Our Story
Five Elements Natural Organic Skincare was developed out of compassion to help a student suffering from severe eczema. Five botanical ingredients were selected for their healing properties to help treat her condition.
Ginkgo biloba, also known as the "maidenhair tree" is renowned for its health benefits in East Asia. Its benefits for the skin are significant and are the subject of this article. We include ginkgo leaf extract as one of the five healing herbal plant extracts that go into all our products.
We are all a year older and, hopefully, a year wiser. While we are getting stuck into our busy routines this year – we thought we’d examine the importance of sleep and what it means for the health of our skin.
Research suggests that sleep plays an important role in maintaining the youthful appearance of our skin, as we age. But do you know the answers to these questions about sleep?:
Are we sleeping less than previous generations? How does sleep vary as we get older? Does sleeping longer makes us live longer? Which country sleeps the most? Which country sleeps the least? How does gender affect sleep?
