The Dossier
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How we turned into green formulators?
In the world of skincare ingredients, there are natural or physically processed agro-ingredients and there are chemically processed agro-ingredients and then there are completely non-natural or laboratory produced ingredients. And...
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Is your face wash damaging your skin?
You probably have come across the terms SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) and SLeS (Sodium Laureth Sulfate) when picking out your personal care products. Simply put, they are popular anionic surfactants....
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Do you have a night-time skincare ritual too?
Firstly big ups to you for making time for your skin. We keep saying, “Be good to your skin, you will be wearing it for the rest of your life”....
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Getting to the root of hair loss
Hair loss by far is one of the most common complaints we hear. Everyone we talk to is dealing with it in some way, and there’s always someone telling you...
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A beginner’s guide to natural skin care routine for all skin types
Right up, we can tell you it’s a confusing world out there. There’s no one size fits all, and if you are browsing the internet for your skincare needs and...
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Let’s talk about cleansing, shall we?
We all know, cleansing is ancient and natural. It is said by certain anthropologists that hygiene was an instinctive need in human beings, and in fact all animals, from the...
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Ageing gracefully
At Oleum Cottage, we often get asked how our Age Defying Crème does its job. With supermarket shelves so full of anti-aging products, we understand why it raises a few...
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Winter foods for healthy skin
That we are majorly in love with Julia Child is no secret. And our friends will tell you, how we absolutely live to eat. So naturally come winter, you will...
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Beauty is deep
We make skincare. So people often think we are superficial, only skin deep. And they ask us to fix them. To be more specific, the question we often face is...
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Are you sensitive?
In our family conversations, we often come across this term as a casual personality type. Like my mother believes my father is too sensitive, takes casual remarks to heart and...
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Why we don’t like chemical peels
There is a lot we want to say on chemical peels, as we are often asked what it does. Chemical peels, depending on their severity, allows you to take off...
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We are creatures of habit
This is something we observe in ourselves, our little ones and our pets. No one really likes change and it’s so nice to vegetate. But have you observed that for...
