Xmas closing dates Go Native will close 5 pm, Tuesday, December 22. We will reopen Tuesday, January 5.   Xmas gift ideas Click through to read some of our ideas for Xmas. Holiday skincare

Solid shampoo bars (Great for holidays where liquids can be irritating.) Makes 400g In a double boiler, heat the following: 240g SCI surfactant 60g decyl glucoside 40g cocamidopropyl betaine 20g conditioner pellets 12g cetearyl alcohol 8g mango butter (any oil or butter will be fine) When the above pellets are melted (it looks slushy, not liquid): Add 4g hydrolysed wheat protein 4g D-panthenol 4g cococaprylate 4g litsea cubeba essential oil Mix it all up using a spatula and press into moulds. Unmould when it's cold and hard, in about 24 hours.

 

Solid conditioner bars (makes 2x 100g bars) 170g conditioner pellets 30g cetearyl alcohol 30g cocoa butter Melt the above and add: 10g glycerin 6g hydrolysed wheat protein 5g litsea cubeba essential oil 4g D-panthenol 2g Geogard 221 Pour into moulds (Go Native's framed rectangle is good for this) and leave to set. To use: Swipe through wet hair, massage scalp, rinse off.

 

Summer hair mask (Makes 200g) Ingredients 100g rapeseed oil 40g conditioner pellets 30g shea butter 20g hazelnut oil 10g polysorbate 20 Method 1. Combine everything in a pot and melt gently on the stovetop. 2. Stir to blend and pour into a wide-mouthed container and leave to set. To use: 1. Comb a liberal amount through dry hair and wrap in clingfilm. Leave on for 30 minutes or overnight. Shampoo out. 2. Comb through dry hair before going to the beach. It will protect your hair and will shampoo out.

 

Hair wax 30g white beeswax 20g shea butter 20g jojoba oil Method Melt all the ingredients together and pour into a small jar. Leave to set. The above is quite a hard wax. To make a softer one, swap the volumes of shea butter and beeswax.

 

Moisturiser stick This recipe makes enough for one of our deodorant tubes. It makes a great moisturiser and is great for travelling. Ingredients 20g shea butter 20g kokum butter 20g beeswax 15g meadowfoam oil 2 drops essential oil or fragrance oil (optional) Method 1. Melt all the butters and oil together. 2. Add the essential or fragrance oil. 3. Pour into the tube and leave to set.

 

Honeycomb M&P soap Looks hard. It's not. It has to be poured in three stages. 1. The bee was made from clear M&P with gold sparkle mica. Pour that into the bee part of the mould and leave to set. Doesn't take long as it's so small. 2. The white honeycomb part is just white M&P. Pour carefully and scrape away any soap that is on the hole part of the comb. Leave to set. 3. For this, use clear M&P and add 1 tsp of honey and half a tsp of litsea cubeba essential oil. This gives he clear soap a yellow tinge and a lemony fragrance. Leave to set. Unmould carefully when it is hard.

Turtle M&P soap It wasn't until I looked at this mould carefully that I realised the turtle had a cap. It looks really cool. This mould was poured in two parts. 1. The hat: clear M&P and red mica. Pour this into the hat part of the mould. Leave to set. 2. White M&P with green mica and a fragrance of your choice. Mix this and pour into the rest of the mould. Leave to set. Unmould carefully.

Sheep mould This mould is our most popular. It's just gorgeous and you can play around with sheep styles. It could be plain white, plain black or anything in between. I like a white face as it shows the sheep's dear little face. The steps for a black & white sheep: 1. White M&P and pour the face. Leave to set. It's a wee bit hit and miss as to where the white ends up but that makes each sheep unique! 2. Clear M&P and black mica. Mix these two with a fragrance of your choice and pour into the rest of the mould. Leave to set. 3. I now cut off the sheep's feet. Ouch. Pour white M&P into the feet. Leave to set. Unmould carefully.

Thank you thank you thank you!

All of us here at Go Native would like to thank you for your custom over 2015. We really appreciate your choosing to shop with us.
We wish you a very Merry Xmas and all the best for 2016.

Kind regards
Elinor, Megan, Chelsea, Kirsten and Alannah.