Natural Skincare for Babies & Mothers

Women who are prone to dry skin may find this to be even more of a problem during pregnancy, both on the face and all over the body. During pregnancy, you carry an increased volume of blood along with the need to provide body fluids to sustain your growing baby. With all of these demands for fluid, moisture is taken away from your skin and diverted to address these other needs. The result is very dry, and often itchy skin.

Angelique Daily Moisturiser and Massage Balm are recommended for Dry Skin Care During Pregnancy

• Do NOT use anti-itch ointments that contain cortisone or hydrocortisone. It is not yet known how these chemicals affect your developing baby, so until conclusive clinical trials demonstrate that these medications are safe your best bet is to avoid them. While it's not proven that they affect the baby's development, there have been no clinical studies performed to make sure they don't affect your baby, so your best bet is to avoid them. Angelique's natural and very beneficial massage balm is perfect to use for your itchy skin; it soothes skin on contact and eliminates itch using natural ingredients that are proven safe for use during and after  pregnancy. Angelique also has a wonderful Moisturiser that can be used all over the body and face that has rich botanical oils including Starflower and Rosehip oil as well as Aloe Vera know for its soothing and healing properties.

Hi there

Most babies are born in either May or September according to records, obviously this is due to summer holiday and Christmas break conceptions, funnily enough mine are both May and September babies.

One of the reasons for me developing Angelique, as well as my knowledge in the beauty industry and also my passion for holistic medicine, was the idea of receiving wonderful gifts for myself and also my babies. I was snowed under with teddies and flowers, which were lovely, but faded away quickly. I decided that what expectant and new mothers needed and wanted was wonderful skincare products that help during and after pregnancy and didn't have harsh chemicals and synthetic fragrances in and beautriful gifts that would be a lasting memory of their new babies, hence Angelique and "Mothers Love" was born.

Angeliques skincare and gift products are the perfect gift for a baby shower and for new arrivals.

All the best
Kim

hi All

Summer has arrived at last.

It is also the time of year when all new arrivals and their parents suffer hot nights and even more lack of sleep than usual. Hot summer nights can cause babies to have restless sleep patterns. The best way to cool your little one is by removing all the bed clothes and just let them sleep in their pyjamas and have a fan on in the room to circulate the hot air. This is vital when on holiday where it may be even hotter than in the UK. Another perfect tip is to spray a refreshing Spritzer over their little bodies, and your own.

Angelique has a wonderful Spritzer perfect for both mother and baby which will freshen the skin and with the calming aromatic essential oils including Lavender, will help aid sleep. Angelique Spritzer is perfect to take with you on long journeys as well to settle children who become resless and also keep their skin moist and fresh.

Angelique also has a wonderful Rose & Rose Geranium candle that can be put on in your room before bed to infuse the room with a wonderful calming aroma. Please blow out and remove the candle before putting your baby to bed in the room.

Angelique's "Mothers Love" range contains only the mildest natural ingredients that have both beneficial and calming properties that have been specifically tested and formulated for both mother and child.

Happy Sleeping

Kim

Baby showers have become very popular in the UK over the last five years. The Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge holds fantastic baby showers in their luxury suites, you can book the full service package through the hotel, this will include wonderful cakes, tea and also gifts for the mother to be. Angelique skincare and gift products are the gift of choice given at these events through the Berkeley Hotel.

Angelique has a wonderful range of cotton gifts, booties and also a range of natural skincare products that are packaged beautifully making them the perfect gift for a new mother. Baby showers are easy to arrange yourself if you cannot find a venue suitable or want it to be more intimate at home, there are many online services that will arrange these for you or go Beautique.com where you can get a selection of gifts for your party.
Cupcake also offer a full service for baby showers where you can hire there premises in Chelsea and hold your party. Cupcake also provide a beautiful relaxed setting for this event.
 

