Welcome to the blog, I’m glad you found this space. Here you’ll find skincare advice, ingredient folklore, and the history of botanical skincare ingredients. I also share insights into my formulations and the stories behind each product, so you can understand what goes into your skincare.

The Viridelle Apothecary

Hemp Seed Oil for Skin Healing: My Natural Remedy for Grazes, Scars & Damaged Skin

Hemp Seed Oil for Skin Healing: My Natural Reme...

After a nasty fall onto concrete left my face badly grazed, I turned to a natural blend of hemp seed oil and tea tree oil to support my skin’s healing...

Hemp Seed Oil for Skin Healing: My Natural Reme...

After a nasty fall onto concrete left my face badly grazed, I turned to a natural blend of hemp seed oil and tea tree oil to support my skin’s healing...

Lemon Balm Pesto Recipe | A Little Garden Gift For The Nervous System

Lemon Balm Pesto Recipe | A Little Garden Gift ...

A lemon balm pesto recipe made with fresh herbs, almonds, and olive oil, designed as a calming food for nervous system support. Light, seasonal, and perfect for spring meals that...

Lemon Balm Pesto Recipe | A Little Garden Gift ...

A lemon balm pesto recipe made with fresh herbs, almonds, and olive oil, designed as a calming food for nervous system support. Light, seasonal, and perfect for spring meals that...

Milk Bath for Sensitive Skin, Cleopatra’s Beauty Ritual and My Queen Of The Nile Milk Soak

Milk Bath for Sensitive Skin, Cleopatra’s Beaut...

Inspired by a lifelong love of Ancient Egypt that started with watching The Mummy films as a child, this blog explores Cleopatra’s legendary milk baths and how they’ve inspired my...

Milk Bath for Sensitive Skin, Cleopatra’s Beaut...

Inspired by a lifelong love of Ancient Egypt that started with watching The Mummy films as a child, this blog explores Cleopatra’s legendary milk baths and how they’ve inspired my...

Why Frankincense Is Used in Skincare

Why Frankincense Is Used in Skincare

Frankincense has long been one of the most valued ingredients in natural skincare, and it is one I return to again and again in my formulations. It appears throughout my...

Why Frankincense Is Used in Skincare

Frankincense has long been one of the most valued ingredients in natural skincare, and it is one I return to again and again in my formulations. It appears throughout my...

The Benefits of Stinging Nettle in Natural Skincare

The Benefits of Stinging Nettle in Natural Skin...

Stinging Nettle Skincare for Bone, Joint and Skin Support Nettle is one of those plants that seems to arrive with a warning. The first time you touch it, you remember...

The Benefits of Stinging Nettle in Natural Skin...

Stinging Nettle Skincare for Bone, Joint and Skin Support Nettle is one of those plants that seems to arrive with a warning. The first time you touch it, you remember...

Fairy Glen, Stonethwaite, The Lake District

Earthborn: The Natural Skincare Collection Insp...

Some places don’t just stay with you they quietly change you. My first visit to Fairy Glen in Stonethwaite, tucked deep within the Lake District, was one of those moments....

Earthborn: The Natural Skincare Collection Insp...

Some places don’t just stay with you they quietly change you. My first visit to Fairy Glen in Stonethwaite, tucked deep within the Lake District, was one of those moments....