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<![CDATA[our sphere - Our Sphere Blog]]>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:51:39 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Essence of Hawaii Perfume Mist - to enhance the senses]]>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.our-sphere.com.au/our-sphere-blog/essence-of-hawaii-perfume-mist-our-new-product-to-enhance-the-senses

THIS IS A DELIGHTFUL COMBINATION OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF SOME OF HAWAII’S BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. WHEN VISITING THERE, YOU WILL NOTICE THEIR FRAGRANCE. THROUGHOUT THE ISLANDS THEY ARE PARTICULARLY POPULAR IN THE ISLAND LEIS.

Pikake
This is the perfume of night blooming jasmine. It is euphoric, awakens sexuality and passion and promotes healing of the heart, optimism, confidence and stress related conditions

Lilikoi Passion
Combines both fruit and flowers of the passionfruit
The flower is known as a natural sedative to help with insomnia and stress
Passionflower promotes a sense of wellbeing, relaxes muscles and increases libido

Plumeria
One of Hawaiian wedding flowers. It is also known as Frangipanni. Great for skin problems and stress
If you wear the flower of the left (heart) it means you are taken. If you wear it on the right, you are available! Love power! The flower balances mind, body and Spirit

]]><![CDATA[New look sea goddess products for 2021]]>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.our-sphere.com.au/our-sphere-blog/new-look-sea-goddess-products-for-2021

We are so excited to produce these lovely products to share with you! They are exciting natural products with no nasties and great for you and the environment!
Here is our signature Sea Goddess Face and Body cream! It has amazing ingredients to moisturize and nurture the body!
See more on The Goddess Cream See our webpage
The 2 main ingredients are:
100% Pure Shea Butter Refined - Certified Organic* - Used in our Sea Goddess face cream and insect repellent cream.
Pamper yourselves and loved ones, in experiencing the benefits and feel of this wonderful product, shea butter. Originating from the African Shea-Karite or Shea Tree, it is rich vitamins A, E and F and fats, is ideal as a moisturiser for dry and mature skin, and is commonly used to:

Treat skin conditions including dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema and a general range of blemishes;
Reduce the appearance of scars, hives, rashes, fine lines and wrinkles;
Counter inflammation due to its anti-inflammatory properties

Safflower Oil Refined - Used in our Sea Goddess face cream and insect repellent cream.
Safflower Oil is a light and easy penetrating oil that is quickly absorbed and is suitable for all skin types. It is highly rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants; particularly Linoleic acid, which is an Omega-6 essential fatty acid that cannot be produced naturally by the body.
Its anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties make Safflower Oil very helpful in reducing the dry and itchy symptoms of eczema and psoriasis, as well as other skin complaints such as acne. Highly hydrating, it is also excellent for use as a moisturizer, helping to soften dry skin, promote elasticity, reduce wrinkles and fine lines, and improve the overall tone and texture of your skin by locking in moisture. Our website

]]><![CDATA[launch of our 'Sea goddess' body product range]]>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 19:10:44 GMThttps://www.our-sphere.com.au/our-sphere-blog/launch-of-our-sea-goddess-body-product-rangeOur new Sea Goddess range. Wonderful natural products for body and the environment! Definitely no nasties!! See our web page HERE for the Never List - a list of products to avoid when. Do you use products with the nasties in them? Good to check!

]]><![CDATA[what does the term 'BIODEGRADABILITY' mean and impacts on our waterways?]]>Sat, 08 Feb 2020 14:35:22 GMThttps://www.our-sphere.com.au/our-sphere-blog/be-informed-what-does-the-term-biodegradability-mean-and-impact-on-our-watewaysBiodegradability (Australian Standard AS(AS) 4351.-1996 provides standard test for determining biodegradability). A biodegradable substance is one which is capable of being broken down within 28 days, by chemical, natural or biological processes, into substances not harmful to the environment. Under the AS, biologically soft surfactants are those which break down within 21 days and as much as 80% of these surfactants are able to be broken down. Whereas biologically hard surfactants break down in the same time period but only 50% is achieved. So some labels on cleaning products for example, don’t make this distinction.
Products are able to claim being ‘readily biodegradable’ (e.g. some of the products in Hunter Organics) under AS 4351 for just one of their ingredients, even if it makes up as little as 5% of the total product. Readily (or quickly) Biodegradability does not, in itself, make cleaning products low risk and low harm. So it is important to look for ‘whole product readily biodegradable’ where possible, as this will indicate that ingredients will break down within 28 dys.

