In today’s episode of The Whole Circle, we speak to Chey Birch, the visionary creator and founder of Black Chicken Remedies.

This companies story started out merely as a hobby. Chey was suffering from chronic sinusitis and couldn’t figure out what was causing it. She consulted with a naturopath, who then asked her about all the products she used on her body. Chey was horrified by just how many toxins she was putting on her skin.

Sinusitis is generally caused by an inflammation of the tissue that lines the cavities of the sinus passages. The sinuses are small cavities that are normally filled with air, but if they become blocked, or infected, swelling traps the mucus and air inside, causing pain and pressure.

There are a few common causes of Sinusitis. These include the common cold, nasal polyps or even a deviated septum, but another really common cause is allergies. In the case of Chey, it was her sensitivity to the skin care products she was using that lead her to suffer chronic sinusitis.

As the body uses the sinuses to detoxify,  it has to work much harder to process the synthetic ingredients that are contained in a lot of body care products. In Chey’s case, her body was not able to handle it, which lead to chronic headaches and migraines.

This is the difference between harmful and helpful!

After discovering all of this information, it led Chey to create her own body oil, something that served a dual purpose. Her body thrived on the all-natural ingredients that it contained (with no side effects) and it was incredibly nourishing to the skinåÊ – this is now known as Love Your Body Oil.

Love Your Body Oil contains some amazing ingredients, that all serve a special purpose. One of Chey’s favourite ingredients, that was a must have when she created this product, is Sandalwood. This not only has an amazing effect on the skin to help with hydration, itching or inflammation, it also has a secondary effect to ease tension and stress. So, not only does this body oil hydrate the skin, it also helps to ease tension – gotta love that!

As the brand continued to grow, Chey continued to create more and more products, including her very own all-natural deodorant.

Now here’s some trivia – Did you know that most of your deodorant/antiperspirants contain harmful ingredients such as aluminium-based compounds that temporarily plug the sweat ducts and prevents you from perspiring. Whilst this may seem like a good thing, your body was designed to sweat and purge all the toxins from your body. The inhibition to rid your body of these toxins may lead to further health issues – such as Sinusitis!

Also, next time you are spraying your deodorant on, check out the ingredients – do you understand any of them??

Oh, and that is only the ingredients that are listed, because, did you realise that they only need to list the ‘active’ ingredients – so, in reality, you don’t even know what you are putting onto your skin – scary much!!

Black Chicken’s Deodorant Paste has all the nice things in it, such as:

  • Organic Shea Butter: anti-inflammatory and soothing on the skin.
  • Coconut oil Organic antibacterial and neutralises odour.
  • Organic Camellia Tea oil and Vitamin: soothes skin irritations.
  • Sodium Bicarbonate: neutralises odour
  • Arrowroot: absorbs moisture.
  • Kaolin Clay: absorbs moisture and increases blood circulation.
  • Vegetable Glycerin: absorbs moisture and hydrates skin.
  • Clove Essential oil: a powerful antiseptic and anti-inflammatory.

Chey, through her company, is contributing to this revolution to live an additive-free life. Through this act of helping herself address her own health issues, thousands of people today continue to benefit from Black Chicken Remedies. We are extremely proud to be a stockist and if you want to find out more head to the links below.

Nourish the skin you are in, it is the only skin you have!

The Black Chicken Remedies range is full of products designed to support your skin. For a full list of the products we stock in our store, head to additivefreelifestyle.com/shop

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