Seed to Skin

Woman reading natural skincare product label - greenwashing in skincare South Africa

Activism Isn't Enough - It's About Our Daily A...

From Meta's multimillion-dollar astroturfing operation to vinyl labels on my own tins - this blog meanders its way to greenwashing in the natural skincare industry. What's really in your "natural"...

Activism Isn't Enough - It's About Our Daily A...

From Meta's multimillion-dollar astroturfing operation to vinyl labels on my own tins - this blog meanders its way to greenwashing in the natural skincare industry. What's really in your "natural"...

Hands scrolling a phone, saving recipes and skincare routines we never get around to

The Recipes We Save, the Routines We Don’t Keep...

We save the recipes. We pin the routines. We never quite get around to them - and that, it turns out, makes us more human than we thought. Here is...

The Recipes We Save, the Routines We Don’t Keep...

We save the recipes. We pin the routines. We never quite get around to them - and that, it turns out, makes us more human than we thought. Here is...

Woman looking at her reflection in a large mirror holding a skincare product - AYA Natural Skin self-knowledge and holistic skincare

Your Skin Knows Who You Are: How to Find the Ri...

A client caught me out. I'd publicly committed to a daily facial massage routine and lasted about a day. This is the honest story of what I actually do, what...

Your Skin Knows Who You Are: How to Find the Ri...

A client caught me out. I'd publicly committed to a daily facial massage routine and lasted about a day. This is the honest story of what I actually do, what...

Woman golfer mid-swing at sunset, a nod to my grandmother Zelda and the healthy skin habits she lived by

What My Grandmother Taught Me About Healthy Ski...

My grandmother Zelda was not a woman you interrupted - not when Federer was on television, and not when she was in her garden. What she understood, better than most,...

What My Grandmother Taught Me About Healthy Ski...

My grandmother Zelda was not a woman you interrupted - not when Federer was on television, and not when she was in her garden. What she understood, better than most,...

Diverse hands on a tree representing natural beauty, connection, and AYA Natural Skin's seed-to-skin philosophy

What the hell is a beauty standard, and who in ...

A journey into clean beauty, South Africa's natural skincare industry, and the raw fermented papaya balm that started it all.

What the hell is a beauty standard, and who in ...

A journey into clean beauty, South Africa's natural skincare industry, and the raw fermented papaya balm that started it all.

Raw fermented papaya in glass jars showing active fermentation process for natural skincare

Holy Moly, It's Alive! Fermented Skincare Benefits

"Holy Moly, it's really alive!" - one dinner party reaction that started a 13-year obsession with raw fermented papaya and changed everything we know about natural skincare.

Holy Moly, It's Alive! Fermented Skincare Benefits

"Holy Moly, it's really alive!" - one dinner party reaction that started a 13-year obsession with raw fermented papaya and changed everything we know about natural skincare.