Angiosperms Angiosperms or flowering plants are the largest and most diverse group of plants in the world. We take a glance at a small number of more prominent native angiosperms of Aotearoa.  Kōwhai has bright, golden yellow, bell-shaped flowers...

Mānuka oil is an oil compound obtained from the Leptospermum scoparium or mānuka plant. The oil is contained in tiny sacs in the small, pointed leaves. We make our mānuka oil using a distillation process, taking the plant matter and turning it int...

Facial oils are seemingly everywhere right now, and they have a long history in skin care. Biomolecular evidence in artifacts and written records indicate that ancient cultures, including the ancient Greeks, the ancient Egyptians and the ancient ...

Humid conditions can often lead to an increase in sebum production, giving the skin a oily appearance. Oily skin is the result of excessive sebum production. The skin secretes an oily, waxy substance called sebum in the sebaceous glands, which are...

Eczema (scientifically known as atopic dermatitis) is a condition that is characterized by red and itchy skin. It is a chronic condition which flares periodically. There has been no cure found but there are ways to treat and minimize it. The exact...

  A Bee's Life Bees live in hives with large populations. A hive has several different types of bee. A queen bee is a female bee who is the mother of all the bees in the hive. A drone bee is a male bee whose job is to mate with the queen....