Morning sickness is a condition commonly experienced by women during the early part of her pregnancy. The rejuvenating and soothing effect of lavender oil is effective in providing relief from feeling of nausea, Lavender oil makes up part of the wonderful blend of essential oils that are used throughout the Angelique "Mothers Love" range of products.

Lavender oil has been added to the Angelique range of skincare products as it is of benefit during body massage or bathing to provide relief or reduce any form of muscle pain and tension. Mother's Love Massage Balm gently massaged onto the tummy and back can help relieve these symptoms. In fact, the beneficial effects are so gentle that lavender oil is used for children or toddlers who suffer from skin infection and for this reason it has been included as one of the essential oils in our blend so that the products can be used for both Mother and Child.

Carrying around additional weight on your tummy can indeed take its toll during pregnancy, hence, they often feel stressed out or drained off energy by the end of the day. You can use lavender essential oil to rejuvenate and relax your body and mind by scenting the air with Angelique's Spritzer as it also has Lavender essential oil in it for this purpose. 

Here are some directions and tips on how you can utilize lavender essential oil and blends at any point during your pregnancy:

• During pregnancy, most women often feel muscle pain. You can use lavender essential oil mixed in a base oil such as almond oil to massage your entire body or areas of the body affected with muscle pain alternatively use Angeliques massage balm as it has a blend of oils at fragrance levels making it safe during pregnancy.
• Another common experience that women encounter during pregnancy is having swollen feet or ankles. Massaging the area can help reduce swelling.
• You can also mix lavender essential oils with vegetable oil to use as inhalation. Another application would be to rub it on her solar plexus. Doing so can help energize you and also prevent skin eruptions common during pregnancy.
• Stretch marks and itchy skin are also inevitable among pregnant women. You can reduce the itchy sensation or soother the stretched skin by applying  almond oils or products rich in this oil such as Angeliques moisturising cream.

This Angelique Moisturising Cream is a nutrient rich blend of six botanical oils including almond oil, starflower oil, rosehip oil and avocado oil. These are infused with aloe vera gel, chamomile extract and vitamin E to soothe, smooth, moisturise and protect your skin.

Here is what one of the Beautique customers said about this fantastic product:

Purplefairy, London - 'Angelique's Moisturising Cream'

Pros: inexpensive, compact, durable, suits all ages, smells divine, natural products, not overly packaged

"This cream was first purchased for me by my daughter. I use it on myself (late 50's) and my Grandon aged 3. We both benefit from the natural properties it contains, soothing, softening and the smell is wonderful. Saves me having to buy a separate cream for Dan as we now both share the one pot.
Just purchased 3 more pots for other family members so they can start enjoying the benefits."

Kim's passion for holistic and alternative treatments for herself and her family, together with a natural instinct to massage her children from an early age, led her to develop the skincare range "Mothers Love".

Kim says: “I learnt that through daily massage there grew a powerful and loving bond between myself and my children. I still regularly massage Oliver's (14yrs) tired legs after a game of football or rugby. My daughter Alice (10y) will often still ask for a massage at night-time. I have had first hand experience of how my family and myself have benefited from massage and have an amazing bond with my children because of this. Angelique "Mothers Love" massage balm was created especially because of my belief in the benefits of massage."

It is proved that massaging your babies brings many benefits including improved sleep patterns and strengthened feelings of security. For fathers, this is also a great way to get closer to their babies.

We are all growing aware of the serious effects of pesticide use, especially in growing cotton. Our belief in doing what is right for our children and future generations made us only want to use 100% organic cotton in our comfort blanket and bootie range". The whole cotton range uses 100% certified organic cotton that comes from Turkey and is hand crafted especially for Angelique.

My daughter who is now 10yrs has only just given up her bunnie cotton comfort blanket when we were on safari in Africa. She left it under her pillow and has now come to terms with the fact that it now lives with the baby Zebra that we saw. My friend Leonieke who designed these cotton products, a bunny, duckling and kitten, for the range gave this to Alice when she was born and having seen that Alice's comfort blanket was her security throughout her formative years I asked Leonieke to design the comfort blankets which are now incorporated into the range along with our 100% organic cotton velours booties.

