Natural Beauty

The natural world is full of great natural treatments and moringa, pronounced muh-ring-ah, is just one of them. Native to India but grown across Asia and parts of Africa, this medium-sized tree thrives in hot climates and has been used for centuries. Every part of the tree, from its bark to its leaves, has a purpose. From medicine to food, there’s no part of a moringa tree that can’t be used....

Want healthy, glowing skin? Give it a rest! Just like you give your brain a break on the weekends and let your aching muscles rest after the gym, it’s important to give your skin the day off every once in a while. Why your skin...

Want glowing skin all year round? Treat your skincare like your clothes and change with the seasons! Here’s our winter skin care tips to help get you through even the frostiest of days. Just like you protect yourself from the cold with layers of fluffy...

Ahh, ylang ylang, so good that it got named twice… Speaking of the name, ylang ylang actually means ‘flower of flowers’ in the Philippines1, which is one of the areas where ylang ylang essential oil originates from.2 Ylang ylang oil is as pretty in name...

Searching for a brand-new beauty product that’ll unclog your pores and leave your skin feeling softer, cleaner, and free from blemishes? Salicylic acid could be the one. If putting acid on your face sounds a little scary, don’t worry! Salicylic acid is actually a type...

Feel like branching out when it comes to essential oils? Give tea tree oil a try! What is tea tree oil? Pure tea tree oil is made by extracting the oil from the leaves of the tea tree. Not to be confused with the common...

There are all sorts of different essential oils out there. Among them is cedar oil or cedarwood essential oil. In terms of the origins of this particular oil, the name gives it away somewhat. Cedarwood essential oil is created from elements of cedar trees –...

Chamomile – most of us associate this daisy-looking ingredient with tea, but it’s available in essential oil form too. Chamomile oil comes from the flowers of the chamomile plant, which actually happens to be related to daisies (hence the visual similarities) and is native South...

What springs to mind when you think about frankincense? Is it the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh that were given by The Three Wise Men to Jesus Christ? Or maybe it’s a smell that you associate with Christmas? Many people may be able to...

You’re probably familiar with using ginger as a cooking ingredient or to create a homemade cold or flu remedy, but what about using it as an essential oil? Because ginger oil does exist in an essential oil format. Ginger oil, as the name suggests, comes...

Beautiful in name and beautiful in scent, jasmine essential oil comes from the tiny white flowers that can be found on jasmine, or Jasminum Officinale plants, which originate from Iran.1 Renowned for its sweet and deeply rich aroma, jasmine is a popular ingredient for perfumes,...

You may be used to putting wedges of lemon in your drinks or cooking with lemon juice, but did you know you can also get lemon essential oil too? Lemon oil comes from the fruit of lemon trees, which are native to Asia and were...