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When you hear 'natural', picturesque images of blue skies and melodious birds singing come to mind. The term"natural" is often misunderstood, especially when it is used in relation to beauty products. Many companies declare their products to be "natural" even though they contain processed ingredients. So, how do you know whether your product is organic?

Bluh Alchemy

Bluh Alchemy is an innovative clean skincare brand with a small, treatment-focused range that contains synergistic blends of rare botanical extracts. Becky Bluh studied cosmetics chemistry and discovered how to harness plant-based ingredients with transformational physiological effects. She searched for a broad range of plant extracts that are rare to form a bluhprint for the best skin health and to guard against premature ageing, free radical damage, oxidative stress, inflammation and overgrowth of bacteria.

Bluh's studies and experiments with rare botanicals led her discover the groundbreaking Cellular Extraction process, which allows for the extraction of a plant's entire 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.

For February's Beauty Heroes Discovery we selected two full-size products from Bluh Alchemy: the Botanic Retinol Cell Renewal Concentrate (hero but super) and the Eye Oil Serum (sidekick that every superhero needs). This concentrate Bakuchiol replicates the corrective properties of retinol in order to instantly reduce the appearance of wrinkles, enlarged pores, breakouts and uneven skin tone. This is paired with a suite of antioxidants, including Kakadu plum, which stimulates cell regeneration and diminish the appearance of hyperpigmentation, finger lime caviar to improve the firmness and tone of the skin and mountain pepper cellular extract with amazing ORAC to guard against premature ageing.

African Botanics

In a small part of the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in Johannesburg, South Africa grows a yellow-tinged strelitzia (known as Mandela's Gold), an endemic plant that is also one of the nation's emblems of nature. It's a tribute for the moral leader and founder of the Rainbow Nation and a reminder that South Africa has a strong connection with nature.

For Craig and Julia Noik, founders of the brand of green beauty that is uber-luxe African Botanics, launching the line was about more than a business idea. It was an opportunity to share their homeland with other people and provide them with a a sense of connection to the long-standing traditions of this land that has been a constant part of their lives.

The resultant skincare collection pays homage to the traditional African beauty rituals using traditional African phytochemistry and modern botanical pharmacology. The most potent South African plants, sustainably sourced in the country's remote and unexplored regions, are then infused with powerful actives chosen with the help of botanists and biochemists from South Africa and around the world. The plants are then encapsulated using advanced extraction and encapsulation techniques to produce the ultimate eco-luxe green beauty.

Fifty7 Kind

Fifty7 Kind is a web-based first company that provides skincare products made of plants in eco sustainable packaging. The elegant line of body and skincare care products are made of ingredients sourced from the unique hotspots of Southern Africa; these include seeds, plant extracts, and unique minerals harvested from the sea, desert, and the land. Gabrielle (founder Fifty7 Kind), grew up in the English countryside as a natural child. She claims that her mother taught to cook with raw materials and collect wild herbs to enhance beauty.

Using sustainably sourced botanicals, the slow-fusion artisan process ensures concentrated extracts of skin health promoting vitamins, fatty acids, trace nutrients and nonpolar amino acids. The brand source unique, wildcrafted, and under the radar plants like Ugandan Vanilla, a subspecies of shea known as Vitellaria Nilotica. It is a source of high levels Vitamin A E, K, and, and non-polar antioxidants.

YINA is a California-based organic skincare line developed by two female Chinese Medicine doctors. This brand combines ancient Eastern herbal remedies with organic luxury. YINA products contain traditional medicinal plants and herbs like Ashwagandha, Hawthorne Berry and other organic ingredients commonly used.

Live Botanical

Botanical skincare that combines traditional & modern methods & helps create harmony and balance to highlight what makes you beautiful. Made in Portland, OR.

A botanical plant is a plant or part thereof appreciated for its therapeutic qualities 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 can be purchased in dried or fresh form and in many different preparations. They are available in the produce aisle at a grocery store or in the section of dietary supplements as capsules, tablets tea bags, liquid preparations. A single chemical could be isolated from a specific botanical and then sold as a dietary supplement in capsule or tablet form.

The security of a plant's product is contingent on its chemical composition, its function in the body and the method of preparation. The amount of a plant used in a product also has an impact on its safety. A cup of tea has only a tiny amount of botanical, whereas a tincture or extract is much more concentrated.

A tincture is created when a botanical is soaked in a liquid, such as water or alcohol, in order to extract its desired constituents. The tincture can be dilute to various strengths. The strength of a botanical tincture can be expressed as a percentage between the botanical and extract.

YINA

The founders of YINA, Angela Chau Gray and Ervina Wu, are experts in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Their brand pays true homage to ancient traditions with professional TCM practitioners at the control. The result is advanced high-end, handcrafted, and luxurious formulas that are designed for modern wellness rituals such as Acupressure, acupuncture, jade rolling and full-body gua sha.

organic cbd is produced sustainably in California and its products are enriched in powerful bio-adaptive herbal extracts. The NOURISH botanical oil sera and the anti-pollution face mask are their flagship products. Both are rich in camellia seeds, safflower oils and licorice root. They also contain anti-aging botanicals like rhodiola and Asian knotweed. The mask also contains pear powder, coconut carbon and moringa that cleanses.

Felicia is a member the highly efficient YINA operations team. She loves trying new products and observing the self-care routines advocated by the founders of the brand. She loves the YINA Anti-Pollution mask, which includes cleansing agents like pearl powder, skullcap root and moringa.

Malaya Organics

Malaya Organics, a Brooklyn-based 100 100% natural, high-performance brand, was founded by Katya Slepak. She is an expert formulator and product designer, and also a certified aromatherapist. The company's nourishing, result-driven products are designed to help support the skin's natural aging process as it matures, and are safe for all ages and skin types. Their balancing oils are infused with an energizing blend that is rich in anti-aging essential oils, plant oils, and phytonutrients.

Their ingredients are sourced from the Taigas of Siberia, forests of India and the Amazon as well as the deserts of Morocco to provide you with an experience that transforms your skin. It is specifically designed to help connect you to your own inner landscape of balance, peace and healing. The name "Malaya" is derived from a sandwood forest in Shambhala tradition, and refers to a sacred garland of flowers worn during ceremonies. These were the motifs that inspired the carefully designed collection.

Fran Miller

Before going natural was cool, Toronto-based Fran Miller launched her own beauty brand with the mantra "less is better." With the summer heat gaining momentum, Miller's pared-back roster of essential oils for skincare is taking the wellness world by storm. The collection includes everything from a goji berry and shea butter body buff to a hair smoothing spritz and multitasking face oil.

In the pursuit of ethically sourced, certified organic ingredients and partnering with mindful manufacturers both locally and across the globe, F. Miller has been committed to environmental sustainability since the beginning of its existence. All of their high-performance products are free of harmful preservatives, synthetic fragrances, colorings, parabens, phthalates, mineral oils, petrolatum GMO's, aluminum, and SLS's.

All products are blended and packaged by hand in small batches to preserve freshness. The brand collaborates with cosmetic chemists who create nutrient-rich botanical blends that nourish and cultivate radiant skin. The brand is also environmentally conscious, which extends to the packaging and the practices. They are committed to environmentally friendly packaging and make use of recyclable and biodegradable glass. They offer a subscription program and refills to reduce the amount of waste.

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