DIY: Make our Ceramide Serum
DIY Alchemy’s Ceramide Serum… not all of our formulations are available for retail. In this post I share the formula and technique for the Ceramide Serum.
The Versatile Beauty of Moroccan Black Soap
Soap is not the enemy of skin. Detergent is. This self-preserving soap has survived the test of time.
Blue Moon Hydrosol
Transforming the spirit of the garden; a true form of alchemy. And a lesson in sustainability.
Ingredient Spotlight: Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil
Favored fruit of Pegasus and full of vital nutrients for protecting and restoring damaged skin - Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil
Benefits of Hydrosols in Skincare
Every ingredient in our formulas is there for a reason… so why HYDROSOLS?
Lotion-making Made Easy
with Rosemary Gladstar’s Famous Lotion Recipe - We’ll tell you how
Ingredient Spotlight: Camellia Seed Oil
At Alchemy we use the worlds best natural ingredients to create beauty for busy spirits. This ingredient spotlight for Camellia is the latest addition in our skincare products.
Defining "Natural" for Fragrance and Cosmetics?
Our bias for ‘natural’ and how it’s defined… who gets to define it.
Distilling Lavender Hydrosol
Full-metal Alchemy. True transformation with copper and water.
Five Ways to Spot Greenwashing
What are some greenwashing red flags? Here are five, plus links to read more
Ingredient Spotlight: Argan Oil
Two things always trending with Alchemy: skincare from edible plants and we love oils!
Ingredient Spotlight: Olives + Squalane
We don’t recommend olive oil as skincare, so why do a spotlight? Read on - -find two key elements to balanced skin via the olive.
Pretty scents + Happy Skin
Rose + Rhassoul Clay for skin; plus making the cyber shopping experience a little more personal
Ingredient Spotlight: Prickly Pear Oil
Liquid gold! Prickly pear is prized and precious beauty care from Morocco
Pumpkin Puree Mask
Seasonal skincare. Make it yourself or get yourself a tin of Organic Pumpkin Puree eat some, wear some.
Skincare in the Kitchen
Oats and Honey make for a nourishing face mask or scrub… gentler than clay but effective because oats have natural cleansing agents built in - and they calm irritated skin.
Skin 101: Why Skin Needs Nourishing
Breakdowns in the acid mantle cause dry, sensitive, irritated, cracked skin which is susceptible to infections: How it works…