Biodegradability is NOT an indicator of whether a detergent contains phosphate, which even after degrading can leave biologically available phosphates which act as nutrients in waterways.

To be truly biodegradable, a substance or material should break down into carbon dioxide (a nutrient for plants), water and naturally occurring minerals that do not cause harm to the ecosystem (salt or baking soda, for example, are already in their natural mineral state and do not need to biodegrade).]]><![CDATA[Malaika’s Secret Garden Restaurant Sanur Beach Bali]]>Mon, 24 Apr 2017 03:04:10 GMThttps://www.our-sphere.com.au/our-sphere-blog/malaikas-secret-garden-restaurant-sanur-beach-bali

by Patricia Athena

Jo and I met with Malaika when we visited Sanur on the island of Bali and found her delicious restaurant with vegan and vegetarian food on Sanur Beach. It was a magic find. We went back there many times. She sourced her organic food from local farms and her own farm so it was very fresh. This is very environmentally sustainable..
We were disappointed to find the restaurant on the beach closed but now discover that Malaika has reopened her restaurant still in Sanur and calls it 'Malaika Secret Moksha Restaurant'.

The story says it all about her restaurant. We will be going there soon on our next trip to Sanur in Bali. View Malaika's Secret Moksha facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Malaika-Secret-Garden-1505294653092963/

The Story
Meeting with Malaika from Malaikas Secret Garden we were happy to find a sanctuary of organic raw food available in the middle of Sanur, Bali.

Malaika provides this food from local growers and gives them an outlet for the food they grow.
We met some the farmers at the farmers market held there regularly. They were grateful that they could come and sell their good organic food there. This type of facility not only supports the local food growers but provided nutritious food for people visiting the area.

We met a couple and their 2 beautiful children, visiting the beach and they had come to eat at the restaurant every day. They said it was a joy to find good local and organic food! They greatly appreciated this as back in Germany they try to eat only organic food.

The other big advantage of Malaika’s Restaurant is that there is a great environmental benefit of providing local organic food. Transportation costs are greatly cut and along with this pollution from trucks or even planes bringing food a long way. By providing chemical free food people’s health is potentially improved.

The restaurant's location in Sanur is close to the former one on the beach.
View their wonderful reviews:
https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Restaurant_Review-g297700-d7376594-Reviews-Malaika_Secret_Moksha-Sanur_Denpasar_Bali.html
AND
New Eatery brings ‘Living Food’ to Sanur
by Alternative Voice 2016
Malaika Secret Moksha re-opens on Jl. Danau Poso

Historically Sanur has not been noted for culinary excellence. There exist a handful of well-run cafés that do a reasonably good job of it serving decently cooked and nourishing food, with a couple of recent welcome additions. This innate Sanurian middle-of-the-roadism may be about to change. Opening this month is a new restaurant, which appears set to break the pattern. Situated at 68 Jalan Danau Poso in an airy attractively designed 2-storey building with air-conditioning is Malaika Secret Moksha, an eatery serving freshly cooked food using nothing but freshly cooked and organic ingredients across a range of Asian and European dishes.

Don’t let the name fool you; this is not some faux hinduistic new age mish-mash trying to please all tastes. Nor does it serve ‘hippy food’, by which I mean ‘digger’ food so plain in its serving that whatever the nutritional benefit all pleasure in the eating is removed. As for the eatery’s name, I’ll bet very soon we’ll all be calling it ‘Malaika’s place’.
See: http://baliadvertiser.biz/new-eatery-brings-living-food-to-sanur/

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