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7 ways to use the Altitude Oil from de Mamiel

The Altitude Oil from De Mamiel is an unusual product - and one that we [...]

Interview: Serena Britos on natural cosmetics, perfumes and her life in Uruguay

Serena Britos is the co-founder of the exciting Swiss natural perfume brand Richard Lüscher Britos. The ethnobotanist lives with her family [...]

Superfood spotlight: Matcha tea

Matcha tea is poisonous green, centuries old and trendy. Biomazing explains what matcha is and [...]

Local superfood spotlight: broccoli

Superfoods from Africa (baobab), India (tulsi) and Mexico (chia seeds) are more popular than ever. Even if [...]

Misunderstood all-rounder: apricot kernel oil

Although coconut oil is booming as an all-rounder, an old, rediscovered all-rounder is slowly but surely [...].

Hot Topic: Palm oil

Palm oil was originally extracted from the oil palms of the West African rainforests. The fruits of the oil palm are [...]

Glossary - Prickly pear seed oil

In the Tunisian steppe, the prickly pear grows in the dust-dry soil, blossoms and bears fruit [...]

The Damask rose - medicinal plant of the year 2013

The mere sight of a sea of flowers can put us in a calm, inspired or happy mood. [...]

Glossary - What is Tamanu?

The dark green and nutty, bitter-smelling tamanu oil (Calophyllum inophyllum or Calophyllum tacamahaca) is extracted from the seeds of the [...]

Konjac - the new trend for the skin

"I want a Konjac sponge! But what is Konajc actually? And how do you use this [...]