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August 8, 2025 • 3 min reading • Beauty
Natural body care in 4 steps – easy to make yourself
Taking care of your body doesn’t have to be complicated. Quite the opposite. Sometimes it's the simplest things that make the biggest difference. A warm foot bath after a long day. A body oil that smells lovely and leaves your skin soft. A few minutes just for you, without stress.
August 7, 2025 • 4 min reading • Beauty
How to create a facial oil that your skin will love – step by step
Applying oil to your face can be so much more than just part of your evening routine. It can become a moment just for you. A ritual where you slow down, check in with yourself, and give your skin what it truly needs. And when you blend your own oil, you get something that’s perfectly tailored to you.
February 17, 2025 • 6 min reading • Beauty
Treat hyperpigmentation naturally - effective methods
Hyperpigmentation is one of the most common skin problems affecting both men and women, and it typically worsens with age.
February 17, 2025 • 4 min reading • Beauty
Skincare During Menopause - Tips for Dry and Sensitive Skin
When women enter menopause, hormone levels of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone drop, which causes skin changes.
December 5, 2024 • 7 min reading • Guides
19 Natural and Organic Christmas Gift Ideas from the Glimja Staff
Are your gift ideas running dry and you're looking for the perfect Christmas gift?
December 5, 2024 • 5 min reading • Hair
6 Expert Tips: How to Wash Your Hair Naturally with Solid Shampoo Bars and No-Poo Method
No ’Poo är en hårvårdsfilosofi som innebär att man undviker konventionella hårprodukter och istället använder naturliga metoder för att rengöra och vårda håret.
November 2, 2024 • 6 min reading • Health
Self-Care Guide: Tips to Help When Your Child Has Fever, Cough, Stomach Pain or Sleep Problems
Finns det något jobbigare för föräldrar när ens barn är sjukt? Inte mycket. Som tur är lär sig barn prata och kan då peka och berätta vart det gör ont. Men som förälder är man ändå ofta orolig vid feber och smärta, tills den lilla är igenom det och ler igen.
November 1, 2024 • 4 min reading • Recipes
4 Healthy Cocoa Recipes & 4 Nutrients in Cocoa That Contribute to Happiness and Health
Cocoa has been used and revered as the "food of the gods" by humans for centuries. The Maya Indians believed that ka'kau' was discovered by the gods in a mountain, and according to Maya mythology, Hunahpú gave cocoa to the Maya Indians after humans were created.
November 1, 2024 • 2 min reading • Recipes
4 gluten-free gingerbread flavored recipes without refined sugar: Gingerbread spice, raw balls, latte & dates
Everything can be made with ingredients that are usually already available at home. You can even make the gingerbread spice yourself with our simple recipe.
November 1, 2024 • 2 min reading • Recipes
4 recipes for ginger shots and ginger tea to keep you healthy & energized
Feeling tired? Want to boost yourself or are you getting sick? Take a ginger shot!
October 24, 2024 • 3 min reading • Health
5 Natural Tips to Shorten Your Cold
In autumn and winter, viruses thrive much more as we start moving around more indoors and close to each other. It's especially easy to catch a cold when our immune system is compromised, we are stressed, tired, or exhausted.
October 24, 2024 • 3 min reading • Health
8 Selected Supplements for the Immune System
Strengthening ourselves from within is important for protecting the body from infections. Despite the complexity of the human body, what is required for it to function optimally is quite basic. We need to eat nutritious food, avoid certain foods, get enough sleep, drink water and manage stress. We can also seek help from supplements when needed. Here we have selected 8 for you.
October 8, 2024 • 3 min reading • Health
5 Natural Ways to Optimize Your Gut Bacteria and Intestinal Health
Did you know that we humans have 10 times as many bacteria in our bodies as we have human cells?
October 5, 2024 • 6 min reading • Beauty
Guide: Natural Tips and Products for Eczema and Dry Skin
Many people suffer from eczema and dry skin. Especially during the cold season. There is no cream or oil that can cure eczema, but there are many things you can do to soothe, relieve and prevent eczema flare-ups. Here are tips on what is important to consider and which natural products work.
August 29, 2024 • 3 min reading • Health
Ultimate Guide: How to Identify IBS and Find Natural Solutions
IBS stands for "Irritable bowel syndrome" which is a term used to describe a type of digestive disorder characterized by a group of common symptoms.
July 7, 2024 • 6 min reading • Solar Products
How to create natural sun protection within your body and choose the right sunscreen for extra protection
The sun has many benefits, which is why you shouldn't overuse sunscreen. One of the benefits, which most people have heard about, is that when the sun's rays hit the skin, the important substance vitamin D is formed in the body. If you therefore want to increase the amount of vitamin D in your body, you should spend at least 15 minutes per day outside in the sun during spring, summer and autumn without sun protection.
July 7, 2024 • 3 min reading • Solar Products
Guide: How to Choose the Right Sun Protection Factor (SPF)
We Scandinavians love to soak up the sun and want to get a nice tan. The sun and its UV rays are important for us but are also something that should be treated with great respect.
June 24, 2024 • 3 min reading • Health
Ultimate Guide: How to Identify SIBO and Fix It Naturally
SIBO stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth , an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine, meaning bacteria that shouldn't be there.
June 17, 2024 • 8 min reading • Health
Guide: Support During Menopause
In this article, we focus on the menopause transition phase leading into menopause. We write about what we women can prepare for, think about, and how we can support ourselves.
June 13, 2024 • 6 min reading • Health
Supporting Children with ADHD: Practical Tips and Tools to Make Life Easier for the Whole Family
We have received several questions from parents with ADHD children wondering how they can make daily life easier for their children and for themselves.
June 10, 2024 • 3 min reading • Health
5 tips for taking care of your hair in summer
Sunny days on the beach, refreshing drinks and lots of wonderful relaxation – there's so much to love about summer, but the effects heat can have on your hair aren't among them.
May 31, 2024 • 3 min reading • Health
What are EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids and are there vegan alternatives?
Omega-3 is a family of long-chain fatty acids found abundantly in, for example, certain types of algae, chia seeds, flax seeds, fatty fish & krill. Omega-3 is important to get enough of because the body cannot produce it itself. It is also important to have a good balance between omega-3 and omega-6 in the diet. Unlike saturated fat, omega fatty acids are liquid and can easily go rancid if not protected from too much air, light, and temperature changes.
May 31, 2024 • 6 min reading • Health
5 Vegan Omega-3 Supplements from Algae - 100% Free from Fish, Nuts, Seeds & ALA
Omega 3 is a polyunsaturated fatty acid that is primarily known for being anti-inflammatory. Recent years of research on cardiovascular diseases has shown that omega-3 fatty acids protect against cardiovascular diseases, improve hormone and enzyme functions, and play an important role in maintaining healthy brain and nerve function as well as vision. Teeth, skin, reproductive organs, and joints also need omega 3.
May 26, 2024 • 2 min reading • Recipes
DIY Recipe: Make Your Own Insect Spray and Insect Oil!
Mosquitoes and other small insects, including ticks, don't like essential oil. These two insect spray and oil recipes contain over 100 drops of 5 different essential oils for maximum effectiveness. If you're missing one or more of these oils, you can still make a potent insect spray – just omit the essential oils you don't have and use more of the other oils. The following essential oils have the greatest effect, and you can combine them as you like: lemongrass, lemon, eucalyptus, rosemary, tea tree, eucalyptus, cedar, geranium, lavender and peppermint. Ticks are said to dislike geranium and cedar most while mosquitoes really don't like lavender, peppermint and citrus scents.