THE SEASONAL WELLNESS JOURNAL
Notes from the counter — seasonal wellbeing, ingredient deep-dives, and what's worth knowing this season.
forest bathing in a bottle: six oils to bring the woods home
Forest bathing — shinrin-yoku — is a Japanese practice shown to lower stress. Here's how six woodland essential oils bring a little of that Haslemere-woods feeling home.
hydroxyapatite: the mineral that remineralises teeth?
Can hydroxyapatite really remineralise and rebuild tooth enamel — and does it match fluoride? An independent apothecary's calm, evidence-based take on what to look for in a toothpaste.
summer notes
A gentle guide to summer wellbeing — seasonal yoga, breathwork and nourishment for the Fire season, created with yoga teacher Angela Thompson.
a new hormonal hero?
We love hearing about what’s working for our customers - and this is what’s been receiving glowing reviews over the last few weeks.
nad+. the molecule that switches off ageing?
It's become the darling of the "ageing well" conversation — so let's cut through the noise and look at what it actually is, what it does, and whether it lives up to the headlines.
spf + aftersun. done naturally.
The summer heatwave is well and truly here, and by the looks of it, it's not going anywhere for a few weeks yet. Naturally, we've had lots of people coming in asking for sun protection.
MAGNESIUM | THE ONE THAT WORKED, WHERE OTHERS DIDN’T
Clinical thinking, gently applied. Why we chose the best-absorbed forms of magnesium over the biggest number on the label — and how to know if you're running low.
THE APOTHECARY 27 COLLECTION
Born from years of conversations at the counter — purposeful ingredients, meaningful doses, and formulations we're proud to put our name to.