Science Saturday: Bisabolol
This week is all about calming chamomile. If you missed the WTF is Chamomile post, you should definitely check it out! Chamomile has many...
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- Mar 4, 2019
- 3 min
WTF is… Honey? 2.0
Honey . What’s not to love about it? We use it in food, drink, and alcohol. Honey even has a cult status in the DIY skincare community...
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- Jan 20, 2019
- 6 min
Smelly: Pt 1 – The Real Deal with Botanical Scents and Cosmetics
Today’s post is kicking off our first mini series on fragrances and cosmetics. This is a subject near and dear to Mack’s heart, and as a...
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- Jan 7, 2019
- 4 min
WTF is… Neem?!
Sometimes the best things stink. No, literally. Neem oil reeks. It’s aroma is a diabolical trifecta of raw sewage, fresh garlic and...
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- Dec 31, 2018
- 2 min
WTF is… Rose Hips?!
Today is all about the hips! Rose hips, that is! The fruit of the dog rose, or Rosa canina, rose hip has become one of the darling...
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- Apr 30, 2018
- 3 min
WTF is… Green Tea?!
Unlike it’s good buddy Sugar, Green Tea is pretty much universally loved and hailed as the best thing since sliced bread. It’s even older...
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- Apr 16, 2018
- 3 min
WTF is… Flax Seed?! (Version 2.0)
Flax is your friend! In fact there is no reason why flax shouldn’t be your best friend! The plant is a pretty affair topped with gentle...
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- Apr 2, 2018
- 2 min
WTF is… Turmeric?!
Turmeric is what the layman would describe as an ‘exotic spice’. It doesn’t help that it’s a widely used ingredient in several Indian...
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- Feb 19, 2018
- 3 min
WTF is…Oats?! (Version 2.0)
We decided it was time to update our oats post, because as we have a grown, so too has our research… and it turns out that oats are way...
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- Dec 18, 2016
- 2 min
WTF is… Rhubarb?!
As a staple in any self-respecting witch doctors garden, rhubarb is a pretty useful plant. And much like old timey shamans, Rhubarb can...
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- Jul 3, 2016
- 2 min
WTF is…Goats Milk?!
On the big long list of things we rub on our skin to make it happy, goats milk is one of the more straightforward ones. I mean, just...
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- Apr 17, 2016
- 2 min
WTF is…Coffee?!
Look, let’s just lay it out on the table. The Raw Spa consists of two twenty-somethings who work hard everyday. We. Freaking. Love....
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- Apr 3, 2016
- 2 min
WTF is…Pink Himalayan Salt?!
Oh ho ho! Pink Himalayan Salt! How fancy can you get? I mean, just say it out loud with me: “We don’t use regular salt, we use pink...
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- Mar 27, 2016
- 1 min
WTF is…Coconut Oil?!
Let’s face facts: coconuts are useful. The meat inside the shell is tasty and nutritious, its husk and shells when burned and activated...
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- Mar 20, 2016
- 2 min
WTF is…Citric Acid?!
We know what you must be thinking: “Citric acid? It must have something to do with lemons”. And you would be absolutely right! But not in...
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- Mar 13, 2016
- 2 min
WTF is…Pearl?!
In keeping with the theme of small shiny things that people go nuts over, this week we’ll be taking a peek at pearls! Pearls are...
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- Mar 7, 2016
- 2 min
WTF is… Marshmallow Root?!
Before you say anything, no you have not stepped into candy land. There are no gumball trees or lollipop bushes. The world is not like...
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- Jan 10, 2016
- 2 min
WTF is…Charcoal?!
So with 2015 (and all those wonderful holidays) done and over with you’ll probably find yourself saddled with one of two things. Either...
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- Nov 29, 2015
- 2 min
WTF is…Oats?!
Winter is coming everyone! It’s time to grab your stuff and gear up! Gloves? Cheek! Coat! Check! Oats! Check? Thats right folks it’s time...
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- Nov 22, 2015
- 2 min
WTF is… Honey?
Honey. What is not to love about honey? It has a pleasingly sweet taste and aroma. We use it in food, drink, and alchohol. Shoot, in...
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