourselves, ideas for handmade surprises for your lov...

In these coming winter months, we seem to be susceptible to colds, flus and coughs. Our energy is low and the short days make us want to stay inside and sleep. Sleep is a great cold fighter, however it is not the only natural remedy. We frequently forget about the good old saying ‘you are what you e...

The night of ghosts and spirits, of witches, corpses and pumpkins is around the corner. If you want to make your friends die of fright in a green way, here’s some advice on how to make your Halloween not only a bit more sustainable, but also to avoid its commercial side and go back to its roots and...

It’s that time of the year when fruit trees are giving us loads of delicious ripe gifts in the northern hemisphere.

Often there are too many fruits to eat or use before they start spoiling, so I started looking into how to preserve these and discovered the practice of canning fruits – and it’s a lot...