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Protecting the Environment: Our Commitment to Eco-Friendly Skincare

Protecting the Environment: Our Commitment to Eco-Friendly Skincare

by Four Cow Farm
We’re very fortunate to be located in a particularly beautiful part of the world (google ‘Maleny’). We have wonderful wildlife, valleys and rich pastures which surround Four Cow Farm and that makes us especially mindful of how important it is to make products which don’t harm the environment. So it’s an interesting benefit that, because we make our skincare on our farm, we need to take extra care in making sure there is nothing harmful in our skincare.
Earth Friendly Fragrances New to Natural Skincare? Purified Mountain Rainwater
Navigating the Challenges of Eczema in Kids

Navigating the Challenges of Eczema in Kids

by Four Cow Farm
Eczema is a common skin condition that affects children, and there are two types that are most commonly seen - atopic eczema and irritant eczema. Atopic eczema is more common in urban areas, likely because of the lack of exposure to microbes in the environment. The skin with atopic eczema is also less able to retain moisture, making it more reactive to the environment and susceptible to the itch-scratch cycle. It's crucial to keep the affected skin moisturized with products that don't contain fragrances, fillers, colors, or preservatives, as they can trigger the itch-scratch cycle.
Atopic Eczema Childhood Eczema Eczema New to Natural Skincare? Sensitive Skin
Facial Skin: Chose the Best Natural Moisturiser for You

Facial Skin: Chose the Best Natural Moisturiser for You

by Four Cow Farm
Perhaps unusually for a skincare brand, we don’t market our moisturisers as being for a particular part of your body. We don’t position our lotions as face or neck or hand moisturisers. Why not? Because we believe that understanding your skin’s condition and matching it with the right natural ingredients is key - not all facial skin is the same, so what makes a facial moisturiser work for one person might make it worse for another. 
Facial Skin Key Ingredients Moisturisers New to Natural Skincare? Sensitive Skin
Four Tips To Using Essential Oils

Four Tips To Using Essential Oils

by Four Cow Farm
Essential oils are found in so many natural skincare products these days yet, despite their widespread use, they are often used in ways which are far from safe :(
Essential Oils Mums-to-be
Avoid These Eczema Triggers

Avoid These Eczema Triggers

by Four Cow Farm
It's well known that atopic eczema is often triggered by allergens in the environment (dust mites, certain fibres, pollen, mold) and in the diet (dairy, shellfish, eggs, nuts). But if you have atopic eczema or know someone who does, you might have noticed that there are other strange triggers of the itch-scratch cycle.
Calendula Eczema Gotu-Kola Sensitive Skin
winter on four cow farm | four cow farm skincare

Our essential winter skincare tips!

by Four Cow Farm
Winter’s suddenly arrived and made its presence felt! There’s a chill in the air and this change in weather can have a big impact on your skin. Colder air along with the wind and lower humidity levels can carry away precious moisture just when your skin needs it most.
Calendula Sensitive Skin Winter Skin
The best oils for sensitive skin

The best oils for sensitive skin

by Four Cow Farm
The range of plant and vegetable oils available in skincare these days seems endless. Olive, rosehip, coconut, soybean, palm etc; there seem to be as many oils as there are products! But what about the quality of the oils used? Beyond the marketed beneficial properties of the oils used, one question that should be asked is how was that oil processed?
Cosmetic Grade Oils Extra-virgin Oils Ingredients to avoid New to Natural Skincare? Sensitive Skin
Avoid these 4 ingredients in a facial wash

Avoid these 4 ingredients in a facial wash

by Four Cow Farm
The skin on your face is the thinnest skin on your body. In fact, the thinnest skin you have, which is around your eyes, is 80 times thinner than the thickest on your body (can you guess where that is? hint: you stand on it).
Castile Washes Essential Oils Facial Wash Fragrances Ingredients to avoid Reading Ingredients Sulphates
Kids & Eczema

Kids & Eczema

by Four Cow Farm

Eczema can be an exhausting cycle for parents and child (we've been there!) and unfortunately the one thing which is needed most is also probably the hardest to find in situations like this - patience! Taking the natural route may not have the dramatic short-term results that steroid creams do but the long-term advantages definitely outweigh the wait. 

Atopic Eczema Eczema New to Natural Skincare? Sensitive Skin
Natural skincare ingredients to watch out for

Is your skincare affecting your skin health?

by Four Cow Farm
At Four Cow Farm, we think a lot about every ingredient that goes into the products we craft, from the water we use (all collected at the farm and filtered and processed right here) to the oils we use (all extra virgin cold-pressed and of the highest food grade quality) to the preservatives we use (always food grade, always in the lowest possible amounts). 
AHA BHA Essential Oils Hyaluronic Acid New to Natural Skincare? Sensitive Skin Vitamin C
One simple step to protect over-sanitised hands

One simple step to protect over-sanitised hands

by Four Cow Farm

Sanitising our hands has become so frequent nowadays that it is becoming harder and harder to avoid the damage it's doing to our skin. Most hand sanitisers are at least 60% alcohol and often more, they can be harsh on normal skin, and much more so on skin that’s dry and sensitive or affected by eczema or dermatitis. 

Atopic Eczema Calendula Coronavirus Dermatitis Eczema Hand Sanitiser Sebum
Avoid form in washes

The one thing you need to avoid in a Wash

by Four Cow Farm
What’s the one thing you really want to avoid in a wash? We’ve become so used to this that we don’t give it a second thought when it shows up in popular brands of wash we use. But, the one thing you really shouldn’t see in a wash that you use on your skin is... foam. Yes, might sound strange or almost alarmist but there’s good reason to avoid washes that foam - here’s why...