In a world where beauty standards shift with every passing trend, one truth remains constant: your skin is uniquely yours, and it deserves to be celebrated. In this month of February, where the theme of love reigns supreme, we are here to remind everyone of the importance of embracing their natural beauty while prioritizing skin health. Let’s dive into why loving your skin is not just a mantra but a lifestyle.

Your Skin, Your Story

Your skin tells a story. It reflects your experiences, emotions, and health. Each freckle, scar, and wrinkle is a testament to your journey. Instead of striving for "perfection," why not embrace the individuality that makes you uniquely beautiful? Loving the skin you're in means celebrating what makes you, you.

Your Skin: The Largest Organ in Your Body

Did you know that your skin is the largest organ in your body? It covers approximately 20 square feet and serves as your first line of defense against external threats.(1) Your skin also helps regulate your body temperature and enables the sense of touch, connecting you to the world around you.(1) Caring for this vital organ isn’t just about aesthetics—it’s about maintaining your overall health and well-being.

A BioInspired Philosophy

While there are many things to focus on regarding your skin health, our focus starts with ingredients. To help you love and care for your skin, we strive to formulate high quality natural ingredients into our products that possess properties known to moisturize, heal, and nurture your skin while looking to nature to inspire the aesthetic for color schemes and fragrance combinations.

In describing our products, we highlight the ingredients themselves, as it is our intention that the ingredient properties are translated into the product. For example, living in northern latitudes during the winter months wreaks havoc on the skin making it dry, itchy, and prone to cracking. To combat this, we employ liberal use of our All Purpose Salve on our hands, nails, and feet. Key ingredients include shea butter, lanolin, vitamin E, and rosemary essential oil. Why highlight these ingredients? What makes them important in terms of skin care? Let’s focus on each one in turn.

All Purpose Salve

$11.00

Key Ingredients

Shea Butter is the creamy fat found in nuts from the shea tree which is indigenous to Africa. Shea butter functions as a moisturizer, contains anti-inflammatory substances that can reduce redness and swelling, and contains Vitamin A (for the stimulation of collagen production and increase skin-cell turnover rate) and Vitamin E (see more below).(2) Interestingly, shea butter has been shown to improve eczema.(3)
Lanolin is a waxy substance produced by sheep to protect their wool. In skin care, lanolin functions as an occlusive moisturizer for the skin meaning that it keeps water in by forming a protective layer on top the skin to keep it moist and hydrated.(4)
Vitamin E is often found in moisturizers, because it stops skin from losing moisture and protects cells from damage, softening the skin.(5,6)
Rosemary Essential Oil possesses anti-acne/antibacterial properties for the skin.(7,8,9)

Final Thoughts

Your skin is a living, breathing part of you—one that protects, heals, and renews itself daily. Treat it with the love and care it deserves in part by paying attention to the ingredients in your skin care products. By loving the skin you’re in, you’re not only taking steps toward healthier skin but also toward a happier, more confident you.