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What Does 'Chemical Free' Mean and What Ingredients Should You Avoid in Your Skincare?

There's a big push these days to go "chemical free," which is great and healthy and awesome, but... what does it mean, exactly? Ingredient listings on skincare, cosmetics, cleaning products and eve...

Creating a Skincare Routine

Ever get confused by the plethora of products available for your skin? We all know the basic cleanse-tone-moisturise routine, but when is the best time to do it? Where does exfoliation fit in? And ...

Sun, Surf and Your Hair - Easy Ways To Look After Your Summer Hair

There is very little that feels as amazing as the warm sun on your bare skin. ... Except maybe the feeling of the ice old surf through your hair as you dive under a wave. During summer we spend mor...

Your Ultimate Guide to Facial Exfoliation

The first- and best- tool in your quest for great skin is this mantra: Listen to your body.  If your news feeds are anything like ours, you're hit every day with an overwhelming barrage of advertis...

Meet Our Active Ingredients

An active ingredient is a substance that is biologically active. The original Greek word for these active substances was 'pharmakon' which meant something magical or something with mysterious prope...

The Perfect Base, Naturally

Your base makeup might be called foundation, but the true foundation of any great makeup is really good skincare. Maybe you wear makeup every day, maybe it's a special occasion ritual for you. Wha...

Demystifying Organic Certification

It might seem like a simple decision – to switch to organic products – and at its essence it is, but once you make this decision, you will realise that there are several different organic certifica...