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Tocopherol

Tocopherol is commonly known as Vitamin E. You can get vitamin E from foods rich in fats and oils such as nuts, seeds, vegetable oils, green leafy vegetables, eggs and fruits like kiwi and avocado. Vitamin E helps moisturize the skin, improve skin elasticity and resilience as well as soothe […]

Hyaluronic acid

Hyaluronic acid or hyaluronan is found in epithelial (skin), connective (joints) and neural tissues. Hyaluronic acid is a component within the plasma membrane of cells. An average person weighing 70 kilograms has about 15 grams of hyaluronan in the body. About one third of that hyaluronan is degraded and resynthesized […]

Ectoine

Ectoine is a naturally occurring compound that is produced by halophilic bacteria that survive high-salinity or high-salt environments. Ectoine acts as an osmolyte or osmoprotectant by regulating the movement of water out of the bacteria into the salty environment due to the natural osmosis process or high osmotic pressure. In […]

Ceramide

Before we explain more about “what” ceramide is, let’s understand where you can find it on your skin first. The outermost layer of your skin called the stratum corneum consists of many layers of your skin cells. The older skin cells are on the surface of your skin and they […]

Rose Geranium

The rose geranium plant goes by the scientific name Pelargonium graveolens. You may see it called by other names such as rose-scented geranium, sweet-scented geranium or old-fashioned rose geranium. It originates from Africa in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and southern, tropical Africa. The plant has also been introduced in the Canary Islands, […]

Damask Rose

Damask roses (scientific name rosa x damascena) is also known as the Iranian Rose. It is a hybrid rose species. The Damask Rose exudes a very fine fragrance. It is used for producing rose oil (aka Rose Otto), rose water and “rose concrete”. Rose concrete is a semi-solid, waxy substance […]

Atlas Cedar

The Alas Cedar (scientific name Cedrus atlantica) is a species of pine tree. It is native to the Rif and Atlas Mountains in Morocco and also to Tell Atlas in Algeria. It can grow up to 35 metres high and its trunk can be up to 2 metres wide. Its […]

Facial Skincare

Facial skin is much more sensitive than body skin. The skin is not only thinner, the pores are also finer. Less facial hair on the face also means that facial skin is more exposed to the environment. Another point to consider is that we cover our body with clothing so […]

Body Skincare

Body skin is usually protected due to the fact that we are wearing clothes. However, even though clothing protects our skin from the environment, non-breathable clothing or multiple layers prevents our skin from “breathing” and allows bacteria to grow on our skin if we are sweating. This can lead to […]