A (Somewhat) Secret Ingredient: Cacay Nut Oil

The high levels of vitamins A and E in Cacay make it an excellent tool for skin regeneration: it reduces wrinkles, improves elasticity, and leaves the skin more soft and firm.

Balancing the Natural Lipid Barrier

The Extrait de Maison is a fundamental skincare product. To start the Maison/Made line, I wanted to take the time to design a product that helps the skin no matter what it might be suffering from.

Beauty NotesCarolina PrioglioFebruary 22, 2019holistic beauty, slow beauty, green beauty, high-performance botanicals, plant medicine, plant beauty, carolina prioglio, from farm to face, regenerative agriculture, skincare, skin, skin science, epidermal lipids, barrier functionComment

What does “Natural” Beauty Mean?

It’s a word that has no legal definition, so its interpretation is largely based on who is using the word and in what context.

Biodynamic Farming

If you support the tenets of organic agriculture, a healthy planet, and high-quality products, then you should definitely know about biodynamic farming.

On Antioxidants

Antioxidants refer to a chemical property, it’s the ability to act as an electron donor to a free radical, thereby preventing the free radicals from stealing the electron from a healthy functioning cell.

Beauty NotesCarolina PrioglioJanuary 30, 2019holistic beauty, slow beauty, green beauty, high-performance botanicals, plant medicine, plant beauty, carolina prioglio, from farm to face, regenerative agriculture, skincare, skin, skin science, epidermal lipids, barrier function, biodynamic, biodynamic farming, sustainability

Everything About Plant Oils

Everyone takes care of their skin with beauty products, but few know how the skin works at a basic level. Here’s what you need to know.

Beauty NotesCarolina PrioglioDecember 12, 2018holistic beauty, slow beauty, green beauty, high-performance botanicals, plant medicine, plant beauty, carolina prioglio, from farm to face, regenerative agriculture, skincare, skin, skin science, epidermal lipids, barrier function

Introduction to the skin

Everyone takes care of their skin with beauty products, but few know how the skin works at a basic level and how those products interact with it. Here’s what you need to know.

Beauty NotesCarolina PrioglioNovember 1, 2018holistic beauty, slow beauty, green beauty, high-performance botanicals, plant medicine, plant beauty, carolina prioglio, from farm to face, regenerative agriculture, skincare, skin, skin science, epidermal lipids, barrier function

Harvesting Throughout the Seasons

The whole process starts in the Spring (pretty self-intuitive) where we need to plan the different herbs we want to grow for our formula, where to plant them, what needs to get done to prepare the soil, when the right moment is to actually plant them, when they will mature, best practices in harvesting, drying, and processing, etc.

Farm To Bottle, BiodynamicsCarolina PrioglioSeptember 18, 2018holistic beauty, slow beauty, green beauty, high-performance botanicals, plant medicine, plant beauty, carolina prioglio, from farm to face, regenerative agriculture, biodynamic, biodynamic beauty, biodynamic garden, biodynamic skincare company, biodynamics, biodynamic skincare

Descriptions of Plants: Lavender

I chose lavender to inaugurate this section because it is a truly foundational plant for skincare. It’s such a complete plant that it is widely used and well-known for many things: cuisine, herbal medicine, adornment, and cosmetics.

Plant-Rich SkincareCarolina PrioglioJuly 9, 2018holistic beauty, slow beauty, green beauty, high-performance botanicals, plant medicine, plant beauty, carolina prioglio, from farm to face, regenerative agriculture, biodynamic, biodynamic farming, wildharvested, wildcrafted

Slow Beauty

You’ve probably heard about it. The term Slow Beauty describes a reconnection with nature and the simple pleasures of life through regular self-care and skin rituals that provide a space to come back to one’s self amidst the flurry of contemporary life.

Farm Update #2

Continuing the update from Sunday, since this is the first time our garden will be used in the last 30 years, there was a lot of prep work to get done.

Farm Update #1

The quality and ecology of the soil, seeds, plants, and farming/gardening methods are paramount to the core ideals of this project: developing vibrant and effective skincare products, and creating a space on this planet that, although small, brings life and vitality back to the soil and has a positive impact on the environment.

Wildcrafted vs Organic Herbs

There seems to be a lot of confusion out there regarding the term “wildcrafted” or “wild-harvested” and what it actually means and if it’s “better” than something that is grown “organic”.

11 Awesome Herbs

We are planting 11 different plants and will be observing them over the course of the growing season in order to see how they react to our land, their potency, and how we can use their vibrant powers towards healthy, well-balanced skin.