Dear friends of THE BOTANYST,
I believe that our bioindividual health is closely tied to that of the Earth. When we are able to work in concert with Mother Nature she wholly supports our health and healing, mentally and physically.
Nature has a significant place as a healing instrument that needs to be nurtured; and for me serves as an ode to my ancestry and heritage. I was born on the Spring Equinox where day and night find perfect balance; for which I was named after a flower that poetically blooms at night.
My childhood was filled with an aromatic bouquet of Indian herbs and spices whose potent powers were divulged as I leaned through my grandparent’s kitchen hole, observing my grandmother cook in their London home. There was the magical way in which my grandfather would transform our drinking water - filling emerald green, glass vessels to ‘charge’ his water in their sun-drenched conservatory. My memory is etched with the delight of watching my mother mix her own face masks, detailing each ingredient- the properties of how it will nourish and beautify the skin.
Through all of this is the echo of deep-rooted health rituals involving plants. We demonstrate an innate value of what our physical, spiritual, and thinking self deserves through some very simple choices - of what we put in and on our bodies.
With our beauty options becoming more abundant and varied, the products we use are a matter of choice, and every choice we make gives us the opportunity to voice our level of respect for ourselves and for our planet.
This is how a beauty ritual composed of intentionally crafted products can embody love and gratitude and even nurture the mind, body, and soul.
Grateful to have each of you on this journey with us to craft products that embody the physical and energetic presence of nature's vitality.
