Rose Essential Oil versus Rose Macerated Oil

By: France Engels
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Rose essential oil: an acne fighting superhero and pure liquid velvet for your skin Since we have been using Essential Oils and botanical/plant based products for such a long time, we knew that Roses were super stars when it comes to fragrance, olfacto-therapy and skincare. What France has learned (amongst many other things of course)…

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Skincare: The dangerosity of synthetic fragrances versus Essential oils.

By: France Engels
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Did you know that skincare industry is politely asked to disclose fragrances on their labels. No matter what type of fragrance they use, should it be natural essential oils or harsh synthetic fragrances, the magic word is “fragrances”.  The fragrance rule: Is it a faire Game in the world of Cosmetic? This magic “melting pot…

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Lavender Essential Oil scientifically approved for its calming benefit comparable to anxiolytic drugs

By: France Engels
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Lavender essential oil highlighted in science :  Thanks to Scientific publications, Lavender Essential Oil is proven to offer a real calming benefits comparable to anxiolytic drugs. Aromatherapy has so much amazing wellbeing properties to offer, however we are often scared by many non scientific publications tempting to scare us with fake news and facts.  The…

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Facial Serums VS Creams, Do We Need Serums in our Skincare Routine?

By: France Engels
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Serum vs cream, what is good for our skin type. Are serums real skincare marvels (who doesn’t want to find that “unicorn” skincare product?) that must absolutely be added into our beauty routine or is it just another fad?  We often hear from bloggers or influencers that serums are too rich, useless or tend to…

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Aromatherapy Guide during Pregnancy

By: France Engels
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The do’s and don’ts while waiting for Baby. As we read absolutely anything and everything about essential oils during pregnancy: some sage advice and some very scary & total nonsense, we wanted to share not only our advice, but also the scientific knowledge of some PhD/certified in aromatherapy and pharmacists, as well as what is…

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Our Fruits Enzyme Serum Vs Synthetic Vitamin C serum

By: France Engels
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We all know the feeling of being attracted by a good marketing, using strong punching words which will ring a bell to everyone. Let’s talk about Vitamin C Chemically named ascorbic acid (LLA). The vitamin C which is naturally occurring as an antioxidant in nature is composed of L ascorbic acid AND D ascorbic Acid,…

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10 FAQ and Answers for Beginners in Aromatherapy

By: France Engels
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France was having a networking dinner with entrepreneurs of different horizons a few days ago and when it was her turn to introduce our business (our passion), some of the attendees jumped on the opportunity to ask which essential oil should be used for acne, wellbeing, eczema or against fine lines and wrinkles. So we…

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Our Sustainable Coconut Oil from a sustainable Island

By: France Engels
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Yes it is possible, and we found it Sometimes we will share with you our beauty botanical ingredients sourcing adventures. Here just a random coconut hand picking, Today we bring you with us in such a sustainable and preserved place, you wouldn’t even believe it. We will write about it again later with some beautiful…

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Hô Leaf Essential Oil

By: France Engels
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How and Why Using Our Hô Leaf Essential Oil Ho leaf essential oil has the same botanical name as Camphor and Ravintsara however this oil is extracted using steam distillation from the leafs whereas camphor is distilled from the wood. This essential oil is considered to be a safe/milder version of the much stronger Camphor oil …

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Emulsifier: The Magic Binding Ingredient you Need for DIY your Creams and Lotions

By: France Engels
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In our recipes for skincare or make up, you regularly see the term emulsion or emulsifier. So we just wanted to take a little bit of time to explain what we’re talking about. It is not essential to fully understand this article. For those in a hurry, knowing nothing about this term will not prevent…

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DIY Pomegranate Oil & Lavender Body Moisturiser

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Ingredients: 30ml Pomegranate Oil 30ml Sweet Almond Oil 20g Olive Wax 100ml Lavender Floral Water 30 drops Lavender Essential Oil 30 drops of Leucidal preservative Accessories: -Aluminium Jar Steps: 1- Mix the Pomegranate & Sweet Almond Oil together in a bowl 2- Add the Olive Wax 3- Heat the bowl with oils/wax & the bowl…

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