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When you hear ‘natural’, picturesque images of blue skies and mellow birds chirping come to thoughts. However when it comes down to cosmetics the term “natural” is often misused. Many companies simply label their products as ‘natural’, even that they contain processed ingredients. How do you know if a product is truly organic or not?
Bluh Alchemy
Bluh Alchemy is an innovative clean skincare brand that has an incredibly small, targeted range that features synergistic blends of rare botanical extracts. The founder Becky Bluh studied cosmetic chemistry and was able to harness the potential of plant-based ingredients that have transforming physical effects on skin. She scoured a broad range of rare plant extracts to form a bluhprint for the best skin health and to guard against premature aging and free radical damage, oxidative stress, inflammation and the overgrowth of bacterial.
Bluh’s study and experimentation with rare botanicals led her to discover the groundbreaking Cellular Extraction process, which allows for the extraction of a plant’s complete phytoactive profile in its most potent and stable form. Her formulas make use of this revolutionary technology to provide Advanced Bioactive Solutions to the skin.
We chose two full-size Bluh Alchemy products for February’s Beauty Heroes Discovery: the Botanic Retinol Cell Regeneration Concentrate (hero but make it even better!) and the Eye Oil serum (sidekick that every hero needs). In this concentrate, Bakuchiol replicates the corrective properties of retinol in order to visibly correct lines, pores that are enlarged breakouts, uneven skin tone. This is paired up with a range of antioxidants, including Kakadu Plum to boost cell renewal and reduce the appearance of hyperpigmentation. Finger lime caviar will smooth and tone your skin. Mountain pepper leaf cellular extraction with ORAC levels that are off the charts will protect against premature ageing.
African Botanics
In a corner of Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in Johannesburg, South Africa grows an strelitzia with a yellow hue (known as Mandela’s Gold) is an endemic plant that is also one of the nation’s botanical symbols. It is a tribute to the moral leader and founder of the Rainbow Nation and a reminder that South Africa has a strong connection to nature.
For Craig and Julia Noik, founders of the luxury green beauty brand African Botanics, launching the line was about more than a creative venture. It was a way to share a piece of their homeland with others, to give them the same sense of belonging to this amazing country and its ancient traditions that have always been an integral part of their lives.
The resultant skincare collection pays homage to traditional African beauty rituals that utilize ancient African phytochemistry and modern phytopharmacology. The most efficient South African plants are sustainably procured from the country’s remote, unexplored regions, and then combined with potent actives sourced by biochemists and botanists both in South Africa and across the globe. They are then encapsulated by advanced extraction and encapsulation methods to produce the ultimate in eco-luxe, high-performance green beauty.
Fifty7 Kind
Fifty7 Kind, an Internet-first brand, offers skincare products made of plants in eco-sustainable packaging. The sleek line of skin and hair care contains ingredients that come from the unique hotspots of Southern Africa; these include plant extracts, seed oils, and unique minerals harvested from the sea, desert and the earth. Gabrielle (founder of Fifty7 Kind) grew up as organic in the English countryside; she says that her mother taught her to cook with raw ingredients and gather wild herbs to enhance beauty.
Slow-fusion of artisanal processes using sustainable botanicals ensures concentrated extracts that help improve skin health by providing nutrients, vitamins, trace elements, fatty acid, and amino acids that are not polar. The brand source rare wild-crafted, wild-crafted, and undiscovered botanicals like Ugandan Vanilla and a sub-species of shea dubbed Vitellaria Nilotica which contains high levels of Vitamin A + E + K and non-polar antioxidants.
YINA is an organic skincare brand from California founded by two female Chinese Medicine doctors. The brand combines traditional Eastern herbal remedies with organic luxury. YINA products contain traditional herbal remedies and medicinal plants like Ashwagandha, Hawthorne Berry and other organic ingredients commonly used.
Live Botanical
Botanical skincare that bridges the gap between traditional and Organic Botanics modern methods, bringing balance and harmony in order to enhance your natural beauty. Made in Portland, OR.
A botanical is a species of plant or part of a plant that is valued for its healing properties such as flavor, aroma, or taste. Since the beginning of time botanicals have been used to improve and maintain health. This includes skin care.
Botanicals are available in fresh or dried form and in a variety of preparations. They are available in the produce aisle of a supermarket or in the section of dietary supplements as tablets, capsules tea bags, liquid preparations. A single chemical can be isolated from a specific botanical and then sold as a diet supplement in capsule or tablet form.
The safety of a botanical is dependent on its chemical composition, how it works in the body and the method of preparation. The amount of a plant that is used in a product has an impact on its safety. A cup of tea has just a tiny amount of botanical, whereas extracts or tinctures are much more concentrated.
A tincture can be made by soaking a herb in a liquid, such as water or alcohol to extract the essential constituents. A tincture may be diluted into various strengths. The strength of a tincture can be measured in terms of a ratio between the botanical and extract.
YINA
Angela Chau Gray, Ervina Wu and Angela Chau Gray are both experts in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Their brand pays true homage to ancient traditions with professional TCM practitioners at the helm. The result is advanced exquisite, handcrafted, and luxurious formulas that are designed for modern wellness practices such as jade rolling, and gua sha for the whole body.
YINA products are made sustainably in California and are full of powerful bio-adaptive herbal extracts. Their most popular products are NOURISH botanical oil serum and the mask for preventing pollution. Both are filled with nourishing camellia seeds oil, safflower oils, and licorice root. They also contain anti-aging botanicals, such as rhodiola and bakuchiol as well as Asian knotweed. The mask also contains cleansing moringa, pear powder, and coconut carbon.
Felicia is part of the highly efficient YINA operations team. She enjoys trying out new products and adhering to the self-care practices outlined by the founders of the brand. She particularly enjoys the YINA anti-pollution mask that contains cleansing ingredients such as skullcap root, pearl powder tea seeds and moringa.
Malaya Organics
Malaya Organics is a Brooklyn-based 100% natural high-performance line founded by Katya Slepak, an expert formulator, product designer and certified aromatherapist. The brand’s nourishing and results-driven products support skin as it ages and are safe for both men and women. The balancing oils are infused with a therapeutic blend that is high in anti-aging plant oils, essences, and phytonutrients.
Their ingredients come from the Taigas of Siberia and the forests of India and the Amazon as well as the deserts of Morocco to give you an experience that will transform your skin. carefully designed to connect you to your inner landscape of balance, peace and healing. The name “Malaya” is derived from a Shambhala sandalwood forest, also refers to a sacred sacrificial garland worn during ceremonies. These were the inspirations behind the carefully curated collection.
Fran Miller
The line includes everything from a shea butter and goji berry body scrub to a spritz that smooths hair, and a multi-tasking face oil that can be used for multiple purposes. The line includes everything, from a goji berry and shea butter body buff to a hair smoothing spray and a multi-tasking face oil.
Since its beginning, F. Miller’s commitment to sustainability in the environment has been based on organic, ethically sourced ingredients and partnerships with mindful manufacturers both locally and globally. All of their high-performance products are free of harmful preservatives, synthetic fragrances and colorings such as parabens, phthalates and phthalates. mineral oils, petrolatum aluminum, GMO’s, and SLS’s.
All products are blended and packaged by hand in small batches to maintain freshness. The brand collaborates with cosmetic chemists, who develop high-nutrient blends of plants that nourish and cultivate radiant skin. The company is also environmentally conscious, which extends to the packaging and the practices. They make use of biodegradable and recyclable glass, and they are committed to sourcing eco-friendly, reusable packaging materials. They also offer a refill and subscription program to further reduce waste.