Guest Post: What the MF is Meadowfoam, Anyway?
Melanie Robin is a globe-trotting environmental scientist with 2 newly adopted dog-children, Tui and Brin. My skin type is dry and sensitive. Plus, we just moved out to oh-so arid prairies. So the combination of the weather and my already…
Guest Post: Wake Up and Smell the Matcha
Guest Post by Montreal’s own Julie Mondor…aka. DJ Ruby Jane. I love green tea. I love drinking it. I love cooking with it. When Stark showed me that I could also put it on my face, it was a done…
My Spring 2013 Must-Haves in N.E.E.T Magazine!
What must I have? Why, it’s all in this little feature in N.E.E.T Magazine, Spring 2013 edition!
DIY: Your very own Cucumber toner!
Did you know that our White Willow Bark Perfecting Toner has cucumbers in it, of all things? Well, it does. Not mashed up cucumber, but cucumber peel extract, because we’re fancy like that. Cucumber was chosen for its anti-inflammatory and…
Video: How to care for (and use!) your Konjac Sponge
Konjac Sponge, I love theee!! Seriously, what a great little invention. Here’s how to use it and take care of it.
What the heck is White Willow Bark?
White Willow Bark, the namesake ingredient of our White Willow Bark Perfecting Tonic, is a pretty amazing panacea of good stuff. (But that’s how we like all our ingredients, right?) White Willow Bark (Salix alba) is exactly that. The bark of the…
3 reasons I adore Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter…there’s simply nothing like it, to me. The texture, the scent, the way it starts off as a hard slab, and simply melts as it is pressed on skin. The chocolatey scent. Cocoa invites back rubs and long soaks in the…
Oui, Aloe? Aloe, j’adore tout tes benefits for skin.
I love Aloe Vera. Aloe Vera for skincare. Aloe Vera for the occasional refreshing (and laxative!) drink. Aloe Vera for home décor. Seriously, how can this juicy, spiky plant ever go wrong? (Also, did you like my “Franglais” in the title?…
“Why does Shea butter/my GF balm get little granules in it sometimes?”
Shea butter. It’s got a real personality of its own. You may never experience this, as it depends on the season or the climate you live in, but grainy balm is a little fact of life when you deal with…
Oil and Acne…what’s the deal?
I’m surprised that I often get emails from curious customers asking if Stark’s oil-based products are really, actually ok for acne-prone skin (yes, they really, really are MORE than ok!!). I’m surprised because to me, the whole oil/acne myth is…