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Shirley
Teskey and Shirley’s Herbal Care
– How I became who I am today. |
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I
was born in Limerick and grew up just outside Rathkeale.
My family always had a love for growing and nurturing
their own kitchen gardens. My Grandmother had a particular
interest in making her own remedies, specifically
for Psoriasis, as it ran in the family. She past
away without passing on her knowledge, but it has
influenced me all my life. Having studied kinesiology
and reflexology, I went on to study traditional herbal
methods at ‘De Kruidenrijk’ in Holland, and started
making my own creams and remedies. I have always
been inspired by the benefits of using herbs and
their remedial ability.
In 2006, I started
with a small range of herbal creams and ointments
for dry skin, sensitive skin and minor ailments.
In 2008, I brought out one product for very dry,
red, flaky skin. The consistent good feedback from
people suffering from Psoriasis who tried the product
made me I realize the effectiveness of our herbal
extractions. In 2009, I concentrated on developing
a range of specific products for Psoriasis and
Eczema, which was soon followed by a skin range
for Babies.
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Meet
the Rest of the family |
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Michelle,
my older daughter, has come into this business head
on, single-handedly professionalising the administration
and customer service, not to mention our online presence.
She is quality control!, proofing each and every small
detail of our business to make sure it runs smoothly.
She ensures the success of large trade shows and our
recent television appearance, and continues to influence
the business each and every day. With a degree in Fashion
Design, she is also starting her own business and will
be bringing out her own website with her own designs
soon. |
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Karin,
my younger daughter, has helped me to become a professional
business, creating all our branding, graphic design
and marketing. She has just designed my new website.
She has brought me from hand-writing my own labels
to where I am now. Karin recently graduated and will
soon be based in Amsterdam working as a freelance
designer. For more information visit her website www.kvsdesign.info Portrait
by Peter Zoeller
www.peterzoeller-photo.com/
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Jan,
my husband, an organic horticulture expert, takes care
of all the gardens and growing of the herbs. He uses
the best organic and biodynamic growing techniques
on our certified organic mountain farm. He makes his
own compost and also uses seaweed, which he collects
locally. |
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Our
Philosophy |
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We
want to help as many people as possible affected by
Psoriasis, Eczema, and Baby skin conditions by giving
them the choice of an effective natural herbal product.
We strive to make the best natural herbal skin care
products possible, by remaining a small, family-run
business. Putting as much quality, care and attention
into your product from planting the seed to sealing
the tube by hand, we ensure the most effective and
highest quality product. |
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What
makes us different? |
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KIND
TO YOUR SKIN
100% NATURAL
STEROID FREE
EFFECTIVE & POWERFUL because of our
unique herbal extractions |
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We
are one of the only companies to specialize in making
effective natural herbal skin care for Psoriasis,
Eczema, and Baby’s skin conditions. We recognize
that there are many forms of Psoriasis, Eczema, and
Baby Skin Care, each of which have different needs.
We have created a unique recipe for each individual
product to help relieve, repair, and soothe each
symptom. Everything is made by hand; we make the
herbal extraction to make the product. We do not
farm on a large scale or use big machinery. We grow
all our herbs on our mountainside farm and harvest
them by hand. We only produce
small batches, to ensure that each product is alive
with the goodness of our herbs. We hand fill and
seal our tubes to create the most environmentally
friendly packaging we can. Please help by recycling
your tubes after use. |
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What
are these herbal extractions all about?
Each herb has oils,
resins, or protective properties, which help heal,
repair, or soothe your skin. Each of these properties
is extracted with a carrier (base) to make a HERBAL
EXTRACTION and that is what makes us special. |
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When
we say handmade we mean handmade!
Hand grown with only
our best handmade compost, handpicked and extracted
with traditional methods. The product is then hand
measured, hand mixed and combined, hand filled into
hand labeled tubes, and sold directly to you. |
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Exclusive to direct sales
You can only buy Shirley’s
Herbal Care products exclusively on our website, through
our postal service, or at markets and events. |
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Preservatives & Mineral
ingredients |
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We use natural preservatives
as much as possible, but when necessary we only use
low concentrations of the highest grade, preservatives
from a reputable company - Aromantics in Scotland.
We only use mineral
ingredients in the Psoriasis Ointment, adding a small
amount of Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline) and Mineral
Oil to the Beeswax, and Sunflower Oil in the wax
extractions to boost the concentration of herbs.
This makes the Psoriasis Ointment our most concentrated
herbal product.
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