Vietnamese plants always make us surprise in our journey. “Compact foundation” leaves is one of those exciting new experiences. This leaf is used as a natural compact foundation in an ancient beauty skincare of Vietnamese girls. Each time you fold the leaf, a white powder layer appears. When you apply this leaf on your hands,…
Wedelia chinensis belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is a plant that our parents used to bathe us when we were kids. It is used to treat our pimples, and heat rashes in summer. Wedelia chinensis can not grow as strong as three peak leaf “wedelia”, the one that is grown as an ornamental everywhere…
Among flowers at Bio LAK garden that we harvested to make toner hydrosol, white champaca is the most difficult. White champaca trees are planted throughout the garden due to its wide canopy coverage. In addition to the low flower branches within hand reach, the flower at higher level, the gardeners need to carry a ladder…
When looking for ingredients to produce toner hydrosol Camellia, we selected red camellia besides green tea in our garden. Red camellia is rich in antioxidants, polyphenols, and is also a rare species in Vietnam. We brought it back to the garden to grow and propagate the plant. To us, each plant is planted, each new…