I advise having two in case one is lost and also if you ever manage to put one in the washing machine, which rarely happened in our case as the smell was just important to her as the look and feel of her bunnie comfort blanket.

Angelique "Mothers Love" range was brought about by my desire to have a range that could be used by myself and my whole family and the reassurance and comfort that we all needed to build a tight family unit, which I am please to say we very much have.

Our ethics ensure that our products are natural, caring, organic and beautiful. The skin is the largest organ of the body. It has been show that 60% of what is applied to the skin enters the blood stream. This means that when atopic lotions are applied to our skin they should be beneficial and not harmful in any way. Our skin must be allowed to breath in and out to take in nutrients and release toxins and when nutrient rich oils are put on the skin they may be beneficial to the entire body. Angelique products are free from mineral oil, petroleum. SLS and parabens We believe that our children deserve the best and for this reason our products are free from these chemicals.
 
 

Thes sense of smell in newborns is one of the highest developed of the senses and this is one of the reasons why Angelique believes in using essential oils throughout the "Mothers Love" range.

Babies are born with an acute sense of smell. After birth the sense of smell is one of the first things that bonds the child to its parents. An hour after birth a newborn can recognise the scent of its mothers milk. This scent will also provide comfort and reassurance to them. Over time, certain scents become comforting because they are familiar and this may be why older children often prefer that their security objects like comfort blankets remain unwashed. Babies also learn other maternal and paternal smells and smells of familiar surroundings. After spending a long time researching scents and working with a highly qualified aromatherapist we had our own specific aromatic oil blended for the range. Angelique "Mothers Love" range is full of aromatic essential oils the are not only natural but are safe during pregnancy. The aromatic blend  used throughout the range has been specifically blended for a reason, be it,that the Lavender oil is there for relaxing the baby and mother or the Ylang Ylang is there to uplift the whole families spirits. The whole range has the same familiar scent throughout.

Using Angelique "Mothers Love" when away from home will brings about a sense of familiarity and security to newborn babies as well as older children and their parents. Angelique's "Mothers Love” Spritzer is perfect for this.

Robert Tisserand the pioneer of essential oils has written several books on the benefits of essential oils to our bodies as a whole.

Angelique's ethics ensure that our products are naturally derived, beneficial, caring, organic and beautiful. The skin is the largest organ of the body. It has been show that 60% of what is applied to the skin enters the blood stream. This means that when atopic lotions are applied to our skin they should be beneficial and not harmful in any way. Our skin must be allowed to breath in and out to take in nutrients and release toxins and when nutrient rich oils are put on the skin they may be beneficial to the entire body, "Mothers Love" Moisturising cream and Angelique "Mothers Love" Massage Balm are full of rich natural beneficial oils for both mother and baby.

Angelique skincare products are free from mineral oil, petroleum. SLS and parabens.

Angelique, the “Mothers Love” lifestyle brand, is the brain child of Kim Jacob celebrity make-up artist, product developer and mother.

After 25 years of using holistic medicines on herself and now her children, along with the passion of skincare and make up, Kim launched and developed the skincare range. Angelique has also added candles, soaps and cotton gifts for children to the range to create the lifestyle brand it is today.

Kim's passion for holistic medicines meant that she wanted a range of skincare products that were both beneficial and naturally derived that could be used on mothers and babies alike. The range contains only the mildest and most beneficial naturally derived ingredients. The skincare range has been fully derm tested and is scented naturally using specific aromatic essentials that are safe to use during and after pregnancy.

Angelique is beautifully packaged in muslin bags making it perfect for everyday use but also a wonderful gift. Angelique is endorsed and loved by Louise Redknapp and is used in the Berkeley Hotel as the gift of choice for guests.