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Ask Lucy: How do you make hair less frizzy?

Frizz — not much fun. The good news: it's surprisingly easy to solve. We chat to our founder Lucy about the root cause of frizz and simple tips to bring hair back into line.

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Breathe Easy Juice

It is said that we take over 20,000 breaths each day. Whether we are breathing for deep rest or for an endorphin hit, if the past few years have taught us anything, it is to look after our lungs.

This restorative tonic, loaded with greens, helps to soothe swollen or tight breathing passages and lubricate the lungs for ultimate cardiovascular health.

An unlikely ingredient: turnip, is added to this recipe for its high volume of vitamin A, and lemons for vitamin C, both also full of antioxidants. Garlic, a natural antibiotic, adds antiviral and antibacterial properties to keep your system clean and robust. Our Breathe Easy Juice is a combination of powerful foods, each humming with flavour and working to heal your body from within.

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Pineapple Fire Vinegar

We’ve created a punchy tonic, full of flavour, and packed with major healing properties. Use as an alternative to apple cider to balance flavours in dressings and curries, or take as a quick shot in the morning.

Paired with sweet pineapple — a champion at reducing inflammation and assisting in healthy liver function, this vinegar is also excellent for soothing dermatitis (throw ¼ cup of vinegar into your bath). Ultimately, vinegar is the tool to give a kick to the palette and balance the body’s pH levels, both inside and out.

Pineapple Fire Vinegar is an easy-to-make dynamic and holistic concoction; a spicy combination we can’t get enough of.

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Ask Lucy: How to reduce skin inflammation

Skin inflammation is a far more common condition than most of us realise. In the same way as flowing water slowly erodes rock, the changes it causes become significant over time. Join our founder Lucy Vincent for a deep dive into the process behind skin inflammation, how you can see and feel it showing up in your skin and how to prevent and repair the effects naturally.

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Ask Lucy: How to soothe and heal sensitive skin

Is your skin constantly thirsty, itchy and inflamed? We talk to our founder Lucy Vincent on how to give the skin barrier the best start by feeding it a super dose of nutrients for soft supple skin all winter long.

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Fermented Honey + Garlic

The idea of fermentation feels instantly fussy and time consuming, but we promise this recipe is about as simple and easy as it gets…

King of superfoods, garlic acts as a daily defence against deeply rooted inflammatory ailments, and it is recommended that we ingest at least one clove a day, preferably in the morning, on an empty stomach. To avoid garlic-breath, we add raw honey, not only to sweeten the flavour but to further activate the benefits of garlic. The combined nutrition obtained from these two ingredients is then amplified by the natural occurrence of fermentation.

This powerhouse tonic is your free daily medicine for supreme vitality.

Images by Harry Were

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Tracey Tawhiao

Tracey Tawhiao (Ngai te Rangi, Whakatohea, Tuwharetoa) is more than an artist, she’s an ‘artivist’. She uses her work – penned, painted, collaged, performed, to beautifully transform negative language into positive, and tell the creation stories of Te Ao Māori using symbols drawn from Māori rock art. We talked to her about drawing strength from her ancestors, the earth and even the air.

Images: Greta van der Star

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Elderberry Infusion

Heal and warm your system from the inside-out with this dark brew that utilises three simple ingredients from your pantry. The hero ingredient for this tea is the immune-boosting fruit Elderberry that releases a glorious deep crimson colour, packed with antioxidants and vitamins, that helps to tame inflammation in the body and boost the immune system. Straight forward and adaptable, this stovetop recipe is set to become part of your medicinal arsenal.

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Ask Lucy: Why is pH so important with hair?

The foundation of shiny, luminous hair starts with pH. While internally our bodies thrive in an alkaline environment, our hair and scalp's ideal pH is acidic. Creating pH balance is absolutely crucial to avoid breakage, dryness, frizz and colour fade of your hair.

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Cannellini Bagna Cauda

Bagna Cauda literally translates as a "hot bath" in which to dip vegetables. Originating from the Piedmont region of Italy, we've added cannellini beans to give this rich, creamy dip some delicious oomph.

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Mekdela Maskal

You might recognise Mekdela Maskal from our beautiful recent campaign imagery. But modelling is just one part of the wide-ranging work this intelligent and generous-spirited woman does.

A trained journalist, she has worked with Open Newsrooms to help local communities understand and participate in the news process more effectively, and is the Engagement Editor for Covering Climate Now, which works to increase and improve climate change journalism. One aspect of her work that drew our particular interest is in the little-understood realm of food justice – or food apartheid, as it’s increasingly being called.

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Laura Schoorl of Pansy

Laura Schoorl wants you to feel wonderful in your underwear. The director of sustainable, ethical underwear brand Pansy radiates warmth, comfort and minimalist beauty, and has translated that love for people and nature into a beautifully organic and comfortable range of intimates that celebrates diversity in shapes and sizes. We talked to her about her rituals for inspiration, relaxation and how she works through the challenging moments of entrepreneurship. Image: Ophelia Mikkelson

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Elisabeth Vidal, Designer

Welcomed into the private home of Elisabeth Vidal on her 52nd birthday says much about the French designer’s warmth and enthusiasm, even before we delve into her sublime catalogue of collaborative projects, including ceramics, furniture and interiors. With a focus on working with artisans throughout Italy, France, Portugal and Japan, Elisabeth’s research on the essential object finds its foundations in tactile apprehension and gestures.

Originally a graduate from the ESDI in Paris, Elisabeth has spent many years working and tutoring in Milan, living with her husband and two children. A few years ago, they moved back to Montpellier where Elisabeth grew up, and it is here, we meet and spend the morning speaking about personal maps and the importance of taking the time to live. Images by Mary Gaudin

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Music to Retreat To

A one-hour-long musical journey with Angel Olsen...

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Luscious Dark Chocolate Horchata

This elixir can be traced back to ancient times, from Egypt to Spain and Mexico, where it has gained a reputation as a “drink of the gods” and “liquid gold”. There are many incarnations of horchata: the Egyptians used tigernuts (chufa), which was passed onto the Spaniards, while in Latin America you’ll find it made with rice, sometimes adding nuts and seeds, then spiced and sweetened to taste.

Our homemade version is spiked with cacao for a medicinal punch. Mounting research continues to back-up the benefits of (good quality) dark chocolate. Mineral-rich and packed with antioxidants, clinical trials show that daily consumption protects the heart and slows the ageing process.

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