Product guides
Sea buckthorn and vitamin C: how the Exyol SC serum is made and used
The one face product in our range, in a dropper bottle. What is in it, what the ingredients do in the formula, and the three-drop routine.
Journal
Notes on the products, their ingredients and everyday skin care.
Product guides
Coriander in skincare: the Solvyl series explained
The Solvyl series is built around one plant, used three ways. What is in the four products, how they differ from the Lavyl series, and how to use them.
Care and storage
Storing cosmetics well: the open-jar symbol, light, heat and travel sizes
A bottle of cosmetics made from plant oils and extracts is a small pantry. How to keep it at its best, and how to read the little symbols on the label.
Ingredients
Fragrance components: linalool, limonene and the allergen line on EU labels
Six long words appear at the end of many of our ingredient lists. They are not additives. Here is what they are and why they are listed.
Skincare basics
A simple winter routine with the Lavyl series
Heated rooms and cold air change how skin feels. A three-step routine that adjusts the products you already have rather than adding new ones.
Skincare basics
Sprays, lotions, body butter: which texture for which moment
The Lavyl range comes in three textures. This is how they differ in use, so you can build a routine that fits your day rather than the other way round.
Ingredients
Reading an ingredient label: what the INCI names mean
Ingredient lists look like Latin because they mostly are. A short guide to reading one, using the labels of our own products as examples.
Skincare basics
How to patch test a new skincare product
Two minutes now can save a week of second-guessing. Here is the simple way we suggest testing any new product before you use it properly.