The Mukti Memos
What's the Difference Between Serums, Elixirs, Oils, and Moisturisers?
Bamboozled and confused by what sort of hydration you should be using on your skin? You’re not alone. It’s estimated that over a whopping 7 billion toxins accumu...
What's the Difference Between Serums, Elixirs, Oils, and Moisturisers?
Bamboozled and confused by what sort of hydration you should be using on your skin? You’re not alone. It’s estimated that over a whopping 7 billion toxins accumu...
How to Get Rid of Puffy Eyes: Our Top 10 Tips
Bags, bags, bags. We don't mind them, but only if they're Prada. Under the eyes? Not so much. The simple truth is, puffy eyes ain't pretty and they can make you look tired and older than you...
How to Treat Rosacea: Banish Toxic Chemicals Right This Second
Before we get to my tips on how to treat rosacea naturally, without the use of toxic chemicals and harsh treatments, I’ll explain a little more about it. The exact cause of rosacea is unknow...
Obsessed with Aloe: Why Aloe Vera Skincare is the Best Thing That Will Ever Happen to You
THE IMPORTANCE OF ALOE VERA The use of aloe vera for skin care and general health dates back many millenia to the ancient Egyptians, who called aloe the 'plant of immortality' and the 'blood of t...
10 Bad Skin Habits to Break for 10 Times Better Skin
Bad skin habit 1: Failing to cleanse, hydrate and moisturise twice a day It’s important to cleanse in the morning with the correct cleanser for your skin type to wash off accumulated met...
What Can Mountain Pepper Leaf Do for Your Skin That Vitamin E Can't?
The world's best known antioxidant skincare ingredient is probably vitamin E. Its anti-aging, healing and regenerating powers are legendary and have been proven by science. But a new br...
Introducing our new Botanique Hair Care Collection
Feast your eyes on our beautiful new Botanique Hair Care Collection. We have two brand new products and two reformulated and repackaged products to share with you. All our hair care product...
Natural Hair Care: Beautiful Hair, Without the Headache
Natural hair care is important for two reasons. Firstly, the toxins contained in almost ALL mainstream hair care products would make your hair curl. Secondly, those toxic chemicals aren’t eve...
Adult acne is so not fair. We expect a bit of acne as teenagers, but once the hormonal fluctuations of adolescence subside and we reach adulthood, we are well and truly ready for a flawless comple...
Pregnancy Skincare: is it Time to Switch to Certified Organic?
If there’s one time in a woman’s life when she’s most likely to start using organic skin care products, it’s during pregnancy. We are often asked whether it’s necessary to go entirely or...
17 Frightening Facts You Should Know About Skincare Products
The average woman uses 12-15 products per day. A man uses around 6, which means exposure to around 150+ unique and potentially harmful chemicals that all interact with each other in unkn...
Chemical Overload: Why Glass is the Safest Skincare Packaging
Concern is growing about the effect the accumulation of so many chemicals has on human health. On March 31, the ABC’s Catalyst program ran a story called Our Chemical Lives, in which profess...
How to Decode a Skincare Label
A few years ago, I began working on a resource manual to simplify the process of making the switch from conventional skincare to 'alternative', aka natural and organic skin care products. I ...
Davidson Plum: Skin Food from the Australian Rainforest
The dark purple fruit of the Davidson plum hangs in grape-like clusters on strange, skinny trunks in the Australian rainforest. It's one of a select group of native Australian species attracting...
8 Chemicals to Avoid During Pregnancy
Many women turn to certified organic products for the first time when they fall pregnant, and it's a smart move. The sheer number of chemicals to avoid during pregnancy can be overwhelming, ...
Can an Alkaline Diet Give You Beautiful Skin?
The alkaline diet is the latest health craze to hit Hollywood — Paleo is SO last year darling! Gwyneth Paltrow, Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Aniston and Naomi Watts have all sung its praises...
Protect Your Hair When Swimming with Our All-Natural Action Plan
Protect your hair when swimming this summer by implementing our all-natural hair-protection action plan. These tips are quick and easy and you'll be happy you made the effort when summer’s over ...