Attention, nature-loving babes! Here’s everything you need to know about the healing beauty of chamomile essential oil. BOTANICAL NAME: Chamomile recutita, Matricaria chamomile, Matricaria recutita FAMILY: Compositae EXTRACTION: from the flowers and the plant PROCESS: distillation ORIGIN: Europe Fab Fact: Chamomile’s curative effects have been widely known since the dawn of time. In Mesopotamia, it […]
The warm languid days of summer have only one sting in them: pesky mosquitoes and other biting insects. We’d like to share some green solutions to stop them bugging you; natural mosquito repellents that won’t be harmful to your health, or the environment. These are great ways to keep pests away from your camp site, […]
Rose essential oil has so much more to offer than its beautiful romantic scent. This flower oil is a dream come true for the skin, and a tonic for the mood. BOTANICAL NAME: Rosa damascena FAMILY: Rosaceae EXTRACTION: from the flowers/ petals PROCESS: steam distillation There are more than 10,000 kinds of roses cultivated in the […]