on the skin, into the body

ruminations on health series: lotions and potions

The glorious suet, the fat around the kidneys, from a solely grass fed steer.

There remains this outdated notion that suggests our skin is merely a barrier, a great, big plastic bag that keeps the internal stuff safe and the external stuff out. It’s ridiculous, of course, but I don’t think most people give it much thought. We live in a chemical storm of…