Earlier this week, we dove into the awesomeness of honey (which you can read in our WTF is… Honey?! post), and talked a little about why ...

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 fo...

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 ...

Today we’re taking a look at polyphenols! Don’t let the name scare you- they are awesome phytochemicals that are probably in more of your...

In case you didn’t notice, we’re all about neem this week! Today we are taking a little time to introduce you to our neem oil skincare co...

Sometimes the best things stink. No, literally. Neem oil reeks. It’s aroma is a diabolical trifecta of raw sewage, fresh garlic and espre...

In case you didn’t notice, we’re going a little crazy for rose hips this week! Today we are taking a little time to introduce you to our ...

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 botani...

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 b...

The mug really is as big as it looks… my mugs are bowl sized! So let me explain the black stuff all over my face. Some of us are blessed w...

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 dis...

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 m...

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. Coffe...

Let’s face facts: coconuts are useful. The meat inside the shell is tasty and nutritious, its husk and shells when burned and activated a...

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...

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 synonymo...

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 th...

So with 2015 (and all those wonderful holidays) done and over with you’ll probably find yourself saddled with one of two things. Either